The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-05-12

an English earlship and was intending
to Offer 1t all to Mary-this was one
OF the girls uggestions-and Isabel
Brown said 1t frightened her to think
OF 1t, no matter what was in 1t.
Mr. Walton took from the cabinet
an old-fashioned silver candlestick
and lit the taper, saying: .Here Is
the very candlestick with which Mary
Walton proposed to light the English
man into the dark corners OF the
house more than u hundred years
ago.
Zone has only to go up tho center
stairs along the upper hall and up u
few steps to the left and enter the
west room, where Stephen Treloase
is waiting" He lifted the candle.
stick and glanced inquiringly ut
Effic Blaisdell. She simply squealed.
"Winlocke" He didn't feel that 1t
was in his line. "Cartcr?r The doc
tor laughed genially-a matorialistic
laugh. "Miss Brown" miss Webbp"
"Arthure" "Sanborn?" "What!" he
exclaimed "will no one meet this
man and set his spirit at rest?"
just then Louise Thurston rose.
"Give me tho light, she said. She
camo forward to takc it. She was
paler than usual and her eyes had
a blank, far-away gaze
Mr.. Walton looked at her dubious.
ly, but with latent smile, and slowly
placed tho old silver piece in her in
gers. She held 1t up for moment
as II waiting for some signal The
taper's light fell full on her face,
with the parted lips and wide, alb
stracted gaze.
Sho had on velvet dress that fell
in heavy folds to the floor and tho
soft lace on the corsage was draped
in some old-fashioned way. One
thought with n curious thrill that she
looked rs Mary Walton might have
looked on the night that Treleaso
disappeared. Ned laid his hand on
her arm. don't go, Louise" he
begged.
Iicr answer was swift movement
toward the door, and We watched her
ascend the stairs and the glimmor of
her light disappear. Then we waited
AMI waited. | think We all felt Il
! little queer, for some reason or other,
and we learned how long minutes
can be.
Don't take the ghost so seriously.
Nod" said his father finally, "or
shall think Louise the Drawer OF the
two"
"And there's chance. after all,
smiled tho doctor, "thnt Treleaso
may not put in an appearance.
But Walton did not respond TO rail-
lery. "Shc might be badly frightened. ~
he said, ION there by herself. after
such an uncanny story lie had slip
ped his hands into his pockets in
frank forgetfuluess Of his Surround
ings and was pacing up and down
the hall.
"Father." said Ned, appearing in
the doorway with open watch In hand.
IL am going up there. Louise has
been gone fifteen minutes
"Let's all CO." said Winlocs. 81
think that with such support might
find courage myself to peep into
haunted chamber.
He and ! followed Ned closely MS
the latter sprang up the stairs and
hurried down an unlighted passage
way, where an occasional cobweb
hang from tho uncovered beams 20 a
low door II opened Mt touch and
admitted us to room full OF strange
shapes OF old furniture and with
dusky corners shrinking away from
the square OF moonlight on the floor
Ned sprang forward, for there las
Louise sensoless with hcr head on
her arm, and the other outstretched
hand white In tho moonbeams.
We carried her out and laid hcr on
broad lounge in the upper hall.
When she came TO. her frat question
was:
(Which OF you was the ghost?n
"Aiiss Thurston. you do us too much
honor" said DIR. Carter. you sus-
pect us at once Of u great dramatic
ability and nm ETHEREAL type OF char
actor which We do not possessm
"You are all charmingly modest"
smiled Louise. "Was no one OF you
absent from the parlor from tho time
| left 1t until you all came up TO tho
west room?' She looked at Ned for
I'm answer.
mo one, Louise, said he. IL am
sure Of it"
She turned little pale.
Then II was-what was It that !
saw"
That Is what we all want 10
know said Mr.. Walton.
"Who was II whom feit-whum
saw standing there nj tho edge Of the
patch Of moonlight? When | once
saw him ! couldn't look away, and
then he caught my wrist aud held II
until ] tainted. Who was In the ives,
roomPn
at was your fancy, Louise" said
Nod.
Louise pushed back her slcoyc and
looked at her wrist "My fancy has
strong fingers" said she. She held
out her wrist, and there was n red
mark on II not unlike finger prln,sl
Well. Us Louise sat there II was
evident that she was struggling TO
recall somn vague memory. Sudden.
~ sho rose and laid hcr hand on
Ncd's sleeve, II remember now bho
said; 81 know whcro tho misslng
paper IL hidden
She lod the way back 70 tho pnrlor
and We oil followed. Tho room had
fine old fireplace, Wide and deep.
with finely carved mnniol. The
fireplace had u metallic back baaring
tho Walton cont Of arms. ard tho
hcraldry was glowing scarlet under
tho heat Of tho burning logs Louise
knott down at tho honr,hstoHn. Car
tor stood over her and Ned Walton
wns on the other side.
She laid hcr fingers on limo Of tho
delicate moulding OF tho chimney.
piece ncarost the fire, and presently
a. a.