New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-21

the state of my mind and nerves. Declulng tnat
was oyer-tired aud that sleep would be ont Oh .he
question. filed nv pipe aud went down. intending
TO walk the Parade AS long as my le9s Woulu oHis
me, and perhaps consult a doctor next U 5it
OPENING my Dol nanteau in search OF laNori,e
cap there on the top of my possessions lay .ho oiu
portfolio of LUsthaven sketches. How nae coino
10 pack 1t, ! cannot imagine. ,hu Uo
The manager-a new One-wa as IN Inc nail HS
looked surprised when mentioned my lntento.n Va
walking the Parade till sunTiss OF perhaps IaDes
but was eli Yil asked him II he could tell me VINO
had No 20 new. lie referred politely to his books
When was if last occupied continued. Not
since have been here returned nc
Pure chance replied he sleepily. We have
nov er been quite full yet ,., .hos,
rooms when | was nero in FEBRUARY. She nae nel
with an accident. They aftsrward went away 10
'Ay. poor thing. I have heard them talk VI 1t
here said the manager. She died very SOON
Yes Yes | think she only lived a day or two;
Wishing him goodnight, L went out TO the IA
rade mind and brair alike busy. 49,, n.,,.o
saw Oscar of to church IN the wake or ra a., the
next day. and then resoutely made my way 10 ING
scene of my last nights fances. All was light aiii
stir in the corridor. passing cham6ermala eILll,
ingy produced her mastsr-key ana aalntt uya M
into No. %. Mt my request, ana leit me th9lo' 4
drew up the blind and let In the sunshlhe anT SeaT
ing myself in big cbintz-covered ehair Degan n
quietly to contemplate my SURROUNDINGS as oho
staIes at the familiar shapes around one to gather
reinsurance after the terroIs Of q dream. a manu-
furnished
carved wood and japanese pottery about; evlueh'i{
one of the grandest rooms the Imperial ossesseu'
looked at the lndan-patterDed cnlntz' the EnlplIe
clock and vases with determined interest, anu yes
all NV mind was full, despite myself, OF the one
dark picture. The helpless victim dying mere men
by inch, under the crnei eyes OF her mutuerets;;
Better that he had killed her outright that nlgnt
I said and then started to my feet IN CONSERVATION
at the end to which my vagrant imagininSs mao leu
Killed her what put such horrible notion into
nv head I pulled down the blind and left the
room at once ,.
IL was impossible TO resist a further experiment
that night. Come this way. Schmidt, for mo-
ment' / said, taking his arm and leading him down
that accursed corridor as We were going up u oeu'
want to satisfy myself ;.
PAUL What is 1t he broke in. L heard 1t
again. 1t save Help Murder p,
/ had heard nothing; but while he spoke, the
frantic beating at the door commenced and then the
low moaning aud walllng. $500,
1t sank into silence ~ we stopped speaking anu
we looked at one another In dire amaze ..
Il must have tnat room tonight. whatever u
COSTS I declared. oscar cordially approved the
idea and we sought out the manager anu eleCteu
Oscar sat talking with me in the bright July
moonlight for some hours, which passed III perfect
onietness | told him the story OF my previous
visit and showed him my little sketch OF MIS-.
Loseby which found In the Old portfolio. lie was
pro fonndly interested. he ayerrod but soon MS
head fell back on the SOFA cushion ana no became
lost to all outer Impressions.
Throwing myself on the bed, ! sank into dream
less sleep from which was awakened by sound
ns Of some one moving near me. Halo, Schmidt
| called out. There was no answer. Oscar had got
tired of his sofa and retreated to his own room an
hour before. A dream, suppose. said TO myself
But III the came moment distinctly hearu tue
sound again. Some ono seemed to be moving gently,
as with bare feet, across the floor.
struok "A match and lighted "a candle. Nothing
visible except my own uncomfortable form Io-
Elected in mirror over the fireplace linen got up
undressed and went to bed In earnest leaving Two
candles aiQ lit near me. Sleep again. not so deep
"a before ON account OF the lighted room: and again
awakened by the soft patter OF footsteps; then the
al aud he "A
/ was sitting up. wide awake, and staring around
before the sound ceased. Silence emptiness; and
the Guict morning liz ht filing every corner OF the
room through the uncui TONED WINDOW"
NV nights rest was over now. GOT up ana
dressed considering the while what shoulu say 10
Schmidt. The footsteps all sounded on thls sue Oh
the room thought between the bed ana dressing
tabIe-and then would come the souuc OF the
drawer closing The toilet table Was AN elaborate
affair with many drawers large and small. | began
10 pull them open. They were all neatly lined
with fresh VIII te lining paper. looked lhto every
conner aud under the ming OF each, but saw Moth
ing Then / pulled them quite out. one stuck
fast and on feeling round its edge found sheet
of crumplod paper that had got between the drawer
and it's case. | drew 10 out carefully ~ was GOV,
cred with close pencil wrting' quite IeglDIe; ana
sat down to read ~. a.. 80,
My DEAREST FATHER.-I was Il dsobedient child
to YOU ana have been rightly punished am dy-
ing and don't 10 1--we except TO dlsappolnt my
wicked wicked husband. Don't let him have
Julins-Don't. He will murder my little boy and
then everything will be his ON. nave been
foolish woman! have left him DOoys guardian,
| Thought
Take caro- of Julius. dear papa. When that bad
man knows that | have told You. what soemnlY
swear IL true. that he has tried to Kill me- saw
hin throw the great stone on me when was lying
where he had pushed me over the sea-wall and
where he hoped should lie till was drowned-he
will not dare TO come near my boy. lie has gwen
me poison since. saw him. | am ~ such pam
do not want 20 live unless 10 SEQ my lltle sou once
moro. Ask Mr. Paul Shcrratt what he knows
'Nour unhappy child. LETIIIA l.osiBf..
Tho lines seemed TO have been scrawlod hastily,
but the signature was clear and firm The sheet OF
note. paper was the one had gwen her, bearing ny
address embossed ia one corner. W non oscar came
20 me in the morning. was stu pOndering ov"t
TIN. revelation that held tho Key 10 the terrible
mystery oil that closed door.
Alter conriAeration we agreed that should draw
mn an account OF tho whole aitair, including my
nfeyions acquaintance with the lo,ebys, but sup
nre,sing all reference TO tho supernatural; which,
with the little water-color portrait, Oscar wculd
take 10 London and convey 10 old MIR. Weather
head-who no doubt would be readily found.
= shall await news from you here, at LosthAYeu.
Schmidt | said. Il must live my ianrios down at
ans risk / shall sleep IN this room every night ill
can do undlsturbed.'
lies a letter, which gives mo the information that
closes all. -
had actually commenced to take loyal proceedings
end lie met Schmidt lunsusplciOnalyl nc MI
Weather heads office. and disappeared immediately
thai very day. unable To Taco further inquiry. Inc
boy ia safe. Dues tho poor mothers anNlOns splrll
r,.t in peace or have my morbid iancics gradually
worn themselves out for lack OF encouragement
Whichever it u.s. my story ends mere
NV light bumS Iowa cold waning moon looks
in an Ine in the distance the great clock OF Lost
haven Church boons a melancholy Two and the
NIGHT and are alone in the haunted loom, Number
Twenty-Gve-lIhe Argosy.
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