The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-10


me what valuables you have IN the
house. As my time is short, Will
light your candle" and releasing
her hand, be fumbled for and tinal-
ly found match with which he lit
the taper besides the bed She saw
him then, a tall, handsome man.
evidently a desperado; to be folled !;
not struggled With
Miss Glynns wits were as ready
as her presence of mind
"Sir, said she,in the same polite
tone be had adopted. 1T Is enlbar-
RAISING for me to rise and dress in
the presence of a gentleman. | will
accommodate you. but must re-
quest that you step outside the door
whlle | make my toilet"
With a bow her visitor left her,
having glanced cautiously around
the chamber to assure himself that
she had no other means ot exit, and
took his post Just outside In the old
fashioned nall, ,whistling so softly to
himself, or hurming an air from
enc of the operas.
And she?-
During the five minutes in which
she made her hasty toilet, Miss
Glynn had not only hidden In her
bosom bunch OF Dank notes, but
had laid her plans for checkmating
the gentlemanly burglar.
| am ready" said she throwing
open the door, and looking as trim
and neat as if she had prepared her
self for congenial company.
He glanced admiringly at her as
stood there, the flicker from the
candle casting a giimmer Of light
and shadow over her white dressing
gown. Afable and smiling she met
him, not quiver in her voice, not
bit less color in her healthy cheeks.
Having produced large sack he
requested. with many apologies, TO
be shown her silver, with which he
filled his bag Nothing escaped
not even an old knile and fork given
her when a baby by her grandfather,
and which she valued as relic.
One thing after another disap-
peared into the capacious sack, all
her bric-a- brac, little ornaments, bits
of virtu, and last of all, her mothers
watch. oh if he had only left that, "
cried Miss Glynn to herself, but,
shaking her fist behind his back
| will be even with you yet.
All this time the man had kept up
running fire of small telk, very
complimentary, intersperslng 1t
now and then with apologies for
disturbing her rest
Having at last obtained and
crammed into his sack nearly every
thing but four post bedstead and
the grand piano, he smiled and sug-
gested refreshments.
Now was Miss Glynn's chance.
She acceded to his request, offering
him all the dainties the larder afford
ID. adding that ne was welcome to
what wine he could drink.
We will finish with hat,madam,
said he, sitting on a -four barrel and
dangling one leg, while he deliber-
4tely and daintily picked a chicken
bone, helping himself now and then
to some picked olives. which he
pronounced excellent.
Madam said he, pausing TO
glance at her. "you are a very
charming person. | am proud to
nave met you; it is seldom in the
paths of my profession | have met
your equal in pluck, elegance of
manner, beauty, expression and de-
ightfui conversation. What do you
say 10 union between US? | am
poor but honest-with fine apprecia
lion Of = joke-and you are to fair
flower to waste your sweetness on
this desert air-yum, yum, he
mumhled, these olives are like
yourself-admirable.
q" | feel much honored." said Miss
GIynn. Your proposal Is fiattery,
but | should like some references
References Madam, | have
thousands Of them, I have killed
two men. served six years in Sing
Sing for stealing watch, and
You are undoubtedly a remark
able person. said Miss Glynu, with
an unpleasant conviction that he
would add the murder of one wo-
man to the two men In his next ad
venture if her wits failed her.
We will talk of fmstrimony when
your appetite is satisfied. We can
then chat at our case.
"And you can soothe my savage
breast with melody on that piano,
ne added with a bow. And now
for the wine, the sparkling wine /
was once a poet, in the DAYS of nay
youth, lie remarked. Would you
have thought it?'
Il would not, answered Miss
Glynn, opening the door to the wine
csllar. will yoa walk down with
me and help yourself? " turning
round with a emile, made all the
brighter by the fickering ofthe tai
.ow canGle she carried.
"Ah-h-," cried be, smscking
his lips. for down flight of stone
4teps he beheld bin after bin Of bot
lies. and in Imagination he already
ested their fragrant contents. No
seae of the weak woman by his side
entered his brain no memory OF
JaeI occurred to him. Down the
tone steps ne tIipped and went
rom one bottle to another, examin-
ing their labels as a bee sucks honey
from a flow er. she holding the light.
There. said Miss Glynn, lead
ing the way into the far end of the
cellar. where there was one bin lar
ger and deeper than the rest, in
which were only two bottles, "these
you find in excellent condition.
Nv father had them direct from
Spain in the year so, and they
must be in magnificent order.
What is that label he inquired,
bending over, with the eye of a con-
noisseur TO examine it.
Like lightning she tripped up his
heels and in he fell, head 6rst, right
into the bin, and blowing out the
candle, she Fan for her life to the
cellar steps, up which she went
-nnicker than she had ever ascended