Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-15

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Has there really been a thief
hcre?" inquired Wollmeyer after look
/ ing hastily around the room. "Whar
/ do you miss, cousin?"
"Nothlng" answered the old lady,
probably the thief did not find that
for which he was looking
Is your sayngs-book here?"
"Ccrtainly, that is here; ! have no
idea that the man wanted to take
that"
"Why, what else would he be
after" cried one Of the maids.
How do | know"
Herr WoIlmcyer again looked
around the room.
"No one could have entered the
window? Some one must have CON
cealcd himself in the house. Did you
not hear any suspicious noise or the
breaking Of the lock? Were You
sleeping so soundly"
81 was awake and the door was
open" said cousin, 81 saw the man
come in and watched his movements"
Then why did you not call for
help?" asked the cook, the fellow
shauld have had sound thrashing."
We'll, | was just about to tell him
he would not find what he was looking
for, and that he should leave my
room, when Fraulein Anneleso rang
tho bell"
"Such comnosuro 10 incorn,o.
bengIble," remarked Herr woIlmoyar
and his differing ewes sought ,nina
eco to he'd children tomorrow nam.
ing will scnd for tho noIicon
NV agitation wos so great 7 oouId
not spcal, 7 turnod and went hocl, ,o.
my room. Soon after the room was
cmpty, and cousin sought mo conn.
pagsionotcIy she gIanced at mo
Calm vourseIf AunoIieso eIann
we'll Tonorrow something will Iva
done"
"Why did Won not call me cousin %
"Whproforo? know fine thinf would
find nothing. sn nrotondod to Ia
asleep"
She put me in he'd eove ma = d,irl,
of water and hold INV tror,I,Iino,
hands. "Poor childr Poor cbiIJ
what n great deal Won baya IN on
through Win" o.
81 can hear II No Ionoor sbou dio
here" | cried. Il should not be sur
priscd were we to be murdered here
the day after tomorrow"
The next morning | was i'll.
Tho news Of the attempted robbery
at Wollmeyers had spread through
tho town like wild-hre; the only one
who maintained a calm dcmeanor was
cousin, Tho Countess arrived upon
the scene: q camo lust as was"
sho apologizcd, 'in my morning
dress She glanced at the open
drawers, in which lay in confusion
the old lAdy's clean handkcrchiefs. a
number of pasteboard boxes a beaded
'.'''"G'c-CaSe' lelterS' ana So forth;
sue Shook her head, and said she
"ou'U sooner nave DeleVed that the
M"' !" "oulu come TO an end than
,''' sue" " tn'hG WOULD or could
""pp'n III W'stehberg
H"' 'o"lo not see why the thief
,''" not taken the bahkbooA which
10y ''6"' "m Vop' rave you sent for
'"U po'!''' sue "sN'u'
,,' P'''" - '''' "'6"Vl'e'
wen never the Countess eN-
v''''''eo' anu aS at TINS Juncturo Wolf
,"', 80 '"'''ou' 10 inquire hurriedly as
:" INC consequences or our fright of
,"' "'S p'lore' controversy arose
nv'" zen INC '"o' Ill Whlch WolImeyer
nInt, ,,.r ",,' W. 9''" io' .no res,
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Town Hail ~ INC
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-, ''",'o' ne shrugged ms shoulders
,'''''" 'po "no'e "'alr trliie; ana
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