New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-28


with lighted candle in hts hand hc once moro ap
preached the he'd. THIS timc ho bout very low
indccd aud felt the heat of the rnmc a. Ne pascd
II softly hc'otc my CloSrd cyca, lay stlll however
net movement, not u hurried breath, holiaNCd nc
heard HIM ave short satisfied sigh Again
candle IN hand he returned Ia the dressing. table.
once more | heard the climbing sound oi my
tmkcts rs they fell through his dugcrs,
There wasa pause, and thc9.ior no reason 'hat
! could ever explain lac lett ~" tllhN''' IN
touched on the table and went To the door, ,
llo oponod the door and went out d'd not know
Wunl ho went lul -p'Iha'S, 10 lV"" WI ,,
certainly to return hut | DID know that my
opportuui had come.
In an instant quicker than th"uFh' ! n 2
door. had holtcd and locked II. here were
several bolts to this old-ashoncd door, there were
even chains
| drew every bolt. made every rusty chain Sc
cure. | was not an instant too SoGn, u, htt
scarcely fastcnc the last chain with fingers 'h'
tfcmbicd before the th # returned.
lie saw that he hal been outvit'cl, and lbs
savage anger knew no bounds. lie A eArd q tn'
door. he called ON me wildly To open II ne A.
Su;cd me that lac had accompiccN ou''lhr' 'hit
they would soon burst the old door from ITS
hinges aud INV life would Ice the forfeit.
To my terror. perceived that his words were no
idle beast. Ihc old door. secured by u.s. many
fastening, on the one side, was weak on ne "In'i
lis hinge, were neariy eaten through with I9Ni
they needed but some vigorous KICKS 10 OuiN thci
from their rcsting-paCc, m the wood.
knew that | was only protector Tor %, Jew
minutes that even II the thl' was alone hr ad hnt
TO contnue to assail the door as vigorously a' 10
was doing for little longer TO gam fresh en-
trance INTO my chamber
rushed TO the window threw mp the sash. and
bent half out Into the lear calm air Oi tn night !
sent my strong yourc voice.
Help. hclul- theyes! - fire! -danger.- help.
hclpr
shouted those words over and over. hut there
was no ,ron~c cSc"pt an eeao Ny room lo't ,Gd
whole household WAS N bed.
he ihict o1jsidc was evidently making way win
the rusty hinges, aud was preparing at ihr FISK "i
any consequences tho moment ,c entered the room
To leap from the window. when heard dog bark
rcIoullcl my cries. The bari, oi tie dog va
followed by footsteps; they came nearer. tr"adiug
down fallen br.uchcs. which cr,chcd under the
welcome steps. The nest instant man came ana
stood under the window, and looked up"l me-
perceived hy his dress that he was Ni!JEet. prob
ably taking o short cat 10 h> lousc. Zee ~ iod
under the window he seemed terrified p.rHapS 10"
took nc for the ghost He was not, however all
coward, for bee spoke
What is wrong be SAID.
"Ih's is wIone." ANSWERED; " ] am IN crircnie
danger crtltf-. danger. Ih"rc Is not moment -
lose. Go Instant --ustanty and wake mp the
house. and That ]. Mrs. Crawford. ann IN extreme
danger in the Tapestry WING Go al oucr-at once.
/ poke dl-tpctly. and the imam seemed to- under
staui. lie flew away. thc dog fol owing E.u.
instantly threw myself on NY knees. al IN the
Terrible moments that followed ! prayed as bad
never prayed before. Nould tine man be IN time
Must my lo1nC lie be sacuhceb
Ah, up. God WIS good heart ioyiul SOUNDS:
the thcf- ATTACKS on the door ceased suddenly an'
the next instant tnr SOU res hearty voice was
1T me in. Honor, What fl, wrong child y"
did let hlu M. and his wife and 'Vcrii alarmed
looking servants who irl owed after.
Ne Ir.f.rti, b.l,,, to look ion, thc thief but
u9tt.,r.iio man viii, thc h,rl h,ir and white
lock over Ri, for,h,ad had vanished ii, completely
a.. ti,.u d. d.. i,,l r,v,, l,.n
I.Nc,lt for the marks me had made with his feet
ON the old oll, door, there NOT tids" of hi- cN
.steuoc.
! believe the servants doubted that he had ever
Icpu. aud only Thought That the AuuhE iAlN VINO
VH4 foolish ouo-gh to sleep m th" TAPESTRY
chamber HHd h'el visited hv "a new i"iH of the
host vs." ih't fE ~ may. We never "I 'NN ''
vHcro on how the man had NbnlshrL
Ten l"u. latoi ! was 94aiu "u visit 1l AH'"'7
NHlr Ih- tlue lid Mt -'o"p W tho lap' tN
,oon
uoN occupied % uuat ,'W''iul m"'''n amt ma
.NlH .Iilt toni1 Hud huf i'l N" en- Hh ~ '''' NN
Welt Noult hI,r hrru twtou hN uHpwubeWn
The NtR tho circumstances Nh'h H'tn' l'.
paid WN Walt 60 thr tlIntl7 Huiut ihr N'''.'7
Squire ca l"lu, a. "ur oi ihr m',l WNn'h' % county
tuash7tr7, We" hD'r-7uiN. WUIH ", hP'" WIN 'N'
mt4i-ttltl dutio, during lhi- tuur lNort morning
hc went rail, into Lows, thr town Nhrir the
Ae- lrs were htld but morning lac tu.d u- ol
cast which Interested him
lie is It hardened villain ho said; "hc h0,
AGAIN AMI again boon hrousat before mc. hat has
n'lri yet nrr" o'nt ,t'" ~, Us "'l"' ''''' "
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IA 'or,cr said tIar DOM Welr.,ve into Lewis
o,d orn..,,,I,. f,m"J our..lvr. IN the iarG. and
under discussion bad not begun. hut InoueIt alter