The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-04-25

proceeded 9th my work. ssti- fed that
sudden discovered partality for me ha
: poihIu. to do With the visit Havin
/, >urceed.d alter much fling aud fitting. i
turning tie lock. | vas seizrd ~ith GU
rIo-Ity TO set a glimpse at the pr-cinu
contents OF the box and sud ienl, raise
the Ind; discovered a bundle of letters
snd dasu.rreotyp", as | -lo~ly passed
the box to it's owuer. ) e seized It bur
rrcdly. and placing the letters and PIC
tufe 10 ber DO. ket. locked the kox. aut
drawing the veil ,er her face. pointed 4
the door. oprued it. aud a. SHE passed
into the street, she merely whi.pered
"R,uemh.rl We net again. ani
ha ben thus particular in de-crihiDg
her visit TO render probable .ubsequen,
rccog milton.
Atout two o clock iD the morning, il
the latter eud OF May following. | ws- q
wakened by sgentr tap upon tb. ~indo "
OF the httle room ba L OF the shop. 10
which | logged. Thinking OF burglars
| >traug out Of he'd aud in moment as
at the window with heavy hanm~r.io
III, baud ahicb | Usually kept at that
time within convenient reach of my bed
side
"Who's tberel" | inquired. rai-ing the
hamGer. aud perring out into the dark
ne>>-tor it ga. a. dark as Egypt when
under the cure OF Irs-i'- COD
HIT e1cla'urd figure. stepping in
trout OF the win 'o~; "opeD the door,
have tu>Iue>- with Iou.
Rather past tu>iue-s hours, | -bould
say; hut sbo are you''
No one that would harm you. returned
the o'ce. which Imagined VAS rather
:eairIue for burglar
Nor any Que that cau!" | replied,
rather emphsti~sllg. BY way of SarD-
ins, a. | t'ghtened my grip upon tbe
hammer, aud proceeded to the door.
pushed back the bolt. aud slowly opening
tue loor. discovered the stranger air. adj
upon th. steps.
What do you want," l abruptly in
quired
Il will tell you. answered the .ame
soft voice. ii; ,ou dare optn the door
vide .uou tor me TO ruter
Gone in" sai1 |. rt>olutely. throw
ing the door ajar. aud proceeding to liz sbt
n candle. Having succeeded. turned
to .xapiDc the vI-ltor H.. was -msll
ani D. atty dressed yentl aan With a h"a-
v, Raglan around his shoulder. and blu"
navy cap drawn >u,piciou-ly ov.r bI-
rys A | advanced toaari- hIm h-
see med TO hesitate g moment. then raised
hi cap f'om bI- torrhead. aud looked
mr cUrI"u-ly IN the tare | dId not drop
To. candle. tut | scknowle ge to little
ners ou>nrss a. hurrIedly placed the
H. hit uron ts' ami il' ntl, proce. d
e to invest n,se with two or three We
r, necessary artirl.- OF clothing A the
L,rd liVeih ny visitor VA lady, aud
the -sme tor Who / had opened the It-
box shou, a month before HavIDs
compl' ted my ha-ty toilet, att nptrd to
s,ammrr an apollo, for my 'udene-s. tut
utterly failed The fac; is. | was con
uei.
Smiling at ny di-com6fure she said:
Dr. ui-e is useless; | pre- uue you
reco nize uel'
Il bill. We / told you. m adam -houId
not loon tor.et Jour isce. In what ~ay
rsD serve youl"
b, doing hsf an hours work before
Ii Wight TO morrow, ani receiving five
hundred dollars for Jour labor was the
reply.
1T is not ordinary work." said [. in
1mrIUsl,, THAT com n aDds 20 muni6 ent
a COMPENSATION" 1T l. labor cou
non to your calling" returned the LADY
The price l. not 80 mu h for the la or
~ the condition under shich 1T NUT be
D. riormed Add what j. the coDdi
tionl" | required. That you will sub.
nit to helng conveyed from aud returned
10 your Own door 'lind folded" Iies-
Of Uurder, burklary. aud almost every
oth-r crime to vllIainy. hurriedly presen
ed the emsplves 10 SUCCESSION as politely
bow. d aud laid: Il must und-r-tand
more of the chsra ter of the
u tloymp nt as well a the condition., to
acc, pt your offer" Will not e hun,
ired ioiars sn-wer 10 lieu of 81 expls
-be Inqaired. "No-nor f.e
Sh. patted ber foot ners ou-ly
,u the Aoor. | could zee sh- bad piac.
entirely too low sn e-timst on my hon.
,sty, and elt some eradication IN he
Ds able to convince ber of the tat.
Well, then. il it Is sb-olut"ly ne e-sars
or NE to expIsin. she replied. IL Uu>t
ell ,ou that you are r'quired TO picA
ock Of e vault, aud" You have gone
lutte far eDous b. MADAM. With the ex
,iaDation. INTERRUPTED Il .m at your
"A. | aid she continued,
you are required TO pick the lock OF
,sult. and re-cue from death q maD who
la- been confined there for three days
ITO whom does the vault beloDg,' l
uquired.
MY husband" was tho somewhat re-
uctaut reply.
"Thro wby so much secrecy. or rather.
,ow cane man coUGned IN such