Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-03-12
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ing at the singular apparition; no,
it cannot be. Certainly, Mademol-
seIIe is Young. This might be some
old relative or friend of Madame.
Quickly and noislessly she ap-
proached the cabinet, and in mo-
ment it was unlocked and the secret
compartment opened.
After carefully Withdrawing the
notes deposited there by Madame
few hours previous, she snapped the |
spring and reclosed the desk. Then
turning quickly away she went over
to the store closet.
Inow left my hiding-place and
cautiously followed. When reach
ed the door she was in the act of re-
moving the false bottom from large
iapanned box in one corner. Drop
I1Ing it on the floor beside her, she
took from the box a roll of notes,
and, after adding the ones just sto-
len. returned the bundle to its place
again. Then hastily restoring the
box to its former order, she rose and
turned away.
| stepped back pace or two, with
the design of seizing her outside the
closet.
In moment she appeared and
confronted me, and for the first time
I obtained fair view of her fea-
lures. But instead of the horror
and dismay 1 had been anticipating.
/ I was the one to fall back aghast,
Nv outstretched arms fell powerless
a as, wsth swift tread and strong gaze
she swept past me and out of the
n room.
And this is the solution! / mus
tered, drawing deep breath OF re-
lief as the door closed upon her.
What will Madame say? Will she
G readily credit the reports l mus
Without deciding on the question
to dropped on the sofa and made my
h. self comfortable for the remainde
It. of the night. AS on the previou
day, Madame sought me early. Sh
Cd looked at me scrutinizingly.
he All, Monsieur has had anothe
good night without the aid of drugs
she remarked, somewhat tartly.
: Yes, Madame, a very good one,
replied; butt first earned the righ
. Ah! calculated Madame again
but this time very tremulously. The
Won hova-UOu-
Yes, Madame, l answered, fndin
she could not finish the sentenc
And now will you kindly allow n
OF to see MademoiselIe De Gray?
No! no! she replied, with hast
emphasis. My poor Antoinette h:
S, sinned no doubt; but she shall
t,o protected. You shall not see N
poor child, she concluded passio
ate1y. Heaven and will make
eS good woman of her yet!
sb My dear Madame, you quite mi
r take me, answered, feelingly, ma
t emoiselle is innocent! / was hard
AC- prepared for the little Frenchw
mans outburst of Joy.
Antoinette! my pure darling! n
white dove! my wronged ang'
q. Sweet Heaven, I thank thee! S
-. cried tearfully.
And before 1 could say any mo
:. she darted from the room. In fl
minutes she returned, leading ia
elegant, golden-haired girl, who
in ind proud eyes glittered with tears. II
st. fair vision Of youthful beauty Il
y Madame's side and came to me.
. thank you, she said, with simp
earnest dignity. 1 thank you MI
truly.
l have done little or nothing
Gc entitle me to your thanks, I smil
~ in response. But have you no des
to learn the name of the guilty p
ty?
All, true, exclaimed Madame.
forgot all but my infinite joy. I
US.
First, I answered, permit me
~ restore your stolen money. You hs
i, your keys, I see; will you be ki
enough to open the treasure-box'
,oo- And fastening to the close
ng a brought out the japanned box.
She knelt down and wondering
-, turned the key. I then lifted
III lid and removed the false botto
an astonished exclamation par
Mademoiselle De Gray's lips,
esl madame leaned over the box l
one in dream, and could not
convinced until the notes were in
hands and counted, that it was
re dream at all, but most pleasant
- ality.
Yes, Antoinette, she at last s.
4. ., rising and casting the notes on
the table, every sou of it is here; and
4 think of its being in the old b
Yes, sighed mademoiselle, witt
puzzled expression, but
But, interrupted madame, e
vivaciously, but who put it into
box? and she fixed her eyes in ca
mob. expectancy on mine.
and and The-apparition, / faltered, en-
NO ed the room between two and tt
If O'Clock, and went straight to the (
met. In few moments the NJ
were purloined and deposited WI
YOU Just now found them.
But the secret compartment, N
sieur, interrupted madame, excl
ly, was it opened without dificu
Yes, Madame. asi
Strange! most strange! she eli
'e in lated in perplexing tones, adding
RS .sId and next instant, Go on, Monsieur.
Brick That is all, madame.
tsased ed ed All! But what did you do, n
lAsH, sieur? she asked sharply.
'e DC Nothing, madame, but stag
aside and gaze like an imbecile a
Jew of the retreating form / had exter
ss'Oie' my hand to seize.
Oh! exclaimed the madame,
low, awed voice. Was lt-you
re ed it an apparition, / recollect, 4
sieur. What-what did it resem
1t was a woman; a small, p
e kept woman, clad in a trailing, crir
robe
A crimson robe! echoed mad
and Mademoiselle, both evide
DC aghast.
no, Yes, and with silvery-white h