Year: 1859

women had laid a plot to rob him. But once
In the parlOr, he felt comparatively safe He
resolved, if not released Immediately. to break
one of the windows if he could not raise it. and
leap into the street-a feat easily accompis shed


lie determined, however, to make one more
effort to go out regularly, and returning to the
basement stairs, set up such a pounding and
calling as must have penetrated every part OF
the house There was no response, however
and what appeared singular, notwithstanding
Mrs. Cunningham must have heard him from
the first, she paid no attention to him what
ever; he did not see her again, nor hear a
syllable from her lips, more than he would had
she been thousand miles distant.


Not receiving any answer to his fruitless
blows and calls, he returned to the parlor, and
seiZing a chair, was advancing to charge the
window, when he heard footsteps He waited
ready for peace or for war, and soon the broker
came up the basement stairs with lamp and
asked what was wanted


Il want to get out of this house. - said Frank
- on seem to have taken the liberty of fasten-
ing me in here"


'.Oh, Mr.. Fitzgerald, is this you '' she ex-
claimed with apparent surprise. 1t seems
to me you do not make US long visit to- night. -
. have stayed considerably longer than
wanted to. L have been trying to get out here.
and pounding and calling until | expected the
police would be in to quell the disturbance.
concluded you were deaf. Didn't YOU hear
me p


Mrs. Willis made no reply, but unlocked the
dOOr; and Fitzgerald, without standing upon
ceremony, walked out, breathed feer, and we Mt
directly to his lodgings.


Next day he called upon his friend for in
formation relative to outside movements and
the further proceedings of the Bond street wild
ow. lie learned that his trusty companion had
watched the house during the entire period of
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ances which, under the circumstances he re-
garded as suspicious. rough customer went
INTO the yard and drove out some goats and
subsequently, disappeared in the rear, and upon
examination, the friend found a rear entrance
to the premises.


After Fitzgerald left the house he kept his
eye constantly on the door, and after waiting
some time. saw lady in black come into the
street, whom, from her dress and figure he be-
lieved to be Mrs. Cunningham She turned
towards Fifth avenue. and he, being stationed
between the house and that street walked on
and turned the corner. where he stopped in
the shadow of lamp-pOst lie expected she
would pass him Immediately; but she spent
some time. apparently. in looking about as if
to see whether she was watched Finally. how
ever, she passed, and the full gas-light on her
cOuntenapce made him certain he had not mis-
taken the individual. She saw him. and gave
him scrutinizing look, but finally went on and
hailed an omnibus. He followed until he
thought there was an opportunity to enter un-
observed, when he took passage in the same
vehicle Mrs. Cunningham kept her face
turned from those in the coach. and rode on
to White street. when she got out and went to
No. =, house on the north side, not far from
West Broadway, which she entered. The house
Is one i'll which rooms are let without board.
and by no means "a magnificent as the resi-
dences of Fifth avenue, which she hal pOinted
out to Fitzgerald as the home of her friends