Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-02-22

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To render mr. collapse complete. L felt
tbst N snssd the rest of the night by my
seIf wssa simple impossibility. Aided BY
M cores arm, / took refuge with Pinfoid.
and in her room, with both the doors locked
and a perfect blaze of candles. we sat and
'loneed for the day. There was conSola-
ton in the knowledge that Pintoid had also
seen the apparition. and was prepared to
bear witness TO the truth of my story al
though, ike my other excellent people IN
similar predicsments, it was our tate TO De
disbelieyed.
"Of course, no amount of arguments or
chat could ever induce me to deny tue tes-
,imony OF my senses. Besides. WAS there
not the confrmatory evidence OF ,hst half
p drawer in my room1
ION one point my mind Was fully made
up. and that was. not to stay another eight
in The house. and neither arguments nor
ieers saficed in the least 10 shake my resO.
luton. But NV host aud hostess ~empioyed
each method Of persuasion in turn, aud
found each fail. My nerves bad been too
severely shaken. and my pride too Sorely
hurt to make the thought OF a prolonged
soiourn at Mauibere Court for one minute
endurable. The Cores, on the other hand,
united in imploting me 10 remain. My
fight reflected on their house, they said.
II would create an unpleasant impression
among their guests. The servants would
rot stsy falreadv tao or three OF them had
declared their intention Of leaving aud for
letting their wages). aud all these mistor
tunes wonld be averted If only | would con-
sent to pass a few more nights under their
TO. "a,
'Ruk, as sou all know. | can be terribly
decided, aud even though 1t should lead TO
q positive eStrangement-~hich, Ia tact, II
did felt that ! could not nerve myself to
stay. Up 10 the last moment Mrs. tore
never ceased pressing me to change my
mind, and at last went frOm eutreaties to
absolute rudeness when she found she coG!d
not gain her point.
You will all readily believe that h'was
with q light heart that | heard the gates
clash behind me as ] took leave OF Mani
bere Court. Years passed before | So" 1t
again. The Cores chose 20 make mY re-
fSsal 10 risk a repetition OF the horrors OF
hat night the ground fora quarrel. only
heard at second haGd that no solution otthe
mysieTy had ever been arrived al. aud did
receive one formal note from Mr.. Gore,
bopipr | would not mention my adventure
in society, as a rumOr of it had already
frightened several people from coming to
stay With them"
Mrs. YeuaJles' voice Stop,ed.
oh. thanks so much from every
body.
Bat was that quite the end; did you re-
III .z.. h.n. ,ryNb,nn unproc'
That WAS the end Of my adventure. 1
'lought you wanted to hear a ghost story
and q ghost story with an explanation Is no
letter than one Of those coniurOrs who SAYS
he will show you bow all his tricks are done
which, by ihe way, he takes very good
care Fever 20 do.
There was an explanation them from
one of The Young ladies. ooh. do tell ~!
I ana so nervous, | shall never sleep ai
night"
1T was more than u wear afterward, re-
srmes Mrs. Nenables. THAT ! was staying
At Brighton, when | caught Il glimpse Of a
face | knew in a carriage at a shop door.
At ono recognized the dark eyes aud
brilliant complexion of Mrs. Gore, and |
doubted whether ! should be the first to
make the advance toward closing our silly
quarrel. While | was hesitating she saw
me. and to my great surprise greeted ne
without a trace of GOODNESS and in her Old
gushing manner.
SO glad to see YOU she said, selling
my hand and holding it as il she would
never let it 90. You are stopping here;
so are We, in - Crescent. You will
come and see rs. You must. ! will
take no excuse. Tomorrow, | shall
expect YOU TO tea with me tomorrow.
And did you co. After an unusually
long pause.
This part Of my story is so painted that
| hardly like 20 20 on, said Mrs. Nenables.
Still, as It happened SO long ago, and as
have not BETRAYED the real names OF my
friends, | suppose there can De no harm III
telling it now. arranged, then, to 60 to
tea with Mrs. Gore. II was 50 long ago
that afternoon tea was only Just established,
and people still iiued At :, and 80 was
considered late. | was putting on my things
to 90 when 4 message was brought to me
on business immediately. Guess my sur
prise at finding the drawing-room in the
possession of u serious.!oOking lady in the
uniform OF a hospital sister.
There must be some mistake, said.
Ny friend with whom | am STAYING is nota
nome, ont YOU could explain the occasion Of
your visit to me
Certainly. said the sister gravelY; 4
have come from - Crescent, at the re-
uuest Of Mr.. Gore. ! believe YOU had
arranged to lunch with Mrs. Gore TO-
day.
Had arranged l was just getting
ready 20 20 there now. ! said. Has She
surely she has Lot met with any accident
ThcS 81 ter shook her head
"'Wthi ought you did not know, she SAID.
Peer Mrs. Gore
Not i'll? asked, frightened at the sad
expression ofhCr face.
"'iltr physical health has never been
Letter, said her sister; bat her mind
Alas! il WAS too true, although, at first.
with that memory Of our recognition OF the
preceding day. so fresh in my mind, could
almost have been as ready to suspect Harry
Gore and the sedatc lady before me Of n
~conspiracv as Mrs. Gore Of mental unsound-
ness. You will easily realize what a terri
Die shock this news gave me, totally un-
prepared as ! was for anything Of the
sort.
1--WE thought YOU could not have known,
repeated the sister, Tor YOU might pass sey-
eral hours-nay, even days-in Mrs. Cores
society without detecting the least symp
toms of insanity, provided certain subjects
are not touched upon.
And what are these subjects? | ven
tured to ask. 1t all seems so very sad and
strange i can hardly believe it.
al dare LAY you may have noticed. if
YOU we're intimate with Mrs. Gore, her ex.
traoIdinary fondness for iewelryy
All
She herself owned some very handsome
ornaments, given to her by her husband,
and you will easily fancy his distress when
one day these were missing. Every effort