Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-09-13

the poor leIlOW luulVSVou O0'
tain degree of refined culture not
in keeping with his present forlorn
appearance, and while the young
host ate his supper he held a con-
versation with him which convin-
ced him of this fact.
His first intention was TO throw
down some horse blankets and
robes, and let him camp down be-
fore the fire, but this design was
altered with his opinion OF the
mans antecedeuts, and so finally
| lighted him to decent bed up
stairs under the roof, and then he
aud the family retired for the night,
occupying two rooms on the ground
floor.
While these things were taking
place inside of that lone farmhouse,
some things were occurring outside
that vitality concerned the parties
we have introduced.
Two men met in the road a few
rods from the dwelling.
obi, Sam ~ said one.
"Ho, Ben !" replied the other.
Then they came together, and
spoke IN low, guarded tones.
"Well 7" queried Ben.
"AlI right" answered SAM
dies nome, ana got the money
with him. There are seven teen
hundred dollars l know about,
that l know he brought away with
him for sure, aud that ought to
pay us for the venture. il we don't
get any more"
GAIL right, then p When shall
we begin |"
"I reckon between twelve and
one will be the best time. He's
been home about long enough to
get his supper and turn in; aud
after the long, hard day and night
he's had of it we must give him a
chance to ct sound asleep"
"Oh, of course 1 don't think
we'll have Dnuch difficulty in hnd'
ing the money somewhere about
his clothes or the apartment, but
without the chloroform he might
wake up and become troublesome,
and then we might have to silence
him, and midnight murders are
not the most pleasant thing to
have to provide against"
"Well, the women y
"They WORT bother MS, | reckon
don't intend they shall know any
thing about 1t till George Chal
mers, after C oming to himself, goes
TO look for h is pile, by which time
we'll be saf o enough out OF the
reach of all.
"WithouE any blood on ouI
hands 7"
"That's tn way want it,"
"But soOr ier than be taken o
discovered, Sam"
"Why, yO' know, Ben, I'D Gu
every throat and burn down th
house with the bodies In it. Take
or discoveredi Heavens Deatl
sooner than either w
"Thf.t's so. Ii would be q baC
thing for us, and a horrifyin
thing for oar families and friends
In any case we must wear ou
masks. ! suppose we're to ente
the general sitting room first 7"
, "Thats the best. His room az
Join it on the south. When b
fast ems bis door at all it Is wit
the key, which he'll likely leave
, the lock. III turn that with IN
nipp ers # be does. I'll use q ske
eton key il he don't. It's a goc
y night for us-dark, windy an
rainy--sO that a slight noise won
De be ard"
< The Two evil pIotl;ers got und
, a she'd waited till the time fxe
upon for their burgIarious work.
:, There were no shutters to q
n windOws-Only inside fastening
Q To enter, they decided to C
g out a middle pane of one of {
tw O family room windows, pass &
}. ar N through, remove the fastenin
t. an d crawl through the lower hal
3. They cut the pane with a di
m oud near the sash, but 10 tryi
d to get control of it they pushed
ID ward, and it fell into the ro'
* with a sharp jingle.
m The noise disturbed the sleepi
host without fully waking hi
and he muttered out, "Whs
y, that I" in a tone that showed
ig was sound asleep agslh by
/ time the words were fairly utter
Then the two burglars, tn
is. faces concealed by black mas
on worked their way into the rot
lV each assisting the other, and fla
up ed light all around them ff
the bulls eye of the lantern u
on carried.
ia. To their surprise they found
in door of the yonng mans sleep
nd room partly open instead OF be