The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-03-29


ed by tho Gloss gpproach Of some shadow
oblrat 10 tbe window On turning my syea
in that direction, ] dbsarysd a. The top OF lhs
easement A. Il suspended from above, first
the feet, Then The legs, then the body ana ~
lnagih tho whole figure N man pfesenied
itsalG II viz EdwArd Tyrrel H. appear q
h. ba guiing HE descent N a. 10 bring be
faei uDoa fhe centre of he stone bl0rk WhiGh
occupied tie lower pafi ~ the window and
having sscuFed bis iooing upon this ho kneli
down aud began 20 gaze Into the RON. A.
tho moou vas gieamigg into The chamber And
lhe bed -curtslna were drawn ha was able ~
distingnsh lbc bed itsef aud 10 contents,
lie appeared satisfied with hiu SCRUTINY, fir
ha looked up aud NADIA .ign with his hand,
lie thon applied his hapds to the window
-frumr, wirirh rur-t hn~s- t-.--v,- -1'r-e's''sss
contrved fnr the purpose inr with apparent
ly no resistance the whole frame containing
easemnnt aud oil, slipped from u position in
the wall. aud was by him lowered into ihe
roonl. The cold night wind waved the bed.
curtain aud ho paused Cor a moment nll
was still again, and hr stepped Ia upon tho
aoar nf lhe ronm. he held la his hand Shat
appeared 10 be steel instrument, shaped
-r,rn,-,i,i..e HE = hammer This be held rAlh
~ hohind him while, with three long hp-'oS
utridrr, be- brought himself io the hed-side. I
felt that the discovery must nov be- madc,and
held my breath IN momcntary expectation
Of the execralion IN which be- would vent his
surprise aud disappointment closed my
owes; there WA a pause Il waz q short one. 1
heard t,yo ,iiii blow given IN rHpta saeee--
sion duiyerng aigh, aud the long drawn,
heavy breathing Of tho Sleeper was forever
suspended, uncloscd my cyos, and saw tho
murderer fling The quilt arrot tbs heal Of
his victim he then with the indrumeni 81
a ~ =. q L 4. y "a IL
by.doQr upon which ho tapped sharply twice
or thrice qui"L step was then hcArd sp'
nroaching, and voice whispered something
from without Edward gn1wcrcd with akind
Of shudderng churklo, cher ladyahip is past
complaining unlock the door. in the devils
name, unless you're afrnd IN comein, aud
help me 10 In her out Of the window" Tho
kew was turned in the lock- the door opened
and my uncle entered the room. ] have told
YOU already that ! had placed myrelf under
the shade Of q projection OF the wall, close 10
| tho door. ! had instihctively shrunk down
covering towards the ground on the entranro
of Edward through the window. When my
uncle enterod tho room he aud his sou stood
70 very close % mo that his hand wns every
momrut upon the-point of tourhinr nv face.
| ! held my breath, aud remained molionless ~
death.
"You had no interruption from the next
room ?" said my unclo.
"No," wan the brief reply.
"Sccurc Che jewels, Ned tho French hAr-
by mnst not lay her claws on them. Yo1'rs
steady hand, not much blood, ch ?"
"Not twenty drops" replied his son, land
those on the quilt"
.pm glad H. over" whispered nv uRrls
again; 1--WE must lift the-7ihe thing through
the window, and lay the rubbish over IL.
They then turned to the bedside, and wind.
ina the hcd-cloihes round the body, carried
J IL between them slowly 10 the window. and
exchanging n few brief words with some one
below. they showed Il over the window-sil
and hoard il fall heavily on the ground un-
derneath.
.Tll take the iowcls," said NV uncle.
there are two caskeB IN The lover tiFHWeT
lie proceeded, with an accuracy which,hH
been more nj eaue, would have furnish, 4
with matter OF astonishmcnt, TO lay his hal d
upon the voiy spot where my jewels lay; and
having possessed himself ofthem, he called 10
his SON
as the rope made fast above 2"
"Tm no fool 10 be sure II Is" replied he.
A.p-the.s-lsSe.eA- -tke,Fselp -lses.-taS-
window; and rose lightly and cautiously,
scarcely daring 10 breathe, from my place OF
concoamcnt, and was creeping towards the
door. when i heard my nncle's voice. in n
sharp whisper, ,exclaim, Get up again, you've
forgot to lock the room door; and percciy-
cd from the straining Of the rope that hung
from above, that the mandate was instantly
obeycd. Not a second was to be lost. pass
Lad Asansh- tho door which -mas only closed.
and moved as rapidly as | could consistently
with stiffness, along the lobby, Before had
gone many yards, ] heard the door through
which had Just passed roughly locked on
the inside. gldcd down the stairs in ter
ror, lest at every corner, / should meet the
murderer or one of his accomplices., reach
ed the hall and listened ibt moment, to AZ
certain whether all was silent around. No
sound was audi ble the parlof windows open
ed on the park, and through one Of them |
might. thonaht. easily effect my eschpe,--
| Accordingly ] hastily entered; but, 20 my
/ conHernaiion, n candle, was burnin x
! in the room. and by its light / saw n
! figure seated ht the dinnor-table, upon which
/ lay glasses, bottles, aud The other accompani-
ments of n drinking party, Two or three
chairs were placed about the table, irregular
| ", rs il hastily abandoned by their occupants.
single glance satisfied me that the hgure
was that Of my French attendant She was
fast asleep, having, probably, drank deeply.
There was something malignant aud ghastly
in the calniness ef this bad woman's features,
dimly illuminated as they were by the flick
ering blaze OF the candle. A knife lay upon
the table. and terrible thought struck mo
"Should kill this sleeping accompliee in the
ault Of thG murderer and thus secure my re-
sreAL 2" Nothing could be easier it was but
70 draw the blade across her throat, the work
Of a second.
An instaui's pause, however, corrected me:
NO" thought /, "the God who has conduct
ed me thus far through the valley Of the shad-
ow Of death, will not abandon me now. ] will
fall into thcir hands OF viii escape hence,
but il shall be free from the stain of blood,
His will be done" felt confidence aris-,
ing from this reelection, nn assurance Of pro-
tection which cannot describe. There were
no other means of escape, so | advanced with
a firm step and collected mind TO the window.
noisclessly withdrew the bars, and unclosed
the shutters; pushed open the casement
and. sithout waiting TO look behind me, Fran
with my utmost speed, scarcely feeling the
ground beneath me, down the avenue, taking
care TO keep upon the grass which bordered :