The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-06-07
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CHAPTER VII.

Prnachcr-Bcttcr pack up and leave Milton is
not big enough to hold you alive. Take warning
in time.
Preachers Wifc-As long IS YOU stay in Milton
there is danger Of two funerals Dynamite kills
women as well as
Philip sat 10y the study lounge hold
ing these scrawlS in his hand as his
wife recovered from her fainting fit
after he had applied rrstoratives. His
pcart was filed with horror mt the
thought of the complete cowardice
which could threaten the life of an in
noccnt woman. There was with 1t II
feeling of intense contempt Of such
childish. dime novcl methods Of In
limitation Gs that of sticking n knife
into the study desk. If ii had not
been fer its effect OH his wife. Philip
would have llughcd nt the whole
thing. As IL was. he was surprised
and alarmed that she had tainted.
thing he had never known her to do.
and as soon rs she was able to speak
he listened anxiously to her story.
"It must have been an hour after
you had gone. Philip, that | thought
heard noise up stairs, and, thinking
perhaps you had left one of your win
dowS down at the top and the curtain
was tapping, went right up, and the
minute | stepped into the room | had
the feeling that some one was there
didn't YOU carry up Il light"
"No. The lamp was burning at the
end of the upper hall, and so | never
thought of needing more. Well, rs
moved over toward the window, still
feeling that strange, unaccountable
knowledge of some one there, man
stepped out from behind your desk,
walked right up to me and held out
those letters in one hand. while with
the other he threw the light from 4
small bulls eye or burglars lantern
upon them
Philip listened in amazement.
Sarah. you must have dreamed all
that. 1t isn't likely that any man
would do such a thing"
Philip, did not dream. / was ter
ribly wide awake and so scared that
| couldn't even scream. My tongue
seemed to be entirely useless. But |
felt compelled to read what was writ
ten. and the man held the papers there
until the words seemed to burn my
eyes. He then walked over to the
desk and with one blow drove the
knife down into the wood, and then |
tainted away, and that is all can re-
member
"And what became Of the MANI"
asked Philip, still; inclined to think
that his wife had in some way fallen
asleep and dreamed ut least part Of
this strange scene. perhaps before she
went up To the study and discovered
the letters. Il don't know; maybe he
is in the house yet. Philip, | am al
most dead for fcar-not for myself, but
for your life
81 never had any fear Of anonymous
letters or of threats replied Philip,
contemptuously cying the knife, which
was still sticking in the desk. "Evi-
IDENTIFY the saloon men think l am
a child to be frightened with these
bugabooS. which have figured in every
sensational story since the time Of
Captain Kidd
"Thcn you think this Is the work of
the saloon men?"
"Who else can it be? We have no
other enemies of this sort in Milton
But they will kill you. Oh, Philip,
| cannot bear the thought of living
here in this way! Let us leave this
dreadful place"
Little woman" said Philip, while he
! bravely drove away any slight anxiety
| he may have had for himself, don't
YOU think it would be cowardly to run
away SO soOnT
wouldn't it be better to run away
so soon than TO be killed? Is there any
! bravery in staying in a place where
you are likely to be murdered by some
cOward?'
81 don't think shall be-" said Philip
confidently. "And l don't want you
to be afraid They will not dare tc
harm you
"No. Philip exclaimed his wife ca
gerly: "you must not be mistaken.
did not faint away tonight because
was afraid for myself. Surely l have
no fear there. 1t was the thought OF
the peril in which you stand daily as
you go out among these men, and al
you 90 back and forth to your meet
ings in the dark. ! am growing nerv
Gus and anxious ever since the shoot
ing. and when. was startled by tht
man here tonight was so weak that
tainted. But l am sure that they dt
not care to harm me; you are the OBJ
ject OF their hatred. If they strike any
one it will be you. That Is the reason
| want to leave this place. Say yo'
will, Philip. Surely there are othel
churches where you could preach al
you want to and still not be in sucl
constant danger"
1t required all Of Philips wisdom ant
love and consciousness Of his immedi
ate duty to answer his wife's appea
and say no to It. 1t was one Of the Sc
verest struggles he ever had Their
was to be taken into the account no
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