The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-18

Your lordship's and my visits were
ill-timed," he said, with coarse laugh.
This night even may make me a great
uncle.
After a few moments, protesting
anxiety about his niece he left. Out
in the hall an alteration sounded. I
could hear his rough voice raised. ]
could hear the sob and pleading of a
Woman'S voice and Lovell's cockney
drawl. Once she cried out: 20 Ned. 1
cannot, cannot sleep therei'
I went out
is Mrs. Lowell better?" questioned.
She came to me with pleading hands.
y Lord Syfret began. Simpkins
caught her by the arm
You are hysterical,' he said. rough
ly. You must not bother his lord
ship"
I took her hand. Remember. nv
dear, that 1 am to have the haunted
room"
DO you say it is haunted?" she
asked, with wild eyes.
You brighten her." Simpkins inter
posed, adding tremendously" regret
the room has not been prepared for
you. 1t is Mr. and Mrs. LoyeIls own
room."
She turned on him helplessly. She
caught her breath with sob. Lowell
put his arm about her and persuad ed
her upstairs. At the top Of the stair
case she turned and swept one last
terrified look down at u.s. Then she
was gone. The look has never left me.
To my death I shall regret that L did
not act upon it and save her. / turned
on Simpkins, who also stood looking
Up. There was in his face a singular
malignant exultation
He followed me into the dra wing.
room. There was an aggressive triumph
about him.
night
In the middle of the night 1 was
aroused by curious sound It seemed
to be a muffied rumbling close at hand
I threw on some clothes andsTsInnef
into the passage. In the dim light 7
could see thin line Of shadow sliding
down the wall-almost as if the wall
mad been moving. From somewhere
sounded hollow ticking, like that OF
an immense clock. Strange how the
night develops sound! I had not seen
or previously heard a clock.
| was returning to bed, all noise but
the sonorouS tick having ceased when
l thought heard a cry-a faint crv-in
/ the same little voice that had sung me
her ballads. 1t was followed by two
deep groans. HeavensI What had
happened? / stood listening with
strained ears. But no other sound came
nothing but the ghostly ticking
Cropping once more and finding NO
door | became alarmed I ran hack
to my room-ny head throbbing fiji T
feeled-and lighted candle. I dinnad
my handkerchief in water and bo,1nd
sciosely across my mouth and nos
+ trils. Then / carried my candle into
the passage. 1t was as had snso
pected. There was no door, AS on thar
morning. so now the space between
the rooms at either end of the corridor
was one plane surface. Tapping ana
testing brought out the chill feel and
hollow note of metal. An iron nlata
had been dropped over the door
barring egress and ingress. The hort
bic clock licked on. was now CON
vinced Of some catastrophe. I knocked
and called. I pounded with nv fists
upon the iron plate 1t sounded
thunderously. reproducing in exaggera-
ton the noise that had awakened me
But no other sound answered. rushed
upstairs and stood in the upper pass
age calling for help. beat orst one or
two doors. Soon a man appeatea-the
single man-servant of the 5astNblish-
ment- He thrust his head out IsseapiIv
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