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can, stood screaming oy his side, and the
almost equally alarmed nurse was rub
bling and chatting his poor hands.
| Going instantly to his side, the Doctor
! commenced doing all he could for his re-
covery, but, he saw at once that the case
was apoplectic, and that he would never
| revive.
"How did this happen? How was he
taken7 Isawno symptoms or This lew
| moments since.s
Il was sitting by his side reading" re-
piled Mrs. FREEDOM, "when the strangest
thing happened I ever knew. The door
from the hall opened and singular
looking man entered, and going to the
foot of Sir Reginald's bed, stood there,
with his eyes fixed upon those of the
baronet before him, without speaking
one word.
aSir Reginald started up at the sight
of the stranger, in the greatest terror,
and, raising one hand as If to push him
off, exclaimed:
Great God! Mercy! mercy!' then
fell back on the pillow in the condition
yon now see him."
"Where is the man?"
@Seeing what had been the effect OF
his sudden appearance, he turned at
once and fed from the room"
"Can you describe him?" asked the
Doctor.
ayes; he was tall and slender, his hair
and beard were white, and very long"
sHad he anything in his hands?"
"In one black leather wallet, in the
other book and some papers,"
,,e& ho., ali
bookseller. I remember now, he was
Just going out of the front door as I
heard you call, and ran up. I had left
the door partly open, it being warm, to
speak to Miss Belle in the boudoir, and
he must have glided in unperceived,
eager for chance to get subscribers for
his book. Seeing so sick person, and
the effect his unannounced presence had
wrought, 1 suppose, caused his hurried
fight from the house. In Sir Reginald's
nervous condition the surprise Of seeing
90 singular-looking person by his bed.
side proved more than he could endure,
and this has been the result"
The conversation now ceased, as every
effort was required in order to bring the
baronet back to consciousness.
For fully an hour DR.. Elfenstein and
Mrs. FREEDOM worked over that senseless
form, but all was of no avail, for just as
the sun dropped behind the western hills,
the spirit of Sir Reginald Glendenning
passed back to his God.
Great indignation was expressed
throughout the neighborhood when his
sudden death and its cause became
known.
The eccentricities Of Rev. Edwin c.
Stiles had taken very offensive form,
and it was decided that some person
should be appointed to inform him
that he never again must take the liberty
of walking into house until duly an
nounced.
The person appointed to attend to this
matter was Rev. Mr.. Lee, who, being
brother minister, could, it was thought;
approach him in the most serious and
effective manner.
so Mr.. Lee kept upon the watch for
his appearance; but, strive though he
might to find him, "Old Stiles" was NO
where to be seen, and at the end OF ten
days had not again entered the village.
In the meantime the funeral of Sir
Reginald took place.
The greatest display that wealth and
influence could exert was in Full force.
The departed baronet had never been
loved. His morose, ugly disposition had
been exercised toward all to such an ex-
tent that much sorrow was not felt at
his loss; nevertheless, he was titled
man, and his possessions we're great;
therefore, every mark Of attention was
bestowed upon his family, and he was
laid to rest in all the pomp and grandeur
that was usually bestowed upon the fu-
nerals of persons of his rank.