The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-06-20
THE HAUNTED MIRROR.


what he desired him TO do for him.
Thomas was too well-bred 10 appear
to notice anything remarkable; but
there certainly was something odd in
the gentleman's manner, aud he had
not the look Of one who had enjoyed
refreshing slumbers. Twice he seemed
on the point of propounding question
twice he checked himself At last
just as the man turned to leave the
room. he spoke:
'.Thomasr
Yes sir" said Thomas, turning to-
wards him again.
mo matter. Thomas"
"Very well. sir"
Thomas had his hand on the lock Of
the door this time, but again the gem
tleman spoke:
Thomas. have been awake all
night"
my Lord win regret TO hear it,"
said Thomas. too respectful to appro-
pirate the information.
Something very odd disturbed me- ~
continued the gentleman. Have You
any reason to believe that any of the
women servants have lost their sem
ses?"
Any Of the maids. sir?n said
Thomas. ''Oh, no. sir. My lady's own
maid is a most sensible person. So is
the young lady's, extremely respect
able and settled. indeed. As for the
cook and-oh. no. sir. | am sure none
Of the maids are out of their senses,
sir!"
'.One of the maids kept me awake
NIL last night" said the American.
''One of the maids, sir?" cried
Thomas.
.'Yes. Thomas. " said the gentleman.
She kept running into my room. at
least every half hour. 10 look in the
glass and admire herself.
.'She came out of that door" and he
pointed to one in a corner, land walked
straight up TO the mirror; the light
from the night lamp fell upon her face;
she seemed to catch my eye in the glass
each time and smiled at me as she did
so. / only saw her once in the mirror.
but it was very pretty, though very
pale. She wore short quilted skirt, a
little black bodice and full white
sleeves. She had gold cross tied
around her neck by black ribbon. and
wore a little cap on her black braids-
very Young girl, with a perfectly
French face, Thomas. Do you know
herPn
IF have the honor of understand
ing you. sir. the young person came
through this door?" he asked.
"Yes, ''said the American
"More than once. sir.n
about once an hour from midnight
until dawn"
She was young. pretty and French.
looking, and wore quilted skirt, g
bodice and cap. sirs"
Exactly, Thomas"
And smiled at YOU in the glas:
where you saw her face? understand
she did not look toward you as she
passed. sir?"
Right, Thomas"
MAY beg you to do me the favor
of looking into this room, sir?"
The gentleman followed Thomas tC
the door through which he asserted
that the young person had passed ant
saw nothing but square closet abou
twelve feet square, with no door says
the one that opened into the larg,
, room, and high in the ceiling a littl,
window through which a bird coul,
scarcely have flown. 1t contained n,
furniture whatever.
''You will acknowledge, sir.n sal,
Thomas, very gravely, THAT an or,li
nary person must have remained her,
if she had entered. as you think she did
sir. and that we should now find he
: here, sirp"
There must be secret door-or-
or somethingln cried the American
81 am not mad, and was wide awake
t II
"Yes. SIR" said Thomas. still NOR,
solemnly. ''As / remarked, an ordi
nary young person could not have con
triyed to disappear;but / am well awar
haf hn l. .
not an ordinary person, sir. She ha
. been an apparition, for more than 20
years"
"An apparitionl" cried the American
: gentleman.
| "Yes, SIR" replied Thomas; "an ap
partition, sir. / think you have see
3 Lady Rosendale's gentlewoman
| Rosette, sir 1t is ten years since sh
! was seen before, TO my knowledge, bu
4 she has been seen very often. Yes, sir
E it must have been Rosette."
l 81 should like to hear more abou
Rosette," said the gentleman.
= Yes, sir" said the valet. This !
( very old family, and they have live,
on this estate for long whiIe-sinc
1 the time of Queen Elizabeth, believe
:. strand about 200 years ago there wa
Lord Herbert-my present master
Lord Herbert. as you know; it is
favorite name in the family-who wa
very gay, wild young noblemen, an,
was great admirer of the ladies. sir
as gay young noblemen mostly are
However, by the time he was 30 h
: married and settled down. as one NIGH
say; and having travelled with his wifi
! on the Continent. came home, and be
= ga to be very much thought of an
: res pected. So was his lady, too, sill
;. though she was not handsome, and wa
+ very naughty.
:, Zone thing, however, the Englis
n servants did not like; she brought
!. y foreign maid with her from France
y girl named Rosette, and as pretty as
|, picture.
! My lady thought I'D :
her, and would never let any othe
> woman be about her in her room, an
: of course the people were jealous an
e talked against Rosette, and the wome
= began to say something about the wa
\ nav lord looked at her. Though, to b
sure, women will be suspicious. How
, ever that may be. my lady loved hel
: and think she thought too much c
herself to be jealous of her maid, unit
= one day,sitting before her glass, Rosett
y combing her hair for her, she heard he
= husband coming into the room. He
back was towards him, and Rosett
was behind her. and they forgot th
u mirror; and so, sir. she saw in it witt
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