The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-11-26
WHOLE NUMBER s27

and at length the aperture was closed.
1t only remained to add another, thick-
ness Of brick, aud over all the thick coat
Of plaster, as the unknown bad indioa-
ted Flintwood was just putting the fin
ishing touch to the plastering, when the
great door (Which he had previously
tastcned) was swung slowly open, and
bis mysterious employer came into the
room. ..H ID
A sardonic smile cleaned from his
black, fiery eyes, for no other feature of
his face was visible. ...g ...'..w
$50 you are punctual to the time, ny
friend" lie approached and laid bis
hand upon Flntwood's shoulder" Well,
| admire punctuality. And now as We
are about to 60 forth from hence, 1 re-
quire you to swear eternal silence on the
events Of this night,-silence as unbrok-
en- as toe darkness of the tomb 20 alI
The wild eyes flashed sayagely down
into Horacc's face, and though bis voice
did not tromble, his cheek became paler
as be spoke n m.s
swear ~ +,
Enough! A man like you will
keep an oath ! Your work is done
we'll" ......+.
" | am happy to bsve pleased you -
1t was thoughtful in you to select such .
place for your gold-the most cunning
burglar would never guess it !"
/" You will lose nothing by your ex-
cecding cleverness," he said, as he vas
fixing the bandage over Horace's eyes,
here, my friend, is little present for
you," aud he placed parcel in the me-
chauic hand ... H,
The same road was driven over, the
same unearthly silence preser> ed in the
p5eton, and near day break, Horace was
left blind fold at the door of his lodgings.
lie tore off the handkerchief and looked
wildly around him, but he saw only great
crazy houses and smoky manufactures.
The carriage and its mysterious occu-
pants had vanished.
He bethought him self of the parcel
given him by the unknown, and break
ng it open, he found simply one hun
ired dollar note enveloped in brown pa
per. ..... .. ....,i,
Early on the morning subsequent to
he events chronicled above, boat con-
aiming two persons, might have been
'een proceeding at good speed up the.
Des P river. Arrived within half
. mile of Woodstock the way lay through
Or between high banks, which were COW
,red with thick growth of scrubby ma
1les and tangled witch-hazel. From the
,verhapging bow of low tree white
futtercd in the wind, and
The signal did not long escape the anx-
IouS eyes of the taller Of the two boat
men. t..~-t uuc
"Tis the very place / knew it! !"
he exclaimed, triumphautly. nr eai
In few moments the boat was rest
ing in a little cove directly beneath the
signal. .. -a g l5a, .
Fintwood, for the reader has proba-
bly, recognized our old friend, sprang up
on the shore, followed closely BY his
companion and after brief search,
the box, containing the m ysterious
corpse, was discovered. Immediately it
was placed in the boat, the handkerchief
was removed from the tree bough, and
the light craft shot off like an arrow down
the stream. .I
They drew up the boat, after good
wo hours sail, at an obscure wharf in
he little village of N, and car
iage, which was evidently waiting their
'rrival took them and their freight to
large, old house, situated little out of
he village. fl..f '1 .nir'
Flintwood had the box conveyed to
n upper chamber of this building, and
' hen left alone with it, he unscrewed
he cover and looked upon the face
leeping within its shadow. As be gaz-.
d, he saw that there was warm per-
lnration upon the forehead of the seem
ng corpse, and tingo of liie-like red
sss on the slightly parted lips! rA
The young man sptang from the room
nd in fifteen minutes he returned 40,
ompanied bya physician. The man
{ science after brief examination Of