Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-11-26
mask of black leather, while another
man was busily engaged in rsnsacking

nan was busi'y engaged In ransacking
the bureau drawers opposite.
"Give it here!" he uttered savagely.
''Or," grasping the throat of the sleep
ing baby, who had awakened with cry
Of infant terror. "I'll wiring the bras's
neck as if it were chickens"
Mrs. Fengrove gave a shrek of
alright, but at the same second stun
ming blow from spade handle felted
the man opposite, like log, to the
floor, and a strong hand, twisting itself.
vice-like, in the neckerch,ef of the near-
est villain, compelled him to loose his
hold of the child
"You will, will you7" thuadered
Milo York. "Not it + know it,
guess"
And suddenly closing with the
burglar, there ensued a desperate
struggle for aminuteor two, during which
Mrs. Fengrove's blood seemed turning to
ice within her veins. 1t was brief, how
ever. Milo flung bis opponent heavily
to the ground, and, tearing one of the
sheets from the bed, he twisted it around
aud above him, knotting it here and
there, until the cowardly burglar lay
helpless and pinioned at his feet.
"Td oughter cut yer throat" said
Milo, "a-6ghtin' babies aud women, you
mean skunk, you! But I won't; III
leave you to the law, and if that don't
grip you tight enough, amt no good
guesser" 3
And, with equal rapidity, he tied the
hands and fee Of the other man, who
still lay insensibe on the floor.
.sIs-is he dead1'' gasped poor Mrs.
Fengrove, scarcely daring tolook in that
direction.
"No-he amt got his deserts" Milo
answered, wiping the sweat from his
brow. Hell live to be hanged yet,
ma 'am, never fear"
At this moment the sound of old
koau's gallop on the half-frozen road
struck like welcome music on Mrs. Fen
groves ears.
my husband!' she cried out, nysteri-
cally. "My husband!"
Milo York wert down aud uniastened
the door-the burglars had effected their
nefarious entrance through the parlor
window-and Doctor Fengrove found
himself face to face with the tramp.
"York!" he exclaimed.
eyes, sir, York." nodded Milo.
"Aud if it hadn't been York. your
wife and the little un would have been
in bad fix
"Oh, husband!' shrieked Mrs. Fen
grove, f1iuging herself into his arms,
"Milo York has saved our livesl'
~ amt altogether sartin about that, :"
added Milo, "but Il guess I've saved your
money and valuables."
"But how came you here:" qestioned
Doctor Fengrove.
81 was a-sleepin' out in the barn, :"
said Milo. "She told me could. She
give me blanket aud food and drink
when l was most ready to drop. God
bless her! Aud l heerd their footsteps
just arter you had gone out. and l sus-
picioned as all wasn't right. So l just
got up and crepr arter EN-, aud here
they is, with a nod to / the two cap
tives on the floor. "Aad if you'll just
lend hand, doctor, we'll hist 'em ou.
into the hall, where they won't interfere
with folks, and then I'll go over to The
village for the constable and tne han l.
cuffs"
''How can ever reward you for this.
Milo?' said Doctor Fengrove, III tones
stfHed by emotion.
Il don't want no reward" said Milo,
stoutly ida done more nor taat for
her." with witch Of his head toxM |
Mrs. Fengrove, "Ah. sir, you don |
know .he sort o feelin' man ha. for
the only person is oil the world as holds
out helpin' hand when he's ready -
drop with hunger an1 faintnessl AMI
now" more b-.skly, .'I'il GO
dolly" said the doctor. as the hoaes.
fellow vanished, VIVA. wo1li have b..
come OF Us all this night if yol hal not
been more mevciful aud tender-hearte
than |. Col be praised that your sweat
woman nature gained the victoryi'
That was the las. mi1nign. alarm ths.
our doctors family ever sustained. Tas
two burglars, discovered to be old an
experienced hands q, the Business, were
safely lodged Ia State prison 70. tie