The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-11

oughly. "e' Ane 'nof'
| with the door OPEN" he said. .one ~ me-
phnd' and the other dead asleep. / cannot
me IL ii rains" AZ"
rain had ceased. I told him this.
! he said. " w '"o uoor'
led him down stairs. and gave him his
opened the door quietly fearing TO awake
Eaith: would have accompanied him, bnt
ne refused, saying night and day were aIik a
10 MIN, and he knew his way along the
pains and about the lawn ''
90 back to your room and fasten your
sT gSI M ne said; 1T Is our only security
rap at the window to let me know that ali
esrnssi,v! s nest beg you TO do this" he added
lngs OF Q man in my position-the tortnro
=. vohscious impotency as you feel the an.
proaceang tate that you are poweriess 10
\. arms snrus,.s.......,.
ssaesiy ~ nenrd him mutter. a. ne ieroped his
way along the wall OF the terrace:
,r Crfanmped fnp In a cofiin. and the clods fall
closed the door. and returned to my room
with shudder.
When I had fastened myself in tapped at
n
ping on the wall below.
The fresh air had revived me; I had no
longer to struggle with an irresistible drow-
siness.the inclination to sleep was gone.
~ had my book to finish. but my mind was
not snficiently composed to read. As
walked about the room / thought of Edith
and OF Van Hoeck, wondering IL there could
pc any connection between her strange hal
which night and day possessed him. Il
seemed as u there must be something alb
normal In the conditions under which We
hved, to produce an effect which. though
;GnsraGterized g., by diferent peculiarities. was
In both cases attributable only to a disor-
dered Imagination. and wondered II I, in
fluence. "
speculation for half an hour, whom heard
scream OF terror that i could not doubt
came from the wing I'm which Edith Law. In
an Instant l opened the door and ran
picture-gallery were open. As drew asido
the curtains which closed in the staircas,,
corridor OF the left wing. saw Sir Edmund
come CO H,it! from his room with q lamp. The door
Wide open; ail was dark within.
what is it. my dear. what is it?- ho
called, as he entered the room.
There was no answer
iolIowed to the door. Sir Edmund was
standing by the empty bod. looking around
him in blank dismay.
she Is gone" he gasped. Tho door was
wide open--
The bed stood away from the wall. bade
Sir Edmund look on the further side.
Ihere was scarcely room for him to pass
between the foot OF tho bod and the wall.
but as no lowered the light he said. in quick
She is hore-unconscious. Ring the bell
for the women"
ran to the bell and rang it violently:
anSn men, rom the stairs In the cross gallery
the meanwhile Sir Edmund had raised
lay like one dead.
From his room got spirit case. but we
hand. and Il was an intense relief to us
'Si52 atated his tractl tied in. followed
+ le ansAle hoIseEeaNS1 6fs q 1fttatesrne
.Jo.l .lEha. SWent to the door. and stood there
trembling from head to foot.
had taken Ediths hand, and the Icy
coldness Of the hfoless fingers that ! had
only known quick with warm blood chilled
my very heart with fear.
There was q long period OF terrible sus-
pense. and then ] heard the dear voice
murmur. and. my heart bounding with Joy.
l ventured forward that might see the life
once more in her beautiful face. Sir Ed
mund stopped me on the threshold.
Thank God!" he said. fervently. she has
must be kept quiet. Go back to your room.
my dear fellow. and we will talk 1t all over
at breakfast time. Goodnight. good
night"
l returned reluctantly to my room. AS
passed his chamber heard the Judge snor-
ing loud aud long.
It needed something more than such
trifies to wake him when he had bed to
sleep In.
What air ,ady puzzled me was how Edith 9
door came to DO wide open when she had
tainted in q quite remote part OF the room.
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