The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-01

ttr,emSlsd IKE rose leaves, shs came toward
:" Poor. poor Ghost" she mprmnred; "have
'9s %sy Tess S0a The ca" pss woods he
swered in a low dreamy voice. there is little
Their hs Wits ssTs Il ps and as
long: All night long he sings. md tho cold.
spreads out its giant arms over the sleepers.S
,,yirginias eyes grew dim with tears. and she
You mean the Burden OF DEATH" she
Yes. Death. Death must be SO beautiful
10 lie in the soft brown earth, with the
grasses a,.an, waving above ones head and listen
at pease You can he!p me. Yon can u' open en-
for me the portals OF peath's house. Tor Love
Ss ALWAYS Y with you. and Love stronger than
virri1ia tremhlcd. A shuader ran through
Der. ana Tor few moments there was silence.
Then the GHOST SPOKE aeain. and Ills voice
SOUNDED like tho siehing oI the wind
Srsryy vow We eSsr read the old prophecy
oh often" cried the little girl looking up I:
s..e9rs a sn Te Is 10 saaa Il Ths9s
when golden girl can win
WS.n h.o Saf Hss All sm ,'Ss q ss :,n
4 Ssn .h. IS I. fn ". s sSs:. !. '''
And peace come to Cantervills.
But I don't know, what they mean"
must weep with me for my sins, because
d VIII Gr my fSa
Angel Of Death will have. mercy on me-, You
will see fearful shapes in darkness. and wicked
not harm you. for against the purity OF a little
child the powers Of hell cannot prevail"
na aSH m anS ts s shSsi
down at her bowed golden head. Suddenly
s ;nst stood to up: very pale, and with strange
Grmiy: ;, and Twill ask tho Anse to have mercy
jooyy. and taking her hand bent over i with
old-fashioned grace and kissed 1t. His fingers
S SSa vss sH d a n Ss s Dn s S
led her across the dusky room. On the faded
green tapestry, were ,brodered little hunts
back "G9 t backl littIs Virginia" they cried
Rem R"rrts n s s with za9a tas and
sSHEss b LINZ a. sT the
PfSs5f T. nGnss see
TIC end Of tho t room 11o ne stcpred and aad
muttcred some words she could not under;
Black cavern H" Font Of herr ' a Bitter ceid
wind swept round them, and she felt some;
the viii fHf be too ana in mo
ment the e. wainse SC, IL had closed behind them.
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tea. and. as Virginia did not como down. Mrs.
ssnf o, ts and IT, ts fs
could not find Miss virg inta anywhere. AS she
s u Evening to ct owors % The dnner
sh MSs gil sSs G. % at
VT sssraSsd xSs shs ;Si
house Al $50 the boys came back and
said they So1a find sister
s e Sh e eSa %ff
accordingly at once set Oh for BIackfell Hol;
saes s nss
The little Duke Of Cheshire. who was perfectly
f1antc With anxiety begged hard to BE- al
On arriving at tho spot. however. he found
that t%eiF @ had ses emu rather sudden
as the fire was still burning. and some platos
Wers iIyi9s on ~ ths grass. Having sent Of
grams to ali the police, inspectors il the
J,
who had been kidnapped by tramps or gypsies.
He then ordered his horse to be brought
ss
the Ascot road with a groom. He had hardly:
however, gomez couple OF miles when he heard
SoHnd he s Bike eons on ns
pony. with his face very flushed and no hat
boy but can't eat any dinner ' as long one ' as
Virginia is lost. Please; don't be angry with
me; II YOU had let US be engaged 3D.; last year
You won't send me back. will your l can't
handsome young scaIeerace. and was a good
19 .s s%H s1n ND ss rHes so m
VIII TS P4sa Ras
cried the s little Duke laughing, " and the1 Kal
SGsd on to the railway station There Mr.
answering to the description q Virginia
Ss.r ct wsa he, so ;st is
line, and assured him that a strict watch
would be Kept FER hef 1nd after having bought
Gtis rods on to TexIsy, . yiiIaEs about ioHi
, haunt w 81 Il, he w1s tod Ss1s Ws
UP the rural policeman. but could get no, lnfor-
tho common, they turned their horses hsads
homewnrd. and reached tho Chase about II
o'clock. dend tired and almost heart broken.
; The found Washington and tho twins wait.
Ms The avenue WAS very dark. Not the slight.
est trace Of Virginia had been discovered. The
gvpsies had been caught on Brockiey mead
ows; but sh AVE-, was not With them; and they had
that they had mistaken the date Of Choir
ton fair and h9d gone or in o, hurry
Hma tsen quite distressed ct hearing OF
grateful to Mr. Otis Tor, having allowed them
TO cnmp In his park. and four u their nunlher
had stayed behind to help In tho search. The
carr p,Inh had been dragged, and the whole
result. TWAS evident Tint. for that night at
any rate. Virginia was lost to Thorn: and It was
Otis ami the boys walked up TO the house. tho
g.onm following behind with the two horses
and tl,n pony; IN tho hall they found group
o. o. ilEhensn servants, md lying on sofa IN
her mind with terror and anxiety. and having
The old h"p-"kesner Nj; OTIS at once insist
derr'i NJ supper Tor tho whole party. 1t was IL
melancholy meal ns hnrily any ono spoke.
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