The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-09-12

| here, so that everything might ba 60 tlsd
| this wes K, and now this hcrrid yacht comes
in the way and wastes TIVE days" Lynetie
pat ned her plsie from her impatiently. 81
offered TO 60 over theEn myself. but John
wouldn't hear o. it; declared l must not.
They are the rooms ne had when he came
home from college aud the Osringhams left,
and be says be won't let Mr. Bal overhaul
the piece without hiGLp
"Never mind let as zee tho great hal"
sSid pes cemKslDg Lola. John must have
some 20, reason"
ale ssys the staircase is unsafe; but 1
don't believe it, Lyneits answered rebel.
lously. Lola declined further disc1ssion,
snd followed her silently from the Inhabited
south front to the central part OF thu buiid-
ing, vi here q noise Of hsmnloriRg And So Y.
ing, of woIkmen's trampiBg feet AMI gruf
voices, IN dics.ed the scene OF the Tes.Ora-
ticus. Lynelte opened door. ead they
found themselves IN grea. vsul.ed space
b'g enough for q cathedral, whore the work
men looked Ike So many bees As te3y
swarmed on high scAdcldIngs, toiied wish
their leads up and down tai ladders, or
cluug about the clustered capitals OF the
pillars TIE fireplace, in which sl OK
/ might almost have been roasted whole, WAS
indeed feature, and seated in its csyernous
lronwork, was young man in dusty vel
vet cost, with disheyeled hair. He rose and
C me forward as they entered.
''Msy ssB, hes Mr.. Orme decided about
& Ose rlOus|
"Not yet." answered Lynette, hesi.a.,ng-
y.
al have Just had telegram from III.
Murgairoyd. He hopes to get down hero
- light, snd 1 should have liked to b in
readiness for him." said the young fellO ",
with dissatisfied air.
81 will see what I can do,p replied Lyn-
cite, burTiedly. sd y,u mind coming
bsck, Iols?" Lola did not objsc:. 'SHd
{ Mrs. Wygrem TO me-" Lynetts said 10 u
servant they passed on their way back TO
the pretty morplng.r0om.
! A sedate, m0therly woman In black silk
appeared.
IL want the keys Of tho North To wer,
Mrs. Wygrsn."
Eyes, madame; will bring them directly;
al but the key of the Blue Rom, as We
used TO call it. Mr.. Orme keeps that him.
self"
"Ahl then, I can't get it, shall not wasn't
I the rest
! 81 do hope, madame, you will excuse me
but you won't think Of going there your
selfF'
"Why not?" ssked Iynette. imperiously.
"Mr. Ormes ord@s were Imperative that
no one should attempt to go there. They
aren't safe. irdeed. madame"
81 shall 90 as think A. WAS al the re-
! ply vouchsafed to Mrs. WygrAm, who with
/ drew, looking unutterAble tkings.
/ "DCn't be a gcoee, Lynette," began Lola
TO empty air, for LyneGts had fed Up the
{ staiTs, through her own room To JJhn'-
| dressing room ran the naughty girl. Thoir
stood Johns mighty oil fashioned bureau,
/ with lis drawer and pigeon holes aud sli1-
, ing pane g. Lyneite had the keys Of them
ali. Her courage cooled as she peeped and
pried, first in one place and then IN soother,
! and she wss just prepared TO give up her
dis bedient project when she csnis UpJn tie
key. 1t WAS pig rusty affair, labeled aud
wrapped IN one of Johns silk hsadkercs;efs,
with two small oaes. Sne seized thu ban
die, and IAN without giving herself tims TO
think. Back across the broad landing she
ped, down a long dsrk corridor, through a
I locked door OF an unused room, ano so
trough boarded opening into tia dilspi-
dated central pils. she was il sort of gs!-
lery, giving glmPses Of tho sea through
arched openings, ending in the spiral stair
case Of the North Tower. She paused f)r s
moment before ascending 10 look ssksnc5
Z down tie deep gloomy shsn which snded,
she knew, in door opening On the face Of a
/ cliff many feet below; then lightly ran up 10
q landing from which one door opened. The
key turned easily in the lock. snd she fl nag
open the door OF q silent, moldy -smelling
| chamber, lighted by stream Of dusty sun
/ light pouring In through 81 ulclesaed lat.
tics window.
! There was not much for Il 10 shine on. A
tall and gsunt bedstesd, stripped OF hsngings
1 " nj u Ue pr rOh Wtth hsl
shut drawers, q toilet table, The glass dim
| with veil OF duet, and = green mass that
once had been O candle end in one of the
sct seis. That vss all, except = print of
/ JChn's college over tie mantle. piece. Moth
/ ing alarming, and yet Lyneiss ieit scared and
VI comfortable. She made proserse 10 her.
self OF being busy, lifted dsintily her pretty
gown from contact with the floor, and paced
the room carefully. Fifteen test; a very
| good length. We might make it to open on
the north corridor, should think. Now for
the Width"
The room was psneled in pinky gray,
with brown mouldings- The panels we're of
sll shapes and sizes, 30 she WA hardly sur
priced, alter pacing scross from the door By
which she had entered, to find herself IN front
OF second. The light stresmed through its
keyhele and caught her attention. She stood
1 A-ANbSAIho lux inOAtbl, nu4 buci1 -Fko0 one
of the two remaining Keys, small steel one,
that looked IS II it might belong 30 patton!
Ices; the third key WAS tiny gold or gilded
toy. The door creaked stifily and omin ously
Lynetie thought.
She might as well 60 on, however. l,
was only a large, light closet after all JUS,
big enough 10 hold chair and tsb.e, over
which hung a portrait ALL
A portrait, evidently an enlarged and
tinted photograph of beautiful, smilirg
wcmsn in q fantastic dress, looking straight
at Ly nette with sold, triunphsn. eyes. eyes
that she knew Too WELL poor caild-the eyes
of Lady Mildred She sat shivering and be-
wildered in the dusty velvet cns;r, looking a!
them in return with face Of plteous inquiry.
The table underneath held n vase ad q large
casket of gold and enamel of exquisite for
! eign workmanship.
Sill locking into the cruel blue eyes Of
her rlvsl Lynette rose, and, mechanically is.
ting the tiny gold key into the lock, turned
it and raised the lid strong. rich per.
fume still hung about the quilted satin lin
ing. Within were some few Letters tied with
blue ribbon. Lynette touched them with
aversion, and dropped them rs her eye
caught come Of the words, sc-awled In an IN
tidy, school girl hand on the most gorgeous
! &c rota Manner LONG e0ft lock OF re-