Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-03-21

Aeu oeSOAuc very E.ucn attached to Lean.
ana when the season ended they begged
the general and her to come to pay them
a long visit at Dene Abbey. They were
TO remain there during the autumn and
winter. s:r Arthur at first did not quite
IKE the idea, and a compromise was
made. The whole party were to visit
brentwood first and remain there for SIX
weeks; then they We're to go to Dene
Abbey aud stay there as long as Sir Ar
thur wished-an arrangement which
pleased every one. Leah by this time
bad grown to love the duchess so much
that she never liked to be separated from
ner for long together.
brentwood was looking its best at the
md Of July.
The general had invited several guests
10 Brentwood. and the party promised to
oe very pleasant one
AT some future day you will be so!,
mistress of this beautiful place. Leah.
said the duchess. as they were walking
'ne morning on the great terrace.
Il suppose SO" she replied: but l nev-
r like to think of the time. | wish tha,
ny uncle could live as long as. if not
.onger, than l shall"
Il have had An adventure this morn
ing" said Sir Arthur. as they sat down
10 luncheon. I find that the young mas
ter Of Glen II expected home during th.
week. lost my way in the woods, and
came out quite close to the mansion: l
! have been all over it,"
Where and what 10 Glen! asked the
duchess.
And Sir Arthur smiled as he said:
Il ought to be 4 poet to answer you +.
| l. Al
Glen 10 simply one Of the most lovely
spots l know in England"
More beautiful than Brentwood. un-
:le:" asked Leah.
Quite different. Leah. Glen was once
| the dover house Of a queen; three hun
ired years ago if came into possession of
| the Cartons. and has been theirs ever
since. 1t is simply perfect. Your eyes
are almost dazzied by the CLEAN Of sun
light in the waters Of the many foun
aims and by the bright coiors Of tine flow
RS. The surroundings. too. are most pie
uresque.
Il should like to see it," said the duch
SIS.
SO should L. added Leah.
Fair ladies'" cried Sir Arthur, you
shall see it whenever you will. The
| never think that it had once been the
scene of a tragedy"
Was it!' asked the duchess. Tell il
| to US
Il am a newcomer" said the genera |.
and 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
nd hA
| course. l 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 she spent the re-
mainder of her life. but that he, now thar
his mother was dead. was coming back
10 live here"
What WAS the accident?' asked the
| duchess.
"A very horrible one. She had but tw.
children girl and a 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-I forget who the lover was
and everything was arranged for the
wedding. She was then eighteen and tn.
young brother only eleven. On the night
before the wedding Lady Carlton gave
grand ball, and Glen was filed with u
gay crowd of guests; they danced unit
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. a terrible cry
was heard. II came from the supper
room, the grand old banqueting hall
where kings and queens had feasted Tn.
guests rushed out, only to witness a most
horrible scene. The beautiful bride, with
terrible cries, was seen flying across tn.
hall, her bright gossamer robes al
a6ane. Her light, auttering 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
iames 1t was too late. When the hap
less lover hastened to the hall he saw tn.
girl lying in her agony on the ground
her golden hair burned. her face distort-
ID, her pretty dress of white lace and
white water lilies all hanging in scorched
,hreds around her. She spoke a few
words to him, and then they carried her
upstairs to die.
What a terrible story said the duch-
.Ss.
When Lady Carlton recovered from
he shock" added Sir Arthur, ''she went
broad. and took her son with her. She
lied at Naples last year. and the master.
sir Basil. is coming home"
1T will be u great trial TO him to re
arm to the scene of such a catastrophe.
i'm here as often as YOU can"
The house is so cheerful, SO bright asd
aautifnl. yon would never think that u
agedy had happened there.
There. is tragedy associated with
.o., houses. bui the world does not know
-" said the duchess.
Il pray neaven. said the geuccai.
that there will never be one in this!
To hs, ..nntipua1