Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-09-07

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awake, calm and collected, John Bayham
| stood before them.
"John,'' said Lenore, s.Mr. Chandos
! left home soon after dinner, to go to the
| Hall; it is half-past one now, and he has
not returned, though he intended to be
| at home by ten"
| John looked hard at the pale, beautiful
face of his young mistress. and at the
| white, lovely, wild face of her compan-
! ion.
Are you afraid something has hap
! pened to him?" he asked, with good-hu-
mored yet lofty contempt. Ladies are
SO fearsome. 1t is more than impossible;
it could not be. Still, / will go to the
Hall if you like
| The next hour passed in almost total
silence: but when the little ormolu clock
chimed a quarter to three, Glade looked
! up suddenly.
He is here cried Lenore; but Gla-
/ dies white face grew whittier.
| Quickly as it was possible to do it, Lee
more FASTENED to the hall and unfastened
the door. There stood John, alone.
The shock was so great to her that she
stood for some few minutes quite unable
to speak, then she family gasped:
"Your master?"
do not be frightened, ma 'am," said
John; ''it is all right" but she detected
the false ring of his voice; she leaned
back against the wall, white and faint.
| What is it?" she cried. Speak quick
| ly, or l shall die"
Il am very sorry, but | am quite sure
you need not be alarmed the master
did not remain long at the Hall; he left it
just at half-past nine. The butler closed
| the door after him, and saw him co.
| Then where is hep asked Lenore. II
know what must be done without one
moments delay. John, you must rouse
all the men servants in the place. and go
| in search. of him. Many things may
have happened, not dangerous in them
| Selves"
''To be sure, MISS said John, cheer
fully; "the master may have fallen and
hurt his ankle as I have heard Of many
gentleman doing; or he may have met
some friends, and gone out of his way
with them. / will get the men at once;
it is already break of day"
| Lenore cried out with dismay at the
| words. Glade forced her to lie down on
! the couch.
AS the clocks were striking four Glade
put out the lamps, and opened the long
| French window; in came the CLEAN Of
sunshine, the odor of flowers, the song
| of birds, the soft, sweet summer air; in
| came all the radiant beauty of the morn
| ing, and Lenore looked up with faint
smile on her white face.
''There can be nothing the matter,
| Gladie," she said; chow could the world
be all so bright if harm had happened
| to him?''
They sat for quite two hours longer;
| then the summer morning was in it's
! glory, and busy sounds were heard in the
| household.
footsteps, the cries of men, the smoth-
cred sobs Of women, then a great, solemn
| calm. Lenore rose from her seat and
| grasped Gladie's arm.
"They have found him." she said; civ
ing or dead, they have found him, know
| by the sound"
Then the weakness seemed all to die
from her. She stood pale and erect but
a new light shone in her eyes,
To her came the chief constable who,
bewildered ever so little by the white,
beautiful face, bowed before her and hes
itated.
Speak she said; "have no fear"
II have bad news for you, madame"
he began.
''Then, in mercy to me, tell it quickly"
| she said
'Mr. Chandos has been found-not liv-
ing, but dead
(To be continued)