The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-12-03

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she had tainted The girl aroused herself
1No wonder" she said; "she has eater
nothing Gil day: and then all this. It's to.
awful, Ealeen- shall go mad IL think
and papa has never come back" !gQt-
GWhere is your fathsrP .5t.g
Il don't know. We sent down to the clul
and to the house; they can't find him. AnC
we've searched his room, and it's not there
It's nowhere. And Jack is rearly wild; anC
we daren't break # open" ais p.
"Itl What, childi Can't you say wha.
you are talking about / shall go mad next
What can't you fndl And what ails yo'
ALI"
@Saleen, it's Mary. Mary is in there; AM
the key is gone, and papa is away; and she'
dying there-suffocati ating;;n and the girl flung
herself on the floor with wild sobs and tears
Mrs. Lester lay forgotten in her swoon: Kat
rolled in unavailingsmisery ON the carpet
fed downstairs. The servants were as busy
as ever. knew il al now.
Good Godp said TO tho butler, who wa
carrying tray Of glass fare you going OF
with all this useless folly and that girl dyine
In the next rooml Is no one going to try t
save herl"
Davis stood still and looked at me pity
ingly; he shook his head sadly and went on
rushed into the street; a policeman wa
standing near the carts. "Come here"
said. "You"-to another mango and get 9
blacksmith Run for your Ifel Tell then
TO bring tools 10 open locks and unscrev
everything. Runl And you get hatchet
get anything; come and break opeI
the great cabinetp gasped to the servants
who came out to see what it all meant
Don't lose a moment. Great heavenI the
time that has been lost already They obeyeC
me. dispensing hither and thither. Itssemed
hours before the men came back with tools
%Try the hinges first. Are there screwsF
There was that chance, and they worked al
them, removing several heavy curious nails
and screws, but seeming no nearer the
object; the door was fast and firm. @Oh
break it DOWN. screamed at last; "breal
it with the hatchet What does anything
matter, but her life-her lifel" y.-.l.-.s
Her Ife," said some strange voice close
to me, and there stood Jack March swayine
like drunken man, with scared eyes and
wild hair. Was his reason gone or going9
"Don'tT he shouted to q workman who
was lifting the hatchet to break in the door.
Not up there. Her head" And then be
stopped with his ear TO the keyhols, listened
intently minute raised his hand as If to de
mand silence, and, the intelligence fading
out of his face, he rose with discordant
laugh and walked away "Bahln he said:
"her life against Lester's cabinet-her life
against a key" We did not even look
round to see where he went stumbling
through the hall. where he fell upon the floor.
Fearing TO injure tn at imprisoned figure
living or dead, who could tell-we left the
door, and proceeded TO break into the mid
die compartment from the wings. The
grand old Workmanship resisted; thert
seemed no weak point, no crevice, no posi-.
out fear of harm to that which il held locked
and fast, within few inches Of our light
and air and living life, done to death by bif
of clever machinery, the work of a dead
hand I would not think of beautiful Mary
Lester as she might be, must be, if another
hour went by. AL this time no questions
were asked / Dever knew until afterward
how it had 81 happened-how her father,
only an hour or so earlier, exhibiting his
wonderful cabinet TO a connoisseur in such
matters, had gone upstairs with his friend tc
show the key he priced SO much, leaving the
cabinet door open, intending to return-how
Mary and the children, a younger
brother and sister, had came in
and how the unusual sight of the
open door had attached them how
she looked in and told the little ones she had
not stood inside it so" since she was as little
as they were; and, laughing. tried to stand
In the old place. 81 am not too big even now,
am l." she said, and the children ran to see,
and pushing the doors against her, the spring
caught, and shut her in with death and suf.
location; while they went shouting to the
others that sister Mary was "in there shut
up" and they conldn't let her out
No, they could not lot her out Mr.. Lester
and his frind had gone of with the key to
show il to some one who had doubted its
date so it appeared from one of the boys
who now came in; he heard them talking on
the stairs rs they went out t,... -4-.
HE said: Jarvis knows nothing about it:
he hs never seen it, >" sad the boy sobbing.
81 iaeard him. / know he said Jarvis g. q.
HThat will be Col Jarris in Charles street,
ma'am,n said Davis Maybe if we sent
tIare-"
There were voices outside, and Barker
looked in with a white face Of horror.
sits master coming in," she said in a sort
Of whisper.
We all stood back Who was to tell himl
movable doors
But the Doy, frightened enough at his
father at other times. went up to him. trying
70 speak quietly: "The key, SIR. Quick, for
Gods saksp ..#..ff .f-
EKeyl What-whAts all thisl Good GodI
dr"-seizing a servant by the collar and
hinging him to one side like a cat--@do you
know what you're doing modelling with that
cabinetl Why. it's worth thousandsi God
bless mel what does all this meant He was
purple with anger. HDon't stand staring
Sarah Heriot, he thundered, ~you are not
Gooli bS good enough to explain this-this"-
went up to him sick with horror. "Tns
key is wanted" managed 20 say. @There Il
some one inside-dyingH l'' l-'
"Some me-dying-in tnerei Whof WHAT
Who is it, girlp he shook me by the shoul-
Ter till / WINGED wi b pain. -tt.
@Oh, the key, the keyi Never mind any
thing else, sir. Only open it quick, and lose
no more time.n i.-.l.1t .t-
He looked sharply round Mrs. Lester and
Kate were standing at the door, with their
terrified, miserable faces. He took In she rest
Of us with glance.
@Whcre's Maryip he cried, suddenly. No
one spoke. @Why the devil don't you answer
met Who is shut in therel How could any
one be thcrei TrashI" But his face was grow
ing Ashy gray, and his lips whftened as he
spoke. "Ah, my Godl never shut the doorl
Il Is not Mary, not my girl that's" He
pointed with q shaking hand to the heavy
he made one rush into the street; the
servants standing about were swept right
INC left, as he tore past them, down Orchard
street into Oxford street. They could see
the hatless, fleeing figure disappearing in the
distance. . r.if..,.r,-- errd 5sd
Mrs Lester came into the hill. The doc
tor and others were busy about poor Jack
March, who lay on thS dining room sofa with
closed eyes happily unconscious. The tipid
mistress of the house stood by the staircase,
her face, her voice, her whole appearance
changed and aged in the last hour.
He has gone for the key; he can't be
back" she said, speaking like N woman i'm a
iream, mot for half an hour" She looked
round stupidity and smiled. @He win kill me,
ron know; but the cabinet shall be broken
,pen-broken TO pieces Never mind. Fancy
waiting for the keyP She laughed. ABreak
d down. tell you. give the order. Do
you hear meF ..aF.f.-- 4.T a-a.
Two worimen came from q side-door,
where @ fresh and useless uttempt had been
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