Wilmington daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, 1874-08-07
He gave quick start, and changed color.
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He gave quick start, and changed color.
~ can't help thinking 50 butslt Is . dslusive
hope dtear" ear ~ oo,.,,, =. o,.,n,v
and school keeping again"
No, you should never 60 back to that drudgcry,
He stopped suddenly, hesitated moment, then
| held out his hand.
"Reaily, I feel like an intruder here, Miss
| Lane. I'd better say good morning and leave
you before may be- betrayed into any further ]
| folly. VT. u.l.tt
| He turned abruptly away. "Did you know
there was ghost o koundwood2' called after
him. NJ.
"No," looking back.
| "Tbey say Madame Delgrave "a sure indication
! that she is very much dspIeased with something
probably the unjust disposition she made OF her
wealth." 4tH
| An expression utterly failed to comprehend
| foated over his expressive face.
| "You have no occasion to be troubled that
| score," he answered. and went his way.
| Iwatched him until the windings OF the road
hid his tall, slwart figure entirely from view,aDd
then returned TO the house In reflective mood.
"Aunt Jerusha," said abruptly. al am going
TO sleep in the haunted room tonight" .,r
| She stared at Inc utterly aghast. loo
"You 70 olish child, you would never dare"
| "Itave room thoroughly aired and made COM
Portable" interrupted, in the brusque, decided
tone OF one who does not wish to enter into any
argument. ~ shall occupy the apartment to-n night,
so the least said about the meter the better"
Occupy it l did-at least ior a season--takiDs
up the line Of march about eleven o'clock.
Aunt Jerusha followed me TO the door and
there said good-by, with face as solemn and a
tone as lugubrious as though were about to be-
hung. ....
.'Scream if you are frightened, Madelon, and We
| will all hasten to your assistance. hope you
| won't be a ravng maniac In the morning. I've
, heard OF such things"
"ld rather be crazy than n fool" was my i'm
l patient rejoinder. ...
Madame Belgrave's room-as VIC called twas
a large chamber ON the second floor. The furni-
!, ture was quaint and old fashioned, OF some dark
! foreign wood with immense carved feet that
i looked very odd and ridiculous TO my new fash
ioned eyes. The walls were of oak, thickly pan
A eled, and over the carved chimney place was
- raised fgure-typical OF Heaven only knows " hat
with q diminutive shield extended In one hand.
Z l had barely glanced round at my quarters
i when something fitted near my head with u
a whizzing some, and lighted In the middle OF The
4 shield. quick, half frightened glance at the
q object In question brought emile 10 my lips. 1t
was bat.
. Now had always great antipathy to these
!, vampire like creatures; SO catching up the poker
from the fender aimed deadly blow at the IN
. truder.
!, The bat escaped unhurt through the open
: window being too quick for inc; but the poker
|, descended with considerable force on the spot
where he should have been. The same instant
heard cllckering noise,and the shield slid1 away
revealing to my astonished gaze small chamber
| constructed ll The massive chlmney.
o In this novel hiding place lay pile of papers.
Trembling a good deal, caught up the topnost
Il one and hastily examined IL by the aid OF the
& | Pickering candle. Instantly l knew that my
i startled conjecture was shrewd one, aud TINT l
= now held in my hand Madame Belgrave's true
Il and last will bnd testament, and Lawrence Bel
= grave, not /, was the lightful owner OF Round
s. wood
8 1t was scarcely pleasant discovery to make.
; Thoroughly bewildered, dropped to one Of the
L quaint easy chairs, trying hard to command my
,, wandering senses sufficiently to realize II In all
u its bearings. My candle sputtered and went out,
presently, but still sat there quite obivious to
i the fact, thinking only OF my Loneliness and Inc
d treadmill of poverty TO which must return. At
@ las. was aroused bys rustling sound and muf-
IS fed step on the balcony without. With sudden
thrill OF horror bcheld dark figure rise up be-
Y fore the window and noiselessly get over the SILL
The next instant dark lantern flashed Its light
@ over tAe roon started to my leet with shriek
of uncomfortable terror. In an attempt to rush
to the door my limbs failed utterly,and crouch
o ed, pale and painting against the wall.
T, 'Miss Lane! you here!" said voice; and tie
* man put down the lantern and came toward me.
~ beg u thousand pardous ior giving you such II
l. start"
% 1t was Lawrence rose up again, thoroughly
ashamed OF myself for having manifested such
10 extreme terror.
1T "My emotion was excusable," said /, with all
1t the old saucness, tor had grown bold as lion
. again, and there was no real horror to confront.
=. II did not expect to you at Rcundwood TO-
or ncht-hence my surprise"
1.-THE fact u.s." he replied, ,maniiesting considera-
p be confusion, "I have come here every night Tor
two weeks back, hunting for Madame Belgrave's
70 will. Lawyer Green has told me she made one
or about six months since. He thinks she destroyed
l it afterwards, Us it has not come TO light. hold
to q different opinion. The will was in my favor
IN as YOU must readily guess, and believe 1t was
hidden In some place which madame was pre-
C. vented from disclosing by the awful suddenness
O. of her DEATH" ~
r. "Then you were the ghost?" gaspcd.
Is ~ suppose must have been"
swell, it is laid forever. You have no further
II need to haunt this apartment Here 10 the miss
ct ing document for which you have been searching
tomorrow l will abdicaie as gracefully as posi-
~ BILE, and Richard shall have his own again"
SO And while he stood staring at me, as If quite
dumiounded, pushed the will into Ills hand Ind
made second effort to gain the door.
ty This time it was Lawrence who detained me
e. forcby
n "Dont go, Madeon." he whispered, his arm
TX gathering me close to his side snow l can speak
nv mind freely. III not be master here unless
YOU consent to be mistress, for love you toe
IT dearly. What say youf"
!. i will not repeat my answer. But II Aunt Je
rusha had hurried to my rescue-as she declared
she would do--a few minutes altar first shrek
II ed for Cas, tance, she would have beheld tab
81 lean that might have given quite shock to her
strict ideas of propriety.
is
A timid 1T. Wayne justice adjourns court
for every thunder storm.