The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-05-24
TORTI-FITE MIN Ut Is.
A TALE FOUNDED ON FACTS
CONCLUDED.

our elevated position was grand beyond
description. I raised my telescope and
gazed upon hunting scene. My wife
stood by my side. l gave her a rapid
description of the flying stag, the pursu
ing hounds, the mounted hunters, and
when they all had disappeared in the
depths of the forest / laid down my tel
escope.
"This was grand spectacle, Eleanor! !
cried l, turning to my right, My wife
was gone. Perhaps she had tired OF
hearing my silly talk, and gone down to
look at the inscription upon the walls in
the lower chambers, thought I, descend
ing. l found the first and second story
vacant l shouted, 'Eleanora! Eleano-
raj The elang of an iron door was the
only sound 1 heard Frantically l
rushed down the last flight of the spiral
staircase. My body came in violent con-
tact with a closed iron door, which de
fed my utmost endeavors to open It
Perhaps she has concealed herself be
hind some of the battlements, and only
tried to frightcn me- were my thoughts
as l again ascended to the highest plat
form. l searched every nook and cor
ner, but did not find her. / climbed up
one of the high blocks of stone compo-
sing the top wall, and looked down a
depth Of two hundred feet Oh, I wish
/ had sprung down that height! Many
a sleepless night, full of agony, would
have been spared to me. Far, far below
me, I perceived carriage; and walking
towards it, arm in arm, were my acsfe
and a stranger Oh, furies my wife
and man, and stranger, too! ] cast
my eyes about me for stone, a weapon
lin fact, for something heavy-to hurl
down upon their heads. But nothing
met my gaze; even my telescope had
disappeared Probably 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 70
the carriage. The couple looked up. l
shall never forget the face of the man.
He was young, had cluster of curls. a
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 position
lashsd the horses, and the carriage rat
tied away. Two days passed before |
was released. 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 "f1y." "Bah ! thought
l; "it'sSonly word; nothing else. 1t
comes from the brain of half crazy
man."
AS if he had OWNED my thoughts: he
said:
81 know you think me mad. No, sir,
/ am not mad. have read all the books
relating to lunacy, and found that ma
MACS have no control over their actions.
But hare control over my thoughts and
actions, and I hare set purpose to ac
'complish. Now to continue my story.
"Oh my return to the hotel / found it
was the student who had procured the
carriage. ] followed the fugitives. One
year they eluded my search. At last a
returned California miner told me in
New York that he knew woman living
in San Francisco who answered my de-
scription of Eleanora. / fastened to
that city of the Golden Sands. found
her sick, poor, and deserted by the vii
lain. Do you think 1 took her to my
bosom again2 No. a thousand times
no! / found means to. make her stone
blind. Gold, my gold, purchased men.
tools, who performed the feat very neat
ly.
"Three weeks after, she died raring
mad. Look, here she lies; / had her
body embalmed.'
With these words he rose and removed
the lid from the oblong box.
A white, CHASTITY 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 the half exposed bo-
som.
The aspect of the face was serene, as
if she was only sleeping. From the cof
fin 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 in dark
ness. Then vague hope crept through
my excited brain that / had chance to
escape.
The voice Of the Englishman reused
me from my thoughts.
l looked down. He was leaning
against the railing of the staircase, his
watch he held in one hand, while the
other was grasping hammer
Again l heard the word fly"
Eyes, fly" repeated he in sharp
tone Then looking intently at the
watch, he continued his narrative:
II took this box with me in my trav
els, for now my only end and aim was to
follow the student, who had left San
Francisco for the gold mines. There !
found that he had started across the
plains for the Eastern States. Money
procured me an outfit and an escort OF
twenty men, / followed him from Pla-
ceryille to Carson, and from there
through the Mormon city to Fort Kear,
ney. / still followed, finding fresh ira
ces of him in every city and hamlet
passed through, until l arrived in New
York, where l learned that he had en-
barked on a steamer bound to Bremen
and Southampton. l left New York on
the next steamer On my arrival in Bre-
men l described his personal appear
ance to the Chief of the Harbor Police
and promised large sum of gold if he
should be found. Three days after,
learned that man, answering my de
scripticn, had left for Prussia. follow
ed, and first MET him face to face al
Dresden"
He stopped and looked at 'me>witf
eyes full of hatred. A cold shudder rar
| thronuh NV frame, I Wantetl to sneak