Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-12-09

NO LUZ HSPpenlng, at tDat moment
to turn my head saw thin stresm o
light shining through chink 10 the door,
l reached 1t at bound, ard catching mn 4
lamp some ore had Left burning on the
stairs, returned to my room to fad eyery.
thing as usual. I told Sir George, and we
thoroughly explored the deserted wing Of
the Towers, but could ind no loom in the
least resembling the one Of my vision.n
As concluded a page boy brought in
cotfea, and when had drunk mine, thu
curious feeling Of constrsint uuder which ]
had been speaking passed off, and said
quite cheerIul!y, There, Mr.. Pallatti, !
have made clean breast of if, and now,
what doyou prescrib$?n
"a deg" said Mr.. Pallatti.
VIVA! to eat?" I laughed.
mo, to sleep with. There is no cure
but death for the wonderful gift of second
sight, ard it is a gift, if too much used,
full Of Danger to brain and nerves. But
prevention is better than cure, so buy q
little dog and let him lie at the foot OF
your bed, and you will no. b. troubled
with visions again, even if yonr light does
60 out"
We p1rted with mutual promises to
meet sooa, bus I was ordered away on
duty, and it was six months before saw
him again.
l had jast returned TO London and wa.
intending to look him up, when received
a latter from Sir George GIllinghsm beg.
girg ma to 60 at oncs TO the Towers on a
matter Of ths deepest Importance. lost
not a mlnu'e in obeyirg the summons,
AID, full of a1xiety and misgiying that
something was very wrong. l arrived at
the Towers as ths dressing gong for din
ner YVES sounding.
Sir George met me as drove under the
great portico. He looked so worn and
harassed that could rot help whis peyipg.
Good heavens, Sir George, what is i?
Has thst question of the title deeds
cropped up sggin after al ?''
"YtS, it has with a vengerce," sid Sir
George, but go and dress now AID meet
as in the dining room. There are no
ladies-oDly Pajlatti, who says he has met
you BEFORE
| entered the dining room with the soup
and shook hands cordially with P4llatti.
He and were in ordinary evening dress,
bnt Sir George was arrayed as for some
crest state function. He wore black knee
brooches and silk stockings and great dia.
moud buckles in his shoes, the bread
ribbon of the Bath crossed his white waist
coat, ana he wore half a dean orders as
well. He had brought his chief down
with him, and we sat down to dinner fit
for the gods. The wine he gave us was
scarcely ever brought cut except when
some royal Prircs accepted the hospitality
of the Towers for night, and was almost
priceless. knew it and Mr.. Pallatti
soon found it out, and our eyes tginkled.
Sir G:orGe saw il and was glad. He drank
to each of US in the old fashioned way
and said: 81 am making little feast to-
night, my young friends, for reasons of
my own. II is thu old stcry-let us eat,
drink, and he merry, for to-morrow-well,
tomorrow Well do the same, let Us
hope" he said, turning it off with laugh.
Mr.. Pallstti was certainly we'll worth a
good dinner. Without seeming to monop-
olizs the conversation, he always had
something original to sly upon every topic
that was started, and his fun and wit were
so keen and spontaneous that orr solemn
little dinner party became quite q rollick-
ing affair. Among the subjects we dis
cussed was the last new trick of the last
new copjurer, which was puzzling all Lon
don and giving learned Judges ard doctors
and parsons sleeplsss nights in the endeav-
or to find it out.
why, don't YOU know how that is
done?" said Mr.. P,.llat,i, and hs proceed
ed to solve the riddle in dozen worda.
Most extraordinarily exclaimed Sir
George. "Do You mean to say you found
it out YOURSELF"
YES" returned Pallatti, "the very
first time 1 went. There has never been
and never will be trick OF any kind that
l am unable to unravel l suppose that it
is kind OF q gift, but have never made
any use of it except sometimes to have a
little fun among the Spiritualiste. AID
he gave me peculiar look out Of his black
eyes.
Exposing all their rascslly fortune-tell-
ing and rspping and tsbls-turning and
such small kuaveIies, l suppose" OBJ.
served composedly.
"Quite So" remarked Pallatti, dryly.
Aud now, gentlemen" said Sir George
as the last bottle of cllret was emptied,
and we were ashamed even to look as if we
should like some moe, "if you please, we
will take our coffee in the drawing room,
as there are DO ladies there" and he rose
from the table and walked toward the door.
AS we followed Pallatti whispered in my
ear, "Mr. Houghtop, should Ike to be O
modern Clarence and be drowned in hun.
bred dean of that claretw
To my surprise, Sir Go ge lad the way
TO the great state drawing loom, aud as we
entered perfect blszs of splendlr was be-
fore us. The huge saloon, with its frts-
coed ceilings and profuse gliding, wss
lighted up by hundreds Of wax candles in
great chandeliers, in s3onces, brackets,
and lustres; the walls were entirely CIV
cred by ful-length portraits Of old Gill
inghams; over each portrait a powerful
lamp and reflector threw 30 strong q
light that every gallant knight and gentle
dame seemed to have come to life
and be gazing at the black-coatei in
truders into their gay assembly. Two
enormous fires were burning, one at
each End of the room, ard before one of
these Sir George stood and motioned us to
be seated. He looked so grand and state
~, and the brilliarcs of the scsne was so
overpowering that Pal!atti and listened
for his words with kind of awe.
"Gentlerep, l am MT going TO detain
you for any length OF tine by telling you
over again the history which you have
both heard already from my lips. But on
this particular night I wish to recapitulate
some Of the main facts.
"In the year 1745 my great.grsndfathsr,
Sir Hugo Gilling6am, after being many
years a widower, married a yo1rg and
beautiful CIR! and brought her to the Tow
eIs. There are his portrait and hers, y
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