Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-08-19

the dreadful occurrence. She had to
know of Caleb's injury-and here am
necessarily getting in advance of my
story. awoke with shock. The re-
port, coming in the silence of mid
night, sounded in my ears louder than
thunder / heard scream from the
room OF one of the servants another
a chorus of them; and without a |
thought of danger, jumped from the
bed and ran down to the library in my
night-dress.
Caleb was leaning against the secre-
tary, clasping his left arm above the
elbow with his right hand. The hand
lamp was on the window-seat; the next
window, opening on the piazza, with
its shutters, was swung wide open, and
at Caleb's feet was the little drawer
from the secretary. | looked at his
face, and became speeches. with fear;
it was so wild, so pallid with anguish,
that it seemed the face of some other
than Caleb. The sight of scared
women peering over my shoulders, cry
ing and screaming, aroused HIM.
''Be still!' he commanded, fiercely.
There's no danger now, tell you"
There was loud peel of the door
bell, and then double knock.
'Pm the policeman" came from the
outside. "What's the matter?''
Caleb went Immediately to the front
door.
There's nothing the matter" he
said. mo trouble at all; women
frightened for nothing"
Thought heard pistol"
Caleb turned from the doQr-I held
the lamb now; he came few steps
toward me in an unsteady way, and
then fell in faint on the floor. kept
my senses, if none of the rest did. l
opened the door, called the policeman
back, got him to help us take Caleb up
stairs, and then despatched him for the
doctor. The latter came, and Caleb,
now conscious and appearing more
like himself, declared that his hurt was
mere scratch. 1t was not serious,
the doctor said, after examination; a
superficial tiesh-wound in the arm.
More policemen came, with a captain
among them, and inspecting the open
window, they found that part of the
shutter had been cut away, and a large
circular piece removed from the pane
with diamond, so that hand could
be inserted and the catch pushed back.
The drawer on the floor was empty.
The police captain was anxious to learn
the details of the burglary Immediate
ly, and as the doctor allowed Caleb to
talk, his story was at once told.
: He was reading in his room. So
: noiseless was the entry OF the burglar
into the library that he heard nothing
of it; he was alarmed by anoise, which
it now appeared must have been the
3 fall of the drawer to the floor, as it was
T drawn out too far. He snatched a
l loaded pistol from shelf where he al
5 ways kept it, and descended the stairs
4 in his stockings. The burglar was
standing motionless, with the drawer
t in his hands, as though waiting to see
+ if the noise had caused any alarm. He
t was masked He fired pistol at CALEB
t and rushed to the window, and that
/, was aboutall the latter could tell about
: it. Any thing in the drawerp the cap.
tdil w dHtCu w hlOW. ICoi u pOShCG
a book, with one hundred and twenty.
: five dollars, which was gone. Why
Y didn't Mr.. Maytham shoot, tooP
Caleb passed his hand over his face
!, as though he wished to shut out thu
G ugly sight. Caleb did not like to tall
r about the affair at all, and abruptly
u changed the subject when | referred t.
S it; so it came to be as sealed bool
: between us. And for while longel
o our old life went on as usual.
h For while longer; but the ten year
it that are numbered between these TIVE
It parts of my history wrought man,
1t changes. Mothers sufferings wer,
It over; she had now been sleeping b.
It fathers side four years. Ny governes
G and maid had long been discharged
is my school-days were over, and-well
d to make long story short, l had bee
h married a few months, and Dick
, that's my husband-and l kept hous
If with Bachelor Caleb. No other al
h rangement than this would my brothe
n consent to- and as it suited both of tn
il other parties, l may say that it al
ID ranged itself.
a, On chill evening in October, Die
lie and l were waiting for Caleb. He wa
more than an hour late when we hear
ly his ring. ran to the door and opene
he it.-and started back There was Calet
H. and there were two other men supper
d, ing a third between them.
s. "Regy," said my brother, "call tn
ly housekeeper, and have her bring
a light. You stay in the dining-room.
e. will explain presently"
Is, He spoke in the quick, direct wa
at that never thought of questioning.
ld did as he directed, and heard them a
ry 90 upstairs to one of the vacant chan
IL bers. Soon the men, two of then
e, came down and rode away in the ca
Is, fiage that had brought them; and
hit few minutes Caleb came in and toe
1t his seat with us at the table. He sippt
he his tea in an absent kind of way, al
til said, abruptly;
M ave put him to bed, and Mrs. WY
W. is with him. Twill get nurse in Il
ly, morning"
it'll Both Dick and 1 stared at him. C
he leb smiled-a mournful smile, indeed
lat and continued:
nut "No, children, | am not crazy. G
lot your supper, and I'll tell you all abo
ter it."
ny Our supper did not last long. Cal
ely took two or three turns about the ROOF
nd it was easy to see that he was keepil
down his feelings.
, a Going to the secretary in the librar
he he unlocked large drawer, and, ia
The ing quarto volume from it, he laid
six on the table. Look was all
as said. The cover bore, in large o
Ter letters, the words: Family Bible
oc- Maytham. :"
err. "Calebm l cried, reproachfull
ce, "You never told me of this"
ur. "There was reason; here is t
reason
no. He opened the volume to the fam