The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-04

he would have let the neighbors pull the
wiretill 1t broke, before he would have
left her in that dumb, shocked state. As
he touched her, she trembl-d violently;
then the light came back to her eyes,
and with sob of joy. Virginia flung her
self on the breast of him whom she had
mourned as dead.
The Motleys had time TO think that
virginia H. iGu.p~I,-d 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 mana stranger, IN undress navy
uniform. Fred, now tba. bis part of the
fun was over, began to roar, and Vir-
ginia took him up in her arms, while the
four gentlemen, assisted by the real
Simon pure policeman, brawny son of
Erin,) opened the closet, and secured tho
prisoner. Within the next fifteen min
utes, the other servants hal returned,
flor the burglary took place before eleven
o'clock,) and Alice, having recovered
from her swoon, was carried to the sta
ton house.
don't know how Langley and Vir-
ginia were occupied till my return, but
when Frank thrust his latch-key into the
door, Virginia flew out of the library,
and tried. with a few incoherent SEN
tences, to prepare me for seeing some-
thing. The consequence was, that when
/ pushed the door open in very be-
widered frame Of mind, and saw Lang
ley smiling at me, l was terrified almost
out Of my senses, and came near faint
ing.
To the best of my recollection, the
household sat up nearly all night. though
finally, after l had heard the whole
story, been speechless over Virginias
bravery, and hugged Fred, now fast
asleep in the armchair, Frank dragged
me off to bed.
l don't know that Langley and Vir-
ginia sat there till morning, but certainly,
the first persons l saw upon coming
down to breakfast, were themselves, On
the identical sofa where | had left
them.
Langley's story is too long a one to be
told here; suffice it to say that, being on
deck when the Tecumseh sunk, he had
been able to strike out from the sinking
ship, and, under cover from the smoke
and war of battle to swim ashore. There,
however, he was taken prisoner, and
kept in close confinement for months,
finally making his escape. Coming di-
rect to Frank to gain intelligence before
presenting himself to bis family, he had
stopped to light a cigar under the gas
light, where Virginia had mistaken him
for policeman. He had known her in-
stautly; and probably, only her fright
and agitation prevented her from recog-
nizing his voice, which. az he mischev-
ously told her he did not disguise in the
! least"
Alice and her accomplice were identi-
fed by the police as old offenders. The
woman had carried on a systematic pill
fering at the Temples, and was an ac-
complished hypocrite. To my intense
qualification, the pair were sentenced to
the full term in Sing Sing
Langley and Virginia were married
very quietly soon after. Frank gave
away the lovely little bride, whose fair
girlish bloom had come back to her, and
who, under the influence of love, seemed
different woman from the pale, sad
creature who had moved SO quietly about
my house.
They idolize each other, and, think,
have quite forgiven grandma Chichester
and poor Horace Kent. Fred has always
been great pet with his aunt for his
bravery on the night of the attempted
burglary.
Between Fred's boasting and my sly
teazing, poor Frank will never be allowed
to forget his instrumentality introduce
ing me to such "a perfect treasure"