The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02

| VOLUME 70.
am sure cannot go 10 bed while
il is IN the hoase."
you are very ridiculous, HarTi
e." remarked janet. 81 am sure
the men ere very respectable look
ing individuals, only two shOPmen.
We have Just been looking at the
pack, and il did not move, though
gave IL a good squeeze. l am sure
there is nothing in il to alarm you.
Harriet looked very pale and
shook her head warmly.
Ten o'clock came, aud my cousins
and were thinking o / betaking our
selves TO ourselves to our sleeping
apartments, when we heard door
in the hall violently shut and lock-
ed. Immediately after Harriet
rushed in, and sank on the near
est chair 10 violent Mysteries. She
was followed by the butler looking
ss pompous and still as ever, bat
with q certain expression of un-
quiet on his fat, grave face.
"What IL the matter, Jones = ask
ed Mildred, starting to her feet.
''Teil us quickly. Do try to be quiz
ct, Harriet"
"Oh. that pack is alive Shrieked
Harriet"
4Hush, Harriet said Mildred,
calmly; aIet Jones tell rs. heard
you lock q door. 1t was that of the
ante-room In which this unfortu-
nate pack Is placed, 1 suppose?
"It was, niiss, replied Jones, sen
teutiOusly. "And the dog is in the
hail." he added.
$50 far COED" said Mildred, COM
posedIy. "And how, pray, do you
know that the pack is aliVe?"
"You see, miss, replied Jones,
sever since that pack has been left
here Harriet has been In a distract-
ed state of mind-frightened out of
her senses in fact"
81 saw the thing move when il
was laid in the hal" sUbbed H&r-
riet.
go on JONES'" interposed Janet.
| Jones continued:
$50 before we went to bed Mi SO
Harriet persuaded me to come and
take another look at the package.
You know 1 did not approve OF its
being left Miss," he added.
"Never mind thst," said Mildred,
''tell us what you have SEEN"
"Well, Miss, I thought it great
nonsense, but I went. We took
hold of the bundle aud turned it
about little, but could make moth
ing of il. Presently Harriet found
q small hole In the wrapper. She
pulled the rent rather more open
and looked IN. l saw her face
change. She turned and drew me
out Of the room, pulled the door to,
and locked it. This is all know
at present, ladies" and here Jones
bowed to US politely.
Harriet had become quieter, SO
Mildred inquired:
"What did you see, Harriet?"
The girl shivered aud covered her
face with her hands.
i J"Come Harriet, speak, said Mil
dred, becoming little more pale.
Eyes, tell us, and instantly" cried
Janet.
| Harriet took her hands from her
face and looked up,
SIT was an eye, Miss" she said in
horror stricken tones; "such an aw.
full locking eye, and it glared al
me-" she added, with suppressed
shrek.
We looked at each other in mute
CONSERVATION.
"Was it a livngi one, do you
think, Harriet?' ] asked.
eyes, it was all alive, I am cure,
Miss," she sobbed. oh, what shall
we do? 1t looked so malignant
and terriblel"
We looked at each other for few
moments, and then Mildred spoke
81 can scarcely believe that you
are right, Harriet she said; q fan
cy that your Imagination must have
been making a goose of YOU"
Still, Mildred ventured to
say, Harriet may be right, and it
would be well to do something al
once. This may be a plan to rob
the hopse when we are all in bed
"And murder as ALL" shrieked
Harriet.
Janet began to cry, and mean.
while the butler had left the room
"Where is Jones?" inquired Mil
dred, suddenly observing his alb.
senee. Let us go and find him, anG
see what 10 to be done"
She passed into sthe hall and We
followed. jones was rummaging il
q large cleset. the door of which
STOOD open, and he had lamp in hi:
hand. The other servants stood by
and we together waited for him tC
emerge. He was rather long
time-so Mildred went close to the
door and whispered:
"What are you doing there
Jones ?"
Jones made no reply, but came
out, armed with an old rusty look
ing dagger, and two pieces Of strong
rope.
"You are not going to kill him r
inquired Janet.
"Never fear, miss replied Jones
"a little prick, however, will DE-
, no hurt. l must take care of my
masters house."
"We will come with you" whis-
pered Mildred,
"Verv good, misa,' he answered
"Please bring the dog to the door
and keep him there till I want him.
So off went Jones with his lamp
his dagger, and his ropes, we anG
I
the dog, who seemed to possess
strong consciousness of something
being amiss.
Jones opened the door of the lit
tie room quietly, and went in an(
placed the lamp on q small side table
which stood near, Then at ono e
dagger and ropes In hand, he walk
ed towards the pack, which lay OIL
the settle; but ! now observed tina
there was one or two openings Il
the wrapper.
There was deep silence amoDs
us for a moment or two, interrupted
only by the low growlings of thu
dog, who became manifestly more
and more uneasy, aud was will
great difficulty restrained from
rushing into the room. Then there
came 8 scene of noise and confu
sion. Jones reached the pack, snG
throwing the rope over his arm
aud still clutching the dagger, stoop,
ed to examine the slit In the wrap,
per where Harriet had asserted shC
had seen an eye. At that momenl