The Republican journal., 1880-04-01
"Venl Vidi Wei -

ne IoollS are SO DIG ana Ill9D llldI ilt
corners get dark very early ii the after
noon, and the doors are So heavy and 81
black that if | shut them feel as if |
ought to 20 lie on the mantclshclf and
play | am in tomb. Then. unless |
tuck myself tight into the corner OF the
room. am always conscious of Ncd's an
cestors standing behind me and disap-
proving of me-"
"Nellic His ancestors 4"
'Nes, they all lived ana died here cyel
since the first Van Tromp settled in Man
haitian, and. being of a Slow and deIiber-
ate nature. they have none OF thcni~eot
quite settled in their graves vet. You
can hear the rustic Of their petticoat
brecchcs on the stairs amy evening YOU
like to listen for them. always take a
long breath at the pallor door. and then
make one rush iii to nv bedroom. il FIN
alone, though | seldom venture to 90 at
all until Ned returns from the office"
but, Nellie what do You mean :"
"lou needn't look So scared, Seth
they shan't eat you. There, leave your
hat for Adele. and come into INV houIoiI.
Isn't it a nice. cosy little den Z"
IA COSY little den :" echoed Seth Wins
DW. satirIca}lv. as She followed her friend
into the circular apartment tinishjnr ,hc
suite of dravjug-rnoms and stood admir-
inc the draperics of pale bIue and costly
lace the mouuettp Garnet woven IA III
the room. and reproiucjur the same
shade of blue. the few dainty pieces of
furniture. framed in ivory and cushioned
in blue satin. the alahaster lamp. swine
jnE by its silver chains The trw rrms 0f
paintings thc D,jgj,0jl sculnturrs and the
little open fire. whose ntful flicker rave
the last charm to mis- the lower Ned
Nan Tromp had so caretuljy pren3red tor
hill golden-bajrad bride ..Thr Ghosts
don't intrude here. Mi. do thry ;" Mixed
Beth, as She FINISHED, her snrypy
Not often but last nirht. inst rs Ned
showed me rhc ticker, for I'M I'LL ,,,,>,,,r
| am ,ure that smelt rabbarr. aud /
know il was Peter. he dis3nnroyes of me
more than any of the rest
"pctcr' Who's thar ~
.\rd's ,rrandf,tbur pn+or VIA .Tr,,,,,, .
he ms. a Syndir ~ > ,,,+r,,, IT., hrro-
omastcr or somnthiu. ar othar ~ ,nv
rate. he ATE rahhaoe and w,s ,uf,ll,.
strict. and | know hr disannrnyns nj mr
FINE o'clock, as Iiyc' hi rjnr for rea
,,,j ,,l,;f, ,,.n ! IN III
ban to-nirhr Yun'rn COIN, -
II roiur ia a b,1l \Iv trIn.s b1ra
no+ c0rnn Nh knnw and III. 81 -ira,,
from mn ioIrnry"
.\oho,ly'u see van d.,r and ,.nu,
dra,. l., iii ,,,J,-
"Nobndv see mo ?"
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end If tronI1n +n nah" Taf +a1.o '', ~. f',,
it,s owfnlIy ;ncorrn,t Wv, l,,,N,,"
..RnaIly inrn,rnct j.,
..Wnn pntar tbinl,. - and thnrn ,r.
soma nf III rnn+nmnnr,,.in. mara ~. l,..
sim aIiva vvbn thinl, sn ana oh tLo VAST
of tho world savs so and mas
..\rd Nh, 1ra ma m M I'LL nf tbo
world ~
.procisoI, Vn do,,t tor on,.l,,d, ,h,,
WE are erninr M, tba+ va,,.n Noon, Lrt wa
shall meet and rncnTni1n nvnrvLnl,. ma
tbnv shall mnnt ond nnt rarnm1,iza n,
..Jnv- ran ~. hol,, + D.,
uVon NV NOT l,nnv..nl, o,,rhod, rrt1
tclI Won Who tbav arn and / h;, naraf,l ,.,'.
disa1isa If fann f%nra ,.aico snI H.,
q,,,9rrn ,nd Roth Clara,,,.n 1I,,'rl,ae
10 be there >
..Yon dnn't mean if NoIIia, N-br 7
thought he was in the turtbnst Fost -
IA he was bnt no has rotnrnod Ana
arrived IN Enw Yorl Yesterday y
.tNe]Iie are Won g6ing ~ tba ba1I +,
meet mis- man This man who traated
Won SO II th1t I can never foraiye him foI
yon # von I'M far vonrsa1f9 ia von for-
oet ZelIie INV he cama 70 roni hnma
6aid Won eye,v attantion want into nnI
Iic win Won absorbed v"nr time ynn,
thonohts vo3r~ "
INV affections if Won like don,t
deny jt.' internosed NelIie as her consin