Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-22
THE SIREN or N0RLAKE
ABBEY.

fi.-.a kutplnn 80 1u,l', NnsaHu"
~ rlo.t chill' What r"u.ru~c ar,
thou talking II W,t" better for thee
g. gossip less with old hnmo Niagara,
fur hor foolish inlllc la- we'll nigh
'urucd Thy hcad
Tho speaker was regal. beautiful
woman. folds 81 crimson Vol,ot. en-
hruidcrrl pith pearls. fell round her
royalty. strings Il precious stones
braided her raven hair. and un the hnro
white throat that carried her graceful
head Ho proudly ahnno diamonds. bril-
liant enough for "a queens dover Iust
snch u cuntta., a, would mark n far
field dai~, h, the sub e nn imperial
bilun roaa Mas the ptiIl vino stood br-
fore her. h.i blue et"- iill"d with tears
and her sof, childish mouth qu,"rlng.
NAV. dear lady. she cried. 1T IL No
foolish lalllc for IN passing down the
north wing hut ycet,rnight. mcthought
heard low talking. Hal ! known
the passage below Was haunted. ! should
have gone mad from very terror
n low talking. silly wrnoh all are
dumb la this abbey that u human vulce
should srnfo thrr ~ lof some soul
lion holding ttvst With one OF our brave
men 81 War and thou o. come troub
linz mc With Thy tear. ! ic upon thee.
Alice lir''
NAY. nay sweet lady there's not u
servant "a this house Wuull enter that
passage after o'rn For they say the
wicked nun walks ui gi,ly "a ,wn that
way
"a nun fnrspp'h. aud lal Is sula
laughed morrily hey have found
thee n ghost IA Truth when they take u
holy woman from l,cr rest
The girl crypt rl"~' to her mistress
'Sh" vas not hole. my lady but
most sinful Years a,onr. when this
same castle Waa an abhc, ia very truth
youth right eoll. 81 we'll. that she
granted him many u sccret interview.
TIL. NJ East, fearing be- might boast her
favor. she, one night pushed him down
tho steps that lead to the dungeon
Keep. ami left him there Ia die"
''fhis u "A dark tale indeed. child.
aud is b. lee hoped my lady ahbess
will never stra, a. far ~ nav bower
chamber. for ihs sake. al least"
For holy Mary'r sake. fair mis-
tresa. ,Iu not go Jest they say
that ghosts can hear. aud may hc
asenre. words spoken in their dis
favor
leave me. foolish girl go. mend the
laee On nav wristbands that our naughty
hawh tore ,en,ofnuon. aud forget this
same foolish ghost story
LET, alone. my ln,ls seated herself in
the deep he,li,d mulionoi window,
and gaKoi long aud sadly on the CAV
patterre below the sunleams sparkling
IN NAL fevel. waking tho diamonds To
prism hlnshss could bring No JOY into
her deep. dark ewes. ~ would she sit,
day after day. rurrowful AMI alone.
No trouble hal thrown that shadow
across her smooth lro~. no sudden
grief had bllghicd her young life il
Was shame tha, hsttle,i with her pride.
and dali murdered happiness. Only
tire. short months bride. and this
vas the shame that ate her peace away
she hal comc b. her lord an unsought
bride she hal gone 10 him M payment
for delft, and that debt dark story
~ di=honor
] he dnke 81 Malvern was gambler
b. the back bone. and evil tongues were
not wanting that gave darker name
even to his excessive lovo If games Of
chance but the scandal never gained
ground. The fair tsula Mallet had
been the brll,a that silenccd the only
tongue that could have proclaimed her
f.fHa.f L..
Lord Craven sought her hand in mar
rage that he came straight from n
stormy interview with the duke, whom
he hal detected IN the very act Of try.
ing 10 toss a clogpcd dice
Thou hast nay fathers honor in thy
po1er. she SAID. drawing her tall form
w ia all I'n regal dignity
MY darling" tho lover pleaded.
never Hhall ansht of this sad matter
pass my lips. ! de- dcplorc mo that |
spoke so hastily. but. sula Mia. thy
fathers honor Is safe with me. IA.
Then will Lac thy wife. sir" she
answered, Withdrawing herself hastily
ftom his raptufnus embrace; all tho
herce prisle tina, wa her hane. harden
ing her heart against her luVct's tender,
pleading eyes, fur she had "a man =
spirit. aud would rath - have given the
siand.rrr quitiancc with few inches
IT p"~l steel between them. than have
houRhi hts silence with her love.
The marriage was hurried IN most
un-e"mly fashion. for HUGH If Malvern
could no, sleep soundly I'LL suia de-
parted - bride from his roof aud then
he hrenthe'i freely KNOWN well that
ttaNen, having chartered his arms
would guard his secret with his life IL
reeds ho
Hut ,h" fair ~uln was n woman.
aad oman they say ,scvcr toLc won
~ u cam" % pass lat the love she
had denird her Vonrr went ont Ia her
heshand. ia all the unSulllcd strength
~ u first and only passion. hut she had
49, taught her bowen roldur~s that he
never CUES. ed the rrci.t thns",lark ewes
hid 80 III. thinking that tie flash that lat
th.t vel HE d'pt', WAs aversion rather
than Affection. aul when she shrank
from hts car'-s'a lr iAucird q, was
hatred instead ~ ilr ~l, dlfil,ncc that
eomca With nuactnowlc.lrrd love.
f1nr sula e,ins lr. heart away.
suffered H"trly aud wli.n h.r husband
sp"ni has time ~ manls sport and loft
h"f lonely, thinking ste va. hest pleased
49,, nay lady wvpi long anl sore. tears
that aho would have died rather than
he should Witness ani thus was whv
The sunlight could HUI no 10y in her
dask eyea.
There - str "a the courtyard he
low, "a sound ~ music. and the tramp II
many feet, and tsl In know. that her
lori has returned. her heart beats
luiells "a. she secs Inn hight and grace