Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-07-18
AT HEYTON GRANGE.

In q sG't OF scotch gray sporting clothes.
Ii was al, a railway station, and ho had be-
side hi II his gun case and fishing rods
Knowing that he was not man to spend
"A great deal of money on his own Measure
7 e,,,,.-,,, ,+o,o, tbo+ h., had ha,.,, l,,.1,,
io"e,' " is'V'so an ~ i''''io'' rom soii'o
one VINO poS9'SSeu hShlhS anu Shoo'lne
rights. Hello, Gascoyne, SAID rs
came up with him. What's the gamo
now? This looks something like business. y
All, my boy, says he, Il should think
it is too. old jefferson has been looking
out for II country place for some time, you
know, and he has managed to find one up
in the north ut a marvelously cheap rent.
He's taken it for II n.Jnths, and If he
likes ii he has the chance of buying it at
ridiculous figure
Why, what's the matter with it?'
said.
.Oh, nothing" no replied, that l
know of, but it doesn't suit tho owner for
some reason, and he has had 1t ON his
hands for Nrsy long time and could not
let il, and | suppose he got tired OF it and
thought he would get rid OF it Mt any
price.
jefferson writes me that it Is reilly q
grand l-s1ee, with some glorious shooting
and li,!ius, and a really magnificent house,
and he's asked nae II 90 and have
month sport. thought L WAS too good
chance To be missed, and - pacN up
my traps at once, and III oil.
At t4at the trda came up, and after
seeing him uiHtOrtajiy settled in u corner
seat and Wishing him good sport aud
high ed time STROBE away.
What WIS my surprise in n little more
| than week attcTward, to meet him one
evening Ia the HIGH street a | WAS re
turning from business.
- W hF case Ene, said, "whatcver has
brought you back again So SOON thought
you We're going to stay II month.
Never "a month would l stay mt that
place for any price he replied but
come, let us walk up to the King Of Bells,
at the end q tleyills.t,r. We slss.l DO
quiet there. and Il tell you all about 1t,
1t makes me feel SO queer every time /
think OF 1t that | really can tell you with
out glass OF something.
We went up to the old inn and before
comfortable glass and blazing fire ~c lit
| Our pipes and he commenced:
jefferson was right when he said he
had "a splendid place Its fallen into dis
repair u tlcthruugh being untenantcd so
long but Hcyton Grange rs IL is called,
is a regular country mansion, with mag
nif.rent hail, dar, large entertaining rooms,
and don know how many bedrooms and
offices up stairs. | found he'd invited
| quite a number OF fellows and intended
having a regular shooting party staying in
tho house, bat he had asked me up IL day
or two in advance SO that we could have IL
| quiet time together before the rest came.
I'VE had three most enjoyable day, Tho
country round was magnificent. We had
few idle shots, and east II fly or two for
| trout As we saunter,d along. talking Of old
| times, and these lazy trials were sufficient
o show us that we should have fine sport
when we commenced in ct-J=l,st. We spent
| these DAYS alone and Je.4e..-e.il and slept
| tovct her during that time, for we are old
| friends, as you know, and 1 liked better to
| Dc with him than to be in the room ;lllot
ted to me i'll the fnruff west wing until
that part of the house was occupied by
some Of the other visitors. On the fourth
dav they came We had glorious time OF
1t, and went TO bed tired out. | dropped
to sleep at once, but after some two hours
l woke up, bathcd in a cold perspiration
| and with n terrible feeling that could not
account for Whether | had been dream
ing or no could not tell, but l raised my
self on one arm and looked around tho
room and there, right by the foot Of tho
bed, sAw--t"e bust Of "A woman as though
the body had been cut through at the
waist,
The fac was as white As marble, and
the eyes seemed to look bcsccchingly upon
me. Terrified WAS unable to stir, and
the figure gradually iloated away and dis
appeared through the panels Of the wall,
heaving as il did so a lew, deep sigh.
'Of course sleep was impossible after
! that I lay in a state of terror until morn
! ing, but managed to drop into trou-
! blud, broken slumber as daylight appeared
and slept on uneasily until l was startled
by knock At the door and the announce
ment that the first breakfast bell had
rung l went down to breakfast with the
effects Of the night apparition still upon
me, though wearing away and growing
fainter every moment, and before l had