St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-05-07


much noise as | could for several min
utes, l stopped to listen, but all was a:
silent as the grave. At intervals | re-
peated my cndeavors to make myself
heard, but no reply came TO my calls
nor did any sound indicate that | haC
succeeded in drawing attention TO my
place OF confinement. Faint and weary
l AGAIN bethought me Of the food, and
cropping my way to the place where il
had been left Gor my light was now
gomez, | ate and drank ravenously.
For days and nights this weary, terri.
hle captivity continued. How the time
was passed | could not tell. | had nc
hight to let Inc see my watch. | called
for help I'LL my voice grew hoarsc from
the continued shouting | battered the
door with my clenched fists till the skin
was pcaIed off them in flakes. prayed
tor help till my heart was weary with
the unanswered cry, Lord help and de,
liver me. In vain did shout in vain
did | rush against the unyieIling door
IN vain did send up my prayer to heaven.
And | was almost tempted to curse
God and die. At last there came a
tine when consciousness departed from
me, and at the darkest hour. when hope
had given way with me, the prayer which
L thought unanswered was heard, and
the help of which | had despaired ar
rived
W hen | recovered consciousness | was
lynn" on Il sofa in Il handsomely furnish
ed room. There We're three persons
around the sofa, two gentlemen, one of
whom waS Il doctor. and a Young lady.
The Iu>trous ewes of the latter were filled
with fears, and, though She did not know
that | heard her. She nuttcred words OF
the deepest and most earnest sympathy.
| had again shut NV ewes after single
Glance at those bright orbS Of hers, and
now again | opened them, much to the
satisfaction OF the -ESculapius, who had
been laborin@ to restore me to life
-Aitcr Il little was able to sit up, and
the doctor, seeing that | was very weak,
asked the other gentleman if he could
give me a gIa>S OF vine Scarcely had
ne uttered the request when nv fair
friend bounded from the room and pres
emily returned with some sherry. The
wlnr revived me - much that was able
agmn To >prak, and to thank them for
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proceeded. and presently the noise ceased
This moruin" She heard them again and
after a little hesitation decided that they
came from the cellar, OF the nrighboring
house, which has been untenantcd for
some time back. She told me of the
matter. and prevailed upon mc-tor |
can refuse her notling-;o get the house
searched. Procuring couple of police
men aud the necessary authority. we en-
tered the house. and after searching a
number OF closets, At last came to the one
where you were confined We had 10
break open the door ~ We had no kew.
and this We hc~itatrd about doing but
Annie WAS % sure that She was correct
IL TO the locality. and | had previously
got 80 many proofs of her acuteness OF
hearing. that | consented at las: to yield
TO hrr rntreallrs. and thank God that
We did 80. for We found y"I lying in a
>iupor from which YOU probably. would
haN" never recovered without assistance. y
W hen he ceased speaking, turned
my grateful eyes upon the beautiful girl
who had saved me, and IN broken words
ot gratitude uttered my thanks. \ wo-
man feels greater interest i'll a man whose
ilIe she has saved than in one who has
saved her, and therefore my thanks were
10 her more than a reward for what she
had done.
L. law, her father, told me that he
had heard OF my disappearance and the
loss OF the money. and he most kindly
proposed that he and DIR. Swinton should
telegraph To the officers of the bank, tell
ng them what had happened TO me. AT
the same time communicated with the
police OF Boston. and a detective officer
soon arrived at Lc Baw's house, to whom
l related what had happened to me.
This detective must himself be de-
tected somehow" said the officer, laugh
iug. 1T will never do to allow any per-
son who chooses to assume the functions
of the office TO escape Scathelcss. Can
YOU give any clue to the person who rob,