True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-28

hand upon Fllntwoods, shoulder, swell
| admire punctuaIity. And now, as we
are about to go forth from hence, re
quire you to swear eternal silence on The
events of this night --silence as unbrukcn
as the darkness Of thestomb"
The wild eyes flashed savaoely down
into Ilorace's face, and though his voice
did not tremble, his cheek be came pale
as he spoke.
81 swear !"
"Eaough A man like you will keep
an oath Your work is done we'll"
ii am happy 10 have pleased you 1t
was thoughtful in to select such
place for your gnld-the most cunning
burglar would never guess it,"
"You will loose nothing By your ex.
ceeding cleverness." he said, as he was
fixing The bandage over Horaccs's eyes,
''here, my friend, is a little present for
you," and he placed a parcel in the me
chanic'S hand
Tile same road was driven over, the
same unearthy silence preserved in the
phelon, and near daybreak, Horace was
eft blind folded at the door Of his lodg
ingsY He tore off the handkerchief and
looked wildly around him. but he cav
only great, crazy houses and smoky man.
ufaclories. The carriage and its myste-
,ious occupants bad vanished.
lie behought himself of the parcel
given him by the unknown, and breaking
it open, he found simply one hundred
dollar note enveloped in brown paper.
Early on the morning subsequent 10
the events chronicled above, boat, con-
tanning two persons, might have been
seen proceeding at good speed up the
Des P liver. Arrived within half
mile of Woodstock the way lay through,
or between, high banks which were COW
cred with witch-hazel. From the over.
hanging bough of a hwe tree white
handkerchief Aultered in The wind. and
the signal did not long escape the anxious
eye Of The taller Of the two boatmen.
"'Tis the very place ! knew it! !" he
exclaimed, triumphantly.
In few moments the boat was resting
in little cove directly beneath the sig
nal.
Flintwood, for the reader has probably
recognized our old friend, sprang upon
the shore, followed closely by his COM
panion and after brief search, the box
containing the mysterious corpse was
discovered. Immediately it was placed
in the boat, the handkerchief was re.
moved from the tlee bough, and the light
." craft sho. off like an arrow down the
stream.
They drew up the boat, after good
two hours sail. at an obscure wharf
in The little village of n, and a
carriage was evidently waiting their arr.
val took them and their (reigh! to large
old house situated little out Of the vii
| liage. .... ...
Fintwood had The box conveyed to
an upper chamber of this building, and
when left alone with it, he nscewed the
!, cover and looked upon the face sleeping
within its shadow. AS he gazed, he saw
there was'a warm perspiralion upon the
forehead of lhs seeming corpse, and that
tinge of life,like redness was upon the
slightly parted lips.
The young mansprang from the room
, and in fifteen minutes he returned accom-
panied bya physician. The man of sci.
ence, after brief examination Of the
body, reported temporary suspension oi
animation, influenced by some dug ad.
ministered while in great bodily prostra'
ton Furthermore, the physician asser-
ted that the body was that of Gertrude
) Winchester, the belle and heiress, whose
I disappearance had caused 50 great sen
: satiun of grief and wonder in the fash.
ionable circles of c., some three
! months previous
DR.. Wellman suggested the most rigid
l secresy concerning The mysterious discov
e cry of the body, and, in the meantime
: exerted himself to the utmost TO restore
The lady to life and consciousness. Hi!
4. efforts were successful, and by sundowr
h of that day Gertrude was abe 10 converse
d So soon as deemed practicable by ,ht
n medical attendant, the story of her alb
r duction is6m the dismal vault of the oil
! country home was told 10 her, and at he
d request Finlwood was called in, and sh
l gave succinctly the following account:
Fifteen months ago, my father, Nor
ton Winchester died, and |, BY his vii
: : as well as by right, was made sole hei
! to his great properly, had neithe
brothers nor sisters, and my mother be
ing deceased some four years. | had N
nearer relative than a maternal cousin
q who is known as Col. Glines --Richar
Glines, of Woodstock Downs. This man
envywas exciIet, it appears, toward me
and although he was careful to avoi
: arousing my suspicious, ! soon came t
know that he nursed against me the bi
& terest rancor, Probably this was. in som
: measure, increased by my refusal TO fort
a matrimonial alliance with his SON
9 dssolute young man--whom could re
u gard with no other sentiment than tn
most sincere pity. saatg ~
vi II had ever been fond Of equestria
: sports, and was in the habit or riding o.
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