The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-03-22

one else but the ordinary members of
the household and the watchers could
possibly be in; and here was /, sitting
at my bedroom fire, making believe to
sleep, with my two men concealed In
the wardrobe, all hoping to catch-we
did not know what. The humor of the
situation 80 strongly affected me at one
time that could scarcely refrain from
bursting into laughter. But the thought
of Mr.. Burrows having put himself to
so much trouble on my account, COM
bined with remembrance of what
had experienced during the past twenty
four hours, gradually sobered my feel
ings, and shortly found my thoughts
floating away In dim remembrance to
my life In India-to my distant hus-
band; to our long separation; to the
terrible nights and days of that fearful
mutiny, whose horrors still rose up be-
fore me; to-
There was thud on the floor, and /
started. / had been asleep, and in my
slumber had knocked q book off the
small table at my elbow. The fire was
burning low, and rose in confused
state to trim it, when my eyes fell upon
what had seen on the previous even
ing. In the.imperfect light 1t seemed
taller and more CHASTITY looking than
before, and was approaching me from
behind. AS my eyes fell upon 1t gave
a loud shrek, and caught hold of the
chair to support me. AS did so, saw
the figure gradually fecede from me,
and the room seemed to grow suddenly
darker. l am certain that, left to my
self, L should at that moment have
tainted right away, for the whole thing
had been 80 sudden, and found me so
unprepared, that in my confusion /
forgot all about the business of the
night. But just as the white figure
seemed to be approaching the curtained
windows, 1 saw two dark figures dash
quickly upon 1t from behind, then q
sharp and violent struggle, in which all
three rolled on the floor, as if locked
together in a deadly embrace. The
white figure had managed to wrench
one arm loose, and in another moment
there was the sharp click of q pistol.
Thanks to our forethought, the weapon
was harmless. BY this time the noise
of the struggle that was going on had
brought the blacksmith and Andrew up
to my apartment, and with their help
the white figure was in few seconds
manacled and led forward to the light,
his white garment-an old surplice-
hanging in tatters about him. He was
at once known to the majority of the
company-it was the steward He
turned his back on me with sti6ed
oath.
Leaving him, now helpless, with his
hands fast behind his back, in charge
of the blacksmith, Mr.. Burrows led the
way to the housekeeper's room below,
the door of which was found to be
locked. 1t was at once burst open, and,
taking a candle with us, we entered.
The outer room was in the same condi-
ton as had seen it during the day, but
the inner room showed the bed drawn
forward, and the paneling of the recess
which we had discovered standing open.
Nobody was there. Taking the candle
forward to examine the recess, Mr.. Bur-
rows found that the box had q movable
bottom, in addition to that which we
had discovered, and that by it's removal
an opening sufficient for one person at
time led down a trap-stair into the
cellars below. Mr.. Burrows and the
joiner at once descended, taking the
light with them, the rest of us waiting,
as directed, in the outer apartment, OF
the lobbies that led to it. In a few
minutes 1 heard sudden footsteps in my
bedroom, and, rushing thither, found
that Mr.. Burrows and the joiner had
reached 1t from the cellars, into which
the trap-door led, the whole of the
woodwork of one side of the window o.
my room being ingeniously made tC
move back upon hinges like a door, yet
so constructed that it could not be open
ed by any one in the room. When thu
steward was searched there was founC
on him, besides the pistols, bunch o
duplicate keys, which could open any
chamber or any other lock-fast place il
the house.
The constable having been called il
from the garden, the steward, who haC
hitherto stood silent and sullen, with
dark expression of malice and reveng
upon his face, was handed over to him
and he was instructed by his superior t.
convey him to the local Police office ant
place him in cell. The blacksmith b