Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-07-15

anu lay SnlVSflng ana SleepleSS Tor
hours. Everything remained quiet.
however. and she was beginning al
last to doze. when noise in tho next
room startled her broad awake. aud
she caught n CLEAN of light through a
crack in the thin partition. A mo-
ment she lay faint from fear then
slipping from the bed she put her
eye to the aperture.
Sully had lighted both lamp and
lantern. and with the latter in his
hand. was in the act OF leaving the
room. fully dressed. even to overcoat
and mittens Listening intently she
heard the outer door open and shut
then ran quickly to Wills room with
the tidinga Quickly dressing he re-
turned with her to the post of OBJ
servation and together they waited
for what might come. They soon
head him coming, walking as If he
carried a heavy load. He made no
pretense OF being careful as to noise.
but flung his burden upon the bed
with an exclamation OF relief, and
stood moment painting heavily.
II was human form wrapped In n
blanket and Sarah had well-nigh ut
tered a scream OF horror as he pulled
the covering aside and she saw il was
a man with his throat cut from ear to
ear. Grinning horribly Sully pro-
ceeded to arrange the body in tho bed.
The gal and boy'll find me mighty
hard ter wake in Their mornln'." he
| chuckled. I'D kinder like ter see it.
but guess | hadn't better wait round.
When he had carefully arranged the
bedding he listened a moment then.
apparently satisfied all was right he
picked up the lantern and again passed
out of sight
Then wild unreasoning terror took
possession of the girl and grasping
Wits hand she sprang up. whispering
shrilly: HE is coming to murder US!
Let US hide in the store-room.
Had they remained quiet he would
perha ps have not molested them, but
nolseless as were their movements he
heard them and followed ere they
could close and bar tho heavy store
room door behind them.
Sarah had caught up her watch as
she fed and was thrusting it down in
the meal chest when he saw her and
guessed she was hiding something
valuable. Will had brought a lamp
from the table In the dining room as
he ran past and had been but a mo-
ment in lighting it, So the mans
tigerish face was plainly visible as.
stepping to Sarah's side. he ordered
n i'm tuh
hidden. Seeing she was too fright
ened 10 STIR he turned to Will and
with savage curse called him 20
hold up the heavy lid of the chest
while he reached for the things him
self
The boy obeyed. not daring to re.
fuse. and bending over the rufian
began cropping in the meal with his /
hand. Now this meal chest was a |
huge Affair." six feet long and four feet
square the other way.
1t had but little meal in Il that
night and as Sarah saw the fellow
bending so far over an idea suddenly
flashed into her mind. BY motions
size communicated it to her brother
and by united effort they sent him
headlong into the bin and slamming
down the cover fastened it with n
hasp and wooden pin. A ker OF
white sand ana Jar of meat were
quickly placed on top OF the cover and
then the two looked at one another
with quiet satisfaction. The murder.
or was caught and let him pound
rave and curse as much rs he chose
1t would benefit him not one whit
"Will he smother in therep' asked
Will after moment and a startled
Iook came into his sisters face. A
she stood in thought then
IAN across the room and took an
iuger from the wall. The chest was ,
1f oak and we'll seasoned by age. but
hey succeeded in boring several holes
n it near tho top. Then. paying no
attention TO the cries and eutreaties
" the man. they went out locking
he door behind them. They also
ocked the door leading to the kitchen. {
hiverlng with dread as they thought
# that thing of horror in the bed out {
here. Then sitting hand in hand a
" the fire in the front room. they dc.
'btOb w W. IluTDln mad I
aid he would be gone four DAYS if
ot more. The negroes having gone {
n foot might not return in a week. C
hero seemed only one thing to do /
ut neither mentioned 1t for time. 7
me snow had stopped, the wind had {
one down and a full moon made IL d
lmost as light as day. I
The wolves will be out and the O
Dad may be impossible said Sarah b
t length. voicing the thoughts OF her n
rother. {
still, l must 60 " and he rose with t
resolute air. Sarah grew very white. :
ut got his overcoat mailer and nit. h
ans without word. md the brave a
I'd was soon on his way to Delongeh. C
lounte1 on the best no q his father n
wned Sarah babe him CHEEKY L
odspeed and he never guessed the
gony OF fear she endured at being left
lone in the great house with two
ich dreadful companions. IL was a,
My l o'clock and long hours must W
ass ere he returned with help. sc
The boy will never forget that night
de. His horse could onlv oet nlon1