The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1894-04-13

"Only for one night, Isaid. "Thcy
were all made nervous by hearing the
legend of the spectral dog at Peel Cos-
tie yesterday, and Carry could not
sleep alone lest it should come to
her.
"Ihennowyou will lock your door"
said Mrs Consadine.
Indeed | shall mott said Carry.
81 should always imagine had locked
it in with me.
Locked it in-with you and that
beautiful hair. Yes, see; it would
be most lmprudent.
On hearing this speech Garry
glanced at Edward, and catching his
eye they both Uttered audibly. For
tunately the landlady just then
knocked at the door, and asked Mrs
Consadine to speak to her, so she left
us without noticing the two young
peoples rudeness.
That night [ wakened with sud
den start and sat up in bed, listening
intently, | heard in the stiffness a low
moan from the direction of Carry's
room, an6 moment after the words:
"Oh, Jane, come to me"-not
screamed, but sent, as it were, by the
mere force of their fervor through
the intervening space to my ear. Not
waiting to strike match, ] was in an
instant in her room, the door of which
I found open. She was lying quite
still, moaning most pitisbly: "Oh,
Jane, Jane come to me"
"My dearest, am here" I said,
taking her in my arms "What is
wrong? Are you i'll or in pain?"
ooh, Jane, it has been here, just as
Edward described it! Oh, take me
into your room; let us so away from
this horrible place"
Of course understood that my poor
little sister had had q nightmare, and
that it was no use reasoning with her
Just then, so l led her to my room, her
eyes hidden on my shoulder, lest even
in the darkness she should see the
dreaded shape. Once in my bed, |
wrapped her in my arms and by de-
grees she ceased to tremble, and in a
little time we were both quietly
asleep.
We did not wake till nearly break
fast time, and were dressing hurriedly
when suddenly it struck me that there
was something very unusual about
! Csrry's head.
Garry" I said "what have you
done to your hair?'
Done to my hair?" said Garry
'Nothing."
That is nonsense, my dear; JUS
! look at your hair"
Garry went to the glass.
Then, Jane" she said, turning 8
white, awe-stricken face to me-"Jane
it was no dream; something did leal
over me in the night and touch my
hair
''Some one has played g wicked
practical joke, ! said angrily; ''and
besides frightening you most cruelty
has quite spoiled the front of you
hair. One side is cut off; Of course,
now you must cut the other side ant
wear horrid fringe. Mother will be
angry when you go home to her Will
a fringe.
| Poor Garry began to cry and at tina
f moment the breakfast bell rang
r There was no help for it-a lock haC
| to be cut off the left side of her hail
, to make it correspond with the nov
shorn condition of the right side.
| locked the long, silken tress CAREFUL,
away, and Garry combed her firing
t over her white forehead, and was con
t soled to find that she looked prettie
= than ever. The instant We entere,
a the breallfast-room every one crieC
g out ooh, Miss Garry, how nice yol
look with fringe!"
s Carry was too indignant 10 answer
k and so was |. One of the horri,
young wretches had certainly playe
k this cruel trick, and probably all tn
t others were in the secret. resolves
to say nothing about it till | coul,
p. consult with Canon Goldman as to tn
l best punishment for them, but in tn
mean time really could not brin
! myself to speak to them. Unfortr
- nately the canon had gone to Dougls
IS for the day, so justice could not over
take the evil-doers till his return. 1
the mean time [ was disguised wit
o their hypocrisy. They talked {
o though they believed Carry had hel
y self cut off her front hair Just to sc
how she would look with a fringe.
Garry kept her temper admirably
(, never answered them, and never n
It luded to the occurrences of the nigh
5, but, of course, they all saw that "
d were not friends with them, and Ii
y more they tried to get back again int
favor the more indignant l felt an
+ the more | longed for the Canon's T.
S turn, that they might reap the cons