New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-04

"pafectly," replied the baronet turning anu
starint stonily at Ned through his eye-gilss. All
extremity interesting young pahson. A..
le; used to say that II we were 20 -
her uplnd bring her into the dmwngr3om ,,ero
would be some jealousy excited among the i i
She let us to he married, You KNOW p"V
terriblIsad thing happened afterward. ,. ..
Herd the Squire made q desperate aItenlp' , %
startinl conversation at the other emu ~ VI hear
table. In vain. Everybody wanted 10 nv1i
what I'D happened TO the pretty little hous'Hi' .
"Yot know, we have u haunted room hete,
continud Ned taking care not to see ilis ,b,
frown /" Well, Rachel slept there the very "'s''
before Sc left us. and"
Ned" called out the Squire, VINO h'u u, si nom
very rec in the face Stop talking that non,
sense Iaunted room indeed No such thing
1t void never do TO alarm or ""i"''
family legends so early in his courtship; d into
Ned lolSed mildly surprised, ana n'pse" iust
silence No more was said on the suoJooiU On on
then; bit when the Squire was ON o., - a. tho
crossed h conversation with other visliors 10 IT,; ;"'
priory Tho were seated on either side OF h'ni'
Greta sal softly: NAiobt in the
haunted cOom Sir James LOIS VI Pr
Sir lanes did not seem at all inpatient to DIS
play his leroic disposition ,h,fu1v
" We'll rahlv-a--' he began dOuptIuiy ;,. e
MIR (ourtenay slept there Inc otliV' . iio
continued Greta with an Innocent an
didn't mid it at all ,,
"Nevp, had such good night in my lfe put
in Bernard, in somewhat vicious '9ne. ON. ,be ,nore
The more the barOnet pllrohiHe" "' wv
savage Bernard became. -, . cha m
II do wish you'd try it, Sir james, 81, sne o re,
sumed in her sweetest tones. 'u'' iO'
night" ,.. ia lint consent? lie
felt anvt6ng but comfortable hoWeVer, ioi III, H
had no tase whatever for haunted foGns anu , r
feors Iverebv no means allayed after dlnhe, MIon
Nod tel lin into the sombre hall ana asker M
a5vice comernng the disposal OF new case VI
stuffed birds . ~, 11orlr nc they
Of
GrenIace. . wouldn't sleep in that room Io-hi?n CIV
if | were you. I'm not suPIsuuouS' eli UdS dI
an awfuly funny thing how often One fatal in
legends cone true: liere Sohioo'e
that room. do believe ,o ,rho+
'nS' indeed rCP -a~what makes you think SO? That
oabl now-Vhat happened TO her ~, 800
=" TN tell YOU another time, replied Ned eNa-
sivelv . lis bad thing to discuss the super,
natural in the evenng-apt to make you Dream
you know. ;;.a h,- Croto
~ hone vou're not diSSuading Sir James from
eIeeping in the west room, she sald petuEtnuS.
- do SO want TO know if there really IS ghost
there. Mr. Courtenay dld as aSNeu MIN "O
Poor Sir James, There was nothing for 1t but
10 express an equal readiness to serve her. ~,
Just before retiring TO rest Greta called Ned
"Sios Ned she said anxiously, you don't think
there's any real fear, do you? You don 'hihK II
will hurt him n ,.o., ,,-,,. 60 marry
Courtenay or don't YOU -.
Al the same moment Sir James was saying 10
the Squire: ,,- >,o1 ,,s toll
inc me about that pretty hOuscma'd OF yours.
What happened to her? She came from our par
isb YOU know My sister will be interested IN
g Died suddenly, replied the Squire. But
don't you believe any of that stuff about Haunted
room there's nothing of the kind here Inc glri
died some time after she left us.
The baronet plucked up heart Ned conveyed
him TO the Inflated room Immediately aiterward.
Meanwhile Bernard acQuainted the SQUIRE WIN
his intention of leaving the IrOry next uaN, d
piece of news which the Ola gentleman recoiN0u
That night the Squire slept soundly according
TO his won't but, contrary 10 his custom ne a"0tc
nj about / o'clock with loud cry ringing III ms
ears What could be the matter? lie sat up IN
bed rubbed his eyes, and listened. All was stlll'
Perhaps he had been dreaming. At all events, ne
would satisfy himself that there was nothing
wrong The moon was shining brightly INTO the
room for the Squire was an od-iaShloncd gentle
who liked TO wake early IN the m4 9anfgg-o
though not quite so early as thS-ahu lnerelorc
slept with his blinds up.
So he rose and went to his door. II opened on
70 the great oak staircase. and he stood in the
doorway the pale light behind him Illuminated
the passage Immediately III 1rohl OF MN, al pe
vOnd remaining wrapt in impenetrable gloom AZ
FIRST The whole house seemed slIl, Dut presently
he heard the opening and shutting OF distant
door: then he distinctly heard fOotstepS-lndeed,
lie even fancied he could detect the sound of
whispering voces-and Immediately afterward he
saw the glimmering of light at the further END
Who's there ?7 called the Squire, fearing
burglars at the very least.
On the instant the ght was eXtingushed, but
the footsteps came nearer, and Ned'S voice eN-
Hulio there's the light gone out. Who's
that? Is il You, father
Yes What IN the name of fortune are you up
TO at this time of night? | thought heard some
body call out"
So did /; but everything seems quiet. 1t
must have been Sir James in nightmare, THINK
However I've been listening outside his door, ana
there isn't a sound. Hadn't YOU better 90 back
to bed, sir? You'll take cold. It's awfnlly
draughty out here
emerged into the faint light at his fathers door,
and made as though he would lead him back into
his room. But Gle Squire was not yet altogether
treasured.
" You're positive it's all rght?" he asked
Weren't you talking to somebody just now
Who was il p
Conrtenay heard me 90 by and put his head
out to ask what was up: that was all
Bless my SOUL" cried the Squire suddenly
starting and clutching his sons arm violently
WHAT'S that, Ned? Look! loo<!'
There-down the stairs Look. Past those
panels where the moonlight falls-a black thing
stop it, Ned-catch it-therc-now IT'S gone
The moon had snone out more brightly at that
moment, and the Squire had seen dark form
glide swiftly down the stairs.
You're dieaming," said Ned. You're not
properly awake yet DO 60 INTO your room, SIT,
and GET back to bed-yOu'll catch your death OF
cold Let me have q match To light my candle
and I'll 90 and see if there is any one about.
wouldn't mind betting you il was your shadow
you SAVIOR mine-if it wasn't dream
IT, wasn't a shadow upon my soul, gaspcd the
Suure 1t was thing that moved OF ltselI
Too terrified to resist, he allowed himself TO De
led back TO bed, Ned urging him 10 be quiet 50 ~
not 10 alarm their tmests For some tine he lay
awake listening anXOusly, but he heard nothing
more except hasfy footsteps which he took to be
his sons Presently Ned looked IN again, and
told him that silence reiened all over the house,
and that he had been able TO discover no APP
partition, tangible or intangible, black or white.
By this tine the Squire had begun TO persuade
himself thai he really had been dreaming. and,
having comforted himself with tins belief, he
soon fell asleep
BY morning light the foolish fancies of the dark
seem Ii )re foolish still ON going down to oietk