The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-01-09

nammsr,- ana peering out into the dark
ness--for it was as dark as Egypt whei
under the curse o. Israei's God "a nj ssA
"His.l' exclaimed >igare, stepping II
front Of the windo W; a.open the door
/ hase business With yon.vi uasi Z Sh.sis
Rat er past busi6ess hours, 1 should
say; butiwho are iyotT' El'ilsa.a aHDad
] Je'No lone that would harm you," re.
turned thesvoice. which imagined wa,
! rather feminine for d busglsr'slaa Ioi aag
Nor any one that eau II 1rsplied. rath.
sr0empha,ically, by way of Il wsrhiag, al
Ddghieaed my gil, aapoai the hammer
! and proceeded. TO- the door. s9I ipashed
back ahe bolt, and slowly opening the
doorg discovered the stranger already up
ont hess,eps. s'seup., faHase) j.. 81
as.Wba,ldo you owaGis I abruptly in.
quiresise sesis
6s.T;will tell you." answered the same
soft seice. "lf you dare open the door
wide enough for me to enter.p zezalGoJ
6rCome in." said [, resolutely. throwing
the door ajar and proceeding to light a
candle. Having succeeded. / turned to
examine the visitor He was small and
nessly dressed gentleman. with heavy
Raglan arc mud his shoulders. and u blue
navy cap drawn suspiciously over his eyes.
Al advanced toward him he seemed to
hesitate moment, then raised the cap
from his forehead, aud looked me curious
Iy in the face. l did not drop tho candle.
but Ieacknowledge TO lit,le nervousness
as / enrried'y placed the light upon ta-
BILE, and silently proceeded toanvest my.
self. with two or three very necessary arti-
|cles Of clothing As the Lord Iiveth.
my visitor was lady. and the same for
whom Izhae opened the littIes box ahoui
aeinonth before Having completed mt
hssiys foileT Ente,hpted to7s,sIomer IAN
apologsfor my rudehess. 6u, utterly failed
The Eaet is. | Was confounded
aSmilihg at my disc5n,isure. she said: .
"Dlsguise is useless; 1 presume yon
recognize me?" a. gAB59d
Il believe + told you, madam, j should
not soon forget your face.' IaFxsllst way
can I9serve ydni" ~ aasa3
"By doing iialf an hours work befor.
daylight to morrow. and receiving Eve
hundred dollars f,r your labor" was the
repiy.3 = gTze3
IT is not ordinary work." said l. in
qairingly. "that commands SO mur 6eent
compensation 1T is q labor common
TO yous calling" returned the lsdy. The
priceais not so much for the labor as the
condition under which it emnst be per.
formed Aud what isthe condition?' .
lin qaired That you will submit to DO.
ing conveyed FROM and returned to your
own door bilndfolded Ideas of murder
burglary, and almost every other crime g
! vinamy. hurriedlY presented themssI'e,
] n0successiob. as | rpeiitely bowed. and
saic: Il mnst understand somerhibg more
! Of she charac!er. of the. .employmest a.
=weitasI the scondi'ions, to accent your of
fer" "Wllnot Eve hundred dollars an
swer IL lieu of au @xplana,iou!" she III
1 qtiired. f''Na--noa five Thousand 'xa Sh,
pasted bet fo0i aleryoasly yons hee6por Cd
! cou ID see she had sldsced entireiyslao lev
an estimate Oh my honesty. and | fel
. sst0s graslficaiiau in being able. TO. con
vince her f-of The fact. We'll, then, if i
is absolutely necessary ftip me toe plain,
; she replied Il ap itateh lyeu' thai You ar
q rsqaired to. pick The lock of y vault, ant
d ~ ArYou have gone quite far enough
:. mao am, With the explana.ion," inter
4 rup,ed; Il am not at your service, !" "A
! said, she continued. "you are require
d to- pick ahe lock Of a vault and .rescu
4 from death man who has been con6ne
there for three days" III SqEJH Rs
4 geTo whom does the vault belonglHd
! ieqnitsd 0o5f saamelsios ,Su1 81 Cd
.My husband" was the somewhst re
q luctsnt feply.
Then why SO much secrecy. orr rathe
how came u mah qosfihed in suShla plAeel
i lEIisscretsd. him. there 10. escape the, ot
!, servation Of. my husband. He suspectv
as much, aud closed The door npop hin
d Prese,ning be. bad left the. vault. end. api
d ted the hojise1by dhe back door,I did NJ
d drenm nntilsto-dayI that be wac eon6ne
q thereoa Certain .suspieieqsS nets Of IN
husband this lafte eaooa 6 cosyinee mefths
d The maais there. beyond .apman hearing
ID and will be. starved TO death by mv. bal
i bsroasl buaband. unless. iimmedlstely rel
lcned-For three days he has not left Ii
d hposeS5I 'drqggs ID him less .,han All boz
is now SO compile ely stnpefe
tthst the lock may be picked without b
d Interference. i have searched his poeI
cts, hut eannols daes a,hes key; ehenceeu
Il application TO- you. Now you know 81
d will you accompany-me2n
ITO the end of the world, madan,
such an, GRAND"
) 'Fhcn prepare yourself; there is Gu
[ waiting at the door.HJ IEj1 3aAi
s1 81 Sas littisf surprised. ifo: Il had n
s. heard the sound of wheels. IaHas,i
q drawing onEa coat, and providing my it
q with tfhe r, quisite implements. ,fowas SOC
al ahe door. There, sure enough, was Il
q cab, With the driver in his seat. ready. Fl
u the mysterious journey. ] entered Il
3 vehicle, folio we'd by the lady. As soon +,
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