The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-05-20

more noise IN \ day than any other l-sy
he knew could In a month. la: tina;
morning he went about =, quietly.
sarah was quick u notice il,
~Nhat j. the matter. VII r She qrrr-
led. pausing in her work as he came in
with big arnful q wood. ana after
putting II IN The box at down " IN L
moody face why are yoa not whis-
fling9~
Nothing. only With father had not
zone. don't know what ais ne. bu,
am SURF Something dreadful i going
~ happen"
Why, wha, can happene~ cried
sarah. with merry laugh Then
CHANGING from The window Shr added:
I'VE may g.t showed Ia and have ~
stay alone to-nigl,- brt that will not
hurt a.. Poor papa. lie j. not half
way q town yeti
In thinking ~ bis father, discomfort
VIII forgot his gloomy fears. and ~
ths time W. had male things snug IL
the barn. H. was whistling away -
happy ~ ever. II proved % he the
worst Storm ~ the season. and all that
day. all night. and into the rext after
noon. the wind blowed and ruarcd. and
tho snow came Down III binding sheets.
The dolores. people did not return ard
time dragged by On lealen feet. How
! long they woris. have - remain ai1ae
was = question which mad begun ~
| trouble them no, little. when near
night on lie second Dig a than drove
! up 70 re lpor and shouted.
III drove one horse hitchcd - light
, wagon. with queer. old-faSlionrL TIP
which ~as drawn closely. The horS-
~as wcl.-airh exhausted. and VIII WAS
| not surprised when lie demanded iolr-
| ings for The night Sarah he~itetrd. no;
! liking 10 take in a stranger IN her
! fathers absence. but il was stiil snow
1 in- heavily and she coala not well re-
! fnse. 50. bidding Viii show him ~ here
10 PIT his horse. she set about pr%par
| ing supper. When the two returned
from the barn little later. VIII fol-
lowed her into the pantry
sarah he whispered. I'm afraid
| 81 that man He's bad one You
ought - haze seen his face when was
| fool enough a. tell him father WAS
sway and would not he home for
couple ~ DAYS II looixed fairly iend-
! i>h by the light az the lantern. And
| when took hold Of a wagon wheel.
after he had driven into tine barn. To
shake the snow of. l thought he would
nave murdered me. he few at me 30
saragely-"
Sarah's face grew little pale. but
she hu>hed the lad for fear the man
might hear. and went quietly on with
| her work. lie was an evii-looking fell
| low and showed his low breeding a. the
supper-tablc in various ways He was
very talkative and rudely inqrisitivc in
regard 70 the affairs Of the household
Will answered saneily at times. at
which he scowled savageiy II the hoy
| in a way that made Sarah's heart beat
| quickly with fear.
| When he had finished his supper. ne
| sat down beside the kitchen stove
where. after ordering Will To bring him
some liquor. he proceeded 20 fill and
| light his pipe Fortunately Mr. Har-
| hin had taken the key or the >pirit-room
with him. 80 the man grumbiingly con
tented himself with some bottled ale
which happened to be in the cellar.
sarah hur-iedly finished her work and
retired 70 the dining-room with her
brother. and there the fellow sat drink
inr and smoking until about nine
O'Clock Then he lighted the lantern
and wen; ont 10 See II his horse was all
right lsc said. when he saw viii book
ing ~ him from the dirinv-ro0m door
Sarah took advantage. a his absence -
gather m the silver and put /; IN a Se-
cure hiding place. lie had given his
name a. Jack Snily. aad told : spacious
warn - account FOR his presence ia the
mountains ia srch weather. but the
Girl instinctivcly di~trn>fed him. per
hap> i..ing influenced BY ner brothers
avow.d Fear
When >ulIv returned from the barn.
NJ retired at once 10 his room. which
opened Of the kitchen. first inqu:rinr
wher. the Others were 70 sleep Ills
face wore look Of satisfaction when
told IN the other part ~ the house that
puzzled sarah not little.
What she had told him was strictly
true. b,st owing - the peculiar manner
in which the house was built the back
Of >arah's room adjoined that which
had been given Sully She was %
afraid he would mistrnst her proximity.
that she retired without light and lay
shiver.nr and sleeple>s for hours Ev-
crything remained quiet however and
she WAS beginning AZ last - doe. when
a noise in the next room startled her
broad awake and she caught CLEAN ~
light through crack in the thin parti-
ti0n. A moment She lay faint from fear.
then slipping from the bed. she put her
eve 10 the aperture
Sully had lighted both lamp and Ian
tern. and with the latter in his hand
was Ia the act II leaving the ruom- fully
dressed. even 20 overroat and mitten>-
Listening inten;ly she heard the
outer door open and shat then ran
swiftly 70 Wills room with the tidings-
Quickly dressing. he returned with her
~ the post ~ observation AMI together
they waited for what might come
They soon heard him returning. walk
ing as IL he carried heavy load. He
made no prcten~e ~ being carcful a.
20 noise. but flung his burden upon
che i,.sT with an exclamation ~ re