Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-18

have to meet him at night under cir
cumstances similar to our first meet
ing, and then l would have the liberty
to speak to him. To accomplish this /
watched him every night, often sitting
up until nearly daybreak to see If he
left the house. For nearly week /
followed this course, and could swear
that he had not left his bed after mid
night.
On the seventh night he had an
agreement to meet DIR. Squires at his
Office. and, feeling worn out with my
unsuccessful vigils, l retired early and
enjoyed sound nights sleep.
That night big robbery was COM
mitted not five miles from the house,
and the following morning everybody
was talking about 1t. When I heard
the news. q terrible suspicion seized
me- My master was using his alleged
appointments with the doctor as a
means to throw me off the track. I
tried to trace back the dates Of the
various rohberies, and imagined that
could establish coincidence be-
tween them and Mr.. Goddard's visits
to DR.. Squires.
All that day my master was indo-
lent and worn out, as usual, and In
stantly attributed it now to his work
of the preceding night and not to any
poison which the doctor was admins
tering to him.
When this light dawned clearly upon
my mind, I knew exactly what to do.
I slept soundly and peacefully during
the next few nights, but about ten
days later when my master announced
that he had another appointment with
DIR. Squires I prepared to spend the
night following him.
He left the house about 8 o'clock.
To my surprise, he did not take his
horse, but walked leisurely down the
road toward the old haunted mansion
that the doctor had so long occupied.
l followed him at q respectful dis.
tance, but he did not seeR nervous or
at all suspicious. He walked careless
ly along, without once looking behind
him.
he reached his destination about
half past and walked lightly up to-
ward the house and entered. This did
not astonish me, for supposed that
he really did 60 to the doctors and
probably submitted to some sort of
treatment. His midnight marauding
would begin after he left to 60 home.
l cautiously approached the house
and tried to get q glimpse Of the In
terror, but the blinds and shades were
so closely drawn that l failed to get
a glimpse Of even the light. con-
tented myself with examining the bur-
glar alarm. for at some future time l
might find it useful to unfasten it from
a window without giving an alarm.
The minutes passed slowly. Not a
sound or movement from inside could
be heard. Accustomed to waiting in
patience for a long time. did not find
my vigil so difficult. | entertained N.Y.
self in various ways to keep from fall
ing asleep. A few moments Of sleep
might spoil everything for me.
1t must have been shortly after mid
night when l heard the front door
creak on its hinges. was concealed
behind some shrubbery at the time,
where could command good view
of the entrance to the house. The door,
knew, was opening, but no ray Of
light streamed through the crack. The
whole house was. in fact. wrapped in
darkness.
saw the shadows Of two men on the
front porch. and by their general out
lines | knew that one was my master
and the other DR.. Squires. Neither
spoke for some time. Then l heard the
doctor say in a low, muftied voice:
"Now, Charles, the house is three
miles below, and you ought to reach it
in half an hour"
'Yes; I'll reach it in half an hour"
"You must be extra cautious, for
there are many detectives around" the
doctor continued.
81 shall be very careful"
"Then go and return as soon as pos
sible."
They separated. The doctor stole
noiselessly back into the house and