, 1874-09-19

striking should not aunken mo- aud started II
again whom slo loft. by this moana could toll
how long Hho remained
And yot could find no trnco Of hor u1oans of
gsning admiration. I 1nysolf looked The doorn,
aud loft the Keys In tho locks o1, tho inaido Ny
Windows woro protected Will, irou grating.
Tllnrc could DO no trap-door In tho tloor fur lilo
carf'ot wns Of ono piece. and nnilotl down around
Tho elgoB Of tho wall. tried tho walls, too, but
nowhere WAS anY trace Of hdden tloor. i toolt
down tho rtotura. but wan rewarded with nothing
bnt cob1cbs. Thon examined tho rodf Of tho
castle, but found only All fmmenHo quantity Of
socd.cotn ap:cad out directly over my room.
Noiehor gould discover any door loading TO the
wlndpwa vero ttoup!y secured with Iron gratinss.
What did tlitH strange creature out and drink !
rafmont
Il; 1 questioned e my servants, except Tho portg,
lnsBsor IL tl'ahter oson In hell" WhcreaH / vas
not manter in my own houso. Tin steward
knew nothing Of tho soerot, but ho aislod ma III
my researches, and Wan Rs mitch aBtouisbod ~
myself Ut mint ralntod. The coaollu1au croAs-
ell hiusnlf. told story Of ghost, ard praSod
would alluF massps to bo said for tho r,posa ot
her SOUL
Ny yslot Louis, sad 1t WAS wonderfully
beautiful enchanted grt. dsosaed In gold
and pI1vor, nho drank only don, and liyed on
the , n, Nectar Of iiowerH, like butterfly: A. her
through tho doora. Wlau it atQuld coalo
winter ,n,lEt notGe tho frost-pietured on my
Windows. II should find roulld. nleltod spot
among tho lownrB, that would bn tho point
through Which Hho Ind vanished. I9o hatl, nt
lesst, 4 pootteat iaca of tho uatttr. Not 10 tlo
littlo gnomo-lko galno-keeper who declared It
to DO no good spirit. At night al,c changed into
woro-wolf. and alto lsttlo children. lie claimed
to have inot her oftou III tho Forest aud trcd to
shoot hor hut st,o goutnel bnfst-proof.
II nt.n{t T {rr Fnf t3E1,fr IrAf1 n
understand my Atratayonl, and conld ovon honr
hor laughing, aomowhoro uoar mo, surely. but
whore?
pictured lsor ta'l and gracofH!' Nth blonde
har reachl'i 10 thu noos anu !ltteF1ne ttIo golu
~ tho a9nshine, comlhoklon. IT, Transparent !oug
placK eyes's!ica, nfa frelanchnly. luHtto1s Fnp-
ph'ro ewes, sda tho delicate hpB marked NTH
faiMt line Of pink,
My dnys wore spe5t IN tlo care OF my cstato'
nnt taey wcse a!saa Win a'npst:chec Tor tAc re-
Turn o. oyonlng ana ny iasr encnafItroaa.
49, ~ saat aseanea Q. sHs.hg "1sh nes unaeg sha
shaGo Of q poi1.efra''ato'treo, w!lllo tho Aar,
nltfofod ~ tlo lake before VI. threT tta r7llec-
I!oh upon nor a1koiio iaco. III my dream gave
ner Que os seo appaes, which she pronnNnc9s
sI. hons. thoM toox ono mYsolf, and putting Il
uus"oeM llts told nnr Waa a"eet, anu that
nno '''s.st saao oto OIL. Ol, tho absnrd iuoas
aooHsu a. me sth nor glorlous ouo pres, and
~! nli ueatot 70 taSe tho reg Rofne
!. -: 80. H., 49, J.9a.ss'os} Pt'"oee. .to' ttPa
~ I,llso ZOE ilho hnr4t or drestn-pict1tro. b1t
sn ~. ,an po'"f' iosao nyaolt wsh u'
s!oakapio rapture! ! qnle1ly throw butlt arms
aronia nos-auo " tne lnstans anaro ontory
a"1ao n5 ~ M. T.. ,,,;7 =,
~, ~ l'lst soa'u nos 20 1leiolY uteam' u
@ mna nnnan M m t1ns, 1 rem embrace, hslng out
cry. AMI yot thete was no ono III t4o room
q thnasnt came anto my hnaa. @ sprong mp
ahu r1sleu % tne ehamnoy: Inan ~ss ashamed
W ~ naso imagined lnat ny 1alr9 eon,o nave como
tnfouRh tEn hne Ana 70 fel';tes ;,io laca uttor-
Y nSshTa, 1no grale Has anii. iait ol eiowahg
slat'ofS. aua " "a'' oo"ioes' a1ut III Win iron
oals'
NY heart was still boating from the embrace,
and mr. lirs burning from sno KISS.
as ,religli'od my lamp. and favosislsly began
to Etoo UP and down Lilo roon, strange object
suddenly met my s'ght-a tiny Embroidered slip
por I'd tia asad t'p!rato TINT it might woil bnvc
boon worn by no earthly foot. At last l had
proof that sho had boosa IN my room, hal sat by
nc, and lied in la=tc losing tho naipper, which
she hal no time to pick up. Inslsed pitcher
Of cold wator over MY lol1 In order to mako as-'
slranca doubly sire: pnd theE locked this won
derllsl ttle hatpref i'll draWor, sill feeling that
It mould not bo tilero IL, the morning, for mon
ofteu drcnln that ttey haso found treasures Of
gold. and havo. locked it in MI iron Chest to
iind, on'a"akouing, TINT it WIS oniy tnntaliz-
inE, dream.