The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-17

AFFsr That sUoEr VIEW, EcMEMUrr
NOTHING.
ing. Iot | must havo undressod nv,
self and COMO to bed, for when woke
IN tho morning | was between the
shoeis, and tho bed was pushed back
IN It's place 0.ains. the wall.
1t was maid who woke mo. | had
senn this woman before, and had rather
liked her appearance, which was tina,
OF strong aud kindly woman. Sho
was building the fro whom | openod
my eyes, md the chOeriul glow pro.
duccd quite strange effect upon me.
Tho visions OF tho night seemed TO ro
cedc, aud for moment [ believed my.
self to have bccn merely tho victim oil
a horrible nightmare. Her face, as she
turned towards me, nid0d 10 this toel.
ing, il wa' 80 frank aud cheerful.
"Ah, Miss Grant" shr cried, "lIiss
knollys sends her love, and hopes you
have passed. pleasant night"
| WAS dumbloundcd. Either her ms.
surancc was great, or my Imagination
had indeed played me II fearful trice.
| imputed rs lightly as could WIN.
had happened in the night TO keep the
family up. 10 which she responde
that Miss Lucetta had been i'll "a pal.
pablo falsehoOd. ii had really seen her
passing down the hall with lighted
candle in her hand), adding, as
showed surprise in my manner. "Lu
Gotta Is often i'll. Many is the night
have 10 sit NJ with h0i."
"Bu, saw her." began, and stopped.
Had in reality seen her. or had been
laborinS under an Authorization which
brought her image up before me, and il
her image had been IN Authorization,
why not that other dreadful thing
which had made the night horror to
me? Changing my assertion thea into
question. | asked ii her young mis-
trcss was better; TO which tho woman
replied that happily shc IVES. and hav.
ing finished her work at the hearth. SHE
rose and with an amiable air, inquired
il she could do anything for me.
told her | wanted more light, and
when she moved to arrange the curtains
| remarked on tho size OF the house
and asked hon many there we're in the
family.
She mentioned the three Young poo.
pie. man servant and herself, and
then added: There arc not many OF
US, bu, enough TO make uso OF tho
house and 10 keep mos; oil the rooms
stirred up"
And was there no one else in tho
house last night" pursued.
She turned sharply, looked at me
with displeasurc and quickly replied:
"Why, you were here, were You not?'
l laughed, but did not desist. And
no one else?'
She seemed embarrasse! at my per.
sistence. bu. answered. emphaticalIy
enough: NO, no one else" (which
| made up my mind tina. would try
some time through the day 10 see oil
the persons she had mentioned, and ii
found them ali well to regard my al.
venture as no moro than an unusually
vivid nightmarc-as possibly it wac.
The woman herself at this moment
unconsciously emphasized my decision.
I'll might DO 40 curious" said She" ~
would like TO ask why you look so pale
this morning. Does wakeful night
always affect you in this way"
NO." said !, mot when | am not
frightened"
And you were frichtcned?'
Every much So"
THAT is too bad: what could have
done it? Miss Lucotta's sickness?"
II thought" said J., rising on my
elbow, 80 rs to look her sQuaroly in the
face, "that some one came 10 my door
ut midnight and locked it softly on the
outside"
"Drcams, dreams" calculated the
woman.
THAT later, two hours after. perhaps,
the game person came back and as soft.
ly unlocked it acain."
Mere fancy. child. mere fancy"
"And do you moan to say" | cried.
starting up, "tha. no one did do that?
81 do certainly mean to say that you
dreamod all this or that your imagina-
ton deceived you. We had no time TO
come 10 YOUR uOOT ilA1t HIsut.
II will ask Miss knollya." | cried. 81
canno, believe dreamed that"
But horc the woman Assumed very
serious air.
AZ would NO. disturb Nliss Knollys II
/ w.ro you. She has her troubles, and
is very anxious about hor sister and not
well herself, besides. 1t would be cruel
10 bother hor with silly fancIes Just
now"
It was no! n ally fancy, for knew l
had o. pdrienccd that part OF my nights
adventure ii no more, but was not I'M
touched by tho womnn's appeal. so lot
a lit,lo laugh Escape me, and charmed
at tho beam OF sunshine which at that
moment poured into the room, ] an.
swered in quite different tone OF voice:
"Well it is morning now and matters
look very different by daylight. Per.
hnps no ono did como to my door. AT
all events / will Try TO think 49,"
Before | was quite drosscd Miss
Knollys came for nc. Sho looked tired,
but not 30 carowon as | expected in.
decd thero seemed TO DO slight lifting
of tho shadow that had been on tho brow
tho day before. Seeing it | bocnmo pua-
lied again and resolving to ignore the
night entirely, greeted hcr pleasantly
ani scarccIy changed color when sho
said:
matilda tolls mo you did not slccp
vol in spite OF my assurances. Is that
so, Miss Grant"
at is 10 aud itisn't so," I laughed;
al slopt some mud ! was awake some,
but that was to BOX Iicctod in strange
houso. hut fool very vol this morn
Ing, bettor than Lucntta, lfcar. hear
tLot ubo wnu quito i'll in tho night"