Telegram-herald., 1888-02-12

Heu4y AMI Arass were i@st alone n tbs
rorn ei CD Carrar.dss.
Toe Fersou ~ha a1d written tns description
~ tas ~. .ars-f fr8aeoiY paor agtaor or arb
lsf-aa1 correctly fa.1tsd oat see aefe-ss ~
tss u'anlslf.i-re- Sai -arso. era, iss seer
au Use niosg cestr -a1 s.l-nsii ae4l- vas
gslt ls sfs.F rars ~ the Nef~ u ws.
aesel sstss, gresi'T alaa.tsd ~ snaFlat
travellers el g. ell.ses, p4l1iV 90 aeoouae Il
- nne1,1ns ~. SD ..sstif ga aecogar OF
tas number * gxTla1slY eas5red marbles
~aich Lac sculptor haI -oAtriyei o. Introduce
is.o as dssiga. rhoEoFrayhs of tAs nastel-
pcs ~cro sxhssl.sd in ths pu5iic rooras. and
t1aad a rSaaY sale among Esklian aRd Amer
I IA visitors 70 tas hotel
Henry lsd AGNES % .as fgure on the LEFT.
ss thsy stood facas ths supfy Grrplscs.
~Shaii 1 ~ the experiment,F he asked, 'or
VIII ysur Sae abruptly drew her arm eway
from aim. ard turned back 20 the door.
Il ean's even look al IL, shs said ~rhat
mesri.ess marble fare frightens me
Henry put as aan1 on tae forehead OF the
figure.
Waat Is there to alarm you, my dear, in
this cervenEonaliy classical faeeF nc ssked,
I jsstingly.
Before be coeid press the hsad inward. Ag-
1 nt5 A. h4-lle.t4f Spcltl tie uo1i.
/ -Nair ga an ont OK tic room" she cried.
/ ~Ths bare idea of what you may find there
1 horrides mer sac looked back into the
I room as shs crossed sas threshold. Il won't
I leave you altogetLcr.' sac said; Il viii wait
/ outside
Sue closed tas door. Left by himself,
| Henry lifted his hand once more tc the mar
! sls foseAead of the Ggure.
}. h..s ~.
! pcint q setting the machinery OF the hidirg
| placs "A motion. On this occasion the inter-
ruyrien came frofa an outbreak OF friendly
To.-es Ia toe corridor. Il wOnan's voice ex-
claimed: dearest Agnes, how xlsd am 70
&C you again. A mans voice followed, Of
fcrlny % introduce som- friend 10 Miss
/ lockwood" A third voice (which Henry
recognized as ths voice o. the manager Of tie
hotel became aud bs next, directing the
/ hsus-keeper 70 show the ladies AM gentlemen
ths vacant apartments at the other end OF the
| corridor. IL zaoge accommodation Is want
! ei, - the manager went or, i have a charm
| ing room to let here lie opened the door Is
be spoke, AID found himself face to face with
/ Henry y ess wicx-
~Tbls Is indeed an egrseA5ls surprise. sir,r
said the manager, cheerfuNy. ~Hou are adj
| miring our famous chimney piece, sea May
! I ass. Ar. WcsrHick, aow you ind yourself
! ia the hotel this tinel Have the supernatural!
Influences affected your appetite agsins'
~The supernatural influences have spared
ne tbs tlma,s Hsnry answered. ~Perhsps
gou may YET fni that shsy have affected
( sons other menllsrS OF the faIrily" lie
spoke graveiv. rsssu.ing the familiar tons in
which the manager had referred to MS previ-
ous visit to the hotel. ~Have you Just re-
t1rnsdF7 be ASKED, b way OF changing tie
topic.
Just th.s minute. sir. had tho honor Of
travelling in tho saase train with friend OF
yours who have arrived at the hotel-Mr.
and ArS. Artbur Barvills and their travelling
cou7psa ions. Miss lockwood Is With them,
iroxing " toe rcors They xii be here be
fsre ioag, II .aeg GHd is coDvs.dent to have
"a extra rom az their Disposal
Ths annoruosnaent decided Henry on ex.
pioring tie L.1lng Flacs befo-e the interrupt
tioa occurred l. had crossce IS rniId v hen
Agnes eft him taat be ought. perhaps. tc
have a witness n tae nos very probable event
! II some alarming discovery taking place
The too familiar manager, inspecting moth
iug, was there a. his diEposaL IIs turned
? a~af1 20 tho Carvan figure, maliciously To
{ sowing 20 riaze the manager his witness.
havs arrived at Inst hs said. Before
sh,ks halsris vith tbern let DE ask Jon ques
ton about this queer work OK art here.
saw photographs Of it down stsirs Are they
for sa'sT
Certainly. arr vves-wicx-
DO yon sa.uk toe chimney picco IS ss solid
~ &c lca4s Hs1ry proceeded. ~N hen 20.
came 81 I vas Just wondering whether tht
d-ure here had sgs accsdeutaliy got l0osenst
foui lbo wau behind e He lsi bis hanC
on tie rarbis forehead far the .aift tine
ITO ny eye it .ooss tls lss - fle psfT,sn
airu.ar a'asoss faney could l1g go asas
fast nov when Z - r. PRESSED th,
head irvs-s 81 ee esid sae~s We Is
A sauri lf lsrrirE iren ives inres1si7
arfit.e cshiad enc weN The solid hearth
stone "a E8e oi t1s Eterisce turned siowil
a. siie fact % sss tFo men. aad dlsciosed
dark cavity below A. the same moment
tire Seran~s and sicksning cenhinatioa q
oiorx, bitherro sssocisted vith ths vault
of b. Gil psiac- and with to bel chambe
bsresth. now Foassd ~ from tie open re
csss. sn5 fiisd she foorn.
Tie ranrsxsr sssrts5 back aGoosi God
Nr NestxickI he exclaimed. ~whas d0a
th.s rnesnf'
2snlrrl n.rir~. re crEv wh1s his hr0ths
Frsrris Bad fis in fAc reorl t-aeath. hu
ztas ths sxrsrienca q Agnes bad been n
t-e previous rirhs. -lesrv x,s Geterlnlr~i G.
>, ~ bis gl--i 4 an rs raea sarpr,s Sc,
- ea IRE wss his criY reriv.
Wals fW rr@ Gre r.oI,est. sfr. sid th'
manager. y niass $50 the iadiss snd gsn
tsn5aa 1e-sf ls fge-n caia x in7
Hs harr 81 a7sv-nee fer--ttirx 20 clos
tas deer af-er s- -ss-v oreacl ths vin