New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-11

nv vision The case of stuffed birds and the
dingy prints were especially conspicuous ny 'Hcir
We were walking away, silent, and disap,,
pointed. Sir George and | leading the way ana
had nearly reached the door which shut OH the
wing from the rest of the house, when snou 1
from Pallatti, who had been loiio"ihs a' i'"c
distance, caused MS 10 STOP. -. ..oor,od. Ct
ought 10 have seen II at glance I'm ~ ' ss
both of you; we shall know all ABOUT III III hVe
The usually calm and impassive Mr. pallatti
was in such violent state OF excitemehc unaI we
almost feared for his reason, put we ope9o" nini
and returned upon our steps. .,. ,,.o .
Without hesitation he went straight into a
room called the Best Bedchamber, IN one corner
of which there still stood the great iron chest
from which the fatal ttledeeds had been alb
stracted and taking a foot-rule from MS pocxet
carefully measured the wall on one slde Oh the
door-nine feet. ,,hiob ,,.,.
nanelled throu ghout with dark oak from noor TO
ceiling and measuring of nine feet from ,ne sue
of the door on the outside marked inc piacc WIN
ton 10 the next room known as the Biue bed
chamber), he scored oil sevep,feet HIS discovery
was patent enough now. AGAIN aPpHins MS
rule to the space between the two scores, IL was
at once seen that there were eleven feet OF wall
unaccOunted Tor! q,
There is a carpenter at work close byi panied
PalIatti: we saw him we came up. nun, my
dear Uou chton, and bring him here with his tools
was off like shot, and soon returned win
the astounded carpenter, who had oeei sheuulhg
gimlcts bradawls nails and screws, ana such
small articles plentifully by the wayside out OF
his basket in his haste. Pallath had ALREADY
sounded the wainscot; the rusty nails gave way
at the first wrench the planlls were removed, tne
carpenter dismissed, and then, WIN an M, al
most indescrbable feeling of awe we STOOD wltiin
the very room | knew so well. The stuffed BIRDS,
the crazy furniture, the dingy prlnts-ali were
there and on the little table in the centre stO0d
a ia II and furnished silver candlestlck, the cahdIe
long since devourcd by the eat-grandiathers
of the mice who scampercd into their NOES as We
entered .d os enid
For two or three minutes not word was sald;
and then I sprang at one of the prints and tired
10 tear il from the wall, but Pallatu stayed my
hand la oou1a
battle me for two minutes, he SAD quetly. A.
With one touch of his fingers the picture new
omen. and putting in his hand he pulled out a
mass of crumpled parchment r,- c A..
A short inspection proved to Sir George that
they were the long lost deeds, and we all saw ior
ourselves that one corner was shriNcHcu anu
stained with grease and smoke
The next morning I found Sir George waiting
breakfast for me alone.
Gone replied Sir George, bursting out laugh
ing. lie said he was afraid OF your punching
his head if he stayed
What on earth should do that for?' I won
dcred. a..
Because he played you trick-went into
vour room after YOU were asleep blew out your
light stole your MATCHES, ana hlu hiihscii IL g.
cupboard in the hope that You woulu DC az" ~
give ne the benefit Of one OF your experiences as
You call them But he told me TO assure you on 1
his honor that not one hint OF what happened
that night shall ever pass his lips .D.,
And / quite believe him, saId Warmly -.
lotti is a glorious fellow, and although 1t WASH
very pleasant for me at the time, the game III
mis- case was well worth the absence pl the
candle. ,-(Edward A. Irving in Belgravla''