The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-07-01
VIRGINIA.. THURSDAY JULY /. ISIS.

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Ianswere but girls, Hound
.ods tllis morning Lily has moi
been 81 { AsOnth-Frank
/ Bdsiss 4 r ii Da this nlornins
ana ii sSld netEal sc Nj. Hastingl
had locked Lily up ia . room 10 com
/ pei her 70 marry eaie one whom she
hates"
.soh, gshawl 3 all fadge; SAID
Nettie.s
aIdont believe Soxd Of it,
said Clare. sesome hakingented
lit to get upasens Why don't
believe Lily is eea years Old
yet. - - =
4Ae 1a1 7 SSiAsss 4Siasss s~sk9s e /" Ai'svlss ,sS
saw With his own and heard
with his osn ears
,.sTheuif ss.tie;
afor Frank never. feiis LES. What
does he say, Bessie?"
"He says that as he was passing
their house last evening, Mr.. Hast
ings came out to the gate and gave
him some letters to post, and asked
him to bring him any letters that
were in his box. Frank says that
one of the letter was addressed to j.
V. Bartec."
"Why, that is that old crusty-look-
ing man that was here last summer
and stopped at Mr.. Hastings" said
Nettie.
"And Lily hated the sight of him. y
added Glare.
"Well," I continued, Frank post
ed the letters and brought to Mr.
Hastings house the letters that were
in his box. Nobody. came to openthc
door at his summons, so finding it
unlocked he went in. All the rooms
down stairs were deserted, and hear
ing voices above, he went up stairs.
The door of the third room on the
right side was open. He heard Lay's
voice distinctly crying:
-@oh, Papa! let me get out of this
room. Don't keep me prisoner any
longerm
"Thcn Mr.. Hastings said sternly:
Lilly, when you obey me you shall
have your freedom-not till then"
."oh, I can't take that old, Bartce!
I'd take dose Of poison in prefer
encc!"
Frank did not hear any more, for
Just then he raped at the open door
and Mr Hastings came out of the
room in IN instant, locking the door
after him; but Franks sharp eyes
had caught sight of Lily sitting in
an armchair before the fire, here face
locking as wan and white as if she
had been imprisoned three months" ;"
sit isa burning shame" said Net
tie. Girls, We must do something
for herr
"Yes," said Clare, her sweet brown
eyes filed with tears, for she loved
Lily very dearly; but what can We
lo?n
"We might get = Ladder" sad /,
''aId place it against hcr window;
she could get out thatway ifthe win
dow was not fastened"
"of course it is fastened" said Net
tie. LET one Of US dress torepresent
a ghost; we'll make white mask for
the ghost, and black ones for the 9th
er two, so that if any thing happens
we can makcour escape without be-
ing recognized" She glanced at her
watch asshe spoke. at lacks a quar-
ter Of eight, girls and it won't take
more than three quarters of an hour
to make ready and walk to Woodland
Place. Mr.. Hastings will probably
be in his library. If he is, | think
there will be no difficulty in freeing
Lily. / havca key which fits the
room Lily is in. You know, Glare,
we tried it last spring, when the
house was vacant"
"Yes, that's so:n said Glare.
'If he is not in the library" con-
tinued Nettie, arm quite surehc will
be in Lily's room. If 50, we must
manage to get into the next to Lily's;
while the ghost goes on to Lily's pris-
on. She must opcnsthe door noise
lcssly, and then, as soon as she is seen