The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-08-17

tious thrill through her frame, from
which she had occasion tn remember
long years after.
Some minutes elapsed. then draw
ing of rusty bolts and a grating of un
used locks greeted her ear unpleas
antly. The mahogany door swung
back, and an uRcouth-looking woman
presented herself.
ooh it's the new governess," sht
said, as Madame Montrosean made
known her business.
"Where is my charger asked the
madame, after having laid aside hel
wrappings.
"Here 1 am" cried sweet juve-
nile voice; and fairy-like little crea
trre dashed into the room and nestled
her little curly head confdingly in
her goyerness' lap. 81 shall love
you very much, 1 think, if you will
only love me-" she said, raising her
large blue eyes pleadingly to the face
of Madame Montrosean.
.'Poor little thing; how could one
help loving you ?" murmured the lat
ter, rai'ing her in her arms, and i'm
printing a loving kiss upon her cherry
red lips, whilst a tear from her own
eye buried itself among the golden
clustering eurls. .,-...
Madame Montrosenn loved the
child from the first, which was fully
reciprocated by the little one; her
salary was liberal, and the best apart
ment in the manor had been appro-
! priated to her; it had been the mas
ter's room--so said the housekeeper
In short, she had everything her own
way, but still she felt vague uneasi-
ness in this princely manor. and but
for the love and pity she bore for the
lorely child, would gladly have return
ed to her laborious life in London. -
And, as time sped on, she felt sure
that those old walls held some fear
full secret. The servants spoke in
I whispers, and went about with scar
cd faces; her nights became disturbed
! anil, ut times, she fancied she heard
stealthy steps upon the soft Turkish
carpet ot her department : and at 9Th
er times she had been awakened by
fearful shrieks, which would be fol-
lowed by quick, light step in the
! corridor, and glimmer ofllght wou d
be sible for ain Instant, then all
| would become dark and silent again.
Three months passed in this way, and
Madame Montrosean had determined
to leave the manor, when, one night,
! she was awakened by a hand being
laid heavily upon her shoulder, and a
veice hissed in her ear, MADAME
Montrosean, arise and secure your
iron-bound Golfers, / will reveal them
to you Only leave me the jewels and
take the gold" Madame Mont rose.
an sprang to her feet.
The heavy astral lamp which hung
suspended from the ceiling had been
re-lighted, as had also the mantel, or
side lamps, which together with the
crimson hangings, filled the room
with a gorgeous brllliancy, giving ii
almost an unearthly appearance, re-
minding one iorcibly of ''Hades."
As Madame Mohtroscan sprane
from her bed, the figure of woman
who had partially concealed herself
behind the hangings of the bed, dart
ed like tigress TO her side, graspei
her arms fiercely, and cried
"Come, | will slow them to you,
pointing to the further end of the long
room.
This singular individual was dress
ed in a faded pink brocade silk hel
long hair hung in wavy tresses ovel
her bare shoulders; her eyes, black,
large, and piercing, while her face
was marble white. Upon her alabas
ter neck sparkled diamond necklace
of great brilliancy and upon her bar,
arms were cIasped diamond bracelets
Madame Montrosean being para
lyzcd partly by admiration of hel
strange visItant, whom she believed q
maniac, and had recognized as the
wife of Captain Harrington, of the
Sea Gull, allowed herself to oe drawn
on by the maniac, who still pointed
tn a handsomely frescoed pannel in the
wall She had recognized more even
the very Jewels with which the man.:
nc Vas bedecked she had believed bu-
ried in the sea. The maniac touched
a secret spring in the delicately fre,.
coed pannel when it flew back, re
vealing the iron bound Golfers of the
Montroseans. She had now some
what recovered from her fright, and,
grasping the arm of the maniac,
shrieked for help; but before the SER
wants reached the room, she had torn
the jewels from the poor creature,
Io
alcove, and touching the spring, had
replaced the pannel. The servants
bore away their poor mistress, for
such they admitted her to be, and
she became dangerously i'll. They
also admitted that she had been q ma
MAC since crossing the English Chan
mel ina fearful gale some years before
and that her husband desired it to be
understood that she was dead. She
had this night escaped from her room
through the carelessness other attend
aut. as she had done several times be
fore, and wandered about the house.
Madame Montrosean said nothing
OF her discovery to the servants, but
went Immediately to London, and Sc
cured the services of well KIN. wn
attorney, Mrs Harrington, or Har-
mon as the servants called her., was
fastsinking; the best medical aid was
called from London, but gave. no
hope Of recovery Madame Montro-
sean watched over the unfortunate
creature day and night doing all in
her power to alleviate her sufferings
One day, when they had watched
hourly for her death, suddenly she
became perfectly sane and called