, 1870-01-16

On examination the dog VIZ found under the
h. pressed cose1 sgn,s ~ tae ,oMa saS az 'rS
a.d sos him IL hst arms asr caEsssss ~. e.
ii, poor ielo : = asted lsabeL
hOn1y heightened. thiui: pat he Is Usually 70
courageouet cannot nndeHtAnd II Iou m1y
nim somehow. / wish the othtta were coma
11ter tsis, tee 1as.0g %: q e. was rot
$50 watchers had not quite Eot over their
alarm, and tho Others heard their &eeouni with
Iuety and uneaslreas- Eleanot agreed that tho
DOOR bas cautioned Them ali to ftep entire nlrnce
': Tss 4; as4s aa7 tssy made ths.s Investigation M
f nssnef Gsho ins 'ss s1sseoce % * 1snetrs ~ :
pieee ot old.easoaed wood for drawing.
eoA1d, y nloh gave them An e1cnse for oklu&
al iis adjnnsts IS rultJ and eooaeb-ta2sstr.ed
s,s e o. sGs Ssa
up fer tpaktrg ZEN hurdles.
.1hey miaot be pus shere only for bl!as;" d4ss;;"
Hesncr put iesdra question immediately:
"Akve .5cu nos eeea long una about those
aWe1i. ma'an,, tho hurdles Is ready, and has
teeu any tine there Three WtekH. y aia's DJ
fault they beant put up io2R age, aod "a % Bad So
70 Ct ,s I. ous q ,1S,, Ty ~ a0en here Per-
heaSor proiaiaed to do ID. and Remaining tnAt
her fathers AlEess had caused soue Neglect OF
eatao.! ye,k. sa's directions sasut hes hessa'
1No hghs tnro.n On tha myatery yet" aha
oese1rec, ~ they walked AkaT. y Tnst door
eaonos ha'e bean 3Rsned 1of 5e@Is' ,,aya an
tie lodge NEXT day. II anall move into that room
ION o1to<: When the servants knoH one OF ,ne
fan.l5 tr elote bx. tbeI I'll hardiy dAro to carry
"but ,sas's DO good. sid Lacy; "n It l, ono
Of the seIysnts The man will be Let u else ~hese
tm yau o. pos Eeyes can e lei Inss We ate sas
"My sbil5. i Is not proved that anybody dla
awe will watch to. Light, anyhow, - siid Ete. :,
WhEn Eight CAFE. however, Eleanor deelred
het sls!ers would 60 70 snels Own rooms; a. % sne
% tie n steIious 1tstot. Sn-aso begged tue Mut-
T. ace es y s,' eoa eae sp
AID now. 10 tue dead OF the night she aat 10 tnetr
roon. lie candle closely shhdsd md tue door
I ~sou ss;DE ss snsss sns1 1Ss spot s' l.
The n,e !. burned low aad red. and
oniloas c1eaEiue struck on taetr termed
ears E!ear or quickly eelzed her candle sud rsn
irto the psessTe, loLo xed BY the other t~o. WHO
d'sttnctly subtle detcend,ng the staIrs "Wao ia
here :" de1 atded Ee1nor. g." "Anawer. OF sh4A
1rcW No voice replied. They held their candies
ST mo nsosrsoe 91a no ore W. 70 es sssa
sis /. eroteu I" sad she, huIr1odsy.
"Broien7 Wnat," LncJ rsn past them TO
"Look here, SAID ane showing them 3 thread,
the two ends Of which lAy across the stair.
III this 10 night 10 the balustrsdt, and fastened
!. ,n.o The .ai' On the oppot'se atde You SEQ IT.
my child" said Eleanor. ia cotton shread
nigbteasJ map, ne.e,y from being stlescbed 80
-. 1rdees, an S sy csriain noboay did. fos "a
Rst;ey Rsss sas3 Nm ha7s aos DOWNSTAIRS and mass
;" How brave Jou are, E,eauot r. said Isabel
glaf chg At the pistol, md taance TO- her
es.m taee: and snys5trS WIN iess ana sod sne
= s1eianstion q 1nsaisS!lns mn taa was 10
that nc mJstenous noises vcre Produced
b sone oecur s!aszson OF echo. y "a not ~
had Eothine slsrmiuE IN thsm. LasJ, however,
would Lot be persuaded. Though sne did not
openly aaseIt her incredibly, sne veatured b.
had retlredt ard tied packs nteso crrnly 70
The taluslrade, lastenfng y with tack to tho
:, soon x :, wass as. as IT, .as a.
ateiy 10 LOOK at her trap, and buried back to
Elssnor VIII the intelligence that the paeSta,ead
WEE DIGkeQ.
"Bow those ssalrs creak at the end Of the pas
fuge!" said Elcstor 10 hef maio, As she was
dressing her hair that mo.ntDg. She had chosen
mat moment btcanae, from he position MI. WI
could Eatcn the e1pses,lon Of her eounteuauce
m The tooiiDg-Rinsa NJ heard Them creak1ng
es ep' q ed II. n sf i;st
took apy u that way"
,,":; "Sore 0ees 50 saas way. "<rf9;" said Mrs.
@is II not he prop3r vay, certainly, u 1oe1e Ia
the bsck door nom The ot1ces. But have heasd
p,oss soss nP, OF down. "A' the Nus 1ar
"a sm. Not ssrsaat ia tns house void 20 %
q down them s1,,1s s!tsr dark. foEior thou
hat do JD1 mean, WHk3r6f"
~ rean. natm. a they has lad name.
SHaunsdi Rupnlsn4 Who put that into ,on.
You m.y call + ruhel,n: Mss FeareD;" a.!d
thiras. Then s.sus Is haunted; all that knoTa
about The place. viii tell Jon ~ GOOD; s.tHa, ~
.sa tqr5e n 'qr@sT Is@I,: sne 1s. ssqw;
shost reseE d1d no harn a. long As he wasnl L.
.'1 tncught you he'd more tense, Wlftua," was
own to breakfast The Thought, however. DID
COLE lcroea her taat Tits etory mad pospaps oeen
T. on n1nd: n Of re esSsr o'
ro.e- Wn1t there could be, Eleanor coald
CO.. ags but s ,.sn. sa nG ss ass ass'sst y a.:
rieion and doubt too1 possession Of nes
AID. Witt that auatle Infection ~htca aoua ats11b
ute 70 aumsi nagnetttm. ner 1neasaes. rec ned
tie Colonel slore remaining una1ec'ed b. It
Her sMters became Elent and aostrasted, ash q,
waya on 'he watch: The na,cs went shout IN
pre,eLcs of black beetles IN The pantry.
(which be could Dos abide no how" got permits
proximity win the footuan Al last. Elapor
fell Il teceMtry, utmi l,1g 81 sne @ was & 70 annoy
as rest Tbs Coioreis nervous ma,ady w1s
purely pnyslca1, snd ne old nao,ta Of
ees ssss osa saa eeon s 70
oaugntera a'atemeut with a1teoeoo, questioned
hts carefully, ard came to The coccinson that
tar,bcr loss oi time he wfote 10 the inspector OF
police for the district. requesting him 70 cal pt!.
se = 9r.s = s sss = .eSn = ns snne
lhou!d he entirely dropped, 10 that the nocturnA
Intruder snou.d not be put on his gusrd-
Tne Inspector aoon made hi1 appearance. csua.
Ba1tor cone TO SO abous certain repalr1 10 suta
character be was abe to 60 over ,evety portion Of
Tho honse aiter holding : consultation with tne
tltd t1st lvo coalzoea snonId be sent to pass tho
They were to b let II By Mi:z Fcaroo. 1t 4 door
tfng.rooms. af,ef the house had been closed
for Inc night THIS Nas e1.liy enscsed ano
r. e.: ~ q to- saF
nslf-say up Tpe, had been here II p.Ttecs =.
LEI CO snd daItrtu zear1y an huur, when the
made lie IL oas on ,ns landing sissp nls tianeseon
and hold nls lantern u Eeaaine.A Eoot.
ttps cane ssts dq.n r. IND ana Il so@',n'nT e n
passed apd II the FAME tine turned on his
l.ai ssi!0g .lSss as,. oat ss3o- ss; sss.s:e
e., ~ & ~ ssue pat se TT 10 fesance Tne
man II the foot CT tbs arair1 neari the soant,
quickly turrtd his lantern IN that direction. aud
5nsred doMn ne ps ~ nasn u pe peg na'..
sous RI the household. VINO, when sheI had sqm.
Eor ed courage 10 appesf, were con1ooaoe9 y
nnt1rg then selves met BY GlatdAns hssead Of
distu1oers Of 1rc peace.
TIE two po1leeuen xere utterly puu1ed. Bob
bad dlssn cily heard the great cor opeu. and The
desceEdlng footssepF, a. well q r.a low CT, nke
Tho m Ct ,9 p1 IN e. g, pas 5sn
mora i,Ee b,ssss Of Wild than any boany thing.
IDty bad both ron y ~ 70 prevent fts e.cspe,
bat on resebins rue eng a. o. snarns, me p.ss,gs: e.
feem of :, notdng RAJ 70 te seen- Thar
verr quite eer 'atn snat TO door nAd been ops1ed
On efi1ez s'de, aud 'hb pzrt OF the noase e tefnt
rrtt dpal Attr z rooms and vetheule oeioR tasuusn
4 paetsge-tcoro, or tho Kitchen, which wat ouhI
NJ ays locked At light, and were DOW last
The ROOMS vere examt1ed. but 70 races
Of any invader were percep.tale in ettaes.
While toit waa going on oeIov, Eleanor. pho had
Eat up in her fzthet ruom. ptd It the nsst sound
ef eny Tovtyneut, gone At ouce 70 the oedrbo1 M
ocerpted b. The tuaidx every one OF whom. tn-
elpa1og the sospecscd Sarah. she found quietly
AAeep-
Arer this agcal failure on the psrs Of the polIc.,
she fhost bec3ms IN established fsc., ED the
plfce became cninbsnithbse Servant after SER.
ar gave waning: Att Wilkins bccsUe hJsrcll-
tat lov," ahe said IN excuse: aud. except tbs
stoIcal Sarah, Who "netef moving the g1'ost d.
1 d ha1u II 1dp4 n Il EAS let Al0le.' eHs<f o0AY