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- 'Knocked so ineessantlY• Three o'clock - "can she have fou*I found out so soon . 0 however, convinced her that it would you've done it. m off. And Runty
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1 Maud Percy sqtarol,
"The Unseat
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Brideer•orn,"
‘`A Terrible
• BY MAY AGNES FLEIVIING Sara,"
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struelc, and then, Pet beginning to pet Lawless, maybe you ain't in for oot be eafe. and that prudence waa decay:Wed, whistling.
feel terribly eleelneand quite satis- it nowt!' ' •
by- far the safest plan just then.
lied with the fun she huh had tell All noNIS turned in silent •
eyes were
night, cut the coed end drew it ep. • amazement on Pet. Slowly M. Hoping Erntinie might be at the
door as she passed, she thrust her
The clamors, of course, instantly
Fire- Moodie thrust her hand in her pock- head out of the window, when
ceased; and five minutes later, •
fly, the wicked cause of ell this trou-
, as peacefully • sleeping. '
"I'll never stay another rtight in • et, still sternly transfixing Pet with
her eyes, and drew otit—u piece 0- • f
shoulder, pulled her back with uo
blew
her father silently caught her by the
lind "
this dt•eadful place a I only live to ' cordl gentle hand, and shut down the
removed; she was discovered. Then Then the very demon of defiance
At the sight, all Pere doubte were b
see morning!" was the inward ex-
clamation of every teacher and pupil
could by any means leve. all Persontd apprehensions vanished, '
her perverse spirit rose, and facinround, she was about to he-
whotold,silo stood be- sprang into the .eyes of the elf; and
g
And so, in sleepless watchfulness, duxulttess 411d "ring' gin a harangue more Wetted than
the dark, silent hours of utorning lore her stern judge —her straight n the cold,
respectful; but something i
wore on: and the first bright ray of lithe form defiantly erect, her mall- stern, steely eye bent on her, quench -
in. I
1- does black eyes dancing with fun.
ans
ed the indignant light in her own,
Another day's sunlight streaming do you Onow any- d he sulkily relapsed into silence,
,Miss Lawless,
thineing a "dumb devil" would be
through the windows; never beheld i thing
! . of this?"
slightly acquainted," said - Pet, more agreeable to her father just
- an assemblage of paler or more ter-
rified faces Jean were gathered W-
hiles Sharpe, awakened front 4 deep wiehee ogresio, • cheekiest niwarated gether in the establishment of adrs. "saw it lest night.
• then. than 4 talking one.
sleep by the disagreeable and startle over the sitcoms of her plot, jumped Moodie. , Ramey was out on the verandah,
ing consciousness of an icy -cold hand into hers thinking of the. Inc yet. to —....---
. I "Will you be kind enough to etate
for what purpose you borrowed. it?" wellsing up and down with his hands
in his pockets whistling "Yankee
on her face, started up in offrirtt eouie.
CIIAPTEdt XXII. "Yoshio to have some fun, with." • Doodle." Pet favored him with a
In fire, with flames encircling face to visit the drowsy eye -lids of the her infancy, the first beam of morn- Viet tied it to the door,. laet wooer,
pliT.111.111els)rTotwillsa. 11:61\talas more
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doe while Itanty's eyes grew As large as
and then she beheld an awful vis ant An hour pasteid. ' One o'clock
A white spectre by her bedside, ell struck; then two, before sleep began Accustorneel to, early rising from nod as she tripped into• the house,
ahd hands, and sparks Of fire seem- roused slumberees again. ,Ilaving as- ing sunshine totted Pet out. of bed, 1 , yee.no l I I, • two %II Moons IA his amazement.
ingly darting from oyes and mouth ! : sured herself that they had really floe deeseed, Darting after her, he caught, her by
For one terrible moment she was fallen asleep at last, Pet sat up in • - "Ana by that means yeti knocked . the men as she was ' entering the
The other girls, with Miss Sharpe, at the door and created alt the Omen seleer, and exeleinusso
unable to utter a sound for utter en -
speakable horror. Thon with one bed softly, opened the evindow all wee° up, too, hastily throwilig on aeld •confusion that :so terrified up..
inth or two, screened from view—had
wild, piercing shriek, she burledher any one been watching: her, which to:171gs say, Pot; hPoeitt:e what hi the world
their clothes, and looking pelt', hag- elle' laid Mrs. eloodie.
head under the clothes, to shut out - there was not—by the whitecurteins, • night's excitement and 'want of.sleep
odd, and worn, front the- previous
• ,d/::;Yeet:d.11.1'" said Pet loudly, nothing( you were gone to echoollh •
. "80 1 was." , again? 1 thought
the awful spectre. Such a shriek as of the bed • Quivering With the eemembrauee of "Then Why are you here'?" .
it was I No hyena, no sereech-owl, Then lying coMposedlef hack on her last .night's frolic:, and the terror and th;oAwnidngwhatthieette yhootuirseitesldign Intl:. ,
"Finished my educetion. Told you
no peacock ever uttered so ear -split- pillow, she 'their bold Of • her string
that. No word or words in the Knock! knock! •kfleiehi Velocki Roili bathing her hatels And face, ,e-nd curl- ;
ter,,r1ortOrwindycoounsternetion, Miss Law-'• nod, ' . •
I would in a week," said Pet, •with a
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ting, throat -rending a scream as and began ' pulling away. consternation that would follow • it
to -day, Pet stood . before the mirror, less ?"
liefore—jest forfen," • "Randolph, go onoand, mind your
who English language can give the -ram , rapt taw rapt • . Ing her short, boyish, black ringlets. said Pet, 'coolly. •
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faintest idea of that terrible screech. 'rhoclamor was deafening; the mu-. , did not others dnot wait. for • th-M
is, business, sir," exclaimed. his father,
rs. Moodie compressed her tins, • sternly, • "Here—this 'way, you.'
Before its last vibratien had died, sic Was heinel at that silent boor ofhut as soon as they weredossed' and though her sallow face was- • no shying he caught Pet, by - the
away on the air, every sleeper in the the. night. -UP mid down the huge, , ,
made a grand rush. for the lower dark with -suppressed anger, sheta-
establishment, including madame her- bress, knocker thundered, making shoulder and 'unceremoniously drew
n . ettotos, where they knew the remainda heain d outwardly eahn, Low man- her after hien, up-staii•s into the Ma-
der, had sprung out of bed, and. peal of echoes that neng and rang er , toh ntezenieet, angor and ineery. Then .shutting the door, e
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air gh the house. - • ' ' 'the household were eseembled. niers oa
,
stootI pale and tremblieg, listening t,• he
. And • hero . they tound them, Rtill in digration run through the retool ; threw. himself Into 'his arm-chalhand
for a repetition of that awful hey. ' Once again the house was aroused; • their hiebt-rohes, just' heginihne tit but •Pet stood upright; bold ante -feeling his arms, across his chestjahe
From twenty beds in the dormitory,
once Ogain. every eleoper sprang out end their tougues, and venturing to defiantly, before them all, as though - °red, Pet with an awful look,
twenty little sleepers sprung, and ime 01 bee, in terror, wonder, .eno. eez.h ,
talk •over the exciting event e of the . :she had . done .nothinO whittever. • to Miss - Lawless, stahding erect be -
mediately began to make night hide- stet•ruition.. _. •. previous night: ' Petronille; With be ushamed of, , fore him, bore this appalling stere
ells with small editions of Miss• ".0 Holy 'Salt -its. I . ivhiet . is that ? ,her keen sense of ludicrous,had much "Perhaps, -then, since you • are se without blushing, .
Sharpe's shriek. Gathering strength 0 Geed Heavens, I who • ean that be ado to keep .from laughing outright fend of soca-oval jokes, • you were -well, and e het. .do you think • of
from numbers, the twenty voices roe . at this' time ?'' caine siinultteneouely ..he their .wild 'eyes and eafft•ighteci the -ghost miss some) saw; likewise,' yourself now, Miss Petionilla Law -
an octavo higher at every scream, from e -very lip. . • • with:vat's, but drawing her • face down -' said Mrs: •Mooclie. . less?" was the first question he
CHAPTER XXIII.,
And now,. reader, are you wile.
ing to retrace. your steps with me,
and go back to those We left behind
long ago, in Englendr
The sudden death of the Earl De
Courcy fell heavily on the heart e of
Lord Villiers and Lady Monde ; but
they mourned as those on whom the
\heeviest blow Fate can bestow has
already fallen, and all other griefs;
seemed light in comparison.
i The servants spoke of the dark
shrouded. figure who had been seen
• to enter and never depart; but as it
was ovident that the heel had died,
' And not been murdered, no suspicion
was attached to this. And so, with
stately pomp and ceremony, Hugh
Seyton, fourth Earl De Courcy, was
laid to rest in the family veldt,
a cl Lohd Villiers took the title and
was now 111th Earl De Courcy.
• In the bustle of the funeral, and
the duties .of his elevated station,
he -found means to withdraw his ietind
eah times from the loss of his chled;
but his lovely countess mourned still
and "would not he comforted."
Had she been assured of Ereninie's
death she would have grieved, it ie
true; but not as she' grieved now.
thad tele beheld her beautiful child
laid in the grave; she would have
mourned; but not with mourning like
theiTs'eat had been •her fate.? Was she
living or dead?. Into whose hands
bad she fallen?
Night and day these thoughts were
uppermost in ber mind, -darkening'
Lan very soul with. auguise and de-
'spair. Enermous retype -de had been
a° Zee( it mt.? rf for eupawl largild? htl caluYeett011'; her
dieenest detectives' of England • were
Put on the track: But all was ,• in
vein. Day after day passed and uo
tidings were brought her of the.
lost • one: anti still she wildly hoped.
• Every p•tssina. footste et nt shrill
and yell after yell, in the shrillest Knock! knock!lcuockl Rap!' rapt to, the length - ot :the reet, eshe talk- "Yes, 1 was," -said Pet _casting . a deigned to ask her since their meet- to her" heitrie in the• mitielOatiOn that -
soprano, pierced the Or, although rept
ed away as. volubly ' as any • of. them . flaehing glance at the -lady, who sat • hoe . • . it might be the hearer of. glad tid-
not ono or them bad the remotest • Beefy ,girt flitted from her recline cd her herrele and wonder, protestthe listening, with hands and :13Y.es .UP- :- "dust -.What 1- did 'before,.".. said Ines. - !I Iirough all the long, _weary
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Idea of what it was all about. and a universal rush was made tor she. would Write- to her papate take lifted in hoiror. -," Pete nothing daunted. • - • ' ' • ' months. of vein _Watching and waiting.
At. the first alarm, Firefly had flit- the epee tment et- Mrs, AL:iodic—all her home;for. thee she wasn't. ac- elho, • she wasn't," .said, • Miss she bad hipped epeeist hope. until the
ted swiftly and fleetly perces the e t the inmates • . of the • •dormitoey.. eustoteed • to living. in. haunted hel14- - Sbarpe; . "the one I ea.* evhs 'all On
contehted.theneselves with lyiese still, camped upstairs to doh more becona- • it, - - • . ' ,
ream, jumped into bed, and •seizing elles Sharpe was too terrified to stir es. - -At let, • Leroming • tewere . • 4'ff liree, .. . .
the sponge, eve .1ier lee!. teed hands nest the •children, following, her lead, their deshabille, the young holies de- . "Silence, Miss Sharpe.1 leave ' the Why, •that' I'm a real sweet lit- But now—thew when the eearch was
mai ter.• to Inc," said . gees, ..erobtlie,. • .si, -mato I said I' d finieh n.y educetion reelization of her uttee bereavement,.
tie girl,' and :can loess my word like r
a vigorous rubbing; and now stood • . gaven over In despair -carne •the full
"And what may that be, pray?"
seld her father. '
screaxning with the rest, not to say • and • renewing their sereame where leg garthents, ann taik.over, the • steetily. '[hen turning to Pete eeld he hack In a week,. and—here.
considerably louder than auy of they lied left- them .Off an hour- or to privacy of thole own apeotengets, the heteince you are so candid, Miss Law- to'n, • . 1 !rho!): the mortal anguish and des -
them. • •• before. ' . ghost • and the mysteefous rapping's.. e less; will you inform me in what . pair; shnead long struggled agafnst,
is afire ! we're all mu:tiered in- our
"0 Miss Sharpe, get us t the house Now Dirs. Mohdie, half -distracted,•• errs. Moodie,' . recovering hoe Poen matinee you rendered yourself So .spend. your Aline for the future, hfiss
.Lg"tvAiinesdoh!,ciw. hahe srect determined to oherwhelneed her soul; she buried her -
rushed out, and encountered hedforty enee of mind and dignity, with the feightrill tin object?" • ' self, in deepese minim -Ong, shut out
terrified pupils in the half.- s coming. of daylight, resolved to leen "Yes; it was easy enough said - " just as I did before—riding ihund the light teem her tothn, and, in ell -
beds I" yelled Pet. catching that lady .
once and darkness, still mourned for
by the shoulder with a vigorout /Os, Moodie! what has happen- eo time he • baying the nzattem. fouY era. "I Jost rubbed • some phosphur- and visiting iny friends."
her lost one, and would not be com-
shalch. ed to-nighe? -We will all be killed] investigitted: Her first act wee .to •• eted ether on nonhande and face.' It . A chilling Rutile settled on the lied forted.
And "0 Miss Sharpeel 0 Miss Ob, listao to"thati" _ hehe the house searched froin top to . shone Or the dark and seer ed her of the jt deo.
woe i tine that wee all. I wanted." "She that is ythar interition, la it ? On • the heart of her • husband, the
Sharpe ! Get up 1 Oh -oh -oh !" Knock I knock ! knock! knock bottom, and the youitg ladies
shrieked the terrified children, " kheek ! -• •' . etigagieh in the search; every 'r "And what evil motive had youem Well, now, hear Mine. Pi"
blow had ,tallen no less heevily ;
miss Sharpe was induced to remove • r-inqo. you but • chushing back his: bitter' sorrow
"We bed better Open the door, or vorned (nanny and:Crevice, from hie e ter -drying as se?" went on • Mrs; will eneither stay at school; nor 'deed to his' own noble heart, he •calined
himself to console her. Of ail her
triencinh.of all who lohed• her, she
would admit no mies to.her • presence
but inane: anti folded .to his heart,
she sat foe.. hours, day • aftee clay,
'white, • still, .cold and silent. -
At first; • he had .permitted.•Nature
to have her 'ways • Walking .her .sor-
row ' Would be teethe/fell:wing if left
to weer itself out; but when months
and' Menthe' paseed and; no hhange
came, • and, he Sew' her growing .white
ex' and .thore fragile day ceder,
he begrin to! think it was time some-
thing wad clone t� reniee tier se trom
this destroying grief. • ' •
• "Maude; Mende 1 this is whong —
this is sinful!" he said, holding her
little • wan hands, and- looking aridly
'deft. line the white, cold feces "This
rebellious rintrmering. intast. not be
indulged. • longer. Dearest Maude
rouse yourself 'fresh this .erettce' of •
despair, and reMernber our. Ermixiie
is in the hardls of One Who !do,e.th
all fier the hest' " • • . • ' •
A shiver, • a shadow, stelliitteringht
the heari, arid • that . -Was ; No
words • .came •from the pale .lips'.
• ellave faith, 'sweet wife, -mid trust
in. •God. Overcome, this selfish grief
end remember that there. still • :re-
math 'xnaitY' for you to love--•:reiny.
Who love .you. • 'Live tor:. teem, my.
own Maude; • line for Me; live for
the heaven whereeehr.:Erminie has
gone." •• h _ • : • • .
"0 my ;child! •ree: 'child]. Would
to:Goti ead died for: thee!'" broeq
in aliassionate .cry, from the white
tips •of ' the mother.
editir child -prays foe her 'Mother 'in
heaven. Griehe not for her,' dear
love. And ane I. not !heft
.still?" • • . • •..
"011. 1, it was my faiilt—it was my
faultei•I left her itione, helpless . clod
unprotected, • while. • 1. Was enjoyleg..
Myself 'downstairs, There was no
one to watch- her—no one to satio her.
All wind gene, 'nod she was left to
perish I • 0 mh childt rey child. '
No verde pan describe' the agony
the •retikorse, the undyitig despair of
-hoe tones,. so full of. a. mothere et -
Most woe. Then blessed tears. Came
to:her relief; and, bowleg •her' heed
on ha- husband's shoidder; she ;wept '
eonvuleively, • • •
It was the first time she had shed
a tear :deice the" loss• of her child.
Lord De Courcy halted this as a fav-
orable symptom, and pet•mieted her,.
to weefe•endisturbeti, until the very ;
viteetice of her grief had exhausted
itself; and then raising . back her
head, and srboothinggback the dark
curls front her hi'dh. pal a brow, he
said, softly: -
"Alh Mistake di nierbid in her grief. •
She has nothing to reproach her-
self with. Since Hetteten. Willed we
-.should lose orie angel it gave us, is
•it. not Our duty to be resigned?"
• "feht if she hed dionl—d. I . knew
she were sleeping -quietly. in her
grave, could be resigned,' But this
dreotlful emeertainty .is mo. 0
. Zenon( r Geer iavd,a int two
' children to live, Why hail he leased
that I shieeld lose them. heeler
It was the first time Since her mar-
riage that she had spoken of that
-other child; and, fur one instant,
Lord De. Courcy's broth grew dare,
, at the unpleasant memories it
brought. hack, The eliadow was gone
• as quickly as it catnee anti, stooping
clown, he prettied a ties Oh her brow,
as he replied:
"He khciwri hest, love, If Ile has
even. us griefs, was 110 not a sutferer
of sorrow hirbself? House yourself
teem this, lethargy of grief, Maude.
Does it Cordele you to make those
around you Wretehedi rote Meech),
canttot tell you hole much it adds
to my grief—how miserable it thithee
all those who love you, to see you
yield to this lethargy of deepalr. 1)0
yea think I do not feel the loss of
our beeutiftil child? And, yet,Ittatede,
1 do not give way to this utter ab-
andon Of despair, becaurte / know it
Is positively Wrong. There is a sort..
of Weeny In ;Vie rag 0- g
permitting it to have its Wede but it
is aft essentially selfish luxury; and
I trust My. Maude Will view it in
its proper light, and pray ter a
metre Chriettbei
"loorgive Me, husbahd," (the
softly mertnered. "Bear with•rne it
little longer. 1 know am Weak and
hetahliteeht held Ohl there Otehee we
her head from under the clothes, and thy hell neer* it down!" said. Mts. :tic . to cellar, • waS thoroligirly exam- 'Moodie; afteige hatisee • .•
cast' a quick, tert•illed glance uround. . Moodie; ,,her. :. teeth. cheeteetng •• Withi 'hied, • • , ' • •• . , •• . ', I -Iiiieret-enye•evil Motive. .t., just •
But the coast was clear—the eivell . "()h, it's, he heti looking; it. ,eorts .0,_ •••witeleh, film :I. tell You. Palm sent'
spectre was gone. • ` . "nend Oh Bridget; she is afraid of ghost!" exeltilinee 'Miss ',iiherpe.. -• • .. nu-obi:re; an cl . I •doln, t . want. to Caine;
And now another - noise met her nothingt" suggested ene•of the teeth- ' • "Oh,- yes; it was a glibet 1. It Must "but, 1 had - to; as it 'WE* . heeled., .
ears—the coming -footsteps of -.every- . . . . . . . , .
bling-girte. • -• e , • ' : ' - • ' • ••• littegobeeti .a ghost 1" •0‘hoeri all . the • . dull hethe I thaeglit, I'd just sae -n.46 •
one within the walls of the estab- : Two or three -of the most courage- . yetitigdadies. sirieultetneowily. . . • 'myself, • eertrin,g ,:you ;ell, mei I can't
lishment, front Mrs. Moodie down to • hes mede a rush for the kitchen; Ond e "But •• it hots always ' • tome - in • see where .wan, the harm,- either! I've ...
the little meet -of -all -works in the ' Beidgeth-o strapping nymph.; .of: five" Ithrougo. El, ,key-hofe h, at -least the alevoys'. been, beet! to 'doing •as • 1 .
kitchen. lu they rushed, armed with - feet' nine ' and '"stout, accoedingh-- .. 'ghoets erg our •with do ". eald Pete likeh and • this 'ain't no chhtenstience .
bed room. candlesticks,- rinere, , ink- :note rented' out .of bade to • storm the, • •. e•se WIWI'S WS2 OS? SSS 'OCHS' khOdi:". AS to . whers to , come: 'meth! And
varioes
bottles, slate -frames, and - breach,. . • • • • • - • . .. • . eing, hole, Making -such u• -fess,' lust Pet's flashing eeeei blazedeoPell • '•de-,
' - • ' Ninth - .
earth is the matter ? Whet is •.the -, ... •• .
do battle to the last olio- it was the dioil himself!" exclenned '. No one felt' therneeives dualified etio - • • -Somp. one. else will leave re ..voice -
And then it 'was: "Oh, • what • on .Bridget, resolutely, ' as, •she grasped - Answer the quhstion, so • thchhunt was .• in. this matter; Miss .Lewless. . Had •
the pi:ikon' and, torned the key in the Sheen: 'Over,: and the .hunters,. in ranch I been 'aware Of the • sort: of . gitl ' you
door, • i . .• ' ..._- , ', • • . • . 'disorders,. ' were told. ehey .31111 ht. wore, rest ' assured that, _ranch as ..I. '
Back .she - swung. if . . with a jerk., .. emests theniselvee hi. the .Plity kround respect your ;father., eau should' neeho•
The. knocking iristently'. ceased. :erns' thateilioreing; instead of reciting es .0 have entered hero. I Medd ' in-. '
'flew the poker; and dowel et • descerithe :. thole!. • • .. . • - • - ' , '• •• meetly write to your father. to. dome
• en • with a. 'Whack, upon—yodel-iv. e , 'then •Mrs. Moodie put on her bop... ahcl ;take' Yee •hpine, for no induce-. .
• There .was nO one there! • , .• . :• .. .1. net and shawl, and JOnt.'ont wlthOut merit couldpersuade Me, to. allow you.
- Lord be s- between 'Us 'an. ' -lute detinile object.. in yiew, einese it to become -a member •of ethics. estaln '.
•haerar" exclaimed Bridget, tecoilitig was to see. if •the ghost - had • left c.ny.- Ih•hinent: :Yon ,*ill consider yourself .
heck., .. "The divIl a one's. there, . ohm to its- *when:oboe is on , the street, . ' expeiled, : Mies Lawless,- and must
goOd, ,bad, oteiridliferent!". . • ''' •-,ACt a •very natureh coesehtienceo herh theeio tiee house as •soon- as eeur. Jaen,
"'They- meet have ten away , when 'eye ' terne,d• : 'upon the huge -breen, : thee one coine to :take you home.", " •
you opened: tee ' :hoer?" said 'Mrs. .. knocker that •badebecneso inetruMehe "Well, .. Pro sure, pm glad of 'it."
Moodie in. trembling tones. ' . .. • tal ie last. night's din; and h•om it, ' quid Pet,' impatientlYe "for :of all the ••
Bridget deseended. theesteps,' • and to . her earepeihe„ see beheld h.' bong suttee 'old holes •I even SaNt'i• this . is
looked' up and, dowin the.eereet; but, stout cora ..dangling.- ...Petrooilla, • in . the- -Woret, 1 I' wouldn't he ;mkt • to.
ail was silent, liniely, And *sorted. . : ciatting . the stritig, could not reach. • stay here' -no,- not. Of you were .to ,,,
• ."Come in, Andlockethe door," said down to Never •it, and a...hail-yard eith /flukey' me 1 president to -morrow for. .
the appalled Urn:Moodie. "What in . ,so. . still wayed in triumph he • ethe - ie.." •• ' • s• • •, • • ' e . ..
the name efetteisVert zooid ' ie :have . •
, Mornieg air. - .. . • .. -No such 'inducement' is: ..likelY.'•to '
. .
beeri?h :• e •• • • • - ' • , •:" ' , •• he M. Mho -cite, , though a• fine itsdn, , be.odered, Miss Lawless. your pees- .. ,
."Oh, 'tee . house is' haunted—the .. WAS' ihinee And "wile -awake," . and itt. .. once :here,. I. can -astern yeti, is not
house is' lueented l'.• came from the. . this core . she peeceived so tee .. clue AO • ' coveted. -Visa SharPe, • take this
white lips �f.the youngaledies, ., 0
" -• the affair. of the.• preerious nighte 'Mee. hoitng.: ,aily . • to • •one di the•epare
Mrs. Moodie?. do • noe ask us to go' .. she still ,getzod on It, the yotingegiel 10011k%. and. rentaine there to *etch
back to our yeioner, . We dere not. -who had -given •.Pet. the shed, passecl . • her tiretil .her..father game§ . to re -
Let .us stay .With .you until • neeen- ,tlit•ough the • hall, and Nosed to• look. . move her. . .Young. betties, you will
Ing!" • • • - . • -• • at the. open door which Mien Moodie' ,how resumehioter studieo• as usual," .
"Very well," said Mrs. Moodie, net , wits so intently hurvehing, Iher eeye • A tid with , ce. I rigid dsow, Mrs. Mood-.
sorry to have company; "come into • . fell en the coed; elie started, thole a ie swept' feoni the reole. leaning • all.
my room:. Bridget; bring lights." step. forward, •• loolsing - peieletl• •tind . ,behired her lost In a maze of wonder
The door was enleeked. The fright- . e„rpheeto • . o .. , .. .
• 'ened ;ids hustled, pale, and fright- „ ,. ft was. no spirit,' you -see, that . ;! miss. Sharpe, with. her , little eyes
nod, indignation. - •
"Oh, I saw a ghost, Mrs. Moodie; ened, and • shivering with,' sepersti- ;was rappolg last. 11.ght, 3111:,2 . glistening, approached ,and tooii,. Pet
tion, "awe, and :undefined • apprehen-
an awful ghost I" i Thighes,"•• seed tIrs: Moodie, sharply; ' by the , shoulder; to lead her ' front
"A ghost! nonsense, Miss Sharpe!" Who, into -Mrs. Meeedie's• thong whilst • s "this cord has something to .do with the Poem; but Pet annrilY jerked her -
"A lady herself, crouching in ,their. hto,
broke out the now thoroughly enrag- moist,. ' , • pelf. ' free from • her , hated touch- and
was seatcely lose' terrified there • demo. that nerd Is Onne-eor rather. .•exclitimed: '. •
Sharpe by the shoulder, and. shook they.. Bridget' brought .in lighte: and • ,
lido. ' ectid. the young; lady, .exionine -. . "Let inc alone; ' 1 can week - with -
ed Mrs. Moodie, as she caught Miss.
her soundly. . "You have. been. &erste- their horning .renewed the courage the ' .
darkness had totally. quenched. , in re it, "we ust.11 it in our-rim/ix Inc ;out yeti!' help, Go ahead. and .-I'll
ing; you have .had the nightmare ; • ...None Mistress ' M.:iodic,. nea'aen.". • b a ier i lig h" o-.1 e t , Ita ndkeethiefs 'meet •
cohere to' diet on " - • - • • .- • s if " - e • '•
foliose, bet lieep your hands thyour-
you are crazy ! A pretty thing, in- , .
deed t that the whole house is to be • said :Bridget, croSsing her arme with • "•Yeti roe. 'Miss. 'II tiehe.s," said .. lifids , 'Meth' Sharpe.- finding • herself • foiled
aroused and terrified in this' way. I, grim deterrainatent, I'm goinato sit -
Moodie, facing' routei with an, angrY • everi in the. inement . of • victory,walk.;
am ashamed of you, Miss Sharpe, at that door . till martini', . if • it's light reshot in her eyes. , 1 • • •••• ed . sullenly: on, And Pete with head
and you ought to be ashanied of plazin' to ye,- and if thim blackgsird- . "It was inine, .madhin e, 1. gave it • up and elbows - squared, tripped al-.
•
yourself to terrify those little child- - people out •av their beds a:gin, be , t , ,
teat night to the new • puoile _Miss ter. her to the solitude of 'one olthe
ly sphipeens 'names •knockith ' decent.'
ren committed to your charge in this this en' •that, I'll have the mark of ' hduhd`sEter','''e' , e ea • -- ' ' • spare rooms," where every . amuse -
me five Angers ont him, as sure me . ,.:-''''' """ hwiv'e's 1-.• — :
mariner." nitnt was debraTed. her btft that: of •
"Oh, indeed, indeed I, saw it, Oh, Yes, miadam, when. we were. in the niakin.g faces at lilies Sharpe, • •
indeed, indeed 1 did," protested Miss Me name's Biddy tfalonel" ,-;
"Very well, .Bridget," said MI'S dormitory last night, ehe. asked me. An hour aiter, a 'long 'epistle,. • *-
for 0 string, and 1 brought her this, tailing in glowing •colors Pet's Wick -
Sharpe, wringing her hands. , Moodie. ' "lt. may be, poIne• Wicked)/
"Silence. Miss Sharpe, don't make disposed person oviehing to frighten having no other:: she bee, cut it, ' 1 ed actions of the night lecture • Was
se, ,,,
the, young. ladies; and if It Is, . the. - a ' dispetcheel bh, Mrs. Moodie, to linedge
a fool of yourself 1 I'm surprised at ••
you 1 a WOMall of your years giving heaviest penance of • the hoe shah be.. '"Wliat did Vise Lawless .teant of it Lawieess - :. . , .. • • ' . •
way o fancies. i , • titillated on them.' • . -":•ri° • • The result of it Was that the -even -
you knoW?" ' . ..
"I do net know,. she did not sets: ' ing Of the -second day After, that
deed 1 A nice teacher you are , tO . Arming herself with the poker,
watch young children. Return to Bridget. seftly. •turned. the kpy in the it is very- stiange" how it ,,can have .gentleman arrived,' nearly ;beside
your beds, yotteg ladies; and, do you, door, and laid her hand on the lock, got' here.'' • •
miss Sharpe, return to yours; and. nne,dy to Open it at a second's no- A eeiv light suddenly flashed' • emett Mrs. efoedie recapitulated the
- , himself, with rage.
• throtigh 1. the mind of •Mrso Moodie, whole affair, and coded by protest..
hen't let me hear anything more ttee, , • . •
about ghosts, or I shall instantly -Scarcely. had she 'taken her . stand,' She recollected that Pt's father had Ing that • no amount of money could
told her of the mischief -loving Pro- prevail upon- her to keep so vicious
But even the threat, of dismissal When knock!, Icarockl it began again;
pelt:idles of that young lady. g
dismiss you."
but the third rap was abruptly cut She. ' a della in her sehoot 'Another dey,
at the Window beside All her pupils would become deprav-
could not tqtally overcome Miss short by her violently jerking the, nianetd ois
hold of Mrs. Moodie's night -robe as ed upon her, • ea by her example; and the • result.
Sharpe's fears now, and catching door •open, and lifting the • poker or
Putts bode -and the whole truth dawn- o
a. blotv that•evould have done honor would' be, their parents tv,ould° take
she was turning away, sho wildly ex- And thee .a. change most woriderfid•
to Donnybrook Veit.. But a second
to pee carno over Mrs. Moodie: Dere .
, them - hottie, and thus she . Would
"0 Mrs. Moodie, let us have it -light — and stern, and determined, she tem- lose ' -her sphOol. Oblige Lawlese
claimed: time it fell, with a loud crack, upon
in the. room for this night at least I was to be seen. 'Bridget. was dise ed from the door, untied the cord, hatightlly replied she need he under
nothing! Far or near, not. a soul
I cannot sleep a Wink , unless. - yoU • essayed. • For the first time in her life and ,marched with it directly Into the
. . . no • apprehension, for he 'Would 111-.
stantly take his daughter home. .
, do." • • 'a eeneation of terror filled her breve difnise. . . Pet was laceoedingly dressed, her
.. With heart. Slamming the door Yin. ".1.1101; Hughes," - she, Said curt- baggage packed up„, and brought
"Mies Sharpe, hold petit tongee 1
Do you see how you have frightened ' lently to, ate locked it again, and . lee ."go and tell • -all • - the down to her father,
these children ? Go to bed and mind embed, With open eyes and' mouth, -terceliers and petit's...to aseembie . in With all her • bolditeee she yielded
your business. Young ladies„ I into the room where the 'terror- -
, the echool-roont ut once. I' think 1 for a nioniont is she .met his eye.
think I told you before to .go to Stricken mistress and Intinle at, have found out the origin 'Of • tii:0 not without one single word of corn -
your rooms—did I not ?" seid Mrs. Mute with tear. • . ment, he 'motioned ( her to precede
dIsterbance noW,d,
Moodie., with still increasing anger. • "Faith, it's the divil himself thot's Wentlering and ' Perplexed,' lliss him into the Carriage; ad In silence
Trembling mid terrified, the githe at it! Lord ptudon me for riainin' Hughes went absi delivert-deher mese they'started.
acamPered nice frightened 'doves beck himi Och, holy martyrs! look down eagle a universal tench was Inecle for During the Whole journey home, the
to their nest; and Mid. Moodie oote on us this, night for a, peer, (flacon- the classes, and Iti Anent expecte- judge' never condescended to omit
raged and indignant, . tramped her .scilatO Set .ov erasing* and the Cross tion they waited fon. the coining of • his mouth or address her a single
way ,to the bed she had so latelY vae 'of Christ be between Us en' all • Miss hfoodie, . :weed. Pet, just tie Well pleased to
eilise Sharpe as soon es ever, she Mid deopping •tx. little bob of a a hard metallic ermine, be left. to herself, leaned bitek in the
ettted, inwardly . vowing to discliarge himeneio . They had not lobg to wait. ' With
could get another to takditer Place. courtesy, Bridget, devoutly tut the n-outtc.ed her state of mind, that lady ,
that • tin* CSITISP tO InVtlitttate SOW utiachlef
And then the children In the ..dor-. sign of the tram; on her forehead . rustled in and in oininelfs siktten, u hen she would get home. , •
mitory crept shiVering int° bed, and with her thumb. took a seat,. motioning the others to But Arise ,Petroriille /Antrim soon
reraPPed their heads up hi the bed- Unable to speak or move with. ten+ rcsoutie theirs 'With . a wave of her own
Mind she was not quite So much her
clothes, trembling ett every sOUrid. , rer, Mititrese, pupilit, arid servants hand, mistress as she thought.
ethrunk iht0 the Smallest possible -- Ing wildly tor Meriting to Come. criltevforvye.eyiirts,vraile•ybeetpitasumper oici.z. in st IL- trh.,.., ovetorig of the second day
piitz:sueg(litttatevitutaoac;I:tigetsetroolut.heAstotyletesyt
And Miss SherPe, quiveting in drectchh crouched together, longing arid pray- .
herself into a, round ball under the 'and eontltated, without intermission, pier fixed Itself pierceimelv tin Pet. • road and came" within Meld of old
speee in hers, and having twisted i . th 10 ckin cotninenced le, an, a fe
(MIRO, tightly ShUt her eye, . and for one whole mortal hour. Ilven .. .....Aiiss oheneehe aho „via, Barrens Cottage, Pet began to think
firmly resolved -that nothing In the the neighbors began to be alarmed at . 6ton, mowed tone, 0.coma here.'N if it would be safe to ask her father'
111 a of ItilY, and wonder how be Was,and
y, 1111 a 0 rose 0 0 ovi to let her go in and see.
earth or in the Wettent under tho i the unusual din and windovis. were
earth, should make her Open theaci i opened, end night -capped heads, "Stars tied stripes 1" •ejtietilated '
or) again Oaf. Melt.' 4pd. Vir thrust out to See W.11o 0 Waif Wilif . I One glance gt ihe gentlemen's lace
rot inwatdi Itt b
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have yotireele . like a young lady
should . when at 'hoine, shall sell
yotir pony and procure you a tutor,
will he your leacher and guard
at the same Gine. Whermyer• you
move. from the house, -either he or •
1 •will aecompany you; and I. shall -
take proper steps to preihrit • yoer.
eieiting any Of those you call your
friends. 'You will find, Miss Lewlees, •
1 ten net to he disobeyed with ine-
pueity ine.the future.. Perhape, after
tittle, 11.1 Iind you docile and ate
tentive to my orders, I may forget
your pest taiseancluct and reseore .
you some ef your hely-lieges &pejo.
This, however, Will entirely depend
on the owner, in which you conduct
yourself. have alreahy ' gentle, S
man fn. View who will undertake the
odice of tutor, and until he comee, 1
shell haxe -you locked in yaw room
ind..your meals brought up, to you,
Not a word Miss Lawless, I have
borne -teitit your impertinence , too
long, 'lied you. wile now find that 1-
can new adopt cie different cottese.
reog the: bell, and then Veseated him-
se:nuo, e. saying. the. juelhe calmly Veen
You should have 'aeen how Pee
stormed and raved, and scolded,then
vowing she would kill herself; she
would jump out of the windote s she -
would set the house afire -scod been
them all in their 'bede; she. would
have no tutor; she. 'wenn' weirder •
hiin if he •
The judge listened to all this With
the most *feet indifference, until
the entrendect ari'negrecis put- en end
to the scene. •
'Take Miss Peteohille sip -stairs to
the attic' and loch her in," was •the -
judges- command. ,
But he soon found this was easier
said than done, fee seizing a small .
chair, Pet - brandished It over his
head, and theeetened instant annihi-
lation to the first who should come
neer her. • .• ' .
'rho juelne arose, and with A. sud-
den speech cought, hold 01 11. • Pei .
'clung to it like a: iiero, scolding and
vociferating at the top of her lungs,
still; but she. was as a fly in herja- "
tecags grasp,- and she was speedily
dismened and pinned. •
, "1 will bring her up nieself; Stand'
out of the way, Deice," tutid the
fudge. .
Holding her firmly, the judge drew
her with 'him upstairs, opened the
attic door, thruae her in, locked, it.
There was no window in the attic
So ,her threat of casting herself front
it went for naught. As for her oth-
er threats, the judge paid a.beatt as
much attention 'to them as he would
to the buzzing of S. fly on the Win -
dew, Ile then, reounteci hie horse
tied rode off, having giveo :orders
that Miss Fetrortillens meale would
bii regrilarly brought to her, 'but on
no tinfoil Should she be allowed
to' get out.,
Pet, for (Mee fainly conquered; sat
down to do soniething desperate;
and in this frame of , mind She was
discovered by Welty, who, hearing of
her Melancholy fate, carne up -stairs
and took his station outside the
door,
"Ilillo, Peti" hei began.
"111110 yourself," replied Pet Sulk -
other warlike weapons, prepared ..to • "Faith thin • I'll :open the (leer, if • nightes• - • • '•
matter ?" from every lip. .
Miss Sharpe sprang out of • bed and
fled in terror to the side of lire,
Moodie.
"Oh, Mrs. eloodie, it was awful I
Oh, It was dreadful I With flames.
of fire coming out of its mouth, and
dressed in white. Oh, it wile three;
ble 1 Ten feet. high, and all in
flames !" shrieked eliss Sharpet like
one demented.
"Miss Sharpe, what in the name of
Heaven is ail this about ?" asked.
the startled Mrs. Moodie, while the
sixty "young ladies" clung together,
white with mortal fear. ..
"0 Mrs. Moodie, I've seep it ! • It
was frightful ! all in flames of fire 1":
screamed the terrified Miss- Sharpe;
"Seen it I seen what 1 Explain
yourself, Miss Sharpe." • • .
. •
"Oh, it. was a ghost!. a spiriti. a
demont a fiend! I folt its blazing,
hands cold as ico on my face. 0
good Meaven 1" And again Miss
Sharpe's shriek at the recollection
resounded through the rOohi. •
"Blazing hands cold as ice 1 Miss
Sharpe, you are crazy ! Cali your-
self, I command you, and explain
why we are all roused out of our
beds at this hour of the night by
your shrieks," said Mrs: Moodie. -
ily. •
"You're locked in — ain't you?"
went on Ratty.
"Where's your eyes? Cand, you Sae
I am?" snapped Pet.
"Well, you know- It Nerves you
right'?" said
,,(M, it I was only out at him,"
muttered Pat.
"You haven't seen Ertninie Since
YOU tame home,' I suppose," • said.
Itanty.
"No,1 haven't! You know very
well, 1 haven't," said Pet, crossly,
"How's Ilay?"
"Oh, lie'n first rate—up and about,
ills wound didn't &Mount to !melt.
' I'm going over there noW, got any
Metisage to send?"
"No; only to bid them good-bye. I
eVer eXpeet to see any of them any
re," said Pet, With a deep groan.
Wh , where are you going?" ask-
ed Ay.
T commit Siticide, Do you
know If choking leirte Much, lane
ty
"Can't say—never tried' it. /fit's
eitah death just hit 40 kliOth When
Ragged clothes quickly—.
that's what common soaps
with "premiums" cost; but
MUM
"%woo agrnicEs
V.nr mxpx,Nsz
One for the netagen .11er eis
Berme like unto mine 1"
But from that day a change was
menifeat in Lady Mande. -Loving her
husband with almost adoring Wor-
ship, her his sake /the strove to
shake off the "luxury of grief" ho
had spoken of, and resume her place
In the world as before, first, the
trial was hard—almost too hard ton
her to bear; but his pleased Mile,
his thrilling whisper of -thanks, the
earnest pressure of hie hand, told
her her efforts were understood and.
appreciated, and more than reward-
ed her for the sacrifice she had made,
And thus five years glided Behan,
unmarked by any event worth re-
cording; •
The young Eael De Coerce!, as a
statesman and politician. had be-.
come te demigod with the public 'and
one of tee leading men of the day.
In the Whirl of busy life, in.the mael-
strom of politics, little Erminie was .
not forgotten, but her memorsie hmtd
grown to be a sweet, haunting Fla- •
dow of the past—a tender, beeutiful
reeollection, that came hini like
a strain of sweet music heard amid
the (-Revertant ct•ash• of the • buse
world. He thouaht of her no* as an
angel-visiteht, sent to smile on him,
tor a moment, and then etakeri baek
to the heaven front which she -hen
come, to pray for him there,. .
The ineense' sorrow of the Countess
-Be Courey had -else been subdued
and- rendered far less poignant by
tem. She, too, had been obligechby
her elevated position, to relearn° that
• Place In the fashionable world she
was so well fitted to elle But when
in the glittering assembly, the brit -
1a11, the gorgeous pageant, was
' sehet lost • Ermine) forgotten? Never!'
' Oldwarcliy, Abet one great sorrow
had left its traces -still in the deeper
pallor of the lovely face, in the sub-
dued light of the large, melancholy
dark. ayes, 'in the soft, tender smile,
• .
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