The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-01-18

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Sire and furies, you jade, I'll burst
the door open If you don't unfasten
itr'
"Ha! hal har' laughed Polly, taunt.
ingly. "1'm going now to summon the
| field hands"
"If you go, I'll burn the house DOWN.
shouted the robber, hoarse with rage
| and alarm.
"That will hurt you worse than II
will mew retorted Polly. In a tantallz.
ing tone.
II say, my beauty" persisted the
alarmed robber. changing his angry
tone to one of coaxlng persuasiveness,
''let us come to fair understanding.
II you'll let me out of this, I'll promise
you, on my sacred word Of honor, I'll
not hurt you, and I'll give up the
saulre's money!
Look here. you wicked scamp!' ex.
claimed Polly, Indignantly, "do you
think Polly Miner is so big a fool as
to allow herself to be taken Ia in that
way by a ruffian of your stamp?
Honor! What honor can be found in a
sneak thief like you? No. sir; you
don't get out of this 50 easy. rye got
YOU and the money both secure, and
intend to keep you so till can call
in assistance and have you arrested.
I'd look well, wouldn't l. to let such a
villain as you loose on the strength Of
your own word?"
But l swear TO you, my sweet
beauty, won't injure hair of your
lovely head. If you'll only let me out|
whlned the prisoner pleadingly.
"Oh. try me, miss. and l swear to you
I'll be as civil as a Deacon.
81 think you will, because I'm not
such a born idiot as to trust you.
How do l know but you would put a
bullet through my head if l were sim.
pie enough to comply with your re.
quest?"
Look here, miss, I'll give you the
pistol. all loaded as 1t is. to satisfy you
that 1 won't hurt you"
How are you going tc give me the
pistol without my running the risk Of
getting a bullet FIRST, should like to
know?" was or heroine's cunning re-
sponse.
'I'll show you" said the fellow, hum
bly,. "I'll shove it out to you between
the bars of the cellar window"
"Pd like to see you do it first" said
Polly, seeming to yield.
"Well, then, look out aud you'll see
that l do it," and, suitlng The action to
the word, he ran down the cellar stairs
and tossed it through the narrow and
strongly barred window into the yard.
Polly had thrust her head out of the
kitchen window and saw him toss 1t
out.
Now have him where I want himw
calculated the brave girl.
With the pistol in his possession, it
might have been dangerous to approach
him. Now he could do no harm, ex-
cept 1t was by brute force, and she
could soon summon help enough to
easily Overpower the villain. She ac-
cordingly left the house, and, hurrying
through the surrounding shrubbery,
was soon in the midst of the field
hands, where she electrified them with
the story of the robbers Imprisonment
in the cellar. One ran to the village
for an officer, while the rest hurried
back with Polly to see that her prisoner
did not escape. They found him pound
ing impatiently at the door and asking
to be released. One of the men picked
up the revolver and the rest stood
ready to overpower the thief the mo-
ment that Polly opened the door.
keep quiet now" said Polly, "and
I'll let you out. I've just brought few
friends to look at you, that's ALL! And
she opened the door.
Tim Dolanw was the general ex-
clamation the moment their eyes fell
on the Gagged ruffian.
Tim offered no resistance, and made
no attempt to escape. He was COM
pletely chopfallen, and didn't know
what to say. In a few minutes the
officer arrived, and he was taken into
custody. They, Of course, found the
squire's money upon his person, and
he was hurried off TO the village lock-
up, TO await an examination. Here he
was fully committed, and had to await
trial. His trial soon followed; he was
convicted, and sentenced to three years
in the penltentiary.
As for Polly, our brave little heroine,
one of the squire's men. likely and
good-looking young fellow fell des-
perately in love with her. partly for
her pretty face, and partly out of ad-
miration for her bravery. and married
her from the squire's residence the en-
suing Christmas The squire gave her
n marriage dover of a hundred dollars,
and many other presents that were ac-
ceptable for housekeepng.-New York
Weekly.