The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-25

on6 T6ueWtu 10 me tH6 luVlthLiDu 10 GILL
that she had given my friend; and, in
fine, this affair, begun by chance and
carried out by audaciLy, seemed likely
to grow into very agreeable acquaint-
anceship at least.
l confess that at times the thought OF
Toms return and my exposure occurred
to me, and that my anticipations were
not OF remarkably joyful nature. The
week that he had ALLOTTED for his further
absence from New York passed away,
however, and he did not come. A sec
ond week followed with the same re-
suit; and l began to 1atter myself that,
by the time ne did come, he would have
quite forgotten Miss Starr, in the vigor-
GUS Irritation felt confident he must
have been prosecuting with Marie Lyle,
the golden. ringleted maIden lhave here
tOtOre mentioned.
In the meantime, 1 had been assiduous
in my devoirs to Carrie Starr. 1 called
upon her frequently, escorted her to the
theaters, concerts, operas, etc., ana ex-
cited the envy of ali my friends by ap-
pearing in public with so fair a compan-
ION. WHO'S your friend with the eyes?'
was question put to me almost daily,
and one that l answered with COM
placent mystery far more gratifying TO
my self than to the inquirers.
had occasion to take a brief run to
New Haven one day, about this period,
and informed Carrie of my intention.
She had the blues, or was inclined to be
nervous, or was atfl tcted with some
other mental disorder known among
young ladies', o. the time when l LO!dI
her, aud her mind was possessed by "a
sort Of foreboding.
''How are you goingW she asked.
"By the railroad, OF course"
"Don't go to-day"
'"What?
81 Wish you wouldn't CO."
'tWhy notW
go, l don't know-only, don't want
you to co."
"But there must be some reason
what Is itp'
you'll laugh at me.'
Very likely; but that will do no
harm"
"Well, will you promise not to 20 if
P.l tell you my reasonW
Yes, II 1T is good one."
"Well, l feel as ii something were
about to happen-some calamIty-I'm
sure there Will be au accident il YOU 20.
i knew you would think me foolish. but
i can't help it. have a .presentiment.
OF evil to come. II there should be a
| collision or anything. and you should be
DurI, you Will F0mG GnD6f tllS.p
ESPECIALLY ii my neck is broken at
| once. Bu', seriously, Carrie, there Is
no danger, and L must go tO-1ay if AT
ALL"
| She repeated her warnings, but I
lau : he'd at Them good-naturedl and de-
parted without iear. Her manner, l
thought, betrayed more interest In,
more tenderness for, my welfare, then
she had ever before displayed, ami |
was duly peased thereat.
| After left her-all this l have since
\ arhed-her presclence Of evil became
stronger. She telt growing sadness
that sue coulu not define or rexpiain. am,
every noise about JNe house made her
start With alarm. This state conlinu ed
all the aiLerHoon tlll nearly dusk, when
u sha p rlng at the door-Dell gave ner a
severe nervous shock. llumedia, ,ely af
| ter, the servant brought Up the card OF
| Tom Dexter, whom she d lniy believed
W be then on his way to New uaven,
AS had never used the iormdlity o.
sending up ID card, TINS surprised her all
| the more; and When Sue gained the par
| lor she WAS IN an extraordinary condi-
| tion ol mind, as may easily be imagined
mere, i'll the hall-dusk, she behelu
4 Tom DexLeI-AOG as she knew him now,
but as she had first seen him-the same
tall, slim lgure, with The easy, Of-hanu
air, hourlshlng side-w hisGers, aud all
DuJ clad from head to foot in black,
which l neye. wear. AS sne entereu
Inc draWiug-!oOm he was standing by a
| "inuoW, holding crape-trlmmed hat in
| one hand and WIpidg his loreneau with "A
mourning handKerch.
| Naturally enough, in her excited state
she believed tAis apparation to be none
other tnan my ghost. The mourning
su!t-wAlch Tom had just uonned lor a
dlsiaut relative, whose death and u
modest legacy resulting there rom, hau
detained MN in PhlladelphIa-sseme
typical Of my demise. The handker-
Icnief, held TO his forehead, she believed
10 nlue some gnastiy wound. Sue gave
one fearful shrek, and sank faInting on
the floor.
A servant came to her rescue; and as
Iom could give no explanation what
ever, the young lady was removed 10
ner apartment, while it Was genLIy sug-
gesteu That his presence was by no
means necessary.
He left The house dumbfoundei; and
ds soon as returned from New Haven,
hastened 10 relate the whole story to
me. My laughter was Of ,he kind which
Is "eaSier imagined tuan described"
ana, VI course, the facts mad to com
vut.
After this Il did not exactly feelli vs..
tlhg the young lady, TO explain The
little deception of which l have here
made confession; nor did Tom Dextel
care about establishing mis- identity and
uudecelying ner.
/ The consequence is, that she has 8 el
neither OF ua since, and believes dOuDL-
less 10 this Monent that
she has seen real. bona
hue ghost for ouce in her life. One
OF these times, h, Wever, she will see Iii
together i'll broadway, or at some Of the
tneaters; and then IL any body will de
scribe to me her exact condition of miuC
L shall De greatly obliged.