Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-06


= Blood came hot and indignant int,
Dollie's cheeks. The man was A rob
Der, after her fathers money. Sh
, tool; her hands ont of the dishwater
where she had begun washing til,
: cooking dishes, and walked into til,
: sitting-room.
"Ses here" she said, boldly. 81
know you; yon are Jim Green. What
do you want here:'
Money laconically. Give seen
your father at the village; I know he
hasn't got the money Kent paid him
with him, so L think it must he
here"
He shook the lid violently and
reered about its edges.
"How dare you try to rob house
III open day." asked Dolie. Don't
you know you will be arrested and
sent to jail:'
"No, L WON'T" answered Green,
coolly. "I'm going ont of the coun-
try tonight. Come, l want the
keys"
Dollie turned scornfully away, but
gave longing glance out at the win.
dew
II expect my father every moment"
she said. Gle has the keys with
him."
You needn't expect him at pres
ent, answered Green, still at work
upon the desk. Ellis horse cast a
shoe, and he's at the blacksmith's,
and likely to stay for awhile
"Well, lie has the keys with him."
replied Dollie, still coolly. "You had
better take yourself off. My brothers
are liable to come home at any
moment"
"Oh, L know all about thatr' re-
sponded Green, taking hugo pocket
knife from his pocket and proceeding
to force the lock-
What could Dollie do? The house
was half mile off the main road, and
that distance from any living soul.
There was not weapon of any Kind
under it's roof. If there had been,
Dollie knew she would be more afraid
of pistol than she was of Jim
Green.
But the swapping of the lock and
the villains long drawn "Ah.' of
satisfaction, almost frenzied her Her
honest, Woodworking old fathers
money-she must save it, If she flew
at the rascal and scratched out his
eyes
A sudden thought came to Dollie.
She went into the buttery and took
\ I
closely corked and marked Cayenne
Pepper She took out the cork, con-
cealed the bottle in the palm of her
hand, and went into the other ROOM
Greene had not found the money,
but had seized upon a fine gold watch,
which belonged to Mr.. Durand, and
which he used only upon rare occa.
sions. His never failing companion
was big, silver time keeper, which
he carried in Lis fob.
"Ah!' repeated Green, and he hur-
red to the still open door of the kit
chen to examine the watch more
closely.
lie had time to see by the fading
sunset light, that it was even more
than it had at first seemed
o be; but Jim Green's eyes did him
little other service for many weeks.
Dollie raised her little hand, and I
!uick as lightning dashed a portion of =,
he fiery compound in his face /,
With shrek of agony, the man :.
lropped the watch and cinched his ,,
ands over his eyes as he leapcd out =,
nto the yard. With bowls and yells, Il
e danced about the door-yard, and Z
AS tumbling over the wood-pie as u
)ollie saw him last, before she locked IL
nd double barred the door. II
She picked mp the watch, restored .,
!, and went to the window. She had u
} wait but short time before her !"
lther's wagon-w wheels rolled into the -
ard. II u
She flung up the sash as her father ~.
ld brother sprang out and approached W :"
10 suffering mortal, who was still ~
cking and bowling in the woodpile. a.
Ills eyes are full of cayenne pep -,
II, Ned! He was stealing your "
oney, father" Dollie cried. i;
She saw her vigorous brother collar W W
e already punished man and pull u;
IN upon his feet, while his father ~ ~
cognized him with an exclamation of tr'
laZement. L.
But, his cries and means continu- +:
g, he finally decided that he had w
Ell punished sufficiently, and after u. w
lille let him CO. VI
He sneaked away without the booty w.
had confidently expected to obtain. ",
When tho excitement was over, ~
ollie had crying spell; but her ~,
her and brothers, to this day, tell ~, ~
oudly how she saved the money. ~ ~