The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1882-07-05

/ OF board in the hall startled her. Fly
ing to the door, garnet silk, train and
all, she came face to face with a man.
'I beg your pardon" he said, apol-
ogetically; "but you did not hear the
! knock. and
"What do you waut?n cried Polly, all
/ in a panic. "Go away, at oncep'
I called to see if the young ladies
Polly waited to hear no more. Vague
ideas of peddlers, tramps, burglars,
midnight assassins, 1oated through her
brain
d" Yes" said she with assumed calm
ness, " they are at home. Please tc
walk in.
And opening the nearest door, she
motiOned him to enter. As it was dark
/ therein, how was he to know that it was
the coal-cellar or that the next minute
the door would be shut and bolted upon
him?''
"Therew cried Polly, exultingly, her
I dark eyes staring like balls of fire, her
cheeks turned from deadly pale to glow
ING red.
/" But stop a minuten' pleaded n stiied
voice, from the other side of the door.
" There a mistake. -
Eyes" said Polly. "there is a mis-.
take! You are mistaken in supposing
that am to be imposed upon Now,
stay there until 1 call the coachman
and the two stable-hands, and unloose
the dogr'
(Which four last be it understood,
were entirely fiction Of Miss Polly
imaginationD
She stood a second or so to consider.
Miss Baird must not be excited or dis.
turbed-at least, so the doctor said.
Besides of what use could Miss Bair d
possibly be?
''rn go for the girls" said Polly.
Il Il be at the ball, after alln'
And, folding a shawl around her
pretty, taper shoulders, away she shot,
like an arrow, quite needless of the lace.
lined train of the garnet silk dress.
Hazel HILL where the ball was being
held, was not more than a quarter of a
mile from Stone Tower, and, lighted
from garnet to cellar, itpresented a very
pretty sight to Pollys wondering eyes.
She posted herself on the verandah.
Just where q easement had been opened
to COO, the perfumed atmosphere of the
dancing-room, and there, with big
sparkling eyes, and cherry cheeks, halt
hidden by the shawl drawn over hei
head and ears, she watched to catch ,
glimpse of Amy or Mamie.
There they were, dancing Polly
would scarcely have known them, so IA
diant they seemed-their exquisite Dor
{ rowed dresses set off by lights, thei
faces flushed by happy eycitemgnt-and
| at last Amy sat down by this very open
easement, smiling and tanning herself
while her partner hurried to bring her {
glass Of iced champagne.
An of q sudden a Geld little hand fel
on her round, dimpled shoulder. Sh
started and looked around
" Polly! Goodness me! it can't b
q possiblen' she exclaimed. "What OF
earth has brought you here? Is Mis-:
Baird dead? Has papa come homeP'
90 No. answered Polly, sepulchrally
f ''But I've caught burglar! Call Nan
ME and come home at once, because
5 maybe, he II break loose"
z And so Amy never got the iced cham
pagne, and Mamie didn't finish he
e waltz with q whiskered young gentleman
S from Montreal And Harry sinclair, tn
{ brother of the hostess, accompanied then
e back to the Tower, with the tallest of tn
( walters, two revolvers and blaCkthorI
5 stick which would have done credit t.
Rory o. More himself.
( Thus backed up, Polly drew the bolt
I unlocked the door and called in ster
+ accents, to the sequestered victim:
< 3" Come out, you villain-cOme a
a oncer'
2 And a tall. rather pleasant-loo2linl
g Young fellow emerged, shivering wit
the cold and having the traces Of Goa
. dust on his white shirt collar and ligf
D kid gloves.
e ''Who are you?" savagely demande
= Sinclair.
= The gentleman presented his card.
Il 50 NY name is Stafford, said he
" Colonel Copely requested me to ca
e here and bring his daughters back t.
New York with me. Here is a letts
g from him. He has taken ftwnishe
4 house in Forty-seyenth Street, and--
r Goodness mel gasped Polly, clasg
ing her hands over her eyes. "And
C shut him in the coal-cellarI'
e For one dread second there was silenC
Y and then they all burst into a peal ,
contagious laughter, which broke up a
n ceremony ut once, and rendered theI
all excellent friends.
j. Mr. Sinclair, with the tall waiter an
II the blackthorn stick, departed; and Poll
with a little of Nannie's amateur assis
d ance, served up an impromptu supper
bread and toasted cheese. which VIZ
g. pronounced q success. Mary Eliza T.
If turned in a little while and all was wei
d The next day commenced the packin
ir for removal Mary Eliza was to RENAL