The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-14

re smallest sound except the ticking
of a little clock il my darkened bed
room. and thu clicking Of the dying
Goals
was possessed withsa strange sink
frr- fear. was afraid 20 move. AFRAID
20 turn my head TO the left or right
les. I see something lurking In the
gloomy corners was cold. too. and
trembling. The room was chilled.
farcied il must h. juSr before dawn
Nv fear increased rather than dirs1in-
i<hed a. the moments dragged ny- !
could hear my heart beating. J soon
became enthralled by terror ! had
kind Of instructive animal fear Of i'm
lending danger thought of thu
money. II was locked up IN the cabinet
AZ nv right hand. not two yards away
I fourd myself listening painfully tor
turously- Ny throat seerzed :" olisn-
! swallowed in -ulp~-
I @rdeayo-ed 20 rally my courage -
| r<rsuasI.s myself that was awakened
from 9 nightmare and was nervous.
that there was nothing 10 fear. and that
7 was making b1by 81 myself All TO
no purpose. Something was going tc
happ@n. something was happening at
chat moment whsea would bring lie
hurt
could not throw of the notion
lust then il began 70 rama rrgu!al
DOWNFALL. as IL the bottom had suddenly
| fallen out Of the clouds. ! have never
known II to rain so heavily \ perfec
deIu-e. and every drop seemed % pene
rrare nv soul | did not move Ia,
hack in nv cushioned chair helpless
rud felt that could not have raised m
hand to nv face II my life were the for
felt. such pouring. ! found nysel
Ii<tsnirv behind the rain-behi-d al
the pasreriug notwithstanding for an
other sound | had a gTotrsquc ide'
: that the elements and this something
. that was coming TO me were colleague
.orrth~r. the one 10 screen the approas
> Of the other
Iuas listening with every fiber OF m
to.fv drawn raut- Listening for what
ala not know Something 5Fyon'
4 behind the rain Then | heard Il
I, sound distinct from the rain-patte
= sound cr-sauatIrg from our litsl
!. drzwfng-room-a scraping. saNin
sound II cam. from the front portic
knew some one was cutting throug
= The Venetian blinds into the house
fain,e.t doubt vanished soon when
!. rnmis.akatIy heard the blinds dragE'
: hack ard the sash creak sItwas pusns
I, nm some one was entering the hous'
This -erson. whoever IL was. knew
I. nv brothers absence. Good Heaven
n thought OF Henry. our ofiee man
=. brought the note-an open note IL"
h. Who caused the delay which pi
vented ms drpo~iting the money
clear A. day- Irose rigicly 70 =
70 feet. In n twinkIing my mind "
= aru,~yv active. and a thousand ways
~ escape surgcd through my rrain 10
ne moment. l unlocked tie cabinet
rr7sprd the large pocketbook uhi
!. contained the notes. and thrust X ~
Il, nav bosom To what purpose DID
~ know lrwtreated into The dense al
- ness of nv own bedroom v here so
~ uncertain and shisering-
~ The windows were too high from
~ ground 10 admit Of nv jumping ne
- from without mourning the risk
- broken limb: besides there was
=. tire. Al the first sound 81 ny putt
Il up the sash. would be detected
,r- overuower-d. I heard a heavy tr'
s;our the hall An idea flashed into
Sc had like the incision Of tlade-
~ elutched the money in my boom
rht stepped into the empty fireplace
~ s,csher moment I was scrsmbiins