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The Face
Behind the Mask.
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A ROMANCE.
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• "Conte away!" said 0 moist°
cetching his comeanien by the ar
"It le death to remain hero!"
Sir Norman heti been standing
one in a trance, front which We a
dress roused him, and he grasped. 0
raiston's shoulder lmost frantleall
"Look there, Orntistont There 11
the very face that eorceren show
me Aiken mintites ago in her intern
caldron1 would know it at th
other end a the world!"
•"Are you sure?" mid OrMieto
glancing again 'with oew curiosity
the marble face. I never saw an
*thing half so beautiful in my lif
but you see she is dead of t
plague."
"Dead! Oh, she cannot be! •Nothin
so perfect could dl"
"Look there!" said. Ormisto
pointing to the plague -spot. "The
Is the fatal token. For heaven
sake, let us get out .of this, •or a
will share the sante fate before zuor
• But. Sir Norman did • not naove
could net more; he stood there roo
•ed to .the spot by the spell of Um
lovely, lifeless 'face.•
• Usually the plague lett its victim
hideous, ghastly, discolored and co
ered with blotches; but in this ca
there was • nothing' to mar the pe
feet- beauty of the satin-swooth skit
but that one dreadful mark.
• There Sir Norman stood in h
trante, as .thotionlees as if som
genii out of the "Arabian Nights
had suddenly turned him into ston
(a trick they were much Addicted to
and destined him to remain there a
ornamental ilxture forever. •Ormisto
looked at him distractedly, uncertai
whether to try moral suasiori or t
take him by the collar and drag hi
headlong down the stairs, when
providential but rather dismal eir-
eutzunance came to kis aid. A. cart
imam rattlitig down ,the street, a bell
Was IOndlY rung, and a • hoarse voice
arose with it: "13ring out youraeadi
13ring out your dead!" -
• Ormiston rushed • doWnstairs to in-
tercept the clead-cart, already almest
•full on its Way to the phigue-pit.
The- driver stopped at hie • call and
blatantly followed him upstairs.. arta
into the room. Glaneitig at the body
With :the utreost sangfroid, he touch-
ed the. drese, and thdifferently re
•marked: •' . '
"A bride, 1 should isaY-, and an un
commonly handsome oho, too. We'l
just take • her along as she is, an
strip these nice things off •the body'
when we get it to the plague -pit."
So saYing, he wrapped her in. the,
sheet, and directing Ormiston . 'to
take,hold Of the two leaver ends,too
the Upper corner,hhaiself with th
air of a man quite used to that sor
of thing. 'Ormiston recoiledfrom
touching it, atal Sir Norman, seek
what they were about to do, an
knowing there was ito help for It
made up his mind, like . a •sensibl
•young man as he was, to colleen,
his feelings, And ealight hold of Lit
• sheet himself, :In' this ,fathion- .h
,dead bride vras carried dew.•netair
and laid upon ,a shutter '0.11 the Ile
of a pile of bodies in the dead-cet t
It was now almost dark, and a
the cart. started the great clock' o
St. Paul's etruck eight. St. Michael's
St. Alban's 'and the others. tdok ei
the sound; and the two young 'mai
paused to listen. For many , week
the sky had been clear, brilliant and
.blue; but on this night dark clond
were scudding in 'wild unrest acres
it, and the air was opPressingly close
and sultry. • '
"Where are you going !idly?? ask
ed Ormiston, Are you for Whitehal
to -night?" ' . .
"No," mid Sir • Norznan, rather
dejectedly, turning to follow the
pest -cart. 4 1 am for the plague -pit
le Finsbury Fields." •
onsense!" exclaimed Ormiston
eriergetically;."what will takc. yet
there?• Y ou surely ere not mad en-
ough to follow the body of, that
dead girl?" ' •
shail follow it! 'You can Come
'or not, just as you please!"
"Oh, if yeti are determined, I will
go with you, of course; but it is the
craziest freak r ever heard of. After
[hie you heed never laugh at. me."
• ."I never will," said. Sir Norman,
inoodily; "for if you kite a- face you
have never demi, 1.011(3'• one X _have
only looked on When dead, Does it
not seem sacrilege to throw anyone
so like an angel into that horrible
plague -pit?"
"I never semi an angel," said Or-
miston, and he and his friend' start-
ed to go after the dead -cart. SSAnd
daresay there have been scores as
beautiful as that poor girl thrown
into the plague -pit before now. X
wonder why the house has been de-
serted, and if 'she was really A. bride.
The bridegroom cotild not have loved
her much, fancy, or hot even the
pestilence could have scared hate
n,
na, figure tiaerein, took no heed of any-
• thing in the heaven above or in the
kr, earth beneath, and strode along in
4,.. disnzaleilenca till they reached, at
la last, their journey's end.
y, As the cart atopped, the two young
es men approached the .odge , of the
ed plague -pit and looked in with a
al• shudder. Truly, it was a horrible
4) sight, that heaving, putrid sea of
corruptioh; for the bodies of the
n, misera,ble victirns Were thrown in in
at cartfuls, and only ecivered 'with a
y- handful of earth and quieldime. Here
0;• and there, through the cracking and
ha• sinking surface, could be seen pro-
• trading a fair vviiite arm or a baby
g face, mingled wills the long, dark
• tresses of maidens, the golden curls
n, of children and the white hairs of
re old .age, The pestilential effluvia
's arising from the dreitful mass was so
ve overpowering that both shrank back,
n- faint and tack, after a anoments's sur -
I vey. It was indeed, as Sir Norman
--. • had said, a horrible grave wherein to
ts lie.
t • areantime the driver, with an eye
t to business, and ne time for such
xi nonsense as melancholy moralizing,
v-• had laid the body of the young girl
ee • an the ground, and briskly turned
his• cart and dumped the remainder
1, of his load into the pit. Then, liv-
ing flung a few handfulls of clay over
ie it, lie unwound the sheet, and kneel-.
o ing beside the body prepared to. re-
move the jewels. The rays of the
e moon and 'his dark lantern 1ell on
), the lovely snow-white face together,
n and Sir Norman gtoaned despairing.
n ly as he saw Its death -cold rigidity,
n The man had stripped the riegs off
o the engers, the 'bracelets off • the
in• arms; but as he was about. to per -
s. form the 'same operation toward
necklece,. he was stopped by a
Startling interruption enough. In
his haste the clasp entered the beau-
•.
• tiful neck,. inflicting a deep scratch,
• from which the blood spurted, and
at the same' moment the. dead girl
• opened her eyes with a shrill, •
cry.
Uttering a yell of terror, as well he
'might; the men sprang back • and
gazed at her with a look of horror,
believing that his 'sacrilegious rob-
bery had brought the dead to life.
.Even the two young Men -- albeit,
-. neither of them. was given to tier-
' ousnese or cowardiee--:recoiled for
- InStant and stared aghast. Then,
I as the whole truth etruck them, that
d •the girl had been in a deep swoon,
and not dead, both . eimultancously
• darted forward, and, forgetting all
tear of infection, knelt • by her side.
A •Pair of great, lustrous black eyes
were Staring °Wildly, around, and ite:.
ed, themselves first on one face and
t • then on the other.. •
•
"Where ani I?" .she • exclaimed,'
g withsa, terrified apok, as elm etrove
. • to raise herself on her eibew,, and
fell instantaneously back with a
C cry of agohy, as she felt for. the first
1
time the• throbbing agony ot the
O wound, . •
O -• "You .are with friends, dear lady,"
s said Sir Norman, in a' voice • iluite
) tremelous between astonishment and
. delight. "Veer nothing, for . you
d shall be saved." " • •
• . The great hlack eyes turned wildly
, upon *him, while n fierce • spasm eon-
vulsed the beautiful face. '
- my God; remember, have
s. the plague!" .And with a prolonged
* shriek of anguish, . that • thrilled even'
a• the hardened heart. Of the dead -cart
O driver, the girl fell beck senseless
- 'again. Sir Notinen Kingsley sprang
to his • feet, and wit It more the. air .
of a frantic lunatic than a. respensi-
i. a ..young English knight, caught the
• 'cold form in' his orate, laid it in the
' dead -cart, and was about springing
into the drivers seat, when that In-
dividual indignantly' interposed.
i "Come, come; nOne pf that! If you
• . were the king himself, you shouldn't
1: run away with zny cart In that fash-
• ion; se you Just get mit of my place
• as fast as you can!". •
.
'iffy' dear Kingsley, •what are you
about to do?" a.eked. Ormistoh, eaten-
ing his excited friend by the arm,
• "Doi" exclainied Sir Normanin a
high key. "Can't, you , see that for
yourself? And I'm going to have that
• girl cured' of the plague, if there is
• such a thing as a doctor to be had
for love or money in London."
;• "You .had better .httve her taken
• • to the pest house at once, then ;
there are ehirtirgeons and nurses'
, enough there," •
I "TO the pest -house? Why, than,
I Might as well have her thrown in.
• t� the plagiie-pit there, at once!
Not Id 1 shall have her taken to uty
• oWn, house, and there property cared
• kr, and this• good fellose will drive
her there instantly." •' -
Sir Norman backed this keine/al ei
by putting a broad gold piece into
• the &facet' band, whith histantiv
produced a. magical effect ' en .11;e ,
rather surly Countenance.
I• "Certainly, air," he began, sprieg-
• kg into kis seat With alaerity.
"Where shall 1 drive the young
lady to?"
"Follow me," said Sir Norman.
"Come along, Ormiston," and seizing
• his friend by the arm, he hurried
along With a velocity rather uncom-
• fortable, considering. they both wore
cloaks, and the nightexeeSeie-
• ly sultry, The gloomy vehicle abd its
• faihting butation followed •close •
be-
hind.
"What do you meat) to do With
• her'?" naked Ormiston, as Soon as be
I found breath 1.0 speak. .
"Haven't I told you?" ;laid Sir
Norman impatiehtly. "Take her homn,
of course."
"And after that?"
"Go for a doctor."
"And after tliat/"
, "Take care of her till she get
"And after that?" •
"After thatt After thatf 'HMV do
I know vvhat after that?" exclaimed
• Sir Nottrian, rather fiereely. "Orinie-
ton, what do you mean?" „
Ormieton laughed. a
"And after that you'll roarry her,
atipposeri
"Perhaps X ittaY, it the Will have
ma. And what if X dorT
"Oh, nothing! Ofily it struelc ni
you may be eaving another inalee
Wife."
"That's true." ;laid Sir Norman,
in a subdued tone, " and if ;ouch
ehOtild Unhappily be the tatiti,nothing
Will realltilt but ' hipst that
way."
"But, Ormiston, What art extraor-
inary thing it is that it ehould be
reelsely the same face that the for-
une-teller shol,ved me. • There she
as alive, arid here the is dead; on
ye lost ell faith in La. Masque or
Ormiston looked doubtful.
"Are you quite aura it ie the eame,
ingsleY?"
"Quite sure?" eald Sir Nornian,
dignitntlY, "Of dourse, 1
o you think 1 could be mistalsen in
itch a crawl I tell you 1 would
now that face at KainSchatka or
he North Pole, lot 1 don't believe
here ever was euch atiother ere -
"Mo belt, then. YoUr object, of
oUrse, in following that Cart is to
ake a last look at her?"
"Precisely so. Don't talk; 1 feel in
o mood for it Nat tit present."
Ormiston smiled to hinatelt, and
Id not talk accordingly; and in
lettee the two Mende followed the
()only dead-eart. A faint •young
oon, pale ethcl eldkly, Wee strug-
ing through drifts of dark eloude,
)d lighted th a loneeoine street); avith
wan, watery glimmer. ror weeke
e Weather had boa brflhlantly fine
the daye all eunehine, the night
1 moonlight; tut now Orinitton,
eking up at the hoe Of the troubled
y, Concluded mentally that the
ord lYfayor had eelected en %%taproot -
mitt night tor the grand illumine -
on. Sir Norntiett, With hie eyes on
10 pest -cart, and the long White
be may be tarried oil by the
plague."
"Pray heaven that we may not be
earrled off by it ourselves!" said
Ormiston, with a slight shudder. "X
shall dream of nothing but that
horrible plague -pit for a week. If it
were not for La Masque 1 would
not stay another hour in, this pest -
stricken city."
"Ilere we are," was Sir Norman's
rather inapposite allswer, an they
entered Piccadilly, and stopped be.
fore a large and handsome house,
whose gloomy portal was faintlY
illuminated by a large lamp. "Here,
tay man, just earry the lady in,"
unlocked the door as he spoke,
and led the way across a long hall
to a sleeping chamber, elegantly
atted up. The mart placed the body
on the bed aud departed, while Sir
Norman, seizing a hand -hell, rang 4
;peal that brought the staid -looking
house -keeper to the scene directly,
Seeing a 'tidy, young and beautiful,
in bridal robes, lying
apparently
deed an her young master's bed at
that hour of the night, the discreet
matrori, over whose virtuous head
111 ty years and a snow-white cap had
passed, started back with a slight
scream.
• "Gracious me, Sir Norman! What
en earth is the meaning of this?"
"My dear Mrs. Preston," began
Sir Norman, blandly, "this young
lady is ill, of, the plague, and----."
But • all further explanation was
cut short by a horrified shriek from
the old lady, and a, perceptible. rush
from the room, • Down stairs she
.fiew, ineerzning the other servants
as she went, between her screams,
and when Sir Norman, in a
violent rage, - went in search
of • her five minutes after,
he found not only the kitchen, but
the whole house deserted.
elven," ,aid Orraiston, as Sir Nor-
man strode hack, looking fiery hot
and savagel angry. •
"Well, :they have •ell fled, every,
man and woman of .,thein,
Sir 'Norman ground oitt something
not quite proper, behind his .mus -
tactic. • "X shall have to go for the
doctor raYself. Dr. Forbes is a
• friend of mine, and lives near;, and
• 31.ni," looking at him rather doubt-
fully, "would you ixtind staying here
lest she Should recover consciousness
beforel return?" • •. •
• "To teIl you the truth," said Or-
misten, . with charmingfrankness,
. • should! The lady is extremely.
beautiful, must own; but she look
Uncomfortably • corpse -like at • this
present moment, I do not with to
die of the plague, either, until 1 see
La Masque once. more; and. so, if it
le• all the starne to you, my dear
friend, X will have the greatest pleas-
ure in stepping' around with you . to
the dpctor's." . • . • •
• Sir 'Norman, though .he did .not
Much approve of this, could net very.
well object, So the two sallied forth
• together. 'Walking a 'shoet distance
up Piccadilly-, •thy struck off into .ct .
by street, and soon' reached the house.
they Were in „seaecit of. Sir Norman
knocked loudly at the door, which -
was opened by the doctor himself.
'Briefly and rapidly Sir Norman In-
formed him ho* and where his sertt-
iceS were required; and the doctor
being always Provided with . eVery-
thingg necessary for 'such cases,' Set
out sveith him immediately. Fifteen
minutes after leaving his own house
Sir •Norman was back there again,
'arid standing In his own chamber
;But a simultaneous explanation of
amazement' .and consternation broke
from him and Ormiston, as on en -
teeing the raina they found the bed
• empty, and the lady gone. ° . •
A dead 'pause followed, during
which the three looked blankly at
the ' beci;, and then at each other.
The scene, no doubt, would have
been • ludicrous enough to a.' third
party; but'neither of Our trio could
see anything whatever' to laugh ,at• .
Ormiston was the first to speak
"What in boavereEi name has hap-
pened?" he wonderingly exelaiined,
Some one has ' been here," Said
.Sir Norman, turning very pale, and
etuTied her offwhile' we were gone."
"Let us seareh the house" . said
the doctor; -"yeti should have looked
• your- door, Sir Norman; but it may
-not be too late yet,", -
Acting ,on the hint,. Sir Nornian
seized the lamp burning on the table,
and started on the search. Ws two
friends followed him, and
* •
•"The highest, the IoWest, the loon -
est spot,
They searched for the lady and found
her not." ••
, •
No, though there was not the
Slightest trace ot robbers, or intrud-
ers, neither was there the- Slighteat
trace of the beautiful plague pat-
ient. liverything in the house 'Was
precisely as it always was, but. the
silver shining vision was gone,
CHAPTER III..
The dearch Was given glver at last
In despair, and the doctor took, his
hat and disappeared, 'Sit, Norntan
and Ormiston stopped ih the lower
hall, and looked at each other in
mute amaze,
• "What can it. all mean?" said Or-
raitton; appealing 1nore to soeiety at
large than to his bewildered com-
panion, '
"X haven't the faintest idea," said
Sir Norman,distractedly; only I ant
pretty eertain, if dain't find her, X
•shall do something so desperate that
the plague will be a trifle compared
to"Iitti"seetne almost impossible that
she can be carried off—don't it?"
"If she has," exelahned Sir "Nor-
man, "and X find out the abductor,
• he won't have e whole bone in his
body two reinutee after!"
"And yet more impossible that she
:can have gone off herself," Ursued
• Orinieten, With the air of brie enter-
ing an abetruse oubject and taking
no heed whatever of kb companion's
marginal notes.
"Gone oft herSelft Is the man
crazy?" 'Omitted Sir Norman, with
a stare.. "Pifteon minutes before
we left het dead, or iti a dead sWooe,
Which is all the Same in Cirhek, and
yet he talks of her getting up and
going off herself1"
"In feet, the only way to get at
the bottom of the rtlYsterY," •sald
Ortniston, "ie to go in ward), of her.
Sleeping, 1 suppose, is out of the
question."
"Of course it- 10 X shall never
8171eyPittgptiatnseeTiout, d
ltoitIfind
S
al'eirt:"Noittuth
this time took' the precaution of
Unsling the key, thereby fulfilling the
adage of locking the stable door
when the steed Was otolen, The
night had grown darker and hotter;
anti as they walked alotig the eloek
of St. 'Paul's tolled nino.
"lied now, where shall we go?" in-
litfired Sir Norman, as they rapidly
litTiliatille"lril' •
eeonitnend visiting +13T4
•
house where we found her Oa*: If
not there, then Ive can try the pot -
house."
Sir Norman shuddered.
"Heaven forbid she a should •be
there! It is the moot myeterious
thing I ever heard ofl"a
"What do you think now of La
Masque's prediction, -dare you doubt
still?"
"Ormiston, 1 don't know what to
think. Xt is the garae to,c 1 aw,
and yet--"
• "Well—and yet?"
"I can't tell you --I ,ar* fairly be-
veadered. If we don't find the lady
at her own •house, I have half a
mind to apply to your friend, La
Masque, again," •
"The wisest thing you could do,
my dear. fellow. .4.1.1 anyone knows
your unfortunate beloved, where-
atiouts, it ie La Iliasque, 'depend
upon it."
• "rhat's settled, then; and now,
don't talk, for conversaaion et th,ls
smart pace I don't admire "
Ormiston, like the amiable, obeds
lent young man that be was, instant-
ly held his• tongue, end they strooa
along at a breathlees pace. There
Was an unusual genctourse. of Men
a.broad that • night, • watching* the
gloomy face of the eicy, arfa waiung
the heur of midnight, to kindle the
myriad. of fires; and a.s the two, tall
dark figures went rapidly on, all
supposed it to be a case of life or
• death. In the eyes of one of the
• party, • perhaps itwas; and neither
halted until they came once more in
sight of the house, whence a short
time previously they had .carried the
death -cold bride. A row of lamp
over the door portals shed a yellow,
uncertala light, around, while the
lights, of barges and wherries • were
sown like stars along the river.
. "There is the house,". cried Ormis-
ton, and both paused to take breath;
-"and 1 am ta.bout at the last gasp.
X wonder if your • pretty mistress
would feel grateful is .she knew what
X have ocnne through to -night for
her sweet sake?" • ••
• "There are . zio 'Said Sir
Norman, 'glancing anxiously' up at
'the darkened , front of the house ;
."even the link before the door is un-
lit. Surely she cannot be there."' .
"That remains to be seen, though
I'm Very doubtful about it rayself.
Alti who have we here?"
• The door of the house in question
• Opened as he spoke, and a figure—a.
mart's figure, wearing a slouched hat
and ioxig dark cloak, "canoe Slowly
• out. •• He stopped before the house,
• and looked at it 'Ong and earnestly;
and, by the twinkling light of the
lamps, the Mends saw enoughof
him to know' he was young a,nd
• tinguished-looking.•
'I' should not wonder in the least
if that .were the lyiciegroota," yews..
pered Ormiston, in.a.lidiously. .
SirNormari. turned' pale with, jeal--
(limy, • and laid • his hand on his.
sword, witha qui& and natural im-
pulse to make the bride a widow
tarthwtth:' But he checked the desire
for an Instant as the brigandish -look-
ing -gentlemd
an, after a prolonged
friends could. net be seen, but they .
expect; by their dress. Somebody
• in/parenthesis; ator this makes twice
slight stait. • "Who asked you • be..
•
. looks like it, though;" said the men,st
."Can you tell me; 'my .friend," be-
. to -night I've been. •asked questions
ran screaming out of the house, and
they wanted to know what was
and .virlid .was Still at hie post. The
•
some face, .by the. way, What could be
the watchraaw.who had given them
•Ntivt.);a.,oirvielegial,t,,the •preiniSee stepped up to
nian. "I wasn't senthere to
•
•
. -
'nestly indeed,- . • ' ••
keep guard over them, was .11 It
10:(3,a,111,)'r"ays?a,i,d the gentle,man, with a
low? Where are they, I say?''
become of the people residing ,in yone
•
Well, said the gentleman„
prolonged• survey.
lfnpa-
abeut -it."
tiently; • "haVe,"you no • tongue, fel
the face of the interloCutor-:-s, hand-
eeeti of . it—and indulged himself in a
der house?." •
be-
gan the cloaked' unknown,. "what has
information • an honr.•or two 'before,
could hear, and' they did so. very eer-
•
"Blessed if know," said • the
wateh
young geetlernen; lords, 1.
The' watchman held his lamp, up to
. • •,
said the. stranger, breath:.
• less, "and then?" .
"And then, as 1 couldn't tell them,
they went in to see for themselves,
and shortly after came. out with a
body wrappei in a sheet, which they
pat in a pestcart. going by, and had
it bUried, X 'suppose, with the rest,
. In 'the plague pit." .
The stranger fairly staggered back,
.
and caught a a pillar near for sup-
port, For hearly ten minutes • he
stood perfectly motionless, and then,
• without a • Word; started up and
.witiked rapidly away. The, friend
• looked at him curiously till he. Was
out, of sight. •
"So ehe ie not there,": said Orinis-
ton; . "and our mysterious friend in
the eleak is as much at, a loss as We
are otirselves. Where Shall We go
inloexuts-(7-7,t,o La Masque Or the • Pest -
"She •
may be there, nevertheless;
and under present ciretinistances it hi
the best plate for her,"
"Don't talk of it," mid Sir Nor-
man, impatieetly. "I do hot, and
will not believe she is there! If the
sorceress Shows her to me in the cal-
dron again, 1 Verily believe X shall
jump in headforemost."
• "And X verily believe we will not
find La' Masque at home. She wan-
ders through the streets at all hours,
but particularly affects the night."
• "We shall try, however. • Come
along!"
The Nettie of the tioreeress wag but
a short distariee from that ot Sit
Notuutn'e plagucentrickee ladyship*
and shod with a sort o( seveteleague
boots, they soon reached it. Like
the other, it Was all dark and desert-
ed,
"This is the house," sold Ormiston
looking at it doubtfully, "but where
le La Mannite?"
November '26th, 1903
of the fair lady I showed him Some
time ago."
• "Madam, you have guessed it. It
• is for that purpose X sought you
cow."
"Then you have Peen her already?"
"X have."
"Mut love her?"
"With all -my heart."
"A rani(' flame," said the natufical
• voice, in a tone that had just a
thought of sarcasm, "for one of
whose very existertee you did not
dream of two Wire ago,"
"Madame Le. Masque," said Sir
Norwitz), flushed and haughty, "love
is not a question of time."
"Sir Norman Kingsley," said the
• lady, seinewhat ettallY, "X am aware
of that. Tell me what you wisk to
know, and if it be in my power, You
shalt know it."
"A thousand thanks! Tell me,
then, as she whom 1 seek living or
dead" .
"She is alive,"
"She has the plague?" said Sir
hTortnan,
"I know it."
• "Will she recover?"
"She will." .
"Where is she now?"
La, Masque hesitated, and seemed
uncertain whether or not to reply.
Sir Nortuan Passionately broke in:
"Tell me, madam, for 1 must
"Then you shall; but, reznernber, if
you get into danger, you roust not
blame me,-
• "Blaine you? No, I think I woUld
hardly do that. Where ant X to seek
for her?" '
"Two miles from London, beyond
• Newgate,” said the znask. "There
stands the ruins of what was once
long ago a hunting -lodge, now
• crumbling skeleton, roofless, and win-
dowlesg. and saki, by rumor, to be
haunted. Perhatis you have seen or
heard of it?"'
"I have seen it a hundred times,"
broke in Sir Norman, "Surely you
do not mean to say the is there?"
"Go there and you will see, Go
therc. to -night, and lose no time—
that Is supposing yob•. can Procure a
• license."'• •
"X have one already, I have a
• pass from the Lord 11.14yor to come
end. go from the city when I please,"
• "Good! • Then, you'll go to'night?"
e "X will go. .1 might as well do
that as anything else, I suppose; but
it, is quite impossible," said Sir Nur-
Man firmly, not to eay obstinately,
"that she can. be seen there."
"Very well—you'll .see. You. had
better go on horseback, if you desire
to be back in tine to witness the 11-
• "I don't Particularly desire to see
the illumination, as I know of;. but
I will ride, nevertheless. What am
I to do when I •get there?" .
• "You will enter the ruin and go on
until you discover a 'spiral staircase.
leading to what was once the vaults.
The hags of these' vaults are loose
from age, and if yoU should desire to•
remove any of them, you will prob-
ably not find it an iMpossibility."
"Why should I desire to remove
'them?" asked Sir. Norman,who bit
dubious, and disappointed; -and in-
clined to be dogmatical, ••
"Why; you may see a glimmering
light—hear. strange noises; end if you
remove the stanes.may possibly see
strange sights, As I told you before
it is runkred to be haunted,. which 'hi
true enough, though not In the 'way •
they suspect; and so the fOols and
the cenamon herd stay away,"
'-"And if. k. am discovered peeping
like a rascally valet, what will be
the consequences?"
.
"Veryunpleasant- ones to you; but,
you need not be discovered if you
take care. Ah! Look therel”
• She pointed to the river, and both
her companions looked. ' A barge ,
gayly painted and gilded', with a
light in prow and Stern, came gliding
up among less ,pretentious craft, and
stopped at a night of stairs leading,
to the bridge. It contained four per-
sons—the oarsman, two • cavaliers
sitting la the stern,' and a lid in the.
rieh livery of a court Page in the act.
.of 'springing out, -Nothing very .won-
derful in all this; and Sir Norman
and Ormiston looked at her for an
explanation. ' •
"no you know these two gentle -
Men?" she asked. ' '
"Certainly," 'replied Sir Norman,.
promptly; "one Is the ajtike fV•ork, ,
the other is the Earr of Rochester."
"And that page, to which of them
does he belong?" ••
•
,...erreareseaser!a,sreeemesesseraes....
ate,
"krere," said a. Silvery voice at hca
elbow; and turning round, they taw
a tall, Mendel" figure, cloaked, hood-
ed, and Tritiated. "Surely you tWoa do
not Want Inc again to -night'?" •
Beth gentIentert dotect their plumed
hate, and einkftaneously bowed.
"Porttine favors tit," said" Sir Nor-
man. "Yes, madam, it ito (even so;
oho again to -night we would tax
yoile skill."
"Well, what do you wish to
knots'?"
"Mariarrie, We aro in the street."'
"Sir, 1 am aware of that. Pray
prooeod."
"Will you not have the goodness to
permit us to enter?" said Sir Nor.
man, inelined to teel offended. "How
earl you tell no what we wish to
know here?"
"That la my secret,'• said the
Street voice, "Probably Sir llormak
Kinasloy wLnhd to itilOW something
Sunlight Soap will nut
a e ou co e ere w
burn the nap off woolen.,5 •
Really, said sir Nerinen; "we
nor the surface off linens. I h itness the
poSe, hard."
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look;• "pray, madam, what has the
page to do with it?"
The two peers had ascended • the •
stairs,. andwas already on the '
bridge. • The page 'loitered behind,
talking as it seemed, to the water- ' •
He Wears the livery of the. Earl
of Rochester," said Ormiston, speak-
ing for the first tune, but I cannot
see his face."' '
"He will follow presently,and he
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She drew beak into the shadow as
she spoke; and the* two eobles, aa
they advaneed, talking earnestly be-
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raised their hats With a look of re-.
cognition, and the salute was courte-
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"Good night, gentlemen," said Lord '
Rochester: "a hot evening is it not?
"The fires will have one good et,.
I , feet," said Ormiston, laughing; if
•, •I they, clear the air and drive away
REpticts this stifling atmospassco
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