The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-24

| pavement.
The door was ajnr, and light was burn
ing within the church.
"Fhe conspirators are more daring than
thought! muttered the General.
He pressed the door open and entered the
ediIice. Two men we're standing within the
doorway-one was the sexton who had
charge Of the church, the other was the man
who had given the General the letter. The
sexton had lantern in his hand, which
shed dim and uncertain light upon the OBJ
lects near, leaving the body OF the church in
total darkness. except in the space before
one large window, through which streamed
the struggling mooubeams. which gliin-
Inered family through the clearing fog
"This is the gentleman whom / expected, "
said the man, whose face was quite con-
cealed by the shadow of the brim of his hat
and the folds of his muffler. "You can
wait in the vestry until we are ready To leave
the church"
The sexton nodded and walked away, car
rying his lantern with him. The General
aud the stranger were thus left in total
darkness. There was no light whatever in
the gloomy building, except the faint moon.
beams streaming in through the one distant
window.
"Wny have I been summoned here2' ex-
claimed the General. "What is the motive
OF all this nohsense?'
The strangers voice answered him from
the farther end of the building.
"You will know presently" said the voice,
in slow and solemn tones. Look toward
the moonlight below the western window"
The General looked, with q shudder OF
horror, in the direction Of which the man
spoke. Family visible in the struggling
rays of the moon he beheld the ghost-like
form which he had seen in the garret at
midnight upon the tenth Of October. He
recognized the shadowy and indistinct fig
ure at once.
An exclamation OF terror burst from his
lips, put ne was brave man. and he quickly
recovered his presence OF mind. lie tried
to rush toward the wrath, but he was
stopped oy range Oh pe"s' winch formed a
oarrier @ Detween nlmseli ana the shadoWy
form. Inc Interior OF tne church was
strange 10 hlm, ana IL woeld nave been ut
teriy lmpossioie ior MN 10 ma MS way to
the moonlit WINDOW IN the darkness. He
was compelled' therefore, 10 remain where
lie WAS separated from the apparition blythe
entlre "iaCh oi 'ne n1iy ea,hce'
drahpy Dumont' said voice, whose
tones recalled more vlvidly that horrible
night In the garrett OF the unoccupied ho1se
tyranny Dumont, You refused TO heed
my warming"
~ did, answered the General, haughtily,
"because your words contained vile SIAN
der against the most low ly and innocent of
women. II, dissatisfied at the iil-success
Of your first attempt, you seek second time
to sncceed in your foul plot l tell you that
you waste time and trouble"
~ lou reluse' eneii' 10 Dc warneot
=, Il refuse 10 iisteh 10 shameful SANDER
II voice rom .he grave were 10 tell me
tha' M,ua oVingeoh ~ uhworthyM my love,
"ouio no' oei'e'e 'ne heii'Sn iaiSehoou!
"Iou would not believe the voice of the
dead, II the dead could speakr
mo. exclaimed the General. II would
not, so help me Heaven!
we Will test your forttude some day,
perhaps CRANKY Dumont," said the voice,
soltmnty; tine dead shall speak to you!'
"lmpious blasphemer! cried the General
"lw'ii near no more!
ne 'tnrnea 70 leave the edihce' ont remem-
oereu .hat ne h"u heafd Key turned IN the
IIoh Ty o. 'ne uonr oy "n'ch he had entered
ne was ,.ouptiess' Prisoher' c"usnt IN the
trap SET ior MN oy the enemies OF the wo'
man ne loVeu.
- s,;' ls'eh' ufuhoy Dunon'' sag tne volre :
,rbile thara ;S va, ,;,nn1 a. amo Do "a.ne' an'
;rn nI1 ~ Ill. u;Ii ~ 20 .,,. 9o' ,t0 oiro~ niorn-
If yor ~ 70 'D IaoG 80 nron,;,sa h.
tbe a,,or bo rna5 49, ~ !. ;a .a ot,u' iat W
i've to ranent nonu eio t ,h.np .bo 'a.e' VI
Iifstiwe IF m;:sru W MsrS i"ipn nuiontan weary -
rnnrderesSp oAs''A 10
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N'N 'A' -A''' "ini''' wiz"
rase; s,. ,w
,,,. one ls nuroefess! rePea'eo the sP'riS
~ may no, haye oeen heI iahu whicn
struck snra u. 'le dow put IL was ~ her e'oqihg
'is"s 'ne olow was struck: ASK her the late
NJ y, ner lover, chrehee o"yoam' lhe arust
d b'u ner recall 10 hef memory the events OF
the nlnth OF octooer' ana then tell her that
sue IL unworthy 10 De the vile OF an honor
aoie man hememoer-the step you are 10
.ake u lew hours hehce can never be undone;
me vows yon are 70 speak can never be re-
called: hemember' and DO warned while
there Is YET umel
olahdererE exclaimed CRANKY Dumont
-lniamous sianderer! Maud Ovington
vas as high above Clarence Suydam as the
stars are above the earth! What was he to
herr"
"ller lover! answered the voice, solemnly.