San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-09-22
The Haunted Chamber.
BY THE DUCHESS"
Author Of Monica" Mona SclllIy,"
"PhyIlts," etc, etc.

'PhuLltS, etc, etc.
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t.Th a "tor0 Orc 90 afraid Of tbio
roorI tbot thor Gold not UantI,re bare
aS,o,, b nd J,Iiigbt Sir sdriom COOS on
avn ~ can "' soe now tho dust of Sears ia
on Il One p,igbt La slowly etarvad to
JnotL horn ut Snnt ona,s frienJs Gein%
a Iit th h,o ,,,iSo, INV ''o
Ue Iou"bs as ba sovs +bis hut Iono
oftar,yarGs bis ,vnrdS come L,cll 70 biS
listeners memories filing their breasts
t,-itb tarror onJ Jeopair '''0'-
~. ~ wonJar Won Jo1't have tbis dan
,,o,.o,'s Iooi, ,onoo,,oJ y Sa%S Cot Pi%o,-
STooJ at 10 :, ragniar t,:an Sona d5y
von'II no sorrv for If 'p' i'o "''
Prnnbet;c wordsI
aYes. I wish II were removed - re-
snonds Florence with n stranga 1uick
sbiver
Sir drion 1ouobs
aVvbv that 10 ono of tbe old +o,ver,s
oraatast cbnrms y be saws 1r SI at beI %
- tho JarL aces and S,;Gcesta ali Sorts
of horrible 5ossihiIities This room
wonid he nothing without its mvster-
ions lock !"
At this moment Dora,s ewes turn
slowly toward Arthur Dyneconrt. She
herself hardly knows whv at this mar
ticnIar time she shouId look at him
vet she feels that some unacconntahIe
Fascination 10 comneIIing her raIe IN
encounter his Their ewes meet As
thew do 90 Dora shudders and turns
deadly male There is that in Arthur
DynecoIIrt's dark and suIIen ewes that
styiEeS bar cold 9th tarror and yague
forehodings Of evil, II is a wicked look
that oversnreads the mans face-a
cruel. impIacabIe look that seems to
freeze her as she gazes at him spell
bonnd. slowly. even while she watches
him She sees him turn his glance from
her to Sir Adrian in meaning man
ner asthough TO LET her know that fine
vile Thought that is working in his
brain and is betrayinp itself on his face
is intended for him. not her. And VET
with this too, he gives her silently to
understand that. # She shows any
treachery toward him. he will not leave
it unrewarded.
Cowed, frightened. trembling at
what she knows not. Dora stagpers
backward, and, LAYING a hand UpOn
the wall beside her. tries to regain self
possession. The others are all talking
together, she is therefore unObserved.
She stands, still painting and pallid,
trying to collect her thoughts.
Only one thing comes clearly to her,
filling her with lOathing of herself and
an unnamed dread-it is that, by her
own dOuble-dealing and falseness to-
ward Florence, she has seemed to enter
into a compact with this man to be
companion in whatever crime he may
decide upon. His very look seems to
impllcate her, 10 drag her down Win
nun 10 MS level one leeLS hersG ild
chalned 10 himInlS partner In vie
conspiracy. And what further Ter adds TO
Ile hQtrQr OIL Ine sItuaoIOn a, Is tne k now
cage Inas Se * 6e
~ Ignorant Vi Whatever plahs he may
After rev SECONDS she rouses here
sell, ana wins Dack some degree OF
conlPosure. u S Vi coSiIae HleLe
WeaElieSS W peIleDe netSel In III tlrG pow
ed vi hltH asay {iieGI o ~ Sl1 GLieS IT, "
col'lliGe neIsGi. lie ID iio lioIe Iildlf
any oIner oruIiilary acIuainI an i;.+Id IL
lHeeu slle mas IitipeCI MN III F IIIS IIvCle
e t W seCuIc tle lofe vi loIG IT,
theIe was no SIeaI mann n III CIlaV'
tnougn OF course II served her own pur-
pose also'
HOW pale you are, MIS-. IalD0I! re-
marks Slr ADRIAN suddenly, WheellnS
round to look at her more closely;
Has this damp old place really atected
your nerves. y ST., come iet us 20 u4 own
again, ana forget IN the sunshine t that
bloody deeds were ever committed here
OF elsewhere.
81 am nervous, l confess" responds
Dora, IN a low tone. es, yeSmlet us
leave this terrible room forever"
$50 be it," says Sir Adrian gayly.
"For my part, feel no desire to re-en-
ter it,"
at is very high art, 1 suppose" OBJ
serves Ethel VillierS, glancing round
the walls. Uncomfortable places al
ways are. 1t would be quite a treasure
to Lady Betty Trefeld, who raves over
the early Britons. 1t seems rather
thrown away upon us. Captain Ring
wood, you look as if you had been sud-
denly turned into stone. Let me pass,
please"
at was mcommonly friendly of
RingwOod not to have let the door
slam, and so imprisoned us for life"
sure we owe him debt of gratitude"
IL hope you'll all pay it." laughs
Ringwood. 1T will be nice new ex-
nerience for Won to give a creditor