The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-05-05


the narrative"
He paused, and wiped the perspiration
from his brow then he pointed to the
candle and muttered. Thirty minutes
more, and then we fly"
Again the word "fiy." "Bah!" thought
I; Its only word, nothing else. It
comes from the brain of half crazy
man."
AS if he had OWNED my thoughts, he
cried:
| az know you think mo mad No, sir, l
am not mad. hare read all the books
relating to iunacy, and | found that mani
acs have no control over their actions
But Ihace control over my thoughts and
actions, and Ihdoe a set purpose to accom-
plish. Now to continue my story.
| "On my return to the hotel 1 found it
was the Student who had procured the
carriage followed the fugitives. One
year they eluded my search. AT last a re-
| turned Californian miner told n,c in New
| York that he knew woman living in
San Francisco who answered my descrp
ton of EleanOra. l fastened to that city
of the Golden Sands. l found her, sick.
poor, and deserted by the villain. Do you
think took her to my bosom again? No,
thousand times mol | found means to
make her stoneblind. Gold, my gold,
purchased men, tools, who performed the
feat very neatly.
"Thfee weeks after, she died raving
mad. Look, here she lies; l had her body
embalmed"
With these words he rose ard removed
the lid from the eblong box.
A white, CHASTITY face, surrounded by
pale golden locks like the holy sheen of d
madonna, see,red to start from the black
lined coffin. Two hands, upon the fingers
OF which glistened diamonds, were crossed
over her half exposed bosom.
The aspect of the tace was serene, as if
she was only sleeping, From the cOifin
my eye fell upon the candle.
The last strip OF black was close to the
fame.
Another fifteen minutes had passed
away. Fifteen more and we are ia dark
ness. Then vague hope crept through
my excited brain that | had chance 10
escape.
The voice of the Englishman reused me
from my thoughts.
looked down. He was leaning az ainst
the railing OF the staircase; his watch he
held in one hand, While the other was
grasninu a hammer.
hSttu L HCaiu tuC WIN
Yes, fly" repeated he in Il sharp tone.
Then looking intently at the watch, he
continued his narratives:
al took this box with me in my travels,
for now my only end and aim was to iol-
low The student, who hal Lift San Fran
cisco for the gold mines. There found
that he had started across the plains to
the Eastern States. Money procured me
| g. ~f 4
| followed him from Placeryille to Carson,
and from there through the Mormon city
to Fort Kearney l still followed, finding
fresh traces Of him in every city and ham
let passed through until ! arrived in
| New York, where | learned that he had
embarked on a steamer bound To Bremen
and Southampton. | left New YORK on
the next steamer. On my arrival III Bre-
men described his personal appearance
to the Chief OF the HarbOr Police, and
promised large sum of gold if he should
be found. Three days after, l learned
that q man, answering my description,
| had left for Prussia / followed, and first
saw him face to face in Dresden"
| He stopped and looked al me with eyes
| full of hatred. A cold shudder ran through
my frame; wanted to speak, but nay
| tongue refused to utter a word, and my
throat felt as if yicelike grip was COM
pressing 1.-THE madman had distinctly
oescrlad the route took from the shores
| OF California to the frontiers of Bavaria.
The following words which the English
man uttered confirmed what | had
thought:
"Yes, he and | travelled in one coach.
| ate at the same table, drank good health
to each ether, went together to this tower
His name is Herman Caller, and you,
thrice damned villain, are the man ~
| sprang to my feet.
| ITS n lie / never saw your wife
never saw nor heard of you before met
you at Dresden. NY name is Herman
| Caller; look like the student you de-
scribed; but swear to you by the eternal
God above us that am not the man you
NV at the foot of this tower at the time
your wife left your
terrible laugh came from his ashy
lips as he swung the hammer around his
head
avery plausible, indeed, but believe
not q word of it, Thou, tiend, art in my
power. 1t is just five minutes more, and
this candle dies. Then we, too, will die.
But no, not die-we will fly into eternity
with the noise Of thunder and with the
! udsll ol IlSutHlHS
"What do you mean by the word 'Hy?'"
shouted l with impotent rage.
4" Ha, ha, ha, thou stupid fool. Cast thy
false eye towards that glass box. 10 con-
tnins ttoenty pounds Of percussion ponder
One stroke with this hammer, and we,
together with this tower, will fly into the
air. IIa. ha, ha, it will astOnish the pa-
tives of Bruckenau; it will arouse them
from sleep. The falling stones will crush
In their dull skulls. | rejoice at this, for
thou vert born in that accursed town
Ha only three minutes mOrer cried he,
looking at his watch, which he held close
TO the Pickering light of the expiring
candle.
Three minutes more, and am in eter-
nifty Good God! what fearful thought
j, who felt SO happy, so full of life and
health. ], who came to Germany with
the certainty of marrying the girl loved
in my youthful days; the maiden who had
waited ten long years for my return, be
cause che believed me true to my vows
And l have to perish Was there NJ
means of escape? | looked down.
black chasm yawned at my feet, for the
mad man had removed part of tn,
stairs. | knew / was not able to lear
across that gulf-it would be suicide t,
attempt it,
Jlco minutes" came like a death -knel
to my ears. The Englshman was still
leaning against the railing and shadina
the candle with his hands in order to pro
long its life. Where was now nv hope O
escaping him in the darkness?
My entire former life passed with light
ming flash through my throb6ng brain
Remembered the Joyous scenes of my boy
hood, my first love, my departure for the
to me, unknown lands beyond the ocean
l thought again heard the words of m,
dear mother AS she gave me her blessing
"Be good boy, Herman, fear God, an,
do no one wrong" were her last word
; as she pressed me to her bosom. Then
departed. The voyage to the Unite,
States. nv STRUGGLE with noYertY I'm,