The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-11-07
"sWhat is q ehe meaning OF this?' I
f1oDoon5od EarGeIy

demanded ferfe'y.
"sCome, cosme, MI. Clavering, BE-
calm said the doctor, in his smooth
bypocritical to4h pc; excitement will dt
YOU great harmk you see. We trus
you will soon b2e better.
".Betterr &xcleimed;. why there:
nothing on eart4l the matter Win me-
".You are scArcely the best judge
OF that was till Se quiet response.
".But I tell YOU was never Ill IL
nv life I replieN driven to frenzy by
such insolent mo kckery.
d" Not exactly vi, perhaps, returned
the imperturbablse doctor; .bnt yor
have not been quite yourself lately.
vou see-not ouiSte, aud % tapped
his forehead siepiS Shcantly.
"Then you takes me to be crazy?
said. bursting intoA a laugh at the alb.
surtlitv Of the thinSg.
"sWel, we'll, IF you only keep
quiet and avoid excitement, we hope
| to bring you roupdS IN a month or so:
sT stroye to dasEf my fist in the fel
lows face. but thAe aperture closed
suddenly and I Snly skinned my
! knuckles.
"Neyt mornincE breakfast was
! brought bv a ser;Hant and passed
! through the opening4, 1he man was
coarse and brutal looking, apparently
! of the class not usually money proof.
There could be no h arm III making
the trial at any rate.
81 had considerRo'e sum acoe1
| me and began with an oter suthcient,
as I thought, to temnt the mau:s cupi-
ditv. He rejected if however. but in
such wav as to rende& it evident he
was only out fol- more.
II was to impatient 70 maggie.
"sOn!v help me ont tof this, and [
will give you all I havek SAID, nam
ing the amount. +
"'l'll put you in the way OF WORK
ing your own way out, ne replied.
that's the best 1 can do but II must
be cash-up job
Put the means of escare II my
hands I answered. "anl ltthat moment
the money gees into you, rs.
'With my next meal IN new TREND
brought small file and e coil CT rope.
"'All you have to do, Nhe said is
to raise the sash ard file aE couIl OF
the iron bars. Then wai& TILL night
and by means Of this rop& you may
safely reach the groundH IT'S the
longest I could get, but ewhen you
reach the end you'll only ha Rve to drop
a few feet. Once you're 81 Pie OH lit
come in and remove the nope, and
twist up your sheet letting hang out
Of your window, so that hey may
think you've done all thia without
help.
with QUE hand received: my plir.- %
sehasa and naiGl--ti- .------r-H
other. =.
ssThe little tool worked liz lle magic.
In couple Of hou:s b. pa GAVIN
nearly through two Of the ba1s% leav-
ing barely enough to hold hem IN
PLACE till night set in. I coul e haraix
Walt" ne-s.;kness, but when t
came it took but a-Ine-Ient to COM,
plete the work, remove the bars, adj
Just the rope and begin my descent.
"Soon my feet had passed the end.
I was about to let &C. my hold, confd.
ing in the servants word as to the dis
tance remaining. But that man may
have played me false something
whispered; he may think my death
the lest security against the discovery
of his bribery
'I'had been unable while prisoner
to look out from my window upon the
ground and now all beneath was dark
ness. had one way of determiny
the truth. Ipushed I my hat from my
head and listened closely. Then came
a sound as OF some objec$ far below
! bounding from cliff. to Cliff. 1t was
! evident that I had hung suspended
over rocky precipice and if l re-
leased my grasp [ should be dashed
! to pieces.
; "Wi:h what speed I coald I clam.
; berea back in my old quarters. Soon
; I heard step outside. Doubtless it
was the reridious wretch coming to
remove the rope and arrange the
sheet. | crcuched so as to be hidden
by the opening of the door. Soon it
! opened inwards Springing from my
! coneealment I seized the villain by the
! throat.
"'Make the least uoise and I'll
! strangle you,' I said through NY
: clenched teeth. Now give me back
! my money
! sDo-don't choke me, and l will,'
/ he gasPed.
II relaxed my hold and the money
was returned.
! "'Now the key" demanded.
cit was handed over.
"Springing out of the door I closed
and locked it on my late accomplice.
! 7 rushed down the stairs and along
! the passage to the front door. For
tunately I was able to open it, and
few moments saw me free.
''But what was the motive of your
imprisonment?' We asked.
''Oh! it was all made up job b.
tween the doctors AMI the disinherited
relations to enable the latter to get
control of my estate. The certificate Of
two doctors, as the law then stood,
was enough to get lnau locked up as
lanatic and my good friends Leech
and Pellet had done me that service.
Bat made things disagreeable for the
! whole set by an action for false inn
! prisonment afterwards.
An Important Detail.
! ''I want TO see soIe blankets, said
! !. Iadr ae ska ,-alEod into drr nandS