The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-02-22

Where are you going to put him Y
asked my guied.
up cbnmber,'. 5. ,.,
Put him ip Isaac's room.
No n' ss7fss
It's the most comfortable stu.
But here / Interrupted the whispered
colloquy. is m
Il am not PARTICULAR don't care
where you lodge me; only make haste
please. 81"
SO | was conducted up steep ladder
that stood in a corner IF the room, into
an apartment ceiled with slopng beams
and ventilated by one small window
where cot bcdstead, crowded closely
against the boafd partition, and pine
table, with two chairs, formed the sole
'attempts ut furniture. nai5a,.-s
The woman set the lisht--au oil
lamp-on the table.
Anything more l can get you sir ?"
said she.
Not hing, thank you
Il hope you'll sleep well, sir Wheu
shall | call you?N 2a#5
AT four O'Clock in the morning if you
please must walk to Il station
IN time tor the seven o'clock express
"l'll DC sure to call you sir
She withdrew, leaving me alone in
the gloomy little apartment. | sat dnwu
aud io0kei around me with no ycry
agreeable scnsatwus .
4 will sit down aud write to Alice, [
thought; that will soothc my nerves
aud quiet me, perhaps.
descended the loditr. Pho fire still
glowcd redly On the stone hearth; my
companion aud the woman sat beside il.
talking in a low tone, third psrson sat
at the table, eating short, stout, vii
lalnous looking man, in a red flannel
shirt and very muddy pnntaloons.
l asked fer writing materials, aud re.
turned to my room to write to my.wifc.
'f My darling Alice
= | paused, and laid down my pen as |
concluded tue words, half smiling to-
i think hi what she would say, could she
know of my strange quartefs.. ~ !.
Not unthi 0oat'r Asfreets- A. covered.
did I lny aside my pen and prepare for
su"ber AS / folded my paper, l hap.
pened to glance toward my couch.
Vas it the CLEAN of human eye
observing me 'lronsh The L,.stl p mi
tl"n, or was it but my own fancy? mere
was crack there, hut euly black dark
ness beyond yet L could have sworn
that something. had. ssparkled baletully
i"' "'s' g. s.-s,.
took out my watch-it was only
o'clock. 1t was scarce worth while for
me to undress for three hours sleep |
would lie down in my clothes aud snatch
what slumber Iacould. So pacing nv
Valise cloFe to the head of NY bed, and
barrleadiug the lock less doors with two
chairs, | ex'i4!guished the light aud lay
down. a' Eea
At first | was very wakcful, bu,
gradually a soft drowsiness seemed to
stealaoser une, like 4, misty n,antlc, until
ail of sudden some startling electric
thrill courscd through my veins, aud |
sat up, excited and trembling.
luminous soltucss seemed to ol,w
through the room-no light Of the moon
or stars was ever so penetrating and
by the little wiudpw saw Alice, my
wiie, dressed in floating garments of
white, with her long yoI'lcn hair knottcd
back by blue ribbon Apparently she
was bcckouing to me with outstrctched
hands and eyes full OF Wild. anxions
tenderness
sprang to my feet and rushed to
ward her, but us l. reached the wind ~
The lair apparition seemed to vanish in,
t. the stormy darkness, and vas lief,
alone. i0 the self same instant the
starp report Of n pistol sounded i
could see the Jagged stream of fire above
the pillow, straight through the very
spot where tea seconds siuce my head
had lain
with an instantaneous realization of
ny danger, swung myself over the
edge OF the window, jumped some cigh,
or ten feet .iuto tangled bushes below. 4
and, az | crouched there recovering NV
breath, | heard the tramp offoo, lcp,
into my room.
is he dead = cried voice up the
laodcr-the smooth dcc.itInl v,;,.. c