Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-05-30
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On that night II was that my little
sweetheart's cries pierced my mind while
was sleeping, and I unconsciously rose
with the intention of going to her rescue
1t happened that those about me were
less watchful than usual, and thus I sue
ceeded In creeping unobserved to the tor
Of our house, where a short ladder lead
ing to a trap door In the roof enabled me
to reach a similar door In the adjoining
house, which found unlocked. 1t was 9
dark night and my enterprise was full Of
dangers, but sleep walkers are like cat
and can walk safely on the edge Of pre-
cipice. I succeeded In raising the dool
In the roof and In total darkness felt my
way down the stairs, guided doubtless b.
the little maids cries for help and mef
cy. Daahing into the room IN which the
torture was being inflicted, sprans upon
the cruel woman and tore At her and beat
her 30 that she In her turn, probably
more frightened than hurt, screamed
loudly for assistance. BY this time my
own people were aroused and, obtaining
entrance into the adjoining house. bore
me away to my room.
When awoke in the morning had nc
knowledge or recollection Of what had
occurred, and I gathered the particular,
from those who were Interested In them
My bedroom door was found open and
not In bed; the two trap doors In the
roof were open, proclniming the means
by which I left one house and obtained
entrance to the other; Elsie drew vivid
pictures of my actions when rushed In
to her bedroom and sprang upon her step
mother: and my own people supplied the
rest. The adventure made great i'm
preston and was long remembered and
spoken Of, and from the day Of its occur
renee I was more carefully watched al
home.
When I asked the good woman mar
ried to become my wife, related thit
incident Of my child-life to her. She
made light Of 1t, and think Il was
chiefly through her encouragement that
the adventure was known In my house.
hold. My daughter. It appears, describ.
cd 1t to Mile. Resale a. a diverting in.
cident, and the woman Of multifarious
accomplishments treasured It in her mind.
During manhood my somnambulistic pro.
psnsities occasionally broke out but
they were always Of the most harmless
kind. Shortly, however, after the en-.
gasement Of Euhice and Harry I was
greatly disturbed BY an incident to which
l could attach no satisfactory explana.
tion. My wife told me that she woke In
the night and was not by her side
She was about to rise and seek me, when
l entered the room, undressed myself and
lay down In bed. being oil the time In
sound sleep.
II have no remembrance" I said, "oi
going anywhere or doing anything. II
Is very annoying. I wish they had
thrown bucket Of cold water over me
when was a child. 1t might have cured
me-"
1T might have killed you" said my
wife, gravcly. ut Is too late now to
fret over It. Richard"
II should not mind,' said, IF l could
remember where l 20 to, or what I do;
but It Is all a blank"
down to breakfast. After the meal my
wife and l strolled In the garden and
spent an idle hour there. My daughter
and Mile. Resale were In the grounds,
and Samuel Fleetwood made bis appear.
ance to give me report Of some task
had set him to do. When he came
toward me I was conversins with Mile.
Rosalie. my wife and Eunice being at q
little distance, and left my daughters
soverness to Join him. Certainly my
mood was peculiar one on this morning,
for the short conversation I had with
Mile. Rosalie left an uncomfortable i'm.
preston upon me. And yet nothing was
spoken by her or me to account for It;
we had conversed upon ordinary matters,
but there was In her manner q conAd.
ing tenderness which was new and
strange to me.
After hearing Flectwood's report I re-
ferred to something had observed a. he
approached me and Mile. ROsalie. She
had nodded to him. with pleasant smile
ON her lips, and he had returned neither
the nod nor the smile. I inquired the
reason.
II do not like her. sir" he said, after
"spsak more plainly. Fleetwood" I
urged.
swell. sir" he said. Sin the first place,
she 10 not a Frenchwoman. But her
name II French"
"Quite true, Fleetwood. Her father
may have been French"
MAY have been. sir!' he remarked,
repeating my words with emphasiA
"Then he 10 not livingT'
mile. ROsalie IL doubly orphaned" I
said. Come, come, Fleetwood, we may
DO doing the young lady an injustice In
canvassinH her 30 freely behind her back.
But. having gone 80 far. We may DO add.
Ing to the injustice by not carrying this
conversation to It's legitimate end. We
cannot be too careful Of regulations.
Say what 10 In your mind"
VERY well, sir. Mile. Rosalie has no
parents, but she has relations"
u think not, Fleetwood. She Is alone
In the world. with not soul to depend
upon except ourselves"
"Then the man she meets. SIR" said
Fleetwood, rs not relation"
II was not aware" said, "that Mile.
Resale was In the habit Of meeting any
man; but, after all, It Is no AFFAIR Of
ours. Are these meetings freQuenti"
"Very frequent. should say, cir.
have passed them, by accident, at least
half a dozen times"
How long has this been going onW
ut Is four months since l first saw
them"
reflected. Mile. Rosalie had been In
our service only Eve months, and It was
generally understood, through her own
statements, that she was a stranger In
the neighbOrhOOd, and had no friends or