Telegram-herald., 1886-08-15


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vauts es besides tae isr--eaee 1f surp1slti-
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rare sal hraussoue Sunless t1e EtQsi
s.Iaas Go treulss sou. tlsre VII be nothing
G. a.starn Yauf sleef
-And ] suppose I shan At laast he4r the
gtost-in tie slaps q rats
-ltatsH eri-d DAISY = don't thiuk they
have mounted as high a. tais bat the
kitchens fAey are O. BE- found IN ieslons and
armies Ese-y heuss has rs special draw
back lt Is not rhe ghost that is the draw
back bere-ii Is tile rats
Yau wil neei Id summon the Ped Piper
to voar aid I said
Better trY stryctninef' was Branks mes
commentary ga nav jocular remark
Bot We had reached a broad landing az the
top OF the lonely Ai gar of stairs Icould sec
that We were in one Of the more remote
wing II the house. iar the windows which
gave us light hooked down upon the suilen
river
~Hare We are said the doctor who now
took he lead, probably because MaullVerer
was hreatlle.s after hls climb
We entered a small anteroom, the walls of
which were panelei There was q quaint
old fireplace in one corner of the apartment
and tie mulouel window gave c1mpara-
lively litle ight The room had been
newly furnished 10 The French fas hioa with
heavy chairs < e.lieI mirror, AMI girandoles.
beauiifsi ormoiu writing table richly
carved bookcass and all the accessories II
delightfui little salon such as a bachelor
might rejo ce 10 own
curtain of velvet hung over the door
wsv which leI from this antechamber into
the sleeping room There was nothing
ghosty here. Ii was a large bright, airy
apartment with big window commanding
matchiess prospect along the valley Like
the sitting room, il was furnished in the
French fashion. and all the appointments
were sumptuous- The only feature Of the
room that seemed 10 suggest the iiea Of age
was the embossed leather which, hanging
heavily from the ceiling, covered al the
walls
Il think YOU viii agree with me- Mr.. Fen
ton. said Branksome. "that a man has no
occasion 10 complain Of his quarters here.
This is by far the finest room in the house.
to my thinking. just look at the view from
the window 1t is rather curiOus, by the
way. that these should be the original
hangings Of the room All the. tapestry
downstairs has been bought in Paris within
the last two months; but this Old leather is
genuine. IL must have covered these walls
for a couple of hundred years at least
We all turned to admire the hangings.
The gliding hsd nearly disappeared from
the surface of TIE leather. but the designs
embossed upon il were stin plainly 10 be
seen They were elaborate ami beautiful.
Nothing, felt. could be better than the
rooms allotted 10 me: and yet, even then, /
confessed in my mnermost heart that !
hardy liked the vay TO them
Ii was five O'Clock. and when, our inspec-
ton of the noble old house being finished,
we went down 10 the great hal, We found
tea awaiting Us
"Had YOU a pleasant journey" Il was
Branksome who put the question to me-
co.orel To tel the truth, / had for
gotten all about the journey AMI my strange
adventure in the excitement of my arrival
at Great Lorton and JOY Of Daisys pres
ence. Now it all came back TO me, how
ever ] hesitated in visible confusion pain
fully conscious of the fact that Brank some
was regarding me steadily
at was not SO pleasant as it might have
been | said 1t last 81 had disagreeable
companion for part Of the way
At that moment, TO my great relief Daisy
proposed that she should show me her
- - 1sve4
by which u see it. She hastily
threw a wrapper # some kind around
her shoulders. ami led the way bare
headed I followed her, delighted at the
thought that at last l should see her for a
few moments alone; for Mauleverer and
Branksome T manned behind.
The flower garden was at the end Of the
broad walk which passed along the front Of
the hall We entered it through a door in
an old stone wall IL seemed 10 me that
everything at Great Lorton was cut up
by walls or barred by doors. / had seen
nothing Ike 1t before. But vi hin the
garden, which wa spacious and wei laid
out. there were no signs of restricted liberty
Everything here was beautiful
DAISY was in the best of spirits, and
pointed out 10 me, with all the pride Of
a proprieto-, the lovely autumn flowers
which were still in bloom, and the promise
which the garden gave of further loveliuess
/ in the coming summer But by and hv her
spirits seemed to flag. and she ceased 70
| speak The truth was. that from the
moment when we entered the garden | nv
! self bad hardly uttered a syllable We
moved SLOWLY along the wiudin- walks, now
speechle.s and self-conscious On the Joy
| Of beng near her-oi hearing the rusle Of
/ her dress. the sound Of her foo. upon tie
path. obs, the delight Of being allowed once
more to look into that face dearer 90 me
/ than The faco ~ any other ~ Gods creatures z
/ But the silence was becoming oppress.v We
/ broke 10 al last with effort you are
/ glad that / camel J said
With ewes full ~ tenderness nni a smile
/ that made Der face as an ANGELS she turned
/ and looked az ms she did not speak, but
| had my answer. and mv heart throbbed with
an exquisite bliss which it had never known
I before
/ She ha plucked a lovely tea rose that we
/ bad found lingering on one of The trees
~Wil you give me the rHsa'' said
/ As she gave So to me our hands touched
and even nt the some moment cor eyes met
and in an nst nt she was claspei in my
/ srms ard ] aad frinlel She frst Kiss Of love
/ upon beer ar check
There were few moments ~ siience-of
silence broken ouy " ntr a~hs which
sounded in my ears aim q like so's she
I did not attempt to release herself. Bat at
/ lasf. in answer g. my passionate PRAYER, she
slowly raised her laoe. radiant vfh love
an tendrrness. towards wine and olr iQs