The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-12-24

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by this time she began to feel beS Tide
Cd She oouId BOT 20 10 bed Hiih this =
'poasibihiy upon her, even ihsush st
dii not knos bou to meet il; 20, dfestin.
herseli che opened the front door snt
loekei and listened
( The nishtwss darker thar over.
/ A little space shout the gate vas lit ul
7 by the waning lanteru. /, would no
help 10 stopping bnrslars. she 80 'deul,
thought, to illuminate taeir ssy; SO, 81
. iag ov,r 10 the light she blew !, out, les'
log The road In total dsrkness. That Va,
at Iesst one step toward the desired end
Az It once she though, Of the gate.
How stupid Of me she said TO herself
Why didn't tbiuk Of thst beioref
The Rtts was fastened back against the
the front Of the ho7se, bot 10 moment
she bad unlooked it and SWING it round
until IT stretched com lstely alross the
road, There was only latch upon 1t snd
going iato the house sbe brought from
one place spadloek aud smother chain,
With which she fastened the gate so Sc
curtly that no ordinary strength could
fo.ce It open,
They cant get through that, she said to
herself, aud there ISL, sny way Of getting
round It.
Then she went in o the bonse, locked
and bolted the door, pushed heavy chest
OF drawers against it, fastened all the win
doss, pulled down the blinds and visited
in the dsrk for the sound Of wheels.
1t was not long before the sound came,
but to Jennie every minute seemed an
hour, while every rustling leaf outside
soundei like mans ttsalthy tread.
When at last she heard the robbers com
inr, far up the road, her heat stood still
Nearer and nearer they came. Would
they see the gste2 she wondered
The horse kept on there was sudden
eIclsimsti outtiI Ie, "a crash ss though
something had come into collhi)n with
tbs gate, the sound Of srintering wood
aod the noise OF pIungiDg horse, Jen
nie did lot venture 20 move. She dared
not go to the window, bot sst in the mid
die Of the room shaking with fear and list
ened for what would happen next Pres
entity steps unded on the pavement ont
side and IN a moment there wsss rap at
The door
Jennie remained perfectly 4uiet, though
her heart beat so loud that she thought
they must hear IT outside In moment
The knocking ceased.
Folks asleep she could hear one the
men say.
Asleep or dead or run away. the ttber
nan Rrowled.
Shall we try the window?
YES.
Jennie trembled all ovtr, but the sssh,
' shen tried, held firm,
Oh, come Oh exclaimed The companion,
DON'T let us waste ime. We csnd splice
be shafts ourselves with the halter,
They moved ofl again and Jennie breath
d more freely,
II the shafts were broken, it would take
ONE time to mend them and the pursu
lg party might yet arrive il time. Mr..
lien, whom Jennie knew TO be the mana
er at tina Weyoester bank, had the fastest
orss 10 the country aud ought to bs able
} make up at least ten minutes IN ten
lies.
For awhile there was quiet outside.
he men were evidently working at the
bats and only the trsmpling Of the bors
8 feet gave any sign OF life, Jennie be
30 to get nervous and t) listen more in
ntly for the pursuers' approach. Ap :
roacA. BY this time surely they could
1t be far of. Finally. unable to cit still !
~ longer, she orep, up It irs and, fItting
the the, ventured TO look out.
The white horse was distinctly visible
it stood at the gate, but The men bend
& over the cart, were hardly more than
outline Presently they seemed TO =
ave tiuisbtd and backing the horse
md, proceeded to put him 10 the shafts.
'oud the others never come? The gate v
as not yet opened, bnt jennie begsn TO
ar that the burglars would not find that :
serious difficulty Su denly, from sfsr, y
me tle sound OF horses hoois esllopinp y
if for life. Did the men bear it too? y
they did, =
Open the gate, she hcs one Of t1em a
y.
His companion went TO it and vsinly o'
ed o pull it open, !"
It's pailocked be exclaimed after MIN "
g. "
Pick i'll be cried, They've pat mp job q "
u. here. knew We dIdL's cut that ''
re quick ebOO n,
1t vss minute before the burglars
i'll could pick the lo,k and by that time
ose 10 pursuit were dsngerouly near
Open tue gaiel shouted the first man, ct
lIibg back bis horse to escape t.sweep te
The other pushed aud the great bar
uug s,osly back Bot before 1t bad to
ened vide enough let them through, q,
3 other vehicle bad dashed 10 upon the pl
sue ca
Sand where ou sr-, Jennie heard Mr
leu = voice cry ou', or III shoot you il
20. "
What imme lately followed Jennie did se
t zee, Tor. leaving The vi dow. 'he rush u
dosB ststtr. the Iaulern. rolled back n
E baresn. Unlocked ths door sud vent pr