Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-04-09
! YOU have no reason to desire to re-

when you have no reason TO desire to re-
main hidden"
-You don't want TO be too sure about
that. But how do you know I won't fol-
low you? Try and see If can't stand
IL I'll back out, that's all. Besides, If
you're going into retirement for time
you'll want 10 open some communication
with the outer world. 1 can be your
means of hearing what is going on. "
He hesitated no longer.
@Joslyn, have it your own way. am
content, If you are. Come with me, and
perhaps some day, should You be hard
pressed for a secret hiding place, you
may be glad that yOu went to seek shell
ter among the dead
His words did not encourage me, al
though at once accompanied him
Among the dead! What new advent
ure was now to befall me? All manner
of grisly DhantOms, waving their skele-
ton arms in warning, seemed TO rise up
and bid me keep of; but 1 had made up
my mind, and it must be something more
terrible than imagination that could
keep me back now.
My curiosity would soon be satisfied, at
any rate.
Colonel Cain did not vouchsafe an ex-
PLANTATION of any sort, but strobe on, and
followed, sometimes at his heels, and
again forging up TO his side.
We plunged down side streets, until,
conversant as I believed myself 10 be
with the major portion OF Gotham, I
was not little bewildered, and hardly
knew where we were, when 1 was brought
up standing by my companion.
Then 1 knew we must have reached
our destination
Looking around I failed to recognize
the spot, and yet there were many evil
dences Of its being the old part of New
York.
Houses that were quite respectable in
their appearance lined the streets.
We had halted before what seemed
to be an old iron door, set in high wall.
The sight of both made me think Of a
prison yard, and yet this was not such.
After his usual careful search Of the
street, the craftsman took key from
his pocket, and inserted it in the lock.
Some muscular exertion was neces-
sary TO turn ii, but 1 could hear the
tongue slide back with a ponderous
sound.
Then the iron door was loose, and
could be pushed open with slight exer-
ton.
Reckoning me to follow him, my COM
panion entered.
Remembering our experience in as
cending the multitudinous stairs of the
old tenement house, once again grabbed
the Colonel by the coat tails.
After we had passed through the door
way, he paused to fit the key in the 9TH
er side and turn it again.
We were in utter darkness, so that it
would have been impossible for one to
have seen his hand before his nose.
Turning to the right the Colonel led
the way along as though he were ac-
quainted with his surroundings, yet sew
eral times he slipped or stumbled, and I
came near going down with him in
heap.
AS near as I could make out we were
in a covered way, possibly a drive of
some sort, which extended along in the
same direction as the wall.
When we reached the end, looking up
/ could see the blue sky.
The waving arms of great weeping
| willows stood between and swept up and
down as though in mockery.
AS lowered my eyes I could not help
| but start, for in the darkness l seemed
| to be surrounded by ghOstly company.
Scores of white objects lay around,
| their exact dimensions and outline being
somewhat hidden by the gloom that lay
like pail over all.
knew they were tombstOnes.
A cemetery in the heart of the city.
This then was where the hunted bur
| glar meant TO hide until the storm had
subsidized and it was safe for him to APP
pear once moro.
I could not but admire his shreWdness
in selecting such a place, where no one
would ever look for him.
Asa secret den its equal could hardly
be found in all the great city.
He walked in and out among the tombs
OF by-gone worthless and seemed to know
just where he was heading, for he made
no mistakes.
Thus he ushered me down the steps
and into a deserted sepulcher.
The place was gloomy and had rather
unpleasant odor, but I was not thinking
of this
watched the Colonel close the door in
silence, and then he struck match, light
ing a candle. With curiosity 1 looked
around the place which believed would
see the end of my trail, so far as the
| burglar was concerned.
TO BE CONTINUED.