The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-17

ghostly old house, they say" drawled a
voice in my ear.
/ turned and encountered my red
headed friend of the stage coach, stun
ningly gotten up in a white waistcoat
and salmon-colored pantaloons. Heput
his glass to one of his weak eyes, and
stared about the room.
My cousin Kates beauty, now?-
Don't you think so ?"
" Miss Staniels is very handsome" 1
assented
Wouldn't be bad match" he
added.
was silent.
Z" wouldn't like to live in this old
castle alone-and Eate's got life you
see."
1 bowed.
Dropping my glance upon Bessie
Staniel's face, thought she was going
to faint. bent down. .,H
Are you ill ? am afraid you are.
Pray let me take you to a seat nearer
the window.
She took my arm and crossed the
room. A fiery glow burned upon her
cheeks. She looked back over her shoul-
der, with her violet eyes vividly bright.
L involuntarily followed her glance, and
saw it fastened upon her sister Kate,
who, languidly tanning herself, was yet
listening, with glowing face, to man
with heavy black beard and bushy ebon
eyebrows, who was talking earnestly to
her.
/ could see nothing strange in this;
but the delicate girl at my side was actu-
ally painting with distress.
Something troubles you. Can be of
any service to you Pray command
me-" said, looking into those beauti-
full eyes, heavy with pain.
I" You? What can you do? Moth
ing. Never mind. And yet," she added,
incoherently, if you would = if you
only would attract my aunt's attention
from my sister just now You see,"
she said, earnestly, "my aunt does not
like that gentleman Kate is talking to.
Indeed" - the tears filling her eyes
she would turn us both out of doors
this moment if she knew. He knows
and yet he has come again. He and
Kate will dare everything for the sake
of meeting"
" Is that man with the black beard
Rick Lawton ?' said bewildered
Yes. He is disguised, but should
think any one would know him. Aunt
Agatha would If she only happened to
notice. Every one in town knows about
Kate and Rick. He was here yesterday,
and aunt ordered him out of the house.
And when he had gone she told Kate
and me that - that she would turn us
bareheaded into the street if he ever en-
tered these doors again Oh, look. Mr..
Ronaldson, do you think she knows
him 20 lHai 1.J Or
Miss Gilbert was slowly approaching
the couple. thought she had sus-
picion of the truth, and stepped into the
arena. n. nn H
6 Miss Gilbert, this is very fine old
house of yours. Is there any truth in
the report that it is haunted 20
MISS 0llDerC'S eyes UaSneu,
Haunted Where did you hear
such nonsense as that Mr.. Ronaldson ?"
"Why, have heard repeatedly that
an old mansion Of the town has we'll
located family ghost, and have always
supposed that this was the one"
This is not the one. No such report
was ever attached to my house. should
consider such reputation an unpar-
donably injury, Mr.. Ronaldson. Peter
give me your arm to the dining-room. F"
Miss Gilbert's red-haired young rela-
tive hastened to obey. took Bessie (;
the rest swept after, with the exception
of Kate and Lawton, who fingered un-
der the chandelier, evidently oblivious
to supper, or aught else but themselves
and each other. ni golaul 7r
The crowd filled the old fashioned din
ing-hall The gentlemen found seats
for the ladies', and circulated among
them with oysters and cream 1 brought
Bessie a cup of coffee and urged her
to takea glass of wine, yet she still
looked excessively weary and p i'll at
ease hf'a a0i7 "i'sl
Don't be Worried" whispered. -
"He will be gone before we 60 up stairs
again, and there is Miss Gilbert enjoying
her salad, yonder, with no thought fol
the lovers, am certain.n DA
" Perhaps we have escaped this time