The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-10-11

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and after brief search, the box contain
ing the mysterious corpse was discovered.
Immediately it was placed in the boat, the
handkerchief was removed from the tree
bough, and the light craft shot off down
the stream
They drew up the boat after good swo
hours sail, at an obscure wharf IL ne
little village of N, and CARR e.
took them and their freight 10 az
house situated little out Of the .ls.e
Flintwood had the box conyeSed u "a
upper chamber of this building aud snal
left alone with it, he unscrewed be e.,sar
and looked upon the face sleeping witnaY
its shadow. As he gazed he saw that the.e
was warm perspiration upon the forehead
of the seeming corpse, and tinge of life
like redness on the slightly parted lipsl
The young man sprang from the room
and in fifteen minutes returned accompan-
led by physician. The man of science.
after brief examination of the BODY.
reported temporary suspension of anima-
ton, influenced by some drug administered
while in great bodily prostration Fur
thermore, the physician asserted the body
was that of Gertrude Winchester, the belle
and heiress, whose disappearance had
caused so great sensation of grief and
wonder in the fashionable circles of c.,
some three months previous
DIR. Wellman suggested the most rigid
secresy concerning the mysterious discovery
of the body, and in the meantime exerted
himself to the utmost to restore the LADY
to life and consciousness His efforts were
successful and by sundown of that day
Gertrude was able to converse. So soon
as deemed practicable by the medical at
tendant, the story of her abduction from
the dismal vault of the old country home
was told to her, and at her request Flint
wood was called in, and she gave succinctly
the following account:
"Fifteen months ago, my father, Norton
Winchester, died, and ], by his will as
well as by right, was made sole heir to his
great property. | had neither brothers
nor sisters, and my mother being deceased
some four years, 1 had no nearer relative
than maternal cousin, who is known as
Col. Glines-Richard Glines, of Wood
stock Downs. This mans envy was ex
cited, it appears, toward me, and although
he was careful to avoid arousing my sus-
picions, | soon came to know that he
nursed against me the bitterest rancor.
Probably this was, in some measure, in
creased by my refusal to form matri-
monial alliance with his son-a dissolnee
young man-whom could regard with nc
other sentiment than the most sincere pi,y.
81 have ever been fond # r 4
sports and was in the hlbiI 3
every pleasant morning on
my poor father imported Z
use. On the last of Aa2
taking my accustomed ride
through strip Of forest near w
| was seized by violent hand.
from my horse into close carr .e WI
had driven hurriedly up Hall lea.. 81 4.
terror, yet | recognized in the coantelii,l,, ,
of the man whe held me firmly 10 nv ST..
the hated festures of Col Glines! 10 al
my cries and ag'nized inquiries as to wha
he intended to do with me- he made onl,
one reply--a low, almost internal laugh.
CAT last, but all too soon, the carriage
stopped at the gateway of that horrid place
known as Woodstock Terror the hous,
rendered terrible by the Rillston murder,
committed there ten years ago-and more
dead than alive | was dragged within tht
shadow of its dreadful rooms. Words can
not express to you the agony | suffered fol
the next two months. Prosecuted by Col.
Glines, tortured with the presence of hi
wretched son, and confined prisoner il
the hands Of my deadliest enemies! N,
tidings of the world beyond those high
black enclosures reached me--and | gave
myself up for lost Indeed | little caret
how soon death came and released me from
this horrible bondage. Every day | wa
beset with arguments, entreaties, threats
and imprecations, all tending toward gain
ing my consent to a marriage with Harwel
Glines | remained firm to the last, anC
received in return for my temerity al
apartment under ground, and securely
barred and bolted The rigorous, anusua
confinement brought on lingering fever
and could plainly see that my prosecutor
intended it should terminate in my death
| had taken no medicine throughout m,
illness, and therefore you may we'll believ,
1 was surprised, when Col. Glines brough
me, one morning, dark, liquid mixture
which he said would make me well
drank more from thirst than from the wisE
of reviving to my dread life again, ant
Immediately slumberous sensation benum
bed every faculty l heard voices in con
versation-those Of Col. Glines and his sol
Il heard them arrange the disposition o
my body when the sleeping potion shoult
have taken effect, aud with scarcely thrill
| learned that was to be placed n eel
lar, and enclosed with solii pisc mas n
ry while yet alivel | re.nenoer 10 uore
1t is all blank and void Till now
Gertrude Winchester fully recovered
her health beneath the hospiIable roof q
| the kind boatman, and in due time ap
peared again to her astonished household
| who had mourned her dead