Year: 1861

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"you can open it with this, while ruu
up stairs to put my things together, besides
the money have saved since have beer
here"


Completely deceived by her spparen,
readiness to enter into his plans, he GER
mitted her to leave the room, exhortins
her to be ~ quiet as possible, and was
Immediately absorbed in his own opera.
.ions-frst opening the box, and then de.
posing Of the money about his person.


In the meantime, Hanchsn, instead OF
going up stairs to her swn room, erept
softly along several passages, till che az ain
reached her masters chamber. 1t was
but tho work Of moment to shut and
bolt the door upon him and this done
she rushed to the other door of the mill to
give the alarm. Tho only being in sight
was her masters little boy, Of FIVE years
old; to him she called With all her might.


"Run run to meet your father as he
comes from church. tell him we shall all
be murdered if he does not come back ~


The frightened child did as she bid him,
and set off RAINING on the road she
pointed. Somewhat relieved by seeing
that the child understood hor and would
make her ease known, she sat down q
moment on the stone seat before her door,
and full Of conflicting emotions of grief
and ,hankfulness for her escape she burst
into tears.


But At this moment shrill whistle ar.
rested her attention. 1t was from her
prisoner Heinrich, who, opening the grated
window above her head, shouted to some
accomplios without to catch the child that
was running so fast, ana to kill the girl.


Hanchen looked around il great alarm,
but saw no one. The child continued to
run with all its might and she hoped it
was but false alarm to excite her and
overcome her resolution, when Just as the
cl.ild reached hollow in the next field
channel of q natural drain-she saw .
ruftian start from the bed Of the dfain and,
snatch the child in his arms, hastencd with
him 10 tho mill, in accordance with the
direction Of his accomplice. In q moment
she perceived the full extent Of her danger,
and formed her plan for escaping it.


Retrea.ing into the mill she double
locked and barred and bolted the door, the
only apparent entrance into the building.
every other means Of obvious access pre-
vented by strong iron gratings fxed up
against all the windows, and then took her
post at the upper easement, determined to
await patiently her masters return, aud
her consequent delivery from the danger.
Gus position Of her own death if inevita.
bic; for she fully determined to enter into
no terms, and that nothing should induce
her to give up her masters property into
The robbers hands.


She had hardly time to secure herself
in her retreat when the rufiian holding the
screaming child in his arms and brandish.
ing knife in one hand, came up and bid
her open the door, or he would break it
down. adding many fearful oa.hs and
threats, to which her only answer was
that she put her trust in God. Heinrich,
who from his window was witness to
this colloquy, now called out to cut the
childs throat before her eyes if she persist.
ed in her refusal.


Poor Hanehen's heart quailed at this
moment. The death Of the child could be
no gain to them. while her own death
was certain If she admitted the assailant,
and her master too would be robbed. She
had no reason to suppose her compliance
would save the life Of the child. It was
q risk against nothing and she resolved to
hold out to the last though the william re-
newed his threats; saying that if she Gid
not open the door to him he would kill the
child and then set fire TO the mill over her
head. II put my trust in God" WAS still
the poor girls answer. In the moan time
the ruffaa set down the child for mo-
ment, to look for combsstibles to carry out
his threat In this search he discovered
. mode Of entering the mill, unthought Of
BY Hanchen. 1t vas q large aperture
in the wall, comm unicatiug with the gssa,
wheel and the other machinery in the mill,
and it was point entirely unprotected,
for it had never been contemplated that
any one would seek to enter it by SO dan
gerous an inlet. Triumphant at this dis
covery. he returned to tie tho hands and
feet Of the poor child, to prevent its e.
cape, and then stole back to tho aperture
by which be intended to effect an entrance


The position Of the building prevented
Hanchsn seeing anything Of this-but a
Though. struck her. 1t was Sunday when