Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-02-15

discovery and exposure Of the fraud
had disappeared.
Somehow its aspect was changed to
him. The fire WAS only smouldering,
but he did hot stir i: to life, as he sat
gazing irto its ashes, from which a
white, misty form appeared to Sf:se,
while his ears again caught the so'tnd
of his softly whispe, ed name.
1t was long too. wher, tossing rest
lessly on bis bed before sleep came to
HIN; but when he opened his eyes to
see the broad sunlight streaming
through the curtains, aud d i'm re.
! collection of all that occurred present
ed itself to him, he mentally anathe-
matised himself as fool, and. turning
on his side, and deliberately settled
himself for second nap.
All day the cold practical side o.
tho question caused him to smile Gym
icailv at the Sensation he would have
bIu>hsd to acknowle lgs; but when
evening came. and the glare Of the
day was shut out, singular restless
ness too's possession of him, Ills fire
! sido had loal i's Charm. In every
lurking shadow, he saw that form, IN
every sound he heard that voice, un.
til, cursing his own folly, he deter
mined the only way to rid himself Of
it was to bring himself face TO face
with the reality, and 50, just as the
! clock strnck eight, he presented him
self seconi tine for admission al
M4lame BouviIle' 5 door. Again she
opened it, without other than smile
and gesture Indicating his place:
then, as he was the latest arrival dis
appeared within the cabinet.
AS before, the curtain scarceI y had
closed behind her, than woman S
hand parted the n, and almost instant
ly the lovely apparltion appeared,
peering curionslv about the d;mIv
lighted room, as if seek some one I'M
til her glance rested on Nr HIGGINS
Again she swiftly, noiselessly ap
preached him-again he heard the
low whisper OF n's name out this tine
spoken with an accent of tender glad
ness. She fingered, too, a moment
longer than the night previous, and
turning to leave, turned back again,
bending with an impetuous motion,
and touching her lids to his brow
Fortunately the darkness hid his
blush; but in that moment he forget
even his intention Of exposing the OBJ
vious fraud. With the daylight it
again returned to him, and he deter
mined never again to visit his mys-
FERROUS neighbor.
For that night he kept his resoIn-
ton, bat the next found him in his
accustomed place, and the next, and
the next, until he days were spent ir
anticipation Of the hour when hia
spirit bride would approach him--so
she had named herself
Each evening she had grown bold
er, until she now held long, whispered
conversations with him. A tlesh-and
blood woman he would have Ae / from
suspecting some design, bnt no flesh
and. blood woman could possess the
mary velous fascination of Adele-for
such she had told him was her name
At the end of the month, on one1
stormy evening, be formed Madame
Bouviles s sole audience.
For no one but YOU would / go to
the cabinet to, night" she whispered,
in her broken English-shs was a
Frenchwonan.
He started, For the first time he
noticed that her voice sounded like
Adele's. This momentary impression,
however, was soon lost sight of as the
real Adele appeared upon the scene.
Tonight, having no witnesses, she
appeared more demonstrative than
before.
LET US te married, Eben % she
whispered in his ear.
Married, Adele How is that pos
sible ?"
To morrow night, when there are
witnessed, we VIII 90 through the
ceremony. l will have a magistrate
among the guests. / shall know then
you shall never take an earthly wife,
and / shall be SO much happier in the
spirit life.
To marry, and marry a spirit The