While this was going on, Jack suddenly made a movement which attracted the turnkey's attention; and during that interval the old man slipped some articles wrapped in a handkerchief into Bess's hands, who instantly secreted them in her bosom. . It was plain that a man of his age could only be interested for one reason alone, yet she felt compelled to at know him a little before the main event. The door was locked; but, with the bars of iron, it was speedily burst open. E.