The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-04-10

.-Oh. MARI she cried. quick, quick
| lie i here, 7 can not hold the lid--hs
viii get ont. Quick, quick
There was indeed some living thing
inside the chess for. in spite Of Julia 5
weight. the lid yess lifted. and then, as
( the instinct Of Seh-prcservation over
came my terror. nsprsIng % her assist
ance. Nhom or yehat had we caught?
Imagine yourself bidding down the lid
| of a SHOW mans bsN, with beacon
| strictnY vrithing bcbesItt: or keeping a
| cage top in its plssE by your weight
| alone. with hycna struggling 20 tear
| his way out and dev"Ju you. But we
were not long in Suspense. Horrid
| eXccrations. half German half English,
! chilled our very hearts and we knew
| that there. in the midnight. only the lid
| Of an old chc,t was between ourselves
| and Hans schmidt. At times il started
| up. and once or twice his. fingers were
caught in the opening. Then, finding
| our combined weight too nanch for his
| strength il would become evident that
! he was cndcavoring % force. out an end
/ Of the chest. but he could not work to
/ advantage CTamped within such linn
| ITS his giant power muscle was not
I NhpllN sANIlliDlt- ne cDhlu ntfIficr KICK
/ nor strike with full force. and hence his
| chief hop. rested upon his abilidy To lift
| Us UP lid and all Even then, IN the alb
solute terror that might have been sup
/ posed To- possess her. Il queer feeling of
! eNultatiOn sprang UP in Julia's mart.
II was right. Mary" she criedS they
wont think me a fool now. viii theyP
( / slaan't be ashamed to see Harry Irv-
| ing
I Poor Julia Under the eirvum-
stancps- the idea was really ludicruus;
but natur'- will everywhere assert her
self. and Julia hated a coward. Thulnp,
tramp, Trump, Lid. and side. and end
alternately felt the eramped but pow
erfuL blows. Then came the lift-thc
steady, strGiuing, desperate lift; and
} uiia cbec-S-4 me when the cover shook,
and nose. and tr1-mbled.
He can't get ont, Mary. we are safe;
only keep Your full weight on the lid;
and don't be nervous either; it's almost
morning
She knew il WIS not one o'clock. ISut
one o'clock came. How ! wished ii was
five And two o'clock came. and three;
and Az hoped that our prisoner had
finally welded to "a fate which must
now appear inevitable. small aper-
lurt dl ono Gili Oh Itlc cntAl. W lt1t
there Was a fracture in the wood, sup
piled him with air; and hence we could
not hope that he would become weak
through suffocation. He was evidently
resting from the very necessity of the
case for his exertions had been pro-
dgious. There was faint streak of
morning in the sky; and there, upon the
chest. we sat and watched for the
gleaIu To broaden
Suddenly there was a tremendous
struggle beneath US. a. if the rufiian
had concentrated all his energies in u
final effort At my end of the chest
there was crash. and Immediately the
Germans feet protruded through the
aperture that they had forcCd in the
board 80 horrible uow appeared our
position that ! uttered cream, slch
a ! do not think ever II any other
time have had the power 10 initiate. /
did NOT know that ! was about To
scream, 50 terrible was the fright of
which this was the involuntary out
burst
TO ret off the lid. in order 10 defeat
the movement through the chcst-end,
wOuld have instantly been our dc-truc-
tipn: therefore. still bearing our weight
on the cover. we caught At the project
in~ frst. In doing thia. however, we
T.. .llv lost our balanc.'. and Il sudden
braclng up II the muscular shape below
80 far forced open the lid. that the head,
arms and shoulders Of Hans Schmidt
were thrust forth. and. with q fearful
clutch. seized Julia by the throat Her
rified by the spectacle. / threw myself
forward. bearing down with all my
might upon his head, as / lay partially
| upon the chest.
Just then a heavy crash WAS heard art
| the door below, the foot-tramps spring
| ing toward us as if some person were
tearing up the staircase with the full
conviction that this was an hour Of
need. The dim daybreak hardly re-
vealcd its identity, as he rushed into
our room, but | had faint perception
that young Harry Irving had come -
US in our peril Some time during the
morning / found myself in bed. with
Julia and several OF the neighboring
women standing about me. Julia
| clasped me in her arms and cried. she
was so rejoiced that the fright had not
killed me.
We are safe. Mary she said.
Harry Irving was near the house all
night. lie returned after seeming to
go home. II was not right. he said q
himself, for to remain alone here
all night. especially as our father was
known to have money in the house. -
he kept ont of sight. but remained
near. The least scream ne would have
heard as hc al last heard yours; but
am glad You did not scream before, TO
now we have had an experience, anS
know what we can do. 1t was tedious
but don't wish TO be thought afrai'
of nv own shadow, and I'm glad "
had TO hold the chest down n GOO
while
Hans Schmidt had evidently decide
upon the chest as a safer hiding plac
than that in which Julia first discovere
him. Upon the very morning on whic
Henry Irving stunned and secured tn
ruffian in our room. the officers {
Justice were searching for the old He
sian scouudrcl as a supposed murdere
and he was soon aftcrward convicte
and hung.
Julia became the wife Of Henry Ir
ing. aud d most excellent wife she wa
Nagnanimous and unrevcngeful, 81
was perhaps the only one who felt
qualification at the fate of old Hai
Schmidt, but rather a pity for the
norance which had stecped him
crime.-N. Y. Evening Wor3d.
A Doubtful Female.
. Lawyer Ito fema:s ISitness) will Y
: please tell this court and jury WI
: your age is?
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r They wouldn't believe me If was
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