The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-17

stairs slinn,no off ho- hoo.s an +h. lou
est stsn. fbers was No II@ht IN The Nall
exeept thar afforded hv the 'hnrSla,,s
LANTERN. for the vas was tnrned down
1 Low. and the la taTn set inside the cIose
doof. The door opened entward and
the KEY was In it: a spring, a sudden
bang, and then the click OF the kew in
Virginia,s nervous fingers. as she turned
Iit In the lock Iramandnna cnrse
| came from the oantnred thief as sbe
leaned breathlesslv against the door.
The same moment the gasIipht behind
her was suddenly turned on. and Nice
confronted Virginia.
| "You here. madam Wall vou and T
are ouits. ANYHOW. Omen that door. or
PH send bullet through your head
! You didn't thinK of nv having a reyoly-
! er. did youW
! HNo," said Virginia. looking in the
girPs furious eve with her peculiarly
calm smile. "Helpl Policelp
"You may split your pretty throat
4 calling" said Alice, seizing her savage
| ly by the arm. "No one will come; the
cooks drugged, and you are ut our mer-
cy. Give me the keyP'
cpl trouble you for that pistolV said
q stern voice behind Virginia, as a.
quick, strong arm jerked the weapon
away from Alice.
Alice, with shrek, fell on the floor.
| for she realized all at once, But Viz
GINA, gaspIng "Ab, my Gudl" gazed as
| II turned TO stone, tor it VAS Langley
Temple that she saw,
"Virginia, don't be terrified" he said:
| sit is my very self, no ghost. Take my
hand, love; see, it is flesh and blond.
like your own, dear.O lie had her in his
arms. The uool bell was ringing iuri
ously, but he would have let the neigh
! bors pull the wire till 1t broke before he
would have left her in that dumb.
shocked state. AS he touched her she
Lrembied violently; then the light came
back TO her eyes, and, with sob OF Joy,
Virginia flung herself on the breast OF
him whom she had mourned as dead.
The Motleys had time to think that
Virginia was murdered before The pair
opened the door. Very much surprised
were they TO see, instead of the police
man they expected TO find, very tall,
handsome young man, stranger, in Vi
ldress-navy Uniform. Fred, now that
his part OF the tun was over, began to
roar, and Virginia took him up in her
arms, while the three gentlemen, as
sisted by the real Simon-pure policeman.
Drawny son OF Erin, opened the closet
and secured the prisoner. Within the
next fifteen minutes the other servants
had returned-ior the burglary took
place before Ii .o'clock-and Alice,
having recovered from her sWOon, was
| carried TO the station-nouse.
DON'T know how Langley and Vir-
ginia were occupied till my return, out
when Frank thrust his iatch-key into
the door, Virginia flew out of the library.
and tried, with few incoherent SEN
| tences, to prepare me for seeing some
thing. The consequence was, that, when
pushed the door open in very BE-
wildered frame of mind, and saw Lang
ley smiling at me, l was terrified almost
out OF my senses, ana came near faint
ing.
10 the best of my recollection. the
hou sehold sat up nearly ali nlgnt, though
finally, alter l had heard The whole
story, been speecnless over Vlrginia's
bravery. and nugged Fred.-now asleep
in the arm-chair-Frank dragged me OF
to bed.
| don't know that Langley and Vir-
gina sat there Till morning, but GER
lalnly the first persons | saw uuvn
coming down 10 breakfast were them
selves, on the Identical sofa where had
lett them,
Langley's story is too long a one to be
told here. Suffice it 10 saw that. .baing
on deck when The Tecumseh sunk. he
had been able to strike cut from the
sinking ship. and, uuder cover Of the
smoke and roar OF battle, to swim
ashore. There, however, he was taken
prisoner, and kept in close confinement
Tor some months, finally making his
escape. Coming direct to Frank lor
intelligence before presenting himself |
TO his family, he had stopped to light IA
cigar under the gaslight, where Virginia
Md p,istnLa,, him TON Al r. al;