Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1866-06-14

: picked without his interference. I hav'
} searched bis pockets, but cannot fn'
, the KEY; hence my application to you
EN0w you know ali; Will you accompany
, Eme9'isoL = mo1l 1850 ri
Toltbe end Of the world, madam, OF
such and errand." "
a. Then prepare yourself; there IS a cal
waiting al the door," r
lhaiiI vas a little surprised, for l had mol
/. heard the sound of wheels. Hastily
drawing on a coat, and providing myself
with the required implements, I was
| soon at.the door. There, sure enough,
was the cab, with The driver in his seat,
for the mysterious journey. I entered
the vehicle. followed by the lady. As
soon as | was seated, she produced a
heavy handkerchief, which, oy The faint
light Of an adiaceni street lamp, she care
fully bound round my eyes. The lady
seated herseli beside me, and the cab
started, Tp half an hour the vehicle
bFt0PPed--7 in iFn. what part Of the city I am
entirely ignoranl, as il was evidently
driven in anything but direct course
from The point Of starting.
Examining the, bandage. to see that
my vision was completely obscured, the
lady handed me the bundle Of tools with
which | was prOvid ed, lhen taking me
by arm, led me through a gate into
house, which 1 knew was of brick, and
after taking me along passage-way
which could not have been less than fifty
feet in length, and down a fight Of
stairs into what was. evidently, a under
ground basement, stepped beside vault,
and removed the handkerchief from my
eyes O. t1a5 @ 90 1s1u3 stf
"Here is the vault-Open IT." said
she, springing The door of a dark Ian
tern, and 'lhsF79'ssbing q ray Of light upon
the lock. ~
seized bunch ofskeletOn keys, and
with few trials which the lady eemed
seemed TO catch with the most painful
anxiety ,sprang the bolt. The door swung
upon its hings, and my companion tell
[ ing me not TO close it as it is self locking.
sprang into the vault / did not follow.
heard the murmur Of low voices within
and the next moment the lady re appear
ed, and leaning upon her arm a man,
with face so pale and hagard, that l
started at the sight. How he must have
suffered, during the three long days Of
bis confinement in the vault!
"Remain here" she said, handing me
the lantern - 81 viii be back in a mo-
ment." - s.5.ot bsss i
The two slowly ascended the stairs and
/ heard them enter a room Immediately
above where i was standing. In less
minute, the lady returned.
"Shall close it, madam ?" said /,
placing my hand upon the door Of the
vault. vqrs, - yr.y a
"No4! no ~ she exclaimed, hastily
seizipg my arm it awaits another oc-
cupant~ owls gIa
MADAM, you certainly do not intend
to-
"Are you ready 3" she interrupted,
impatiently, holding the handkerchief
before my eyes, The thought flashed
across my mind that she intended to push
me intotthe vault, and bury me and my
secret together.r She seemed to read the
suspicion, and continued "Do not be
alarmed ! Yon are not the man -
81 could not mistake the truth or the
fearful meaning of the remark, and
shuddered as bent by head TO the hand
kerchief.s Ny eyes were as carefully
bandaged as before, and / was led to the
cab, and thence driven home by a more
ercutouS route, II possible, than The one
by which we came. Arriving in front Of
the house, the handkerchief was sremoved,
and l stepped from the vehicle. A purse
Of five hundred dollars was placed in my
hand, and in a moment the cab aud its
mysterious occupant hadturned the corn
er, and were out of sight.
I entered the shop, and the purse of
gold was the only evidence could sum
mon in my bewildermen,, that all had
Just done and Witnessed was no! dream.
A month after that, saw the lady,
and gentleman taken from the vault,
leisurely walking along Montgomery
Street. l do not know, but l believe
the sleeping husband awoke within the
vault, aud his bones are there to-day !
The wife is sill resident Of San
Francisco.
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