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A NIGHT OF TERROR.
BY LIZZIE SXXULETON’.
“ Whose pictures jis this, Ada ?
The face is certainly very handsome:
but there is something in the expres
sion that, to me, at least, is quite Un
pleasant—almost repgllant.”
My cousin took from my hand the
photograph that I had been examin
ing, looked at it a moment with an
expression of surprise not unmingled
with pain, aud turning away her
head with a gesture of disgust, threw
it among the buruiiig coals in the
grate.
“ I thought that was destroyed
long ago,” she said, rising hastily,
and up and down the
room, TiWr she were (Striving to ban
ish, by the motion, some unpleasant
reminiscences. “ Strtnge.that it has
never been destroyed.”
It was ono dreariest days of
a' Canadian winter; jjhe air without
Vas darkened by the fast falling
snow, freezing as it fell till it rattled
like hail on tho ufindows; and the
wind, raging and blowing as it does
in no other country, had formed
great white drifts, that threatened to
exclude en'irely the faint light that
still stiuggled 'through the iee-cover
ed panes. On such a day there was
no danger of interruption by visitors;
so Ada and myself had quietly settled
ourselves in her cosy little sewing
room, where, with gas lighted, inner
shutters closed and barred, heavy
damask curtaius closely drawn, and a
bright coal fire blaziftg in the grate,
we strove to forget, ainid our pleas- j
ant surroundings, the wild storm that
raged without. We had dragged an
old iron chest from some obsdure
closet, and were ransacking its reces
ses forthright scraps of ribbon, silk
and vtVets, ii’hh bite of gold and
silver le from which
we intended to fol-m gorgeous needle
books and pin-cushions for the fancy
table at a lady’s bazaar. Amid these
I had found the photograph in ques
tion, and I saw, with surprise, its
effects upon my usually calm and
tranquil cousin*.
“ A story! a stoi’J’ Vt I exclaimed:
“ come, tell me a story aud make me
forget the snow and the wind and my
disappointment at not being able to
go to the theatre to-night, and all my
homesick feelings for my dear Califor
nia home, where days like this could
not even be imagined.l*|| know from
your looks that there tß|a story con
nected with that very handsome gen
tleman with the wicked looking
eyes.”
“Wicked looking eyes,” she repeat
ed slowly. “ Yes, Anna, yon may
well call them so; but with all their
wickedness there was a strange
charm, nvfgnetishi, in ’their beauty,
which it, seemed almost ‘impossible to
resist. Ah! I see that you are deter
mined to have the story, and as I
have a vivid remembrance of how
persistent you can be, I know that I
must submit.
‘“To begin at the beginning,’ as
you used to say, when a child; at the
time of my marriage to Harry Gor
don we were far from rich. 'I had
only the small property given by
your father, who would not allow his
orphan-niece to go portionless from
his home, and Harry had a small
amount invested in the banking house
of a friend. The failure of this friend
soon after our arrival in New York
made it necessary for my husband to
obtain a situation instead of estab
lishing himself in business, as he in
tended, and we oame to Toronto,
where he was employed by the firm
of Lee & Brothers. His salary was
small, and we were obliged to live as
economically as possibly; so Harry
rented a small house on Yonge street,
furnished it with as little expense
as was consistent w ith comfort, and
took me there to commence house
keeping on a very small scale indeed, ’
keeping no servant except a woman
who came once a week to wash, and
a man who came occasionally to saw'
w'ood, bring in coal, etc.
“ As this home is closely connected
with my story, I will describe it to
you. ft was a low bricked cottage,
standing quite alone in the centre of
a large garden, with vacant lots be
hind on each side, and in front, too,
on the other side of the street; so
that we were quite as much removed
from neighborly companionship as if
we were living in the country. A
small covered porch was in front,
with a door opening into our parlor,
sitting and dining-room; in one, fron
ting this door, another opened into
the kitchen, and another to the right
into my bedroom; a door to the
right of the kitchen opened into a
small store-room; and back of the
kitchen was a small latticed porch,
witli the wood and coal house at one
side. Here I lived as mistress and
maid of all w ork, for Harry’s limited
salary would not permit us to keep a
servant; but, hard as I worked, some
of my happiest hours were passed in
that little house. I often thought of
my dear old home in San Francisco,
and smiled as 1 imagined the aston
ishment of your father, if he could
but see hie gay and thoughtless niece,
‘brilliant butterfly,’ as lie used to call
me, transformed into a busy, working
bee.
“One day, when litte Alec was
about five weeks old, I dismissed the
woman whom wo had employed for
a short time, and resumed my house
hold labors Budget had been a
very good servant, Tint things in gen
eral had been allowed to lose the neat
and orderly arrangement iu which I
had left them, and I spent a day in
cleaning attd arranging tbe appurte
nauoes belonging to my household.
I succeeded at last in bvinging order
out of confusion, and, before the re
turn of my husband from the store,
in)’ home looked as bright and cheer
ful 9s it had dune beforo my illness.
“I think I more
ted and happy than I did that even
ing. Ojjjyjacatigotjje'jf s%i<ty had.
just been of
soprano, which I had been obliged to
resign, had been ottered to me again
that day, with an increase of salary,
more than sufticiontNn defrav the ex
penses of my illness ; and Miss Janet
Gordon, Harry’s aunt, bad made it
possible for me to accept by offering
to take charge of baby during my
absence. My past Illness gavo anew
feeling of enjoyment to the health
and vigor novFfcoursing through my
veins.
“I*was expecting Aunt Janet to
come with my husband to take dinner
with us that evenings and had taken
great pains in the preparation of her
favorite dish, ‘ Ooek-a-leckie,’ which
she said I could prepare almost as
well as a Scotch woman; and had
dressed myself, as Harry liked to
seo me, in blue merino with plain
linen cuffs and oollar, fastened with
a simple bow of blue ribbon,—>ey
best dress, Anna, of kvhich Boras'
obliged to be careful, so I protected
it from contact with' tbe cook stove
by a large housewife’s appfn of blue
chpcW # v NT •.
\I thought, lis 1 stoodiookjng in
to my little pallor,
fore had seen it Iboksoeplqqsant ntra
homelike. The mellow* lignt of an
autumn sunset ktreantfng"tttfQuglvtke.
clear glass of tho giving'a*
roseate tinge to the fresh muslin cur
teins; a bright fire glfcwed in the pol
ished grate, and tyerore it stood the ta
ble, ready prepared (or dinner, with
its spotless uamask 'cohering, faultiest
jleau napkins, clear .shining glass,
pure white ehma, and plated \vare-r~,
we could not afford silver—polishe?
to the extreme of brightness. Ottr
one hand.somejjpiece ot furniture, a
magnificent piano given me by yonr
father, stood open, with Harry’s fa
vorite music in the rack, and his
flute lay ready on tho music stand;
but the loveliest object to my eyes
was the inmate of the little cradle,
lying w ith wide open eyes, and utter
ing that soft cooing sound which
foolish mothers like myself interpret
into all manner of sweet words and
loving phrases.
“It is said that a serpent enters
every Eden ; and the one that inva
ded mine came in the form of Arthur
Treinain. I had often heard Harry
Apeak of- Arthur Treinain, the hero
ot his boyhood, but when I was In
troduced’ to him that evening, and
tried to welcome him my husband’s
friend, there was something behind
the handsome face nnd the faultlessly
polished manner that seemed to repel
me. If I were a Swedeuborgian I
would say that our spheres wore an
tagonistic. I felt the fascination of
his address and brilliant conversa
tional powers, but I could not feel at
ease in his society. lie bonrded at
the Itoasin House, and as he was re
ported to be a millonaire on the
lookout for some safe investment for
his spare thousands, he soon becarno
a welcome visitor at the best houses
in the city. Still, notwithstanding all
the attention that was paid him and
the constant invitations that he re
ceived, his most frequent visits wero
made at our humble home. As time
passed ort, tho aversion that I felt at
first ceased almost entirely, and I be
gan to look forward with pleasure to
the time of his ooming, lie had a
remarkably fine tenor voice, was a bril
liant performer on the piano, and as
Harry and rnvsolf wero both passion
ately fond of music, our evenings
passed delightfully, lie came almost
daily ;at first, only in the evening,
when my husband would be at home;
but in a few weeks he came frequently
at hours when Harry would be at tho
store. At length I was aroused to a
knowledge of the fact that these vis
its alw'ays were followed by a feeling
of vague dissatisfaction with the situ
ation in which I was pi ced, and
with my surroundings. 1 took myself
seriously to task, and now, remem
bered covert hints, insinuations, allu
sions to my former position, half-ex
pressed pity for the change, many,
many things, so quietly said and so
delicately covered that they had
failed at the time Jo excite iny anger
or suspicion. But why should he
wish to make mo djkpontcnted w : th
my borne? My suspicions once
aroused, I became convinced that he
was trying to wean me from my true
love for my husband, and to win that
love for hhnself.
“Ashamed to think so myself, and
more ashamed to confess it to an
other, I could not go to Harry and
ask him to put an end to Mr. Tre
niatn’a too frequent visits; but went
to Aunt Janet, and complained of
the interruption of my household du
ties. She only said, ‘Right, child.
Yon aro quite right;’ but from that
day Mr. Tremain always found her
established in our little parlor with
her knitting, looking grim and stately,
ready to assist me in entertaining
him, or to entertain him herself, ex
cusing me on account ol ray house
hold cares.
“After the advent of Aunt Janet,
Mr. Treinaiu’s visits became less fre
quent ; but I was soon pained to see
a great change in my husband. Tho
cheerful, hopeful look vanished from
his fUee, gave place to an expres
sion of the deepest dejection. In
stead t)f spenmng his evenings at
home, as had always been his nab.t,
regained outlate at night, hLd
returned sad alra despondent,. Ins
sleep was res'less and interrupted,
ftmj^telooked^k^haggard and care
worn that I atdtioils afiout
ki§ Itfaltlh
stlheMast of December Har
ry’s employor determined to send
mm to Montreal in cherge of a large
sum of money, nearly forty thousand
dollars. He was to leavo in the train
at 10 P. M„ and when he returned in
the evening he brought tho money
with him. Mr. Tremain accompanied
him, and I heard my husband say
excitedly: “ Never jest with mo
again iu that manner, Arthur, or our
friendship must cease. Dearly as I
love my wife, not even for her dear
sake would I wrong my employers
out of one farthing; and I cannot
nad will not have my honesty called
in queston, even in jest.”
“ Mr. Tremain laughed lightly as
he made some low reply. They
shook hands, and the subject seemed
to be forgotten.
“ jlr. Tremain intended to start
that evening foa NftuYork, by the
way of Niagara, ancl fit five o’clock
my hntbarul accompanied him to the
terminus of tho Great Western Rail
rroad. He returnct>i> an**bour,
pTafTßllir’flffr severe ffteatffltehe. He
{said that he had taken a glass of ale
mtdj—his friqtm Lefoife ydd^ujANiim,
tliujd iad not Tele aftei^
ward ; tlfat time he had
been gro\Wng worse. 1
cup of stpsi"; *1 A, 1
Ignd did nlVlii aroit)o
liim from tiio to
be rapidly o'verpWCTing btm. At
lengthy beooujing al iff need, I dospatcfi
ed the wood-sawyer fpr the nearest
physician. Ih> soon returned, saying
that ;tl*e doctor would there in
half an hour. Eight, bine, ten o’clock
icame, no doctor. I looked anx
iously, from the dpor, biflffhe weather
hatjl beedkie stormy I,’and 1 ,’and the drifting
snow kept every person within doors,
so that I could not see a single p&Haer
by. I could not leave my helpless
babe, and appabently dying husband,
who now lay perfectly unconscious:
his livid face and labored breathing
awakened my greatest fears; so with
a fervent prayer that God, iu His in
finite mercy, Would spare my dear
one, I prepared to spend the night in
watching by his side.
“Eleven o’clock, and still no change
for the better. The fire was burning
low, and I took tho coal-scuttle to re
plenish it with coal. As I knew the
wind would extinguish the lamp, I
tbought that I would find tny way to
the .coal-house in the dark As I
steppe# upon the kitvken porch, I
started, thinking that I heard the
sound of voices. Robberies had been
frequent, particularly during the last
fow months, and, for the first time
that night, 1 thought of the largo sum
of money now lying in the house. I
was not mistaken. Notwithstanding
the violence of the storm, I could
hear persons conversing in the coal
house; and silently approaching, I
could distinguish the words. To my
amazement, the voice was that of
Mr. Treinain.
“ ‘ Are yon perfectly sure,’ ho said,
‘ that, she has had no opportunity to
•end the money back to Leo & Bro ?’
“ ‘ Sure! .Of course I’m sure,’ re
plied the oilier. ‘ Haven’t I watched
tho house all the evening ? She enmo
to the door two or three times, and
looked up and down the street; but
no one would be out such a night as
this.’
- “ * Have you seen Gordon ? ’
“‘Yes. She sent nte for the doc
tor, and I hid myself a bit, and then
went and told her the doctor would
be there in half an hour. Gordon
brenthed so loud that you could hear
him all over the house; his face was
purple— almost black—and lie ap
peared not to know anything.’
“‘Yes, I suppose so. I gave Tom
the wink to give him a strong dose.
Did you remove the boltß and win
dow-fastenings ftoni the store-room ? ’
“ ‘ Yes; I did that when 1 went tb
tell Mrs. Gordon about the doctor.’
“ ‘ You have done well. If we suc
ceed, you shall have three thousand.
How about that sbanty of yours on
Pigeon Lake? Can wo take her
-there, and will there he anybody to
take care of hei* ? ’
“‘ Of course. I have an Indian
wife there and two grown daughters.
She must be gagged and wrapped up
iu tho buffalo robes: for the Inst rjixty
mites you imrat hire Indians to curry
her. But what will you do with the
child? Will you tak that too ? ’ j
‘“No. I shall leave that with
Gordon. Jf he lives—which is doubt
ful, for lie took a strong dose—he
will think that his wife stole the
money, and deserted him and the
child. Be careful to re j dace the bolts,
and leave everything secure but the
front door. 1 have m ade Gordon
think that his wife is discontented,
tired of her hard life, and longing for
ease and wealth.’
\ttgen will the sleigh be here?*
“‘ At ten o’clock precisely. You
most be ready for action then, but
now you had better see that all is
safe.’
“ I had stood as one spell-bound
while the villains discussed their
plans, and now I dragged myself wea
rily into the kitchen, closed aud bolted
the door, aud tlum w ent back to the
$2 A YEAR
beddde of my husband. I took tny
sleeping bttby from its crib and laid
it by its father’s side, and taking the
money from the drawer placed it un
der his pillow. A revolver lay on
the secretary, and Hairy had taught
mo how to use it. I examined the
barrels to see that all were loaded
laid it on-the table
-textile beffitde; then,teftl> t ajprayv
for Divineaid and protection, Iscated
myself onoe more by the bedside of
•my ai'parently dying husband, to
bathe his head and breast, and to drt
what little I could to arouse hint from
the fearful stupor which 1 now feared
must end in death.
“ That was a terrible watch, dear
Anna. The strong arm tliat had ah,
ways been able to protect me, now
lay weak and powerless as an infant’s;
and I, a frail and timid woman, was
left alone to defend myself and tny ;
dear ones from the cruel villains al
ready ou the wutcli to invade our
peaceful home.
“Twelve o’clock how soon il
came! Not quite one—but there
was a slight noise at,the storeroom
wind >w. *My ears were strained to.
catch the slightest sound. A door
opened softly, and innffled steps were
heard crossing the kitchen floor. I
raised the revolver, with my finger ,
ou the trigger; then two men with
masked faces, bonding forward and
poeriijg carefully around them, stole
*sh>wlj<n|o tjie parlor; they were"
just oppositem/bedroom door,when,
taking deliberte aim, I fired, onoe,
.vOno foil, but his companion
•fprSng Tcm’ards me with an oath. I
fired'again and again: lia was wotm
dCTKdmtwjlMamo stagga-ing toward
jgj/U fisvd agaw. Anua,T had tne iut
to wound—to disable him, but I did
not mean to ki 1 him; and as he fell
dead at my feel, shot through the
heart, I sank swooning on the'Jloor.
“I do not know how long I lay
unconscious; "hut I was aroused by
the groans of the wounded tnan, and
his piteous appeals. for water. I
raised'myself with difficulty, and ah
most hoping to find the events of the
night only a fevered dream; but there
lay the horrible witness that they
were too tine. His head lay within
the doorway, and I was obliged tp
pass him to give assistance to' Iff
wounded and suffering comrade. My
feet seemed like f but I moved,
slowly and mechanically, to do what
must be done. I brought him water,
removed -the mask, aud raised Ms
head that he might drink; staunched
the blood, and applied a bandage to
his wound, bathea his face, placed a
Cillow under ids head, and spread a
lanket over him to protect him from
the cold.
“By this time Harry’s face bad
lost its purple hue, and his breathing
had become mote natural, I batlgsL
his head with ice-water, and as Uiad
board that coffee is an antidote against
narcotics, 1 muAc _hot ..arc!
strong. I succeeded in arousing him
sufficiently to be able to drink it, and
soon saw tint the danger was past.
Then, woman like. I won overcome
by the consciousness of what I had
gone through, and sank cowering by
the bedside, my head upon my hus
band's breast, and olnng to him with
the feeling that, weak and half-con
scious a he was, lie could still pro
tect me.
“When I was fully aroused tho
next morning to a knowledge of my
situation, Barry stood at my side,
still pale aud weak from the effects
of yesterday’s potion. Mr. Lee’s
voice in tho next room was giving or
ders for the removal of ihe dead body
of Mr. Tremain, and the safe keeping
of bis wounded associate, Thomas
McGrath, tho wood-sawyer; whilst
dear Aunt Janet, with her anus round
my neck, was calling me 1 brave little
wooAn,* little knowing what a cow
ard I felt myself to be, and declaring
mo a worthy member of tho family <3
Gordon.
“ This is the story, Anna, and you
will not wouder that I should shud
der and turn pale when anything re
calls to my remembrance that Night
of Terror.
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py Mush and railk festivals ara
hold in lowa to pay off church debts.
Whiskey is introduced into the mush
by wicked youths, and stingy old
hunks get liberal and pay off tho
whole debt out of their own pockets.
JSgF" A clerk of Dayton, 0., baa
been stealing for the last three years.
Among the articles found were 187
guns ami revolvers, 500 pocket knives,
CO axes, 300 do >r knobs, 10 bags of
salt and 500 pounds of nails,
aer Parchment paper mtfy be made
by (lipping blotting paper in a strong
solui.on of , n um, thou drying, and
passing it through concentrated sub
phitrio acid, washing and drying it
siowly.
The Missouri legislature has
a bill before it making it a misdeinea
nor tor any one to give a railroad
pass to u member of the legislature,
judge, or State or county otboer,
A ’sidy who is not thomighly%*j|
ted in natural histeiy asked a friend
who was going to Utah to bring her
a couple of Mormons for her *s*•
riurn. I * *
—_——— mgm > ;f3
13F* As the vapor takofl from iMSi
ocean returns to u again !t rivers, w
lander and ants of selfishness,
oinc back in overwhelmingjjpmirH
