Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-01-19

/ now or other they both succeeded IN elm
bering up to the ledge formed in the thicl
wall Of the old tower. Thc floor inside the,
found u be nearly ON 4 level with the clei
through which they had entered. The.
turned round On achieving the ascent, t
survey the glorious prospect before them
Then they both stepped down on the head
OF stones that formed q floor.
Why did the Engiishman staIt back wit
: a sudden gesture OF horror as they passoC
into tie cayernous interior OF the ruin? A
what did he point in such horror strickeI
silence? Can there be a doubt?
Half concealed BY a fragment o? moss
covered stone, half sheltered by an archod
recess IN the wall. lay a whitening skeleton
Round it were still some crumhling irag-
ments OF clothing. Long black hair still
.raIlcd from the staring skull.
Both dIscJycrers glzed sometime without
uttcrIng word. The Yankee Was the first
to break the spell, and to observe, that now
one mystery was mystery no longer.
Adelaide Niboyct mad evidently met her
death IN the tower OF Teulellcls But how
had she got there? And by what hard case
was It that none had heard the cries by
which doubtlessly she sought 10 attract at
tenu0n? The Englishman made no reply,
but still gaz, d mOoiily On the corpse and
tie Yankee thou .ht he looked most earnest
ly where On the small bone Of what was
once an agile finger. there still shone a lat
tie hoop OF gold. The Yankee was bent On
discovering something that might give some
clue to the unrayelling Of the further mys-
terry OF the existence OF the skeleton in such
a place. Presently be pouuccd on a treasure
lying in a narrow cleft Ut the wall, close by
the dead irl's right hand. This was the
sketch-bJUk. StOuily bound in sound leiIh
er, and projected from the weather by the
shelter of the stone, II was sail but little
injured. At sight Of il, the EnglIshman
looked up, and with white face, trem-
bling lip,-turned 70 aid IN its examination.
IL WAS OF large size. and contained many
sheets OF drawing paper-some of them
showing signs 0i the more than common tste
and ability Ui the owner. One Of these lat
ter fixed the attention 1i the di-cJyersr- m
4 moment. IL was the outline of "a drawing
OF the scene IRON the opening IN the tower.
SchwachkoI lheim lay below Ia the fore
ground Dumme e-tlsttin was just dashed
IN the background. The colpring had not
-, been begun. The EugIIshman took It
9ut Of his companion hand, and gazed AT It
with surroWiul interest The American
then saw that there was writing on the
other side. Yes, on the back % the
drawing the poor gIIl, Whose bones were
bleaching there, mad written her lac, viii
and wishes. and the brief recital Of how J.;
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lu tac w0.I,d bail mat finding Lc Dis ust
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md had -ct hei-el, % wJrk at her sActsn
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