The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-15

THE SOUND WAS QUICKLY sMorusHED."
pale herself. was hurryins toward the
door when her sister stopped her.
You have forgotten" she said. ITO
say good night to our guest"
Instantly Lucetta turned. and with q
sudden, uncomfortable impulse seized
my hand and pressed i, convulsive!y.
Good night" she criel: Il hope you
will sleep well" and was gone before /
could say 4 word in response.
"Why does I.ucstta 20 out Of the
room when you come i n?' | asked, do
,ernined to know the reason for this
peculiar conduct. "!iaye you any other
guests in the house,
\lhc reply came with unexpected We.
hemencs. NO." she cried. why should
yon think SOL There is no n here but
the family" And she turned away
with n certain dignity which cut short
all further remarks. "I " must be
very tirod." she said. I'll you please
We will 20 now TO your room"
| rose Mt once. glad Of the prospect OF
being relieved from these forced a,tcn.
tIons. She took my wraps on her arm
and we passed Immediately into tho
hall. AZ va did so | heard voices, one
OF them shriil and full OF distress, bu.
the sound waI 80 quickly smOtherci by
n closing door that | failed to discover
whether that tone OF suffering pro.
ceeded from Il man or n woman.
Misa hnOlly., who wa preceding me.
glanced back in =0mn alarm. But as |
gave no token OF having noticed any
thing on; OF the ordinary, she speedily
resumed her way upstairs. As the
sounds | had heard had proceeded from
above did not follow her with much
alacrity. But reilec:iug that whatever
was going on in this house, i: could BY
no possibility have any reference TO nv.
self, | resumed my courage, which. how.
ever. ~precepiiblv weakened when |
found myself passing door after door
down n long hail to n room MS remote
as possible from what seemed 10 be the
living portion oil tho house.
Wont | have IL one neal me-" |
began, as my young hostess paused and
waited 70. mo to Join her on the ihrei-
hold OF the the most i]orbiddIng room 1t
had ever been my fortune TO enter.
on she smiled, You need not be
afraid. Nothing can happen to you
here: | am only sorry that VIC Rrc
Obliged to offer you such mean lodging.
But all our other rooms Ga out Of
order she exclaimed, firmly. "ani 10
gu great regret you will have TO sleep
in tins ono for tonight"
But cannot sleep with n Of you?'
pnraia'nl ar wnn't All WIN To any in,
convenience. | am not accustomed to
be nut OF by myself"
II am sorry" she again repeated.
"but it is quito impossible. II | could
give you the comforts you arc accum.
toned TO | should be glut. But we arc
unfortunate. we gi,ls. and" She said
no more. but began 10 busy herself
about the room. which | tried to see in
rs favorable q light ~ | could. Per.
hnps she saw my iailnre-in my face:
perhaps siie fel, herself the drcarincss
OF tho gray discolorci walls, which the
fire that had been lit on tho hearth did
not sorvo to tighten, for she pointed to
II bcll-rODa neal the head OF the bed and
kindly remarked:
iii anything disturbs Won, null that.
1t communicates with my room, and |
will como nj ono, aud speak to you"
glanced up ai tho rope, ran my ego
ainn. tho wiro communicating with 1t
and saw tina: it was broken sheer Oft
before it even entered into tho wall.
81 ain afraid you will not hear me-" /
answered. pointing to tho broak.
She flushed n dcrp scarlet. and for n
moment looked ~ embarrassed ~ ever
her sister had done.
II did not know" che murmuroi.
"Tlic housc is SO old. everything is moro
or loss u Of repair" And che made
has,e 10 quit the room.
| ran after Iicr in alarm.
'int there IL no key to the door" |
objected.
Sho came back with n look almost
ike anger on her stern face.
what do you lcnr?' aho Criod. us
this n public house where you would DO
Liable to intrusion? You arc in n pr.
vatc dwelling. my dear. and-sood
iod!' siie %mnrnurcd. beneath her
bicath, but not go low but that my OK.
cited sense caught tho words she utter
oil. "Can shc hRvo heard anything?
Has tho reputation OF this placo gone
abroad? Miss Grant" sho repeated
moro loudly, won nrc M safe hnro us q
babo on its motIicr's knee. Nothing
threatens YOU. nor need you hayo tho
loast fear whether the night paSsc, IN
quiet or whether 1t is broken by unac-