The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-13
two steps at time, and strobe along
the han, follorred by bis friend Frank

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the hal, folloyred by bis friend Franz
Ermine.
Miss Betsy made rtsh for the door
bnt she was too late. lTom's speed O
locomotion had been meater than sht
had calculated on, and Eitha blind i'm.
pulse of concealment Ale darted int
4 the closet and shut herself in, amone
dressing-gowns, shooting coats, and
old looking bifurcated garments tina,
filed her spinster soul With horror.
'They'lt 60 out again, pretty soon, .
thought Miss Betsy, plIlting, as sht
held on desperately to the inner han
die of the door, and then can jus1
slip into my own roOm!p
| Butno such q announcement appeared
at hand. Mr.. Castlewynne and hi
friend sat themselves down and delib.
erately lighted their cigars: the blut
yapor stole, spicy and pungent, through
the key-hofe. e
81 shall chokc,n thought Miss Betsy
"Ncw look here. Tom. y said M
Frnine, apparently resuming the con,
/ versation Which had hacn temaornriIx
interrupted,s' - afhere,s no use ia heins
q faint-hearted fool! Marry the LITTLE
fElfie, if she has fortv Old maid annfs i,
my goodness orscious - secret,
aspirated the captive maid. = - Z.
Isay, though - said Castlewynne, .
! If she's a day ~
"Hixty, I should Think remarked
Frank. - .,
f"The impudencc Of the creatures "
| gasped the imprisoned sllbiect of criti.
cism.) ~" -
"But still,n pursued Castlewvnne
! ssElfie has some tender little motions
about never marrying without he,
aunt's consent. ami If we eould per.
suade her to give TT
"Never,n - said Ermine. .Whoeould
| expect a shrivelled up old fossil Ike
| that to-Hallo! what's that noise p
For Aunt Betsy, half stifled in the
closet, and choked with cigar smoke,
had given q spasmodic ,t'lSetcll-av of q
| sneeze. fy%fsa
Nothing but the cat on the yeran.
dah roof.p
sV fell Won If is sou,ofh;pg i'm that
closet!'
Ermine rose and tried the door. Aunt
Betsy hung resolutely on TO her side OF
it. . So
sIf it is the cat,n said CastIewynne
coming to the rescue. usbe is ren1arka.
bly strong in her ouscrIlar develon.
ment: give q good null. Frank. Hal.
! Ion ~, -
For the door flew onen with a ierl.
revealing Miss Rotsnv xVb;st,.ton
shrinkinc hacE into : cornars Ons
moment 9,asfiewvnre sfartadNt,,a next
y brilliant ideo fissbod across b;s r,;nd.
he shut the door AGAIN and bolfei n
instanfaneouslv. -
"Thieyesm he cried. in carcfullvs,m.
pressed tones ssRobers burglars ~
i iH0i NV rood Ar % Thn,,os % s s"no.,a,
Miss Betsy, wildly, through the kew
hole, tspiease don,ti Please stop cry.
Whistleton; it's all a mistake, mis-
understanding"
"a misunderstanding eb ?r said Cas-.
tlewynne. sit has rather u burglar
ious look. I should be sorry to deliver
YOU into custody, Miss Whistleton, but
I-n 81
"Have mercy on ne!n shrieked Miss
Betsy, rafting at the dOor-knob. "ln-
deed, indeed, / meant no harm-it was
mistake, upon my word Please let
me out, quick, before any one comes
and me in mans room, too.n
Dreadful 90 grpaned Mr.. Ermine.
s.Too frightfli to think ofm hollow
~ echoed Castlewynne.
''Oh, dear, dear - walled Miss Betsy,
as NIL the horrors Of her situation
dawned upon her, "do please let mo
o 1T, Mr. Thomas; and I'll give you
anything have in the world ~
Mr.. Castlewynne paused; he ap.
peared to deliberate. Miss Betsy took
heart of hope.
"Will you give me your niece Elfri-
dap
.sAIy niece Elffida? N-eyer-really.
I could MOTT
40. very well, inst as yo,, elect.
Ermine. will yo,i have the goodness Ia
stem down stairs and call M the land.
lord p,
And at the game instant EIfr;da,s
soft voice was heard calling i'm the neyf
room.
WAunt Retsy, Aunt Retsy, Oh. Mr..
Parker, where can aunt be cone?i
Search. an erpoec and detection were
looming inevitably over the wretch d
victim of circumstances; she ratified
madly against the door.
0You needn't 90, Mr.. Ermine-you
needn't GO! -Onlv LET me ont
1You Will freely Isssfow the hand OF
vour niece ,,non me 9V
observation-disclosures. ~
Mfr. Castlewvnne unboltrfi fhe. door,
and threw il omen with a low bow.
Miss Betsv STAYED not to reciprocate hi.
noliteness. and derfed from the room
| tilyo nm arro,v fjee;ng from fhe bow
never stonninp fiji She was safe in he,
own room - :
| aAnntv ~ exc,ained fhe asfonisbed
Fife sIyvhare on Garth have Won heen?,l
Rnt that was inst what Ma,ntie,; neye,
xvonjd fol, her
"El:rida,D . said Miss Betsy, when she
naa canned an @ ner aslSn,eu ,vo oan nerse7 ny os
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