Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-10-18

/ ing lhtll with strange ar. i he eN-
preston of her face. he upturned hair.
the wide. outstanding rutfie and stiff
brocaded bodice We're those that the
| pictured Lady Anna Wore: and one
white hand was raised as if in aston
| lshment or warning.
While one might have counted hum
dred the two men stared at the APP
partition. and then with a common i'm
pulse they turned their gaze to the pic
ture on the opposite wall. When their
eyes were again directed to the spot
where the woman had stood she had
gone.
''What Goes it meano Who is she?"
Ellis questioned by and by.
81 know no more than YOU" Durant
replied. so,emnly. and there was indeed
no doubling his words.
ut must have been some one belong
! ing to the house." Ellis reasoned.
Durant shook his head
There is no one in the house. so far
as [ know, but old johnson and his
wife. and besides she--it disappeared"
ut is very strange"
''' i IL.
l will not sell the hall" Durant said
and Ellis looked his amazement.
"Not sell the hall." he echoed. an
gri!y.
"No"
But You cannot believe that
NO matter, I VIII not SELL" Durant
interrupted.
Don't be superstitious, Durant You
cannot be in earnest. | have taken a
fancy to the place.
81 am sorry, but will not SELL
Look here. man. Will another five
thousand not tempt you?"
NO. Ellis, | am not to be tempted.
Please say no more"
But YOU c:>naot attach any impor-
tanee TO the--the"-Ellis hesitated-
"to what we fancied we SAVE"
81 don't know" Durant answered.
truthfully enough. 'Perhaps we saw
nothing. 1t may have been fancy in
my case"
here was an uncomfortable pause.
Wi. You take hand at cards. Ellis,
or 90 to bed"" the host asked at length.
Ellis yawned ostensibly.
ITO bed, if You don't mind; and 7
trust none of your ancestors or ances-
tresses will pay me a visit"
There is little danger of that" Du-
rant laughed. but YOU will find few
modern comforts in your bedroom. [
hope. however, Mrs. johnson has seen
to the airing of the sheets Shall l
show YOU the wave"
Durant led his guest to the room as
signed to him. and early next morn
ing both returned to London.
On the day following Guy Durant re-
ceiyed two letters. One bore the post
mark OF the post town nearest Durant
Hall. and the address was in his daugh-
ter's handwriting.
Dear father it ran, 81 hope did
not startle YOU very much last nj ght.
One OF Aunt Alice's servants has scarlet
fever in rather bad form. and she
took advantage of long standing in
vitation of Mrs. Kingsey's--I was at
school with Pauline Kingsley. YOU
know--to send me to Kingsley Court.
There is "a short cut from it. as per-
I1aps YOU know, TO the hall. Pauline
Kingsley is getting up some private
thcatrlcals, and she and | ran over to
t he hasl last night in order to rllnlmaoe
through some old silks and things in
mammals room. You won't mind. |
hope. We passed through the house
without seeing anyone. and Pauline in
sisted on dressing me up as a court
lady OF ancient days. and then she dis
covered wonderful resemblance in me
TO Lady Annals portrait. We ran down
one Of those old little staircases that
the house is so full of and entered the
library by disused door that found
out when Aunt Alice and | once STAYED
at the hall. Guess my establishment
to find YOU and another gentleman at
dinner. After a pause | FASTENED back
by the way came. Pauline never got
III at all. We felt like a pair of very
badly behaved children as we ran back
to Kingsley Court. Poor Mrs. johnson
must have been very busy in the
Kitchen for we never once saw her nor
her husband"
Guy Durant laid down the letter
when he had read so far and gave a
characteristic laugh
The explanation, however. was not
pleasant reading.
so Meg was the ghost that led me
to refuse very advantageous offer.
Her masqueradng has resulted in some
mischief" he said, and finished read
ing the epistle.
In a few minutes he turned his at
tention to the second letter. 1t was
from the Durant lawyers and warned
him against making sudden disposal
Of his property.
I'VE have learned" Boscroft & Man
ners wrote. that large and rich vein
OF copper ore runs through your prop
erty. Our knowledge came to us by ac-
cident. as also the fact that Mr.. kirby
Ellis is aware of the existence of the
copper ore in your property We trust
you have not sold Durant Hall for auv
sum. however large seemingly.''
Guy Durant did not laugh over the
last letter. and it was some consider
able time before he said: