The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18
before her little game was discover

the deadly purpose Of the giantess
the three nearestthe window sprang
to their feet in terrified astonish-
ment.
.Stand back,' she cried in a
threatening tone. presenting one of
the loaded carl,ines with an air of
resolute determination. .The first
villain of you that stirs step I'll
shoot, and tho first one that touches
a mite of that pork I'll blow his
brains outl,'
Without needing her blazing eye
or the stern verbal warning the Tory
leader sprang fearlessIy toward the
stack of arms, but before he could
reach them there was report OF a
carbine and the advancing ruffiian
fell to the floor, whilc the sing,
which had entirely passed through
his body, struck another in the tenn
pie who was sitting at the table, kill
ing him instantly.
A third rendered desperate by the
trying situation, made areckless at
tempt to get hold of one of the car
bines, aud instantly paid the pen
atty with his life.
Throwing the second empty car
bine aside Mrs. uart caught up the
third one, with which she covered
what remained of the terrified party.
There were but four loft, and not
one of the four dared to move fin
ger.
"Leah, blow the. dinner horne?"
cried the mother in tone of reso-
lutte triumph. sit is safe now tocall
IN Silas and your father"
The young girl, half frightened
out of her wits promptly obeyed
the maternal command, and long,
winding blast echoed and re echoed
through the Intervening woods.
She had left the house and joined
her mother on the outside before
she essayed to blow it, and as she
lowered the horn from her lips, now
rendered colorIess from her recent
fright, her anxious eyes were bent
in the direction of the distant corn
field, where her father and brother
and faithful negro servant were at
work, although narrow belt of tim
ber stretched between them.
She uttered a quick exclamation
ofjoyous pleasure, for at that mo-
ment she saw all three strike out o:
the wood and start on a rapid run
toward the house.
Hearing the first shot that had
been fired and then alarmed at the
other two which had followed IN
such rapid succession, they caught
up their loaded carbines and started
on run from the field where they
were then at work.
The moment they had quilted the
timber they saw at glance by the
several horses hitched to the fence
and the belligcrent attitude of the
heroic giantcss at the window pretty
nearly how matters stood at the
house and they all three sent up an
encouraging shout to the woman.
Just at this point they heard the
ringing sound of horses hoofs in
an opposite direction, and turning
suddenly Leah bebeld her lover,
dashing furiously toward the house
The additional enforcement, coming
so opportunely, yet unexpectedly,
filed the heart of the timid maiden
with increased confidence.
In another moment Randoldh
Darrell had alighted at their. side,
and in the next the blushing and
happy Leah was enfolded in his
manly embrace.
While the lovers were thus preoc-
cupied Abijah, silas aud the negro
arrived. fcarlully excited and Who'll
ly out of breath.
SiIas recovered first and was
about to shoot down one of the To-
ries when his mother resolutely in
terfered. ~ @
"Don't shoot thcml Leave them
to me, Silas. / will meet out their
punishment to them. We haven't
forgotten Eben's murder yet, and
shooting is too good for 'em. We.
will just hang them like a pack of
dogs, the whole cowardly kit of
them. Get the clothes line, Leah;
we can afford to cut it on such a
righteous and heaven sent occasion. .
Randolp shuddered, for he nm
derstood the determined character
of the woman, and knew that she
would not be long in putting her
terrible threat into execution. Nor,
indeed, was she, for within the en-
suing hour, in spite of their prayers
and protestations, the bodies of the