The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-01-15

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'''sh }''s n u, life, hu, / dos't k,ov
''.4' ,es~s, nad wcree." 7'
"a, tel us shat happened. Il hs
u-sd ! did he try to keep the doc,
'has7 did be hurt you Z" eried The
Stokes.
Sir Thomas smiled upon this non.
sen'e as If It had been perfectly rs..
""nable, aud the best seose in Ii.
world
"dort me veil, not quite: hs Va.
not likely to Try that. Rs is . little
mite OF = mao, who could not hurt q ay,
Aod BESIDES" added Sir Thomas, cor.
rect'ng himself, "he is . gentleman. I
nave 90 reason t. doubt be il . perfect
gentleman. ae coudaets himself quite
as-ss I'll the rest of us do. No. i,
"'s the difficulty in getting in that be.
wildered ue."
Twas there a difficult, in getting
Ia p
"You shall hear. The servant look.
eo as IT be would faint when he s.v
ne. 'Mr. Reinh.rdt At home ? Oh!
ne could not'qulte say if I would v,,,
ne would 60 and ask. So | vsited in
the ball." said Sir Thomas, With .
emile. "WelI, yes, it v.s odd. Of
course but such an experience now
and then is 40. bad for one. It shows
you, you know, how little iupori.nc.
you are Of, the m.meDt you get beyond
the circle Of people sho know roo. I
think really it is ..lut.ry, 70. know, if
5ou come 10 thst-and amusing" he
add ID, this time v,ti . little l.ueh.
"Oh, but what shame; how shock.
ing, how horrid ! You. 81. Thomas.
whom every body knows p said Lott,
Stoke.
"Thst is just what makes it sc ia.
struetive," be said. Il must have
stood 10 the hall quarter of an bosr;
allowing for the I. d,ousoess Of waiting.
l should say certainly quarter of .n
four and then the man came back
aoa asked me, what DO you think! if
! had come OF ny own secosd, OK il
some one had sent me. It W. lodi.
crous,' said Sir Thomas, With . half
laugh; ''but If you will think of it, it
was rather irritating. I am afraid l lost
ny temper q little. l said, 4 an 81,
ihomas DenziL I live at the Lodge.
snd have come to call UPON vour
master, IN tone which made tho old
tool ct man shake, aud then some ono
else appeared At the top of
the stars. It vas Mr.. Reinhardt, Who
bad heard my voice."
"What did he say for himselfl" I
ssked.
"lt was not his fault" said Sir
Thomas; che knew nothing of it. he
is very vell.iuformed man, Mrs. Mus.
grave. He is quite able to snte. into
cooversatioo 90 any subject. Hs vas
very glad to see me. He il . sort of
rec'use, it is easy to perceive, but quite
proper man; very vell-informed,
one whom it Was . pleasure to con.
verse With, I ASSURE you. He made
apologies. he said something about
unfortunate oircum, stances, and . disa.
greesble vipitor, as an excuse fox bio
man ; but whether the dis,gree,ble
visitor was some one who had been
'here or Who was expected-"
sob, know" cried Lucy Stoke,
with excitement. ut was bis vifa'a
ghost"
Sir Ihemas stopped short aghast,
and looked at me to ask if the child
had gone mad.
SLOW could they think Sir Thomas
~as the wite's ghost ?" cried Lottis,
"you silly g'r'! aud besides, most like.
ly it is not true"
| "What is not true p asked Sir
Thomas, IN disnay.
'oh' they say be killed her," said
Lucy, "and that she h.uuts MIN. They
say bis man sleeps 10 his room, and the
housekeeper just outside. He cannot
be left by h,mself for moment, and I
do-not wonde, be should be frightened
If he has killed his wite."
"Nouseose, nousense," said SIR
Thomas, raising his voice. "Nonsense !"
he wss quite sogry. He had taken up
the man, aud felt responsible fox him.
"my dear child, think you arc going
out Of your little Wits" he cried.
"K,lled bis wife; Why, the man IL
thorough gentleman. A most vell.in-
formed man, and knows my friend Sir
S-ptimus Dash, who is the head of the
British Association. Why, Why, Lucyl
sou take aWay nv breath.'
"1t was not I Who esid it,, cried
s.uoy Lucy. ut is oil over the Green,
everybody knows. They say she die.
appeared all At once, aud never w
heard Of more; and Thea there used to
be sounds like somebody crying and
moaning; and then he got 20
frightened, he never would go. any.
where, Dor look any one in tho face.
Oh! only suppose; how strange it
would be to have haunted house on
the Green. III had anybody 70 90
With me I sheuld like to walk down 70
Est Cottage At midnight"
"Let me 60 with you," whispered
Robert; but fortunately I heard him,
and gave Lucy look. She w. . ill.
ly little girl certainly, but not .. bed
ss that.