Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-10-27

T found was a super-excellent COOK.
one d9v the man servant asked me If
he and his wife might go that evening
to some family gathering and IesllVlIy
TO which they were hidden. l gladly
consented. At six o'clock they lett me.
7 was absorbed in book, and hardly
noticed what happened till the clock
on the mantleDiece chimed seven.
"Gust,ve." | called. No answer. l
searched in vain for MIN. 1nen con-
vict.cn flashed across me. He mad run
away into the cellar. l took q candIe
and a box Of matches and started on my
quest. down, down, through the hall,
The kitchen, till 1 reached the great
vauted cellars. I went through tnem'
guided by the sound OF GustaYe cnat-
tering and swearing eXcltedly.
At last, in the farthest vault OF all
found him. He was hopping eXcEed-
ly round and round IN q circle in the
middle of the floor.
Suddenly as 1 sprang after h-m, 1e1J
the paved floor beneath my feet trem-
BILE. The stone on which 1 stood was
giving-turning. I sprang OF it, IN
consciously giving it a further impetus
as l did so. Il turned half round, leay-
ing q black vault at my feet, up which
an icy wind blew suddenly and eXtln-
guished my light
AT last I lighted my candle, and,
shading the fame with my hand from
the draUght. / looked into the black
ness at my feet. I saw fight OF worn
steps winding doWnwards and from be-
low sounded the hoaTse laugh OF Gus
fave.
Az last [ reached the Bottom. Before
me was an archw3y, still hung with
dusy. tattered fragments Of what had
once been heavy por,ieres. Bound thu
arch l could distinguish an inscription
in high. blOOd-red letters. Slowly /
dec,phered it:-"Fai- ce que VOudras."
/ shuddered.
l pushed on and stood at last in a
VASE yaulted nall. BY my dim light l
saw a great table, where lay musty
remnants OF q long dead orgie. Masks
and tac-ered moldy d0minoes were
scattered about u wild profusion-
chairs overset and pushed back. APP
r9rntiy sudden interruption had
broken up the feast.
Suddenly the sound Of footsteps and
hc3rsa voices approaching struck my
ears. Who was coming, and on what
dark errand, 10 tina. dreadful place.
I seized one c. the mCliy dOminOes
which were sea- -crci about, wrapped it
round me. concealed Gus-ave in it under
my arm. blew CUT my light and crept
beneath the great table just in time A
rough voice cred:
AYE, here the place S., just as Cart
wright thought. There's room enough
for stuff here to- blow up all London.
The chic' viii be pleased @ tAis.'
And then % my Mortified ears was
revealed pl0- sheltered under the
sacred names OF Liberty and Freedom;
a plc- Wh-ch showed the ingenuity of
Satan himself
lay sti as death Mccifully. at
laa. The tension came too great and ]
tainted.
When I came to myself all was dark
and s,lii again. I crept Ou- from the
sable and struck o match. This reused
Cust3ve who apparently had been
sleeping or his excitement, and unhes-
,at.ngly ne uttered TO the ground and
hcpped through the right aTclWay.
E-h3U.el as I was. I instantly went
TO Scotland Yard and told them what
1 had heard. England Was saved from
G.s2s,-r VIZ in would have brought
her enemies foching like vul.uras
Ground ner. and the world from criEI6
which wcuId have stained .ho book Of
faith with record black as death