Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-21

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lnaA'afa half01n aH1 pdbNJ ou'
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~ whlth ihy " q effnef ~ ihi
feang lhi4 viii efchth \ ofen n
nec hhd while yon efe iYiuR Vt ~
sllalI iusi ttap ~ stairs y ny i'wn
apartment hbd ~ . fpw lling'
fendy fyr ouf fieht ha vol ~ ~
own lifllo mvlhpa fof the pest hvt
years" Tho rflan wng thrown N
be eunfd ~ her oIcnnens hiid ~
infpat anxieiY 10 accompany him
Like ail cnollais he dhteiytd him
nplf when self dncoit wAs most Ger
tain ~ be his destruction
10. Iaat" tan oil be- said, hut
bo not lopg. This job viii bo done
IN a t~inkling"
She disappeared ~ The words IIo
Immediately nohe open tho chest
md was sooi engaged IN ftimmag
ing ~ conltnts
hs be wns titus enplo, III. how
ever, absorbed IN the contemplation
of bis prey and eagerly occupied IN
securing " on his person. The brave
hearted girl stole down the stairs on
tipfOe. Creeping softly along the
pnesagos she speedily gained The
door of the chamber unseen by him
and likewise unhenrd. 10 was but
the work of moment for her b.
turn the key In tho warda and lock
him in. This done she rushed forth
20 the outer door Of the mill and
gave the alarm.
'Flyi Ayr she shrielsed 10 the
child, her masters little boy. mn In.
fant fvo years old, the only being
within sight or sound Of her. "I1yl
fly 70 thy fatheri fly on your lifcl
Tell him we shall al be murdered
an he haste not baclsi fly fyw
The child, who was at play before
the door, ut once obeyed the ener
gctic command Of the brave girl,
and sped MS fast as his tiny lege
could carry him on tho road by
which he knew his parents would
return from church. Hannchen
checred him onward and inspirited
his little heart as he ran.
Bless thee, boyi bless theef" she
exclaimed In the gladDcss Of her
heart, IAN master arrive In time !
will offer up taper on the altar
of our blessed lady Of the Kreutz-
berg, by Bonn"
She sat down on the stone bench !
by the mill door TO ease her overex.
cited spirit. and she wept, as she sat,
at the thoughts Of her happy deliver
ance.
Thank Godr she calculated,
"thank God for this escaped Oh,
the deadly villain, and 80 fond of |
him too"
A shrill whistle from the grated |
window Of the chamber in which
she had shut mp the fuflian Heinrich
caught her ear and made her start
VI once 10 ncf lect
"Dietherl Dietherr she heard him
shout; 'catch the child and come
hitherl am fast. Come hitherl
Bring the boy here and kill the girlw
She glanced hastily up at the case
ment from which the imprisoned |
h6nd beckoned to some one
N the distance, and then looked
after her infant emissary.
The little messenger held on his way
inharmed, however, and she thought
% herself that the alarm was n false
me, raised TO excite her fear and
overcome her resolution. just. how
'yer as the child reached a hollow
pot in the next fold the channel
4 natural drain then dry with the
leats Of summer she saw another
milan start up from the bed Of the
lrain, and catching him in his arms
lasten toward the mill in accord
nee with the directions Of his nc
Ia a moment she perceived her
anger, ana IN a moment moro she
ormed her future plan OF proceed
ng, Retreating into the mill she
ouble locked and bolted tho door,
he only apparent entrance TO the
diiice, every other means of obvious
ccess 10 the interior being barred
y means Of strong iron gratings
xed against the windows, and then
ook her post at an upper easement,
etermined TO wait patiently either
er masters return and her conse-
uent delivery from that dangerous
osition, or her own death, II il We're ,
ievitabla.
Never" said she 10 herself.
never shah | leave my masters
ouse n prey TO such Villains, or per-
lit his property 10 bo carried OH be- ,
,ro my eyes by them while have
fe and strength 20 defend il"
She had barely time a securo her ,
N within when tho fullian from
ithout holding the hapless child in ,
ae hand and a long, sharp knife in