The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-09-08


years later.
mada the acquaintance Of Lloyd
! Churchill 1.-THE names in this story are
all assumed steady, religious young
man. and ! invited him to dine with
ne. Churchill understood, had lost
lis sweetheart, Alinc Iaight, during
tire Chicago Ere, she having been
among The missing after that great
CONFEDERATION. ! noticed during the
| dinner that Churchill was very much
depressed, and later, when we were
alone together. he told me that the
house which had stood on the ground
I now lived on had belonged to David
Piggott. the oaly man lie had feared as
rival for the love OF Aline faight.
From what Churchill told me gather
| ed that Piggott was wild fellow, and
Miss Haight was mild-feminine type
of CDR. Jelsyll and NIr. Hyde" now
Impressed by the piety Of Churchill
and now led away by the reckless
pleasure loving Piggott. There was
mystery connected with Miss
uaights disappearance in this-that
Piggcft was also among the missing
after the Gre.
Churchill never married. lie died
in 1898. ] being with him 1t the time
of his death. for had become much
attached to him.
q am going to Aline," he said Il
have always believed that she and
Pigectt were together on thar terrible
night. that lie held her for the time
being under his influence. but that she
died trae 10 me-
i few years after Churehili's death
there we're number Of hurglagies IN
Chicago. especially IN my neighbor-
hood, and never went to bed without
fearing for what valuahles kept il
the house. Among other things had
great deal Of old silver and jewels That
had come to me by inheritance from
different branches OF my family. Since
l had no use for either determined to |
have vault made in my cellar for
their Keeping. One morning went /
down there 10 pick out place for my +
vault. In q recess 50 dark that was t
obliged to use candle examined the /
wall closely and noticed line forming
a rectangle about I've feet high hy
three feet wide tapped the wall
within this reetangle, and instead OF
giving the sound OF stone 1t gave the
sound of iron. Thinking it might be
door. looked for a keyhole, but found
none. Procuring a hammer. tapped
upon different places till, striking Il Ger
tain spot. there was eliclz, ana what
really turned OUT TO be a door sprung
outward about al inch. With ny en-
gers pulled it open.
What was beyond could not see.
for all was as dark as Evebus. The
dank, musty smell was certainly min
vltiag- ] held the candle inside ana
caught confused view OF what MAIDS
me start away from the opening, and L
didn't pause before / had reached the
other end of the cellar But curiosity
soon got the better of terror. and /
went back. TITS time l bent my head !
and entered tie space that lay beyoud
the door,
1t was handsomely furnished apart-
ment. though tie hangings were drop
Plug To pieces and tie carpets eaten ..
away in spots. In the center was a
table. or which were dishes ana traces
OF !: supper. though only traces. for
every crrsnb had been consumed. On
disan lay the skeleton OF two women J
In the costume Of young persons. They
We're locked in each others arms. On a
tue floor was the skeleton OF Il man
slrsl IN All easy chair That CT another.
| staggered to the doorway aud re- s
covered nv eunanimity in The ce.l1r.
Then again my curiosity drove me
back
On the table Inv folded piece OF pa
per which, hid evidently been torn
from the back Of Il letter On it wasi :
/
Monday morning. Oct Q. Isl :
We. two young Girls ana two ysliae 3
met. came hes~~iass night Something 2
mas Occurred to bar the opening or Our 4
door. aud We are imprisoned. {,
DAVID PIGGoTT, &
ARTHUR HUNT. 4,
ALINE HAIGHT.
EDITH TURNER
stood successfully before each ske!- Z
ton to examine it. IN the hand of one :
II the girls noticed that the bony lin. 5.
sei's clasped piece OF paper TOOK It w
nut and on it read: Ia
Lioyd-H you ever get this 1T Ia to tel, s.
'ou that I have yielded to Temptation bl,t W
u'e sure that II could live IL would be cl
vii. 49, ,r's-T s''s i i
! accounted for the causes leading to
his singular scene in this wise:
Piggott must have been fun OF fI,nSc
bsurditles that we often find in youth, r
he lifting UP Of this place, whicl. yas
onbtless more fascina ting because If b.
Fas secret; the bringing Of his C
fiends here to q supper party ON that b
honorable Sunday night before the u u
reat IRE, could only have been CON :"
eiyed pr one with Wild fancics. ey-
'eme recklessness and no princinle III
nut IN under ground. they had not
card the turmoil above until t,1a se
Dasc fell and closed their eeress Ther :.
ust have lived IS long as their supper "
Sled for there was ventilation info !
llmney that was left standing. IN
What did do? Procured n SUNNY ~
one and mortar ana with nv avn a.
}nds walled uD the ona,,i,,s> sol