The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-10-21
BLOOMSBURG, PA, FRIDAY. OCTOBER q. 1881

fore him The more the Lieutenant
watched him the better he was satisfied
he had met him before but his perfect
identification was possibly prevented by
the inexpressiblc sadness of his face.
"What makes you SO unhappy p asked
the Lieutenant
because I'm dead, was the abrupt
reply.
The Lieutenant involuntarily shudder-
ed, ard again looked about him over the
plain.
"Aud what place is thisY'
"IIelll !" and the eyes leered up at him
with so exulting grimace that the
Lieutenant started back, whilst the only
name he had known him by in the other
world ieaped to his lips
"Jack !"
But "Jack' had as suddenly vanished
as he had appeared, and the Lieutenant
was only left to wonder if Henry Ian
ders had killed him and saved Jennie.
Then gloomy castle rose before him,
and the Lieutenant entered door that
opened before him. He wasin library.
elegantly furnished and "booked;" but
his entrance had attracted anothers at
tention,and young man looked up from
his writing. 1t was Harry Landers.
To say that Lieutenant Stockton was
surprised is to suppose that anything
could surprise him now, but there was a
passionate exultation which turned in
stantly to haunt him with "Shame !" and
Devil" lie had indeed been meta
morphosed into one.
Both seemed TO know all, and as Harry
started up he drew his revolver Almost
simultaneously the library of the strange
castle heard the sharp reports ring down
its corridors and galleries
| Lieutenant Stockton could feel the hot
lead Kissing through his brain, but he was
living through his agony this world
knew no death. Yet he reeled and stag
gered, his eyes yet fixed on Harry Ian
ders When a stream of blood burst
from the boys forehead he could have
cried out with joy--only he was too
weak, and fell to the floor
That moment screen to the light
suddenly seemed wrenched apart, and
Jennie IIanlan, with dishevelled hair
and pallid cheeks, rushed between them
Lieutenant Stockton seemed only living
now to watch her first movement. She
tottered toward him, but he rudely
pushed her back and ironically begged
her not to be as false to Harry as tc
him.
"Why, Robert ~ And as his owl
name was sounded in the old way hc
seemed to fall asleep despite himself
and when he awoke he was in his owl
room at home, and Jennie Hanlan wa
bidding him keep quiet or the docto
would not let her stay,
"Mr. Landers will CO." though he
voice trembled as she spoke.
'Landers be hanged !" exclaimed tn,
Lieutenant, whereupon Jennie Haulal
burst out crying
"Oh, why do you speak to me so
Robert ?'
HAnd when did you see Harry last 2
inquired the same ironical voice.
"Once since the night he called will
you-right here few moments ago
but at sight of him you raved so tina
the doctor banished him from the prem
ises.
"Were you not out riding with min
Thursday afternoon ?"
a light seemed breaking upon Jenni
Hanlan's mind, and it shed its bright
ness over her pale face
"Riding with Mr. Lenders No, in
deed And did they knock all you
: brains out, dear Lieutenant p with a
effort to suppress her gathering mirth
"And now tell me, Robert, if you hav
been jealous ever since MIR. Landers an
Nellie Harding found You so badly hun
: last night on their stopping at the Pow
der Springs p And the tempting liz
, were bent 80 close to his that the Lier
tenant forgot his headache and kissc
l them.