Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-12-04

ing his hand. "But how on earth are
you to get up thereP"
"Just as Cleth Hyles got into the
chamber at Miss Kings. He climbed
up the pillars to the balustrade in front
OF the second story, then he had to take
the water-pipe TO the third. There was
a little projection there; he crept along
that, and got into the window. Now,
this is nothing TO that"
''But here there are four stories.
A cold shudder crept over me, and
my heart beat so, fancied they must
hear it, for | began to have some idea
of their intentions.
Eyes, there arc four; but just look
at it. Here, you see,n rs he pointed
towards the tower, sis broad piazza
under each row of windows-good rest
;ng-places-and the pillars are just the
right size to climb. But was telling
YOU about Cleth. He bet with Paul
kaikes, n real savage jealous-tempered
fellow, just as bet with you now. He
got in. and got out. and no one in the
school ever knew it, He took faithful
note of everything, particularly the
features Of the occupant. He cut off
one of her curls and carried it to Paul.
He had no idea that Paul had the re-
hottest acquaintance with any of the
girls. But l knew. all the time that
Paul had been introduced to one of
them, and had been flirting desperately
with her for six months. Now. it hap
pened that her chamber was the very
one. Cleth found photograph upon
her table, and carried it to Paul along
with the curl, to prove that he had won
four of MS fellows first. 1t was pho
tograph of Paul himself. How we
laughed at Paul about it; and oh, how
enraged he was! He challenged poor
Cleth and shot him; and nowif YOU"
You needn't fear me, for | have not
been flirting with any of them; least
of all with that tall, fierce oneup there.
If she should happen to wake up"
Il won't wake her up, l assure you.
"But you never can get down again
without being caught
Cant /, thought I'm good path
finder, and never get lost. "
You will try it tonight, you say9"
Tonight at two o'clock."
And they walked off.
l was petrifed with establishment for
n few moments. As soon as 1 could
collect my scattered senses, | fled to
the house, and rushed up TO Vestella.
All the society members were with her.
| burst upon them with the terrible
news had heard.
Nellie de Isle fell at once into
swoon. Anna Vesey screamed and
wrung her hands in terror, while Flor
lila Carter and myself insisted upon re-
porting all to madame.
mo, no, girls, do nothing of the
kind" said Vestella, as she calmly
sprinkled water upon Nellie's face, and
tried other means to restore her. 1--WE
will arrange it better than that. Come
up here, all of you," she continued,
after pause, as she saw Nellie begin
ming TO revive. "Come up here, after
Mdlle. Westron has been through, and
| will show you trick that will aston
ish YOU"
The hall-teacher went her rounds
every night at ten o'clock, to see that
the lights were all out, and the girls in
order. And that night, after she had
retired, we noiselessly slipped up to the
appointed place.
Vestella had closed all the blinds,
and dropped the curtains, fastening the
two side windows, and leaving the sash
of the front window up. She waited
for about an hour, to be sure that all
in the house were asleep, then eau
tiously lighted lamp and proposed
her plan.
1t was adopted, with many sugges-
tons and improvements, and much sup
pressed laughter from the rest of us,
who had now lost all fear, and were
ripe for fun.
We took the mattress from the bed
it was n new one, very thick and heavy
and set it up edgewisc, just the dis
lance of its width from the window.
Then having taken out the bed-rope,
we made slip-noose in one end, and
spread it open under the window, rails
ing it little from The floor by means
of circle of thick books. Vestella
took the other end in her hand, and,
having cXtinguished the light, stationed
herself in the darkest corner, beside the
mattress, ready to push it over at a sig
nal from her.
1t was now one o'clock, and we wait.
ed in breathless suspense. The clock
struck two, and we were ready to drop
with fatigue and drowsiness; but soon
after, light rustling, away down be-
low, reused us to high pitch of expec-
tation. He was coming. How could
he get along with so little noise? He
must have been experienced in such I'M
dertakings.
In few seconds we heard his hands
creak, as he grasped the balustrade,
and Immediately his head and shout
ders were thrust through the window.
The mattress seemed to startle him.
He looked around, listened, then
seemingly impressed with the necessity
of greater caution, he gently set one
foot upon the floor, then the other, then
stood erect, and looked and listened
again.
Vestella pulled the cord with all her
strength, and down he went.
Down went the mattress upon him,
smothering his EXPLANATIONS, If he ut
tered any.
Each of us flew to corner, and held
1t down with all the force we could
in our trepidation.
We heard no sound from him, and
felt no struggles.
He evidently felt himself in scrape,
and had shrewdness enough to perceive
that the moro quietly he took it, the
more easily he would get through.
What little noise there was, occa-
stoned n hustle in the room below; the
hall-teacher raped at the door.
Now" / thought, "all is over with
u.s."
"Miss Raymond"