Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-11-22


phernalla, for | must be in time TO meet m,
gallant lover,' pursued brave Chris, un
dauntedly.
" We shall all wait for you in the libra
ry, we said, and the lamps were forthcom
ing as we'll as the candle And then we
60 directly TO bed, you please, my dears, -
was obliged 70 add. Chrissie sat bv the fire
unwinding the golden glory of her hair
which riIpled in radiant waves from hei
crown t1 her knees. 1t was the - MarstonC
hair the traditional pride Of her house.
and seemed almost too much for her slight
graceful form. Her checks were flashed with
excitement, her eyes glistened and danced
and her lovely mouth was tremuloUs with
unspoken thoughts. | think never realized
her beauty before but she seemed lovely
then beyond compare.
Throwing a shawl about her shoulders
she took the candle, the apple (Which Kitty
considerably took care should be small J and
her comb, and with rapid step and not a
word Of good-bv sped swiftly down the
90 corridor, as Kitty had romantically
termed it. As | watched her all the lu-
dicrousuc-s Of the scene vanished She
looked like some sweet saint framed in the
nimbus of her shining hair like Beatrice
going to her dungeon.
She soon disappeared from our sight in a
bend 0l the passage way, and the group of
hali frightened girls huddled together in a
hu-hod crowd Of scared faces upturned 10 me
with a half query and half protest. - We
ought not tD have let her go-h0w long will
. sine stay As none could answer, they
I tried ro divert themselves from foolish fears.
Kitty was studying the clock face and wink
ing hard over -' three doses Of salt, admins
rercI two minutes apart In spite of all
attempts amusement it seemed an age
although It was really only five minutes
"a ter twelve. Still the corridor was dark
and silent and / had almost made up nv
mind q break the spell and 20 and meet her
when tie pale light hickerci once more at
he end of the passage way. As she came
nearer. 10 seemed ds though she was very
waite-e'se J was the sickly glare OF the
candle, but as she crossed the threshold her
tia gers relaxed, the candle fell, and she
threw herself uJon my neck with a burst of
b. -terlc4l s1b-. The nervous strain had
been to much. and ! cd her into tie parlor
again. and, drawing her down On the broad
liyan, tried 10 -OIthc her But she sprang
up in moment and said, e. Girls, don I
ever try that experimentation it's true.
live seen him-lnd I'm sure 1T is true =
- rs h5-wh3 do tell us about IL, - and
the est5nl,hed sIr.- drew back in a half hor-
Tor as they looked upon Cbris-ie's unnatural
pal.or and restless, trembling fingers. Draw
ing her down once more, and claeping my
warm bands over hcr cold ones. / caImed bcr
suHieleltlv for the narration OF her story.
h After ! lett you walked fast. because il
,ga- chilly. and although was not afraid |
fe.- excited. Ot course all was quiet when
entered the old study. / found kitty'-
mirror. and -eatiu, myself before it, fell 10
quietly mu-.n-. forgetting INV apple and
comb. .rLcn suddenly heard a -tealthv
f.ot-rsr near SIS was about to turn my
play d joke upan me. my uulilted eve en-
c.uulclaI iu tile mirror tile rel .ction Of q
hands ma. smiling acs-that of a gentleman.
e. l- was quite a> hic-lIke as my own, and
seemed 10 be pecIIug over my shoulder. IL
was tile face ut "A man Ol twenty-five. / should
judge, with dark hair and merry brown eyes,
clear. rich r.mrlcxi0n ard a -aucy mouth.
half hidden bv long. full mOustache. It
sas face / had never seen before, and
WAS -.el .Juul-toJ fascinated 10 move d
muscle. +slth j ball bow and whole smile,
ll-ei0ssn. fine teeth, it or he, or whatever 1t
was. dl-aoF oFcaiei. Tie revuI-i1n Of feeling
clc M amcu- IJ WAS gone was terrible. such
& Lorra.a g-t came over me az | turuei
ana sass c,ery r.inZ was unchan-ed-not a
trace ai humanity near-that 1 clutehed my
light w.tu desperate grip and flew into the
entry How ! reached you all / shall new
- know. for .c.tas i- was sutt0catinE'
'' % Auute what could it have been p
..- ..t,
Fl tl ~ lafI I"--lt--. my call-s IhdL IL cJul4
have .eeu uEtaIHS but an over czcItcd lam
ty aui = ~ mast all ior-e5 Dc no" and get
Tet y ~
~ 81. '---'''l ~ A,o" '-li4 Sun
AWAY .-A ~ IHt " .A- Jay VAal my s'ISe7
"-lc e---I. ana d-d naeed see another
face - tAe glass beside nay o"n' answered
i''"#'-. $50 d. ..--1 '' s"-" 'Al N1s' 1''-'
te" taa1 w1s staggered for moment,
i"e -.rl-- rally = .Fom tHeF scare Insl7leu