The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1872-08-10


her life-her hle?'
Her life!" said some strange voice
close to Inc, and there stood Jack Marsh
swaying like drunken man, with scared
eyes and wild hair Was his reason gone
or going?
"DontV he shouted to a workman who
was lifting a Ratchet to break in the door.
Not uP there Her head" And then he
stopped his ear to the key hole, and listen
ed intently minute, raised his hand as if
TO demand silence, and the intelligence fad
ing out OF his face, he rose with discord-
ant laugh and walked away. "Bah e. he
said, her lite against Testers cabinet
her life against a key We did rot even
look round to see where he went stumbling
through the hall, where lac fell in a fit up-
on the floor
Fearing TO injure that imprisoned figure
living or dead, who could tell-we left
the door and proceeded to break into the
middle compartment from the wings
The grand old workmans hip resisted: there
seemed no weak point, no creyice, no DOS.
s'6ii'ty OF breaking into the huge thing
without fear OF harm to that which it held
locked and fast within few inches OF our
hight and air and living lite, done to d ath
by bIt of clever machinery, the work ola
dead hand. lwould not think Of beautiful
Mary Lester as she might be, must he il
another hour went 10y, All this time no
questions were asked. | never knew till
afterwards how it all happened how her
iather, only an hour or 50 earlier. exhibit
ing his wonderful cabinet to a connois.eur
IN such matters, had gone up stairs with
his friend to show the key he priced 20
much, leaving the cabinet door open, in.
tending to returr-how Mar, and the chill
dren, younger brother and sister. had
come in-and how the unusual sight ofthe
open door had attracted them-how She
looked in and told the little ones she had
had not stood inside it so" since she was
a. little as they were; and laughing. tried
TO stand in the old place 81 am not too
his even now, am r. she said, and the
children ran TO see and pushing the doors
against her the spring caught aud shut
her in with death and sulio, cation, while
they went shouting to the others that sister
Mary was I'm there shut up and they
cond not let her out
No, & ey could not let her out Mr.
Lester and his friend had gone oil with
the key to show It - some one who had
doubted its date-so it apparel from one
OF the boys who now came in; lie had
heard them talking On the stair as
they went out
lie said Jarvis knows nothia, about
it, he has never seen it," said the bow. sob.
bin :, Il heard him; know he sail Jar
Wis"
THAT will be Colonel Jarvis, in Charles
street, maam." sail Davis M ay be if we
sent there"
There were vices one lie, aud BarAer
looked in with white lace ofhorror.
Its master comingln,' she said, in
sort OF whisper.
We all stood back. Who would tell
him! Who was to say, 'Your girl is he
h'ud that immoyable door?'
But the boy, frightened enough at hi,
father at other times, went up to him, try
Ing to speak Iu.e,ly, The key sir quick
Tor Coils sake
key Wbat-whtt's all thi,? Cool
Cod sir -seizing a servant 10y the collar
and ninsing him to one side like cat
do YOU know what you re doing meddlus
with that cabinet Why, its worth thou-
anI-, God b,r,. me- what does all tins
meant lIewu- purple with anger Don't
stand staring. Sarah lleriot, he thun-
derci. You are not fool be- good enough
G, explain th--Ihis-
went mp 10 him sick with horror The
key i- wanted, managed to LAY. There
is some one in-ile-dyn.'
Some ous--dying in there? Wno2
WHAT Who is &c. sirlf lesAook me g.,
the -hou'ip 900 wince> with pain
cob, tie k.y, the hey Never mind
anything elsa, SIR Only open quick and
lose no more time
lie loo.rl sharply round Mrs Lester
aud Kate aerc -t,o d.ns iu The door, with
their terrified. miserable face. lie took
900 there's Of us with glance
Where's Mary he said suddenly. 80
ONE spoke "wuy the devil dom & you an