Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-08-10

10 nsa1,s comfortable Ny new accomplish
meuf Was not aasrssnbse one, and n.y.
nerves were badly shaken
..rpolsr | aps~troFAized myself Iselttsfy,
and glad. after ali, that hal not abso.steiy
snrsared one in the eyes Of Mavls AMI her
family. began to aniress. First, hoseyer,
1 SEARCHED NV slee;xns and dressing sToEs
thoroughly and found them quite free irpfn
the presence Of my i'll booking friend II tie
passage. The dressing room was q'ss~r
little pIar.-one Of the few ROOMS If tire
tower that had stood the rayagss Of tine siai
the only one in the house that had not 'Sss'i,
from laird 10 laird, aided to and iularyss ID
upon. Il sas curious enough, and sonae II It's
Ola worm eaten oak had stood since th- rf-r
best days Of Charlse.
I wen, To bed and very soon, It stscfIaesi 10
me, | fell aslsep. VERY son, too, it ss-'iii''d
to me. I was awakened ey-I know not
what
sat Up in bed and listened inteatly. thor
oughly awake.
For several minutes | heard nothing
Then th. dismal bowling Of a dog came 70
me, Is If from the adjoining roonl-ani get
il had a sl.losheresi sound as II, ALTHOUGH nc;r
ME-, Its h0wls were being stiiied Sua'eliAy
this sound ceased. and then came ste.stlF,
creeping sound. and saw a crouching sslse
against my wali-the same figure, the s2ine
evil face now tuFnesi straight toward t.. +. tue
same usurderous exprussion--al, as IT hal,
just a. suddenly, appeared in the hail.
And my room was IN perfect darkness
But though the man continued 10 saze
straight into my eyes he moved from, nor
toward. me slowly ann stealtlily until h"
reached the door leading into the dr. Ling
room, and through this he fisappelret
With one bound followed kim. | far.sot
the deadly fear that had seized upon Ir 1T
sight Of this monster. az believed n u
NV imagination | rushed after him AMI
would have thrown myself upon bAa IN
another instant, had not something r4'r-i
me 10 the threshold powerless- In '--A
eutleavorei 10 move hand OF limb. In Nsin
ATTEMPTED To cry aloud when | found iAs- ELI
INCAPABLE of motion-i stood as II chaiue'i-
gagged-helpl esss-->.ea hless. And I. ore
me crept the man. always skulAins aioli the
wall
Now myeyes travelled beyond him To divine
his destination, and t;lers-tefore the n,.rror
Of the Oh lressiR,, table, with her t'Tny
brown hair all unboslnd and her little, white
bare feet, showing beneath her loose uiSht
robe and in her han,s the old lutte wish a
FlDDpu "ouitl aOpdh sA-St~ ''4r -
God stood Mavis. Eaeeling beside her ~as
an old waiting woman. Even in my speech
less agony knew paused, trying to place
her. but she was some one could not reilrui-
Der 10 have seen about Ghairlee, She Aed
and kissed her lady hs.nd-my lady's Lafd-
and seemed to say some soothing word. but
though saw her lips moved, try as | would
could hear no sounds.
| struggled frantieaiiy for the power To cry
aloud but my tongue was held by some ter
rlble force could neither save nor warn my
darling Of that ghastly shadow that is creep
ing nearer, ever nearer!
Merciful Cod
Without a sound-noiseless as fate-iaerci-
less-death giving-the figure rose from It's
crouching posture and stool behind the two
women. With some hi,leous cleaning weap
m uplifted to strike, wiki his evil face dis
torted by the passion and intent to xiii re-
fe,.ted in all its CHASTITY horror in the long,
dim glass, into which my poor, lost slavis
stared as if already stricken, the man stood
for an njoying in anticipation this
dark and bloody deed. Then there WIS a sud
den fash as the thing lie carried descended
a duh, crlshin:, blow, and at last-too late
my voice came to me.
One shrek that should have rallied long
forgotten lairds to the defense and then-un-
Consciousness
When | opened my eyes Mavis my own
Mavis, stood beside me Then | saw the
kindly face of the laird,
After a while, told my story Then he
told his.
Many years ago there was Laird of
Gharlee who had IL cruel, wicked brother.
This brother plotted to overthrow all who
stood in his way, but the laird was too
strong for him and found him out for II
wicked, murClerous dog, so the gates of
Ghairlee were closed upon him. But though
be said nothing he waited until the laird
away, and then he stoe ,uto the little passage
leading TO the tower ruouls and hid there,
and that night he murdered the lalrd's Young
bride when none WAS within call but the
feeble Old serving woman.
Her picture hangs below. r'nr teddy
added the laird, "Mavis i, IKE her to
he herself But you 7houid .4Nl Us II
the warning IN the lissag'' and my
self should have minded Win. 1t it was,
and told you to sleep with Du1ril For who
passes the night in the tower ro''Ins on the
ith Of October, must aye see the GhaIst o
Ghairleeln-I.ondon Society.