Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-08

heart stood still ms ] thought of the
open door. Might not the other one
have entered tho hc1se by itl trem.
bled from head 10 foot ut the thought.
glanced into the library. Madge
was humming . song and looking 80
happy that | had not the heart to dis
turb her. but went quietly down To the
kitchen alone, bent on arousing Watch
to the emergencies of the occasion. !
never knew before that the house had
80 many doors and SO many dark hooks.
At every | expected that wretch to
step out and seize me. was sure some
one vas close behind me going down
stairs.
My heart leaped into my mouth
But no. il was only the rnstling of my
dress. Watch was always my most
obedient servant. and he seemed to
understand what was wanted OF him.
The moment ! opened the door out he
darted with such a savage growl that ]
vas half afraid of him myself. A series
of yelps, then a scream and an oath,
told me that Watch had found his
game. could hear them rushing
through the shrubbery. Presently there
vas a great noise, mor oaths, and ]
knew the man had fallen over the wall
in the back yard, which raised it sew.
eral feet from the garden.
Frightened as l was | could not help
laughing. | knew Watch would be
faithful. so l no longer feared the out.
slider.
My chief desire now was to reach my
room; that had a strong lock.
What on earth is the matterl' asked
Madge.
With a laugh l babe her wait until
we were in our room before she made
me tell a long story.
The door was open, and as l reached
the head of the stairs the moonlight
showed me distinctly in the large mir
ror the reflection of a man hurriedly
secreting himself in the wardrobe.
Frightened nearly TO death | stood a
moment undecided what to do. There
wasn't a room in the house where we
would be safe. thought Of the three
revolvcrs hidden in the bureau and de.
cided to beard the lion in his den"
1t happened that Madge and myself
were expert in the use Of the deaf and
dumb alphabet; it had served us many
a good turn. and | resolved ii should
now.
Madge was in an unusually laxative
mood-tal.:ed necessarily as she un
fastened her long hair. never saw
her look more lovely. managed to
attract her attention. while with my
fingers | said
Man in the wardrobe. Saw him.
Keep quiet. Three revolvers In the
bureau. Guess we Fan take care Of
him"
Every particle of color left her face,
but her voice did not tremble rs she
continued the conversation, talking
brightly. just as she always did. Then,
with her fingers. What shall we dor
Aloud. Sue. don't let US 60 to bed
yet; this moonlight is too bewitching
not to be enjoyed"
"Can you use a revolver"
A shake Of the head for answer.
II ought to write hat a dozen letters.
II you are not sleepy ] vii write; you
can read, you know"
But you did not tell me what that
fearful hubbub was"
told her the whole story. laugh.
ing as ! told il and making her laugh.
II tell you what it is, Sue; I saw two
men in the village"-
why, Madge, did you notice them,
tool"
Yes; but, provoking thing, you
never let on that you saw them, SO |
didn't dare say a word about them. |
was sure, though, that they were going
TO give us a call"
"Well, Watch will teach them to
consider their ways and be wise; they
won't dare come again tonight"
All the time ! was racking my brain
for a plan whereby WI might escape
the danger. Finally / settled upon this:
we must have Ann with us-she was a
host in herself.
At 3 O'Clock the stage passed along
with passengers for the early train.
We must manage until then and get
assistance from the stage.
This impaired to Madge; she vol
unteered at once to call Ann. kissing
me quietly she glided away.
All me! such long minutes as those
were while I was alone with that
wardrobe. Once the door opened a
wee bit, then closed again. Would
they never comet Maybe they had
deserted me. Just then Madge ap-
peared, and holding her watch before
Inc showed me she had been gone only
five minutes.
Ann came soon, making a great
racket, as she always did.
""Deed and she wasn't going TO stay
down therel What with the beast Of a
dog and Jenny's snoring she couldn't
sleep a wink"
We teased her. and had as much