Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-05-12

ancient structure. On the following daI
I and my wife went up the narrow wind
ing staircase leading to the battlementi
1t was near sunset, and the view from ou
elevated position was grand beyond dc
scription. 1 raised my telescope and gaze
through it upon hunting scene. NJ
wife stood by my side. gave her a rapi
description of the flying stag, the pursu
ing hounds, the mounted hunters, AM
when they all had disappeared in tn
depths of the forest laid down my tel
escope.
"This was a grand spectacle, Eleanor I
cried I, turning to my right. My wifi
was gone. Perhaps she had tired o
hearing my silly talk, and gone down t.
1 look at the inscription upon the walls il
the lower chambers theught /, descend
| ing. found the first and second story
vacant. / shouted, Eleanora Eleanora
The clang of an iron door was the Only
sound heard. Frantically Irushed dow
the last flight of the spiral staircase. Ny
body came In violent contact with closed
| iron door, which defied my utmost en-
| deavors to open it. Perhaps she has
concealed herself behind some of the bat
Elements, and only tried to frighten me,
were my thoughts as again assembled tc
the highest platform. l searched every
nook and corner, but did not lind her. !
| climbed up one of the high blocks of stone
depth of two hundred feet. Oh, wish
Ihad sprung down that height Many a
sleepless night, full of agony, would have
been spared to me. Far, far below me,
perceived a carriage !. and walking to-
wards it, arm in arm, were my aoJe and a
stranger. Oh furies my wife and a
man, and stranger, tool I cast my eyes
about me for stone, weapon-in fact,
for something heavy-to hurl down upon
their heads But nothing met my gaze !;
evening" telescope had disappeared. Proba-
bly, it had been blown over by the high
winds that swept the top of the tower.
tore off my coat and cast it down. 1t fell
close to the carriage. The couple looked
up. / shall never forget the face of the
man. He was young, had cluster of
curls, fair, fresh complexion, and light
brown beard. Every lineament of his
features was indelibly impressed upon my
minds eye He mockingly bowed to me.
My wife kissed her hands at me, and both
sprang into the carriage. The postilfion
lashed the horses, and the carriage ratified
away. Two days passed before was re-
leased, by party of tourists who came to
visit the tower. This is the first part of
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 ely ss Bah l'' thought
I /; Its only a word, nothing else. 1t
comes from the brain of half crazy
Asif he had OWNED my thoughts. he
cried:
al know you think me mad. No, sir, 1
am not mad. have read all the books
relating to lunacy, and found that mani
acs have no control over their actions.
But I bGUe control over my thoughts and
actions, and IhGUe set purpose to accom-
plish. Now to continue my story.
son my return to the hotel found it
was the student who had procured the
carriage. I followed the fugitiYes., One
year they eluded my search. AT last re-
turned Californian miner told me in New
York that he knew q woman living In
San Francisco who answered my descrp-
ton of Eleanora. hastened to that city
of the Golden Sands. I found her, sick,
poor, and deserted by the villain. Do you
think 1 took her to my bosom again? No,
a thousand times mol l found means to
make her stoneblind. Gold, my gold,
purchased men, tools, who performed the &
feat very neatly.
/" Three weeks after, she died raving
mad. Look, here she lies i; had her body
@i
With these words he rose and removed
the lid from the eblong box.
A white, ghastly face, surrounded by
pale golden locks like the holy sheen of
madonna, seemed to start from the black
lined coffin. Two hands, upon the fingers
of which glistened diamonds, were crossed
over her half exposed bosom. M
The aspect of the face was serene, as if
she was only sleeping. From the coffin
my eye fell upon the candle.
The last strip of black was close to the
flame. Jf
Another fifteen minutes had passed
away. Fifteen more and we are in dark
ness. Then vague hope crept through
my excited brain that had chance to
escape! C -
The voice of the Englshman reused me
from my thoughts.
Hooked down. He was leaning against
the railing of the staircase; his watch he
held in one hand, while the other was
grasping hammer.
Again heard the word fly"
Z" Yes, fly p repeated he in sharp tone,
Then looking intently at the watch, he
continued his narrative:
&" took this box with me in my travels,
for now my only end and aim was to fol-
ow the student, who had left San Fran
cisco for the gold mines. There Ifound
hat he had started across the plains to
;he Eastern States. Money procured me
An outfit and an escort of twenty men. l
followed him from Placerville to Carson,
and from there through the Mormon city |
10 Fort Kearney. 1 still followed, finding |
fresh traces of him in every city and ham
et passed through until arrived in |
New York, where learned that he had J
embarked on a steamer bound to Bremen
md Southampton. left New York on
he next steamer. On my arrival in Bre-
neR described his personal appearance |
% the Chief of the Harbor Police, and |
large sum of gold if he should |
De found. Three days after, learned
hat a man, answering my description, !
lad left for Prussia. I followed, and first
aw him face to face in Dresden"
He stopped and looked at me with eyes
ull of hatred. A cold shudder ran through
ny frame; wanted to speak, but my
ongue refused to utter a word, and my
hroat felt as if Vicelike grip was COM
pressing 1.-THE mailman had distinctly
the routeH took from the shores
# California to the frontiers of Bavaria.
rhe following words which the English
nan uttered confirmed what I had
hought:
Yes, he and 1 travelled in one coach,
tie at the same table, drank good health
o each other, went together to this tower.
His name is Herman Caller, and you,
hrice damned villain, are the man p
sprang to my feet
"It's lie; never saw your wife; I
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