Beadle's Dime Novels No. 13 — page 51: what you’re looking at

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| WHE NEGRESS SHOWS THE ROOM. > 58 It was a little stone structure, which looked as though it Might have beer a hundred years old.. Standing almost alone, hear the edge of town—massive, strong, its walls impenetra- ble to sound—a more desirable place could not be found. The. Windows were closed with shutters, and the building appeared deserted; but when the Irishman knocked at the door, it was opened by a grim-looking old negress, who surlily surveyed the party, and seemed more inclined to slam the door in their faces than to ask them to enter. Fagan requested her to show the furnished room up-stairs. he negress seemed scarcely to understand what was wanted of her, but at length led them up the stairway. The room chosen chari#ied the eye of Turner. The windows were se- Cured with thick, oaken shutters, guarded’ on the inside by Padlocks, the door was strongly made, and the strength of the lock precluded the possibility of a future inmate’s forcing it. The furniture was simple. A table, adressing-stand, half a dozen chairs and -a bedstead. There were no clothes on the bed, but Fagan expressed himself willing to furnish these, < ] Perfectly satisfied with every thing, Turner withdrew, and, after some conversation with the negress, Fagan followed. Thus the prelitfinaries were settled, and that evening, when Tom Blanchard and Timothy Turner met, it was agreed that on the second succeeding night the attempt should be made. commiclbooksscom