The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-04-10

1 said. II wanted you to come and Sleep
here, but got hold OF the tube tnat goes
to Miss Gradients room, and asked her.
i to,come instead; but OF course meant
you ali the time. Do come to me at once,
or shall try and find my way to your
room."
4 The reply only increased my horror.
i and Consideration; It was shrlll ie.
male voice, not Miss Gradients, but evil
IDENTIFY James, the pretty housc-mald.
She said:. "You wretchl I'd have you
know as I'm honest gal, and scorn ye.
4 You won't tina me a-coming near you;
ana ii you come here you can't get in,
for cooks locked the door,"
"My dear girl, assure you"-I CON-
menced, trying TO exp ain, but she be-
l,gan speaking from her end Of the tube,
and cut me Snort.
81 aIn't your dear gal; and it's no use,
your talking any longer cause PM
asgoing TO plug up the pipe wlth cu11-i
papers; bat / shall tell master all about
j it IN the morning."
! again threY myself back ON the bed; !;
large drops of cota pefsp ration stood OH
my forehead as thought OF the awful
muddle I mad got inJo. Sleep was no "
not to be expected, and l0nged for q
glimmer OF light. If those eonfounded
lshutCers had not been closed there
would have been little. Then 1 made
UP my mind that l would ieei my way
to the window and try and open the
!, shutters. l got out OF bed and felt my
way along uhe wall. The darkness and
stiffness were dreadful. Suddenly i
1heard a noise, and started;' the next in
stant iOand it was the water running
/ into the basin; l had trodden on the
; lspring in the floor. l now proceeded,
strli feeling my way along the wall; /
! imust come to tAe window III time. "Ah,
, 1here il is" / muttered as l felt the cur
. tains; bat was mistaken; it was the lit
! 4 tie bed In the recess. Again journeyed
ionward, knocking my shins against The
I lchairs, but at last l exclalmed: "Here
a IL is these are the curtains" 1t was a
a bow window, and l passed through, to
feel for the fastening OF the shutters;
t when -. How snail / describe my
d 1sensaMonsi | screamed, j yelled, /
f ! scarcely know what did. 1t was the
/: Sc facing shower-Dath Ihadg t into and
! lne water came down III torrent on my
! idevoJed mead. l suppose my cries were
/. Ideadened Ny the curtains, for no one
!. appeared to have heard me, and 1
o lemerged dripping from the bath. was
shiyering. 1 drew off my wet night
\ is hirt, and then felt my way to my port
/ manteau, and got another. This. took
me some time to accomplish, and l was
o glad to get into bed AGAIN. Strange to
say, it was not long before got warm ;
q a glow seemed to come over me; but
d sleep was sill out OF tue ques lion.
n Daring all lars TIME 1 had never got
!. over the oppression of the intense
+ darkness. All at once l thought, "Why,
what leol | ami" l had foi igotJen how
easy il was 10 light the gas; had only
y to al ess on the ivory knob. True, there
y | might be some difficulty in finding it,
!. bat at any rate would try.
q Again l felt my way along the wall,
;. and at length tindIng the knob, pushed
II it IN; but 40 gas was llgnted. Instead, l
a heard a terrific noise overhead; it was
: the alarm-Dell. All the neignborhOod
n would be aroused. WHAT should 40? !
a did not In the least knoW how to stop 1t.
\ must try TO find my way to Harry. AS
= | for me pipe, could not be at al sure
!. Which was number one ia the dark. In
| my hurry 10 hnd the door, mad just up.
q set a table with a variety OF things upon
q it. wnen Harry, who mad heard the bell,
Z burst INTO the rom at tine instant oil the
q crash, and exclaimed, "What oa earth
!. is the matter?"
3 @NoLning,, 1 cried, sIf I could bu,
n stop this accountable bell | was trying
II to light the gas, and pusned in the wrong
IL KNOB"
nj "There," said Harry, when he felt hit
g way in; 'PVe stopped it. But / mus
d now run down stairs TO the teiegfaphs
+ l can hear the bells ringing; the neigh
1t bers have heard the alarm, and are
o wanting to ask what is the matJef,'' and
ol away went Harry, stili leaving HE in tht
5- dark. When he had sent them each 4
u message stating that the alarm was all
L a mistake, he came back TO ASK me how
n it happenpd, ana lighted the gas ior me
1t 81 could not sieep," SAID, '.anu
b, wanted TO get a light; but uhiorttnat4 3
he iy, pressed IN The wrong Knob anu Sc
7. the bell ringing"
a sOn, well, never mind; it's all right
%, now. But must 20 ana get into bed
v Pve got scarcely anything on, and my
10 teeth are cnattefihg SO can haruly
le speak"
but, say, want to explain some
ut thin < ~ you. / We got into sucn an aw
iui muduie. 1 wanted To speak 10 you
o but 4 got hoid OF the wrong tube, ant
ID called 10 your sister Insteau, and She
ID "0h, we'll, never Mihu; PIl make it al
III right In tue morning. Can't stay an,
le longer now"
'e He was gone, and had not been abl
u to fully explain. Shou Il L do So tArougi
's the pIpe?. No; l wouiu not risk thdl
20 perhaps night get hold Of the wron,
y. one again, and only make matters worse
w lay pioneering lor long time what
6uOulu w db SSlLcu Wttu dn dIueD
desire to geL away. 1 looked az IN,
ie waLcn; 1t was 4 O'oiock; why, it wouli
soon be getting daylight. Ii those con
= founded shutters were Tut open 1 oh III,
LII be abe to see if the day'was breaking
Now, had light, surely l might opel
d. them. l would try. Yes; 1 could opel
II, them; but as the gas Was aiight, it pre-
Id vented the catch from Keeping then
as open; and, as l have said, tney close,
IN with a spring; however, as held then
le back, c0uld see no signs OF the dawn
" and at last managed to prop them opei
ls with two chairs. How could get away
be that was The all important question:
lie and that without Jane seeing me loo
suppose / were trying to slip out
It, ana were to meet her ON tn
stairs in the dusk, she woul,
m probably think had improper desis MS
l and before L could explain, would r0us,
:; the house. Decidedly, il l meant to go
l must start before The servants wer
re stirring. / consulted my Bradshaw
p, aud found that there was an early trail
s. from the station where / got out las
TO night. Only last night? Gould it be
ID 1t seemed an age. Yes; would max
Il, up my mind togo. ! would leave not
fOr Harry asking him to axetlsa NV and