The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-12-02
ers. The surroundings, too, are most pic.
turesque"

ers. The surroundings, too, are most pic
turesque.'
81 should like to see it," said the Ouch
ess.
80 should t. added Leah.
Fair ladies'" cried Sir Arthur you
shall see it whenever you will. The
house itself looks SO cheerful one would
never think that it had once been the
scene of tragedy"
WAS it?' asked the duchess. Tell it
to u.s.
Il am newcomer" said the general,
land naturally enough l know but little
about it. But one of the gardeners at
Glen spoke Of the story this morning. |
asked him how long the house had been
closed, and he said fifteen years. OF
course, | asked him how that was. and
he said that Lady Carlton could never
bear to enter it again, and that, after
the accident. she had taken her son, Sir
Basil, to Italy, where size spent the re-
mainder of her life, but that he, now that
his mother was dead, was coming back
to live here
What was the accident?" asked the
duchess.
A very horrible one. She had but two
children-a girl and boy; the daughter,
Adela, was seven years older than the
son. She was very winning girl, the
very JOY of Lady Cartons heart She
fell IN love-l forget who the lover was
and everything was arranged for the
wedding. She was then eighteen and the
young brother only eleven. On the night
before the wedding Lady Carlton gave a
grand ball, and Glen was filed with a
gay crowd Of guests; they danced until
the very walls seemed to rock. The old
man told me that the bridge was like
some lovely, laughing fairy. Just as the
ball was closing, and when the happiness
and gayety were greatest, n terrible cry
was heard. 1t came from the sumner
room, the grand old banqueting hall,
where kings and queens had Toasted. The
guests rushed out, only to witness a most
horrible scene. The beautiful bride, with
terrible cries, was seen flying across the
hall, her bright gossamer robes all
at1ame. Her light. fiuttering ball dress
had caught fire, and, the draught of air
tanning the flames, they met over her
head and enveloped her. For a moment
everyone was paralyzed; then one of the
guests, a gentleman, caught up a thick
rug and rolled it around her. He was
burned terribly, but he extinguished the
flames. 1t was too late. When the hap
less lover FASTENED to the hall be saw the
girl lying in her agony on the ground.
her golden hair burned, her face distort-
ed, her pretty dress OF white lace and
white water lilies all hanging in scorched
shreds around her. She spoke few
words to him, and then they carried her
upstairs to die.
What a terrible story!' said the Ouch
ess.
When Lady Carlton recovered from
the shock added Sir Arthur, ''she went
abroad, and took her son with her She
died at Naples last year, and the master,
Sir Basil. is coming home"
1T will be a great trial to him to re-
turn to the scene of such a catastrophe, "
said the kindly duchess. You must ask
him here as often as you can"
The house is so cheerful, so bright and
beautiful, you would never think that u
tragedy had happened there
There is tragedy associated with
most houses, but the world does not know
it., said the duchess.
4 pray heaven" said the general,
that there will never be one in this.
CTo be continued)