Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-29

and there was more nuterlty than sadness
in her tone. "My dear mistress died
three hours ago. If you bad left Paris
last night you would have been in time.
| Ny lady had a communication she desir-
ed to make to you"
"What was it? I asked in much dis
tress.
"That no one will ever know in this
world was the answer. And | felt from
that moment as though Mrs Stevens was
my enemy.
Sir Charles C-remained at the Crows
nest until after the funeral. Then, in
vain, he urged me to return with him to
Paris. / was bent on remaining a few
weeks longer in the quaint, old-fashioncd
house, which now to all intcnts and pur
poses was mine. With the exception Of
one bedroom in it, absorption of Crows
ness is not necessary to the development
of my tale, but to describe that is impera-
tive. This room had taken my fancy
from the first. 1t was long and large and
low /; the walls panelled with cedar wood.
On tho panels hung framed tapestry pic
lures, the work of past generations of
Northcotes The ceiling of cedar-wood,
with curiously carved rnfters, made the
walls look even lower than they were. A
time-mellowcd square of Indian carpet
covered the centre of the cedar floor on
which stood tho bed-of the same wood
and richly carved raised Oh dais.
There were two windows that nearest
the bed q bay with the diamond panes,
the hangings, similar to those Of the bed,
of old fashioned rich brocade with faded
pink satin lining. On the side of the bay
window nearest the bed was fixed n mod
stronge onoroly and tbe o,i, ;,conor,,i.
tv amid tbe ont;ono snrrntndinrs II
woe IN tb;s obor,I,dr ,,,,, sta,,r,otLa. ,1iad
hnt utterly devoid ~ oil snnorstit;nns
,yoo,,rose r doo;ind T., o,o,,,,,i - ,,,,-s,If
No snoner had TMr Lind GJI' dp;S,ordinn left Ieit
Croyonost t,,a, ria Nc esoro,s - nv,
intention tybareon cha Locked trnnl,,ni
nro;nr, t,oro,,s ronsn1s u,b,, T sLn,,iJ No.
do 60 nf ,,hioh ,,,rSSo,o5 ~ no ,' ~
ony To;obt A. last sIa .aid ar woe
Mrs NortLcote's wish that thot room
should NOT bo nsod Sbo diol IN Il >,
"And 10 rnr snnnosn nm co e. f,o1;s,,
&C to he afraid ~ efnon tborn ~, 4hat 40
CONT ." asked
oft is not NV ,,rovince tn sunnose onv.
THING Mis- N9rthcnta Nv latl ,nistrnS s -.
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hlfn & "a HI1T I lI,Af N
wnnIi have oiv.n ro, bnr roasnns borl
self As;t sen
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soieino That sLa nonsod ir,r.sni,,toI1 tI 'i
an now n,,stress hore ava %nrn coz -, =,
haart on that nort;c1lor h ,,, , H. Ivy
# nrnnare1 nlnosp fnr uisl, ~ oo,,,nr
It NJ dnca r' "P'
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Rnt as .he tnrn'J AWAY. ,,I,Tht ,,an;,
| liar look ON her fnra wbirI, uTrnlnvn1 nc
mncb ~. II o,,,'o,n ,,, A.,
vera nromnti, r",o.vei n.y., ,l,n r'T ,,TI
ron,n NV maid Jn.ti, ii'''' n ,.I ,',
small drrssin~.rnom o,i,i,i,,r En ,'- f."
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tiou The first nj, Inf If NV t,l,;u,, NOS
session If nv n,.v nnnrt,r. - .i,s,, r ,,,1
n,nress,v, and rnme,nhar u,.,I,iu,r tn
XXI tho slort ~ ,lio anj, ,,,1 .i i"
oycrpoweriuy Abnut mi,bi,,ht Tosn
thrni,,1;no nv way, .'n,.,,ss H., H,.,r ,;,l
dif,icnltv fny tha roon, was ol,nr.t H., w.
tI Jnrlne.s o,anoI tba ,'n''ra9t ,,.;,,
low TLn next ,,iC,I,t l,of',,a I,...;,,,
Ieft mo Idoeirn1 La,, n4 =, +,.,, ti' i.n>
nn;to o,t III, l,;,,I+, I-.a, ~ .
awol,a wifi, so,,oa 7f I,,1r,,,',.
mrass;o, + ia ,o4 n,'.7 ~. ''n,, ~
tronhIe nf r;oino, 70 o,o ", nv Io ~ ~.
Looked nm slee,,;I, Tl,n ,,, ta,;1' ~ ~
window cave ont dim I i%' '1 havn '"I
| it a faint mooobeom slont;n0 ocross tLa
WOW, i, ,-i,ol. Ins. tho ahaio,. - on,
tree that grew outside close to ihe house.
| could trace the shadows of the branches
and the leaves and watched them as they
| hickered, stirred by the slight wind.
Keeping nv ewes omen in a Golf-sleenv
manner, as | have said, all at once be-
came conscious of seeing something else
besides the gaslight and the moonlight
something that seemed to be between the
y, but none the less it bore resemblance
to n female form. The head appeared
resting on tie hand, the hair, with a rnd.