Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-07-24
The shorter man felt in my pockets.
"Nos herer' he cried

lamp
The tall man took the lamp from the
window ledge and came closer 10 me.
Bu. their search was in vain. The
tall MAJ paced the lamp on the table.
while the other snaa pat revolver q
my ca.
Come" lie said, where axe those
keys"
Nv head was beginning 10 clear a
little. I saw il all Ny wife had
taken the keys from ny pocket be
cause IL was her way. and because she
thought had no further use for them
until morning.
'.He must have ief, tie keys NJ
home" said the tall nah hurriedly. /
Here. give him n shee, of paper and l
let him write note g. his wife. ask /
ing cor them. The short man looked /
up sharply.
"Ill set them. " said the tall nan.
They pulled the table mp 20 rae and /
spread ont a scrap Of paner The
short man loosened the rope aud let
my right hand free. reached 20 my
vest pocket half blindly and drew ont
nv pencil. Still in a daze. I tried C.
on; ny wife's name or the sheet. The
pencil refused - make a mark. I
looked n. IL II was dull aud horribly
Laggled about the point pride my
self on the fine point put p my
pencils Again / comprehended that
my wife had borrowed that very pen
ell 20 write the note e the operator
wife / tried 20 scrihble with the
bluuted thing
Curse YOU. hurry grovled the
short rufian.
showed the pencil point With an
exclamation Of anger the short man
drew out % heavy-handied knife and
swiftly sharpened tae pencil As he
passed II back my wandering vision
j was caught by the lamp oa the table.
Heavens. IL was no longer n the
, window, As this thought struck me
e I looked towards the ledge and saw
there "a white. scared face pressed
against the pane. II was nay wife
Write" grow.ed the short ruiiiar.
t. Ny only thought was to gain time
b I knew my wife was there 1 knew
b she would briaC help.
took the pencil IN my nerveics.
o fingers. As l did SO low grow
e caught my car. II caught the ears o.
the villains. too. The short mar
Il dropped his knife on the table an,
II turned towards the door with his re-
j. volver extended The tall man dreV
n himself up against the wall.
lie les the dog. he hoarsely whisp
cred. shoot 70 kill. Jack"
{. | saw the door tremhle O little
4 saw tho short williams arm raised al
my fingers closed on the handle ,
lr the knife he had just dropped. The
I'd as the doo- slowly opened drew bac
Il. my arm AMI thrust wildly AZ the ma
re in front If ne Something yello
pa flew through the doorway. there was
rs wild scream, heavy fall and lapse
er into Inconsistencies again
IA When I came around / was IN be
$ az home. with Minnie bending ov'
hi me.
on It's al right, Joe. she murmure
al they've got them both locked up sa
and SQUAD. and the money Is all rigl
he and the mill directors have given y
one thousand dollars Of it.
his And JIM" l asked.
"Jim?" she cried "Whv Jim w
or the tall man. 1t was all his plot
WI steal the money and throw the bla;
on Won. And II I hadn't tax
nd your keys-don't scold-they'd hs
had the money. and if il hadn't be
.nd for the lead pencil I dulled-the n
YOU stabbed told the whole story
or wouldn't have got there IN time W
be Hector The dog almost killed J
lis before / could call him away. bu'
COR amt so sorry, because the little Il
ght says they would have killed YOU If .
the had by any chance suspected il
nj. identity"
and reached out aad took MINI
hand.
The That thousand dollar belongs
the You. dear. I said brokenis
hat We'll. she answered, IL you
ave it. Joe, you may rest assured I'll
OF row 1t sooner or later.
me, Then she put her cheek against
are. hand and laughed.
P on Then she cried.-Cleveland p
orm Dealer.
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