Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-07-04


They heard q tread on the stairs, then
the door swung open and Redmond
Clarke entered.
A careless, free. and easy exterior, d
e.utlemanly bearing Undeniably hand
some, If one ad :niFed the style Louise
prof.sced to despise-blonde ~raustache,
notwithstanding eyes, and very brown
/" Have you heard the ws,~laaias7..
he asked, as he threw himself, with easy
grade, htS the depths Of ccmfortablc
chair, and pushed back bis heavy hair
from broad white forehead.
NO. I didn't guess they dealt in. such a
commodity in this quiet place." said
Blanche. -,''''-- --'1'>'~-- --~~.....
.~Perhsps it isn't local news, y suggested
Louise; idly winding some bright worst
contraes bet.een the glowing colors and
her snowy fingers. ~ ~s4,~ - p. =
Yes, it lie local news with ven.
gea.se. A. prophecy. uttered by d seer
sixty years ago rcgard ding this town is zoD
tte eve Of full:ilment:'. -: I.
"P1ease rxp4ain, )" said both, with grow
ing interest.
ITO morrow night this hotel, known
as the Cocasset House, and space Of two
mlfes from It, in all directions included,
is to sink, and instead Of the inhabitedvil-
aye the morning sun is to rise over a: broad
expanse of water. which has covered the
doomed Inhabitants.
Pshaw!' said Louise, impatiently.
1--WE were unfortunate in our select.
Of piokS0 10 D~l
Mond, watching Louise closely, without:
seeming to do so. 1--WE came here to
escape being bored by fashionable society.
If We are swallowed up by the miniature
flood aforesaid, society will be rid of US,
which would be of loss ON both sides.
perhaps we had better pack our
trunks and leave on the strength Of this
threatened; DANGER" said Louise, with
quiet sarcasm. 49,
'Suppose We make a short visit to
Ashdate and return-if the place still
stands-when the dangerous period mas
passed" laughed Blanche.
There's the dinner bel, )" and the con-
versation ended somewhat .abru pity.
The Xio descended TO the. quiet, cool
dp(n& room and took. they seats At the
1T is said that the first part Of the
prophecy has been literally fulfilled" a,
genie man was saying as they entered.
we HAY fsasonably expect The rest to
be true ALSO" p :,
"Wbat are the circumstances7' inquir-
ed middle aged lady. II have heard:
only tie. last part Of the story" 49,
II will tell YOU; Sixty years ago a
traveller stopped here at a hotel, where.
this one now stands, ana engaged
board ind lodging fot q? fortnight. Bat
the 6rst msrn,ng he made his appearances
with face white with horror, and in
formed the landlord that he could not
stay as he fret ~inteq4ed., He narrated
that during the niyktit FAD been unfolded
to him that a ho1rid murder had been per-
petrated within the walls of the building
short time past, and that, rs curse, all
dig il infsncy; further 1 rev hotelshopld
beAerected on the site Of the one then
standing in fifty years.and in sixty year
the hotel and part of the town should b
engu!fed. as Further lenthening out of
the e1sey,,; s:a'z LII > .tG.-. -.
The middle-aged lady looked mnch
.SS|S5:' I'll; a4,psasa who're ;rs. :aen
Yes, the Cocassett, House new stands
on t3espSt where thu dires prsphecy was
ute red, and we now wait anxiously fol
the final contamination
"Haye they made allowances in theil
reckSning for heap year," ippautly I'D
Quilted 3 yonth WHO sat Opposite tie seri !
Gus gentleman.
"you should not sjestugaer the shadow
of a great calamity, said the first i'm
pressjvely, Fegsrddiing the youthful qnhe
fie3g,seyersE Though Gs'giassis; !thel
to the lady" the traveller was observed
to have jet black hair the night before
in the morning IL VAS snowyawhi'e."
Part of the people at the table looked
seziops naEt we're amused. Amongs th'
Attlr waa Redmond. .EHis eyestwinkla
with suppressed amusemept, but he con
cealed i, Blapcne and Louisa had bee,
9roxfng' somewhat d;gnided by:tbed dis
cussiQn atstbe dinnel:fa
you see how much found ZIG
beneath' this spparently sisd1IIs ossfp. p
belieyos discretion is the |etter .paft O
vator ON our part "~-'-~--~-,-- -~--.------
1Dnbs, from under her 4 long !lashel
shot i withe1ingglahee at the man VII,
lo1ed hur, but he did not ydeign' ali an
sWcr. She could not make out this man
she Gelieysed That ometimes shiey hatff sdess
s,qI.bsIava Ia / p.ha e lake thes traiaI ID
Ashdale,n aBnDafnced Redm md the nex
afternO1n, looking ct hrs watch.s II hav
asi1ttfet business there to which / swisll:t
a&kondn ,saihnf .:sa&Jt2 ,.s'J 4 u"=ai =
ssLouiSe flashed o. quick glance frem he
HIRE dark Gves.ed .ea4sS 5ifiao ri a ~
aeisyhstl sg6inK is leave us to tSkt III
y 4Astss q AI4, PfanS59y,a, vi 1--WE Wan
you 70 helPbNo1 III ,1dPs ,hea thels waite
ssH0i iF.shsll1 1stur4e tomigllt. 81, hay
III idgd t;fassne sbss1t from such I'd i
fgH41ihR adveiif ii is.1df H. sretJIied. 1',se
efs eH, SAat !,
a1srsen, elsddss, iiiana hha bowed .himsa]
outof the room gracefully .saiaR 81
ssThere I am not surprised at this az
ton on the part Of Redmond Clarke,