New-York tribune., 1896-08-30

1t was his servants hand that was placed on
his shoulder and that shook him vigorously
He woke and found the man standing ny MN
with the landlord Of the inn at which he had
intended to pass the night They had SAT up
late for him on the previous evening, ana Whch
Lo did not arrive had at length come out TO
look for him II not till after sunrise
however that their search was rewarded ahu
tho, had discovered him in the ruined chapel OF
an old and dismantled house: near Winter
bourne. sleeping heavily, with his head on the
broken altar-steD.
the inn AT Winterbourne. but only with consld-
era ble difficulty. for his exposure mad aitected
him strangely and he felt that sickness ana
extreme prostration which generally accom-
rt,; ti. ia,i,,r ,f a no,verful anaesthctic For
some hours he lay in a semi-stupor ana ms
state was such that his servant considered IL
advisable to seek medical advice. The village
practitioner. who was shortly in attendahce
hled him and prescribed a febrifuge. lie IN
quired Of the servant the particulars oi ms mas,
ters attack and being informed OF what had
happcned. said that the exposure coud not
account for such condition. and that Mi san
tai had undoubtedly been drusged lie put
some searching questions in an attempt T." us
cover how any drug could have been adnlniS-
tered: but his patient ridicu"d the idea. say ing
that his time was fully accounted Tor up 10 ms
being knocked down by the horse IN It's euoilS
10 break loose: and that his present seizure
must be attributed to a violent fall and suDse-
ouent exposure ia a semi-stunned condition.
IN. doctor however, would not abandon his po-
sition and remarked dryly To the landlord ina,
bows would he boys limiting that Mr.: Sahtal
had fallen among bad company on the way,
and protesting to be able 10 diagnose from Ger
tain symptoms that the drug had beeh adih'h-
istered in the medium ot vine.
The Young mans vigorous constitution soon
rallied and though he kept his bed the next
dav his head was clear and he was aDlr 10 lS-
his servant and the landlord Of their search
for him The delay in his arrival had not AT
first aroused their anxiety. as they cohcludtu
that hc had taken shelter - lneWhere IRON ine i
storm. bur when T. o'clock struck and stu
nothing was seen Of him. they began to thlnk
that some msadventure had occurred II was
shortly after midnight that the sound OF hoofs
called them To the door of the inn. Wh"rc they
came upon a rilerless horse with rein broken
and the saddle turned upside down. The ger
want at once recognized his masters horse. ana
a fresh cause for alarm was found IN the GRIP
ping saddle and the state Of the animal which
showed that il had been in the water ne
landlord concluded at once that Mr. Santal had
chosen the by-road from Lahontlne instead or
the highway and had been carried away I'm
aftcmpting 10 cross the flooded stream Tney
proceeded to the ford with lanterns. ana the
subsistence Of the water allowing them to cross
soon after daybreak they round moor MARKS
on the sodden turf which showed where the
horse had turned off across the meadow on the
previous night. Guided by these tracks. they
reached the porch Of a ruined house. we'll known
IN the neghborhood Beiant Place. and enter
ing came first upon a riding cloak flung on
heap Of fallen tlmbers in the dismantled hal,
and shortly afterward found Mt Santal nm
self living PROSTATE on tho altar-steps or
chanel attached to the house. The landlord
said that the family Of Bejant were formerly
lords Of WnterbOurne Manor. ana had pult
I}efant Place i'm the reign of Elizabeth. nut thelr
waning fortunes had forced them 10 abandon
their residence shortly after the close Of the
civil Wars and il was now little more than a
ruined she'll The i'm where Santal lay was
called after them. the Rejant Arms. and their
shield with the wavy bars Of silver and black
could be- seen swinging on the signb0ard from
his bedroom window.
Santal was thus enabled to trace the origin OF
some nf the fancies which had filed his dream
he was lcft 10 wonder at the coincidence or ms
having purchased in oxford n ring which had
undoubtedly belonged to some member or tnat
family in who's" house he was destined 10 pass
50 strange night
The dream had left so vivid impression
thai he could not easily shake IT off. and more
than one circumstance contributed To intensity
the idea Of reality that 1t had produced on his
imagination. He missed from his finger the
ring itself and remembered with smile and
vet with sadness. the important part IL had
plaved in his vision. He had little doubt that
he had I'm sleep actually removed II from ms
hand and that IL would be found somewhere in
the chapel. ana he was gcarcey surprised that
a guinea and a shilling should also be missing
from his purse.
His indisposition caused Saniai to modify his
plans: and instead Of proceeding directly on his
Journey he retained his rooms at the BeJant
Arms aad remained nearly a week at winter
bourne. After n" was sutl' icntlN recovered 10
leave the house hc several times visited the
ruins OF Bcjant Place Santal found that the
house when viewed in the less romantic hues
Of daylight was indeed az his landlord had told
him. little better than ruin. 1t had been en-
tirey dismantlcd at some comparatively re-
mote period. the staircases throughout and the
floors in part had been removed. ana the rooms
hreplaces He entered by the projecting stone
porch and found no difficulty In reiracing his
steps or in identifying the various chambers
which he had actually visited but he wondered
as ne remembered the fantastic properties and
persons with which his Imagination had equipped
them The walls from which the panelling
and plaster had been stripped. the cracked and
broken stuccO Of the ceiling. the gaping holes