Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-19


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 does it mean? Who is she?"
Ellis questioned by and by.
81 know no more than you," Durant
replied, solemnly, and there was indeed
no dohbting his words.
"It 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 disappe ared."
''It is very strange"
$50 strange that our bargain is off.
I will not sell the hail." Durant said,
and Ellis looked his amazement.
Not sell the hall!" he echoed, an
grily!
"No."
"But you cannot believe that"
"No matter, will not SELL" Durant
interrupted.
Don't be superstitious, Durant. You
cannot be in earnest. l have taken
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 cannot attach any impor-
tance to the-the"-Ellis hesitated-
"to what we fancied we saw?"
81 don't know" Durant answered,
truthfully enough. perhaps we saw
nothing. 1t may have been fancy in
my case"
There was an uncomfortable pause.
'lNill you take a hand at cards, Ellis,
or go to bed ?" the host asked at length.
Ellis yawned ostensihly.
"To bed, if you don't mind; and
trustAnone of your ancestors or ances-
tresses will pay me 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
show you the way?"
Durant led his guest to ths room as
signed to him, and early mex; morn
ing both returned to London.
On the day following Guy Durant re-
ceived 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 night.
One of Aunt Alice's servants has scarlet
fever in rather bad form, and she
took advantage of long-standing in
school with Pauline Kingsley, you
know-to send me to Kingsley Court
There is a short cut from it, as per-
haps you know, to the hail. Pauline
Kingsley is getting up some private
theatricals, and she and l ran over to
the hall last night in order to rummage
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 ccArt
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 l once stayed
at the hall. Guess my astonishment
to find you and another gentleman a.
dinner. After pause / fastened bacl
by the way l came. Pauline never GO
| in af nj No falt l., -
badly behaved children as we ran bacl
to Kingsley Court. Poor Mrs. johnson
must have been very busy in thu
kitchen, for we never once saw her no
her husband"
Guy Durant laid down the lette
when he had read so far and gave
Characteristic laugh.
The explanation, however, was no
. pleasant reading.
$50 Meg was the ghost that led m
to refuse very advantageous offer
Her masquerading has resulted in som
mischief" he said, and finished read
ing the epistle.
In few minutes he turned his at
tention to the second letter. 1t wa
from the Durant lawyers. and warne.
= him against making a sudden dispose
: of his property.
"We have learned" Boscroft & Man
ners wrote, "that large and rich vel
: of copper ore runs through your prop
: erty. Our knowledge came to us by ac
I cident, as also the fact that Mr.. Kirb
Ellis is aware of the existence of tn
copper ore in your property. We trus
: you have not sold Durant Hall for an
: sum, however large seemingly"
Guy Durant did not laugh over tn
last letter, and ii was some consider
able time before he said:
80 there is something. after all
said and done, in Lady Annals war;
d ing '"-Catholic Fireside.
Oldest Of Church He'll Tnxxer.