Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-05-24

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then they all with one accord began to
plead with her to change her mind. aud
none of the three were so urgent and
tender about it as Penelope. d "A, % ar,
"Just try US, dear cousin y, ste ems
treated. "Of course you will be lonely
at first-everything is so dfferent--but
who will make you happier than we can ?
Has anybody offended you. Dora Y'uos
"No," answered Dorai shut prefer
living alone" tss ss!aaF as,Y,,l
"You are so young, so ignorant. of
the ways of our towns" said quiet Mrs.
Arlingford, hero Ginning in anxiously,
sit is mad thing for you to thihk Of,
child" .,s sas sr....,l ar
II must CO." responded the orphan,
averting her pallid face that the dark
misery of it might not be seen. M. In .,
So, when the persuasions of Himself
and the pleading and tears of his women
availed not, Mr. Arlingford got offend;
ed, 'fLet her please herself, Pensie. a
Ring and order Sam to bring the carr
riage around"
Dora swallowed cup of tea, and
choked down a morsel of bread, and
then she went back to her room to put
on her hat aaI 1.ssaay
Locking the trunk she took but few
moments. a.sae Hs8 5, -. .gsa
She flung herself upon chair and
wopt silently, feeling herself to be the
most desolate and friendless being OH the
face of the earth. s.al g. ssl,gJ .,,,
What should she do in London? mid
Go to her fathers lawyer and tell him
she did not wish to marry Walter Gary,
then live alone in such lodgings as, the
remnant Of her fortune could afford her,
All it was, indeed, a terrible mis-
take, that clause in the will. IN
But into the midst of her musings
stole sound which thrilled her once
more with awe. ..,,,, ~,
The swish Of garment, the rustic Of
a paper, just as it aroused her last night.
Dora gazed upon her like one bereft
of reason.
The large old Bible lay quiet enough
and closed exactly where she had placed
it-no living thing was in the room but
herself.
And then sho saw tile whole mystery.
The window was partly opened, and b
slight puff of wind had blown out the
crisp, white curtains in the room; then
receding had sucked them outward
through the aperture, while the impris-
oned air, running up the blind, had
caused the tissue-paper hanging at the
top to rustic. ''f'
There came another puff --the trial Of
the curtain over the carpet, the rustic Of
the paper hanging al'"' q adi 20 20
Dora sat gazing at the window, her
face in its astounding tliankfulness a
study for an artist. fHmA ni So 7ft
/ At this moment Penelope came in. -
She had been weeping tss15vs7 80
1.-THE carriage IS ready, dear cousin"
sighed she TREMENDOUSLY. 7'fl i9Hss
Dora passed her hand over her fore
head, then facing her rival asked in a
hurried tone, a"Wero you up any time
last night. Miss Arlingford r. IN.
Eyes" answered Penelope in surprise;
"about four o'clock / rose and closed my
window. The wind was raising" 30
"Did you hear a cock crow as you did
soT' la's b. Hna I i.oan
Eyes ] did. Why do you ask, dear I?
Stay l know why! You were fright
ened by hearing board creak by your
bed. should have told you about that
board how stupid Of me-" ~
II heard board creak," said Dora,
scarcely believing her own ears.
Eyes, it ought to be fastened down.
It runs the whole breadth of the house,
and when / tread on one end in my room
the other end creaks in this. Listen"
She ran across the passage, shutting
the door after her, and in moment the
veritable creaking commenced, accompa-
MED by the clicking Of the latch of the
door, which had 50 potriied Dora -
When the young lady returned tho ex-
preston Of her cousins face was so
nightly altered that she exclaimed /:
"Why, my darling girl, | do think you
wanted TO leave US because you thought
the house was haunted"
"Per -perhaps--yes," faltered Dora,
wistfully gazing at her.
"You poor little darling" murmured
Penelope, in voice Of deep compassion,
and she took Dora's unresisting hand in
hers. "Why would you not tell me +?
Don't you know. Dora" and smile
played on her lips, THAT we ought to
love each other very dearly? We are
both going TO marry Walter Cary, and
be the closest sort Of cousins"
care there two Walter CarysT
calculated Dora.
"What !" cried Penelope, her counte-
nance slowly crinsoning as The situation
burst upon her, did you--imaginc ="
She never completed the sentence, but
snatched up the poor tired, little orphan
10 her bosom, strained her there. and
kissed her fearful smiling face with kiss
es which were fully returned.
But Dora never revealed the whole OF
her terrible mistake.
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