Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-11
olute fortune. Like all YOUNG .oldiers,

solute torture. Like all young soldiers,
he found the suspense before the action
infinitely more trying than the fray it.
self. The stable opened on the street
close to the garden-door, and it's farther
window, at which the two watchers had
posted themselves, commanded the
whole side of the house, the blackness
of which was relieved only by solitary
light in one of the upper windows.
Suddenly the light vanished, and re-
appeared moment later-a perform
ance repeated three times in quick sue
cession.
"That must be the signal" whispered
the doctor. "Keep your ears open,
Harry"
Courageous as Everett was, he felt his
pulse quicken, and his hand went in
stinctively to the revolver which, despite
the doctors verdict, he had persisted in
bringing with him.
clark! Was that stealthy footstep
outsider"
The next moment came low whistle,
instantly answered from the house and
then a shadowy figure, issuing from the
building, glided noiselessly to the gar
den-door, and opened it to admit two
others.
"They've got the ladder" whispered
Dr.. Bistoury, as the three phantoms
crossed the garden. "Be on the look
out, my boy; you're going to see some,
thing worth seeing!"
The ladder was soon placed against
the mysterious window, and Badger Bill,
after whispering to his comrade to "keep
an eye" on their worthy confederate, as
cended, and, cutting out a pane so dex-
terously that the sound was barely audi
bic, put his hand through and shot back
the hasp. His two assistants mounted
after him; and Bill, stepping cautiously
into the room, turned the "bull's-eye u
of his lantern upon its interior.
Instantly the treacherous servant re-
coiled with stifed cry.
Amt that "a coffin over yonder y
whispered he. TREMENDOUSLY. "Good
gracious! suppose there should be a
dead man in it, and"
"S'pose you should be thunderin'
big fool!" growled Bill, savagely.
"Shut your mouth, will yer, or thar'n
be another dead man somewhat round
soon. I'm a-goin' right in am !! u
And he stepped resolutely forward.
Crash the coffin-lid burst open, and a
skeleton, thrown out in CHASTITY relief by
the red light that famed in its eyeless
sockets, started up with hideous rattle,
thrusting forward its bony arms and
grinning jaws as if about to spring on
them. The "Sauve quipeut" of Napoleon
was not more decisive. The honest
servant gave one yell sufficient to wake
the whole neighborhood, and rolled on
the floor in commissions. The second
|, burglar, leaping backward, dashed his
head with such force against the corner
of bureau that he dropped as II felled
with an ak, while Badger Bill, making a
frantic rush for the window, overturned
the ladder, and fell crashing along with
it, breaking his leg in the fall
"You see now, Harry" said the doc
tor, as they went upstairs after seeing
their umbidden guests marched off by
the police, "that my night-watchman
did know his duty although THERE'S
nothing more unearthly about him than
a few concealed springs, which are re-
leased upon the approach of any one,
and a little phosphorus. AS for this
wonderful room, you see it's only a
laboratory, after all. But the stories
that people told about it amused me SO
much that I must plead guilty to having
given them good deal of encourage
ment. Now, let us be off to bed; and [
think you may sleep in peace after this,
for it strikes me it'll be some time be-
fore anybody robs my house again"
And, indeed, no one has ever attempt
ed it since