The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-08-23

olo;,,, tl,o, Tho hoo haen unfOrtu-
oiann .na. .n1 speeuia lula, .ottSa he is sorry.
naIe-1hat - us 9suai n ~, !; a.. nser Inv far
~ oie iuoie so' u - ~ .;..;,a no assumes
heavier Ven1uies .nan .' ;sI,a,s yvould mako
lnueeo, rev tnUie SUI ~. - his manner and
lehoicah' VI ni.n s1,' Anbnm is NOT a
WIN many ~ su TSora ora many old men
business .own: aae, ,Vomen there. and the
many lseAPelienIGsu Gu, yelI find scone as thew
WIZ VI o;epne oo,,mnnitv more alert Only
Goule nol ~ col nf late walked IN to a sonss
r feh oa Id ',S,,rer's ylanies. and musino
t ~ .ne o, tbe fires of his Young wrath has
sneieon ua tbe master of Clancev villa s in
S 9uraou IF u" be;no scorched thereby
ua L. n,oment- Miss Rlairr t. wos s+an-
,,onss smooth voice that smoke If was !. lime
nvenno the sun lust settinn and ali tbe west
. Snod of Iioht and ali the air hot waen stain
Cd thro, oh and throu@h With v",Io,. cold
Kittv with Erad has;do Iar ,ras uyyoII;na Down
Fin streat TIC traaS ,,,a.t ova1haaS arcb-
mo Won Know how lie Grand cathedral
ISL o,,d ~ n NV, my SRn,,ros ,,,nr;nr
sIomlu 90" o oddad w Wv" ~ SohnS affsct SEE
o aait - W 'nt thara rhaS that b.cI'
asrhed sSa a S, mr atnre %a and Ieen.evad
SStar,oa ,,,a bos,;do tbor, Thau had not hard
S;a t. ~ DesTo .no go I;aard Stanhen,s
us US ,;,.a ts NJ o"H onId and white
caI IKE Tread bot Hi'.y grew ro n,r adu ar
atnoaen tne HsmI ,, o fror, had to foot at
az. aiio S"t .i,o ,r s;hilont tones Fred
s Slie SUM- y. sho ond Lot his hands we'll
l'1o1u Nntn5S, 10 thaw shnnd start of their
unaer GGHo,oi a ,uSI strife trI some one
nOne moment mi detain YOU but an in
stant Possibly Won NAV remember that the
interest fails due lust now"
ssPossihIv.n A tho,oh Kitty had thouobt
of ANYTHING else for two Inonths- She said no
word. only turned white while violet shadows
deepened about her ewes.
81 will do myself the honor to call on Miss
Rlair to-morrow morning., and howino nro-
tonndlv. Stephen GamweIl moved away.
Kitty did not speak then. She only clasped
her hands so tightly that the CLASH became a
clench then turned an instant and hid her
faca in The hemloc,, hedge that CHANGED to he
at her side. II was NOT to cry. She had long
nassed tbe noint Of tears IT was the Instinct
IF the woman tn Vol, her face in this moment
| Of AGONY Poor Ered STOOD NV scarcely less
| Disturbed He was so anxious to do something
and so morally sure that whatever he did
would be wrong, but presently he also faced
about and whispered into the hedge.
"Kitty, I'm nothing but blnnderer, any
way, but if you only would let me help you.
mo one can help me, no one."
There was so much despair in the words,
| so much more in the tone, that Fred's whole
soul rose up in wrath and love, wrath toward
the black form moving so stealthily away
down the long, bright street, love toward the
slight girl shivering there in the warm June
| sunset.
sit shall go hard with me but I'll do some
thing" he said to himself. Then Kitty turn
ed again, and they walked very quietly home
| ward, All the est was purple, and all the
east was pir k. and wide between the sum-
| mer land Law bright in the sweet hush of the
| cleaning.
Have / told Won? James Blair. the father
of Kitty had been a wealthy man of schol-
arly habits. and Stephen Gamwell had baen
his ssstewaId." You will understand. then.
how. after his sudden death without will. his
estate was found to be ruin and his wife
| and daughter came into the power of the
usurer. This tells the story. They were not
| wrong. these village people who SUSPECTED
] Slenhrn of a fancy for Kitty RJair II was
| tha old oId nian to conce.l oil dahts hy
ono ceremony p. N .rriaoe Mrs R,a;r favor ~
cd II " -'A0' -A'' -'' '"'o.'
MT. Ganwell Is our irlend, dear, sne
SAID. he Is older than you, but very fond
OF you. He could place you IN charming
home, and II think shall die If stay in
'n19 wIe11ueu piace. c.,.
- ~ Ny. ooiH' a sno loi. .nay eIo
i;fa Th;s NOS tha stat" 90 that s',r,
n,er n;nht ,ho,, Stanbo,, ,,at ho, o., FL,
strao. tt MIeI ~ oaepnem leS neh On ELL
matters stood and bel;evs be tnoI he ras S~
luton before The stars came out. --
drean,S IF nt twas +ba a az on 70
| dreams ;s.m;obIa Tha ho,,sa CO. IS ro,, "
hing gothic sfr1,c,nre COVERING mucb oronnd
Every window and cornice WIS fesiooned
| with vines. and eyeiy slender niIlar s1Innort.
ING the wide yeranda was wreatbed with
| them. C.ematis in light masses tossed aloft
wistaria drooping with purnle splendors'
woodbine burning vivid crimson with the ear
Hest chill of autumn, everywhere these grace
full creepers climbed and tlung, or trailed
their pendent sprays. Besides these were
shrubs AMI trees, borders and walks, rustic
bridge flung over white cascade, a light
boat on a small pond, and within everything
had been arranged by the hand of wealth
| ministering to refined taste. The house
! bod boon furnished ito ioffaor prerrictor.
The villa had, therefore, everything That the
most exactlng could WISH, even TO gnost;
stephen, VINO was very supefstitous, W0ald
gladly nave dispensed WIN tnis spectral lei
ed tnat the ghost was resolved on Deing no
tlced 1ft
ST wouldn't have minded Tam's leaving"
said the old man to himself, s'but Mrs. jerks,
| wouldn't have lost that woman for deal of
money"
Mrs. jerks, the housekeeper, had been in
terviewed by the ghost, and had given warn
ing.
20 nonsense, Mrs. jerks, it's the moon."
"All yery well, sir,'' with nose in air re-
sponded that worthy Mrs. jerks, "the moon
be it then. Perhaps the moon comes a
walkin' down the hall so slow, and looks at
YOU all pale and starin'; may be the moon
brings a blast O. cold wind long with it, an
NAV be it stan's in white shroud an pecks
int the window lust over the head O. your
own bed, sir. The moon, if you please, Mr..
Gam'U. but amt partial to such moons. an
Pm coin where thew doris have en-
"The window at the head of his bed"
Stenhen looked at it. and tried the lock that
n;oht ssNonsense . he muttered. He was
in good shirts. for Mrs. Blair had promised
IN c,ns.der the matter.n and he knew She
wonld weIcome him az her son-in-law' If
would he verv pleasant to see Kitty Riair,s
SLIGHT fionre niding over these splendid car
nets Stenben thonoht. indeed he fell asleen
th;ni;no r. and tbsn bv a trick of slumber.
T;ttr,s esnoa s dress changed tn a white
tna .;Sy '%ep t'd Tsis room, had once ev.
toadaa f,o,,, f.o,,+ 20 hacl The whole dentb ot
ts ,ion n IT'LL " "nnservatorv had heen
sne nouse. nem n ND sa,,sratsd from tbis
Dul,s acloss .ne 'Sa i, "n The Iattar Was IabtoJ
apart ;S " +hn a r.rt;.;on both Of tba con-
Minuows "a 20 i $1,000 room, " r. Nos ~