The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-30
enough for mo TO walk comfortably.
Thor, worn frrorent turns and twice

ana must DO cnrelul on tncm-Ddt tncc
was nothing TO see Only the narrow
walls Of u secret passagel No door 10 10
scent | rotraced my steps. but tho en-
trance had vanished. There was but a
smooth stone surface. | pressed every
spot IN search of a secret spring but in
vain and after an hour Of useless search
cursed my own folly and idle curiosity
for having thus entrapped me. | struck
Fry other match and noticed that the lit
tic gallery here. at It's beginning, vas
widcncl into sort Of vcs;ibule lG--o
enough to hold table and a chair, and
bCrt of in ono direction into a sort Of OIL
cove could not suppress al exclGma-
tion Of delight rs | discovered q
short candle on tho table Besides
this candle tho table held pens
ink. paper and all odd copper salyer
with heavy wrought rim in antique
design, tho center u smooth. polished sur
face IN odd ornament for this strange
place. | thought. looked 40 tsc pens.
Oae had ben recently used Is Iaae IN
decided whether 10 call for lc,r. or await
tho return Of tho habitrcs OF tie placo
for ny release. q light flashed upon me
from dark corner lpicicd up tho gilt
toring thng--a lockct with n jceclcd
monogram. | pressed the spring, aud dis
closed dark, wicked. maCgiGccntly
handsome face know IL in ~ instant
that of Alvarez DacaIro! i.aa whose
name q few years ago lad boon on every
lip who was now remembered for his
wickedness and his pcrldy. who was
under sentence Of death. and who bad
despcilcd Reynolds IlcrhOlfs father-in-
law Of half his fortune through tho
STRANGE. magnetic influence hc lad &c.
quircd cvor his daughter She ct ono
time had wished f. marry him. hrt lad
been ria1o. it was said. 10 SEQ bis per-oy
before IL was too late.
The loch.t. supposed, Lad been Nrs
orholfs md tho rnaid who usod t.i5
passage i5r hcr midnight mceting rro.l-
bly, had stolen 10.
Pu.tiaS the jewel in myToclct I bcc-n
ac-io. Win t.la aid # The candle. fresh
ooarcA for liGl,l spring. ! return. 10
the further cad Of the gallery. J5 tat
srrfGcc Wa ariG'icrcc. to- look over !
l.i rc-.cl -.,:'Y time g.. cad ID ..l
Of IL smooth stone. pressing each SPOT
separately before ! noticed - moro pine
point. whore the stone seemed slign'ly
goughcnoi. | pressed IL, a door o"1ng
quickly open on uoisolcss hinges, and
d.lIsht blew sc.lc siiEcn fabric across
ny check freed myaolf from TIC ma
torial and looked around re. Tic bright
moonlight tMourh a large window.
showed lie ny own room
went to the door it was bo!ted. as |
had left it. Ny room. tLCn, YVES IN TIC
secret passage route ! eAaihhcn mo
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OF doorway aaa as nero was hoihing;
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