The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-19

pulse they turned their gaze TO the pic
ture on the opposite wall When their
eyes were again directed 70 the spot
where the woman had stood she had
gone.
what does II mean? Who is she7'
Ellis questioned By and by.
II know no more than you.~ Durant
replied. soIemnly. and there was indeed
no doubling his words
EFT must have been some one belong
ing to the house Ellis reasoneds
Durant shook his head.
There is no one in the house. so far
IS I know. but old johnson and bis
wife. and besides shit disappeared.
1T is very strange
go strange that our bargain is of.
will not sell the hall" Durznt said.
and Ellis looked his amszement.
Not sell the halIi" he echoed, an
grily.
NO
-But you cannot believe that"
NO matter. viii not SELL Durant
interrupted.
Don't be superstitious. Durant. You
cannot be in earnest. / have taken
fancy TO the place
Il am sorry. but viii not SELL
Look here. man. WIFI another five
thousand not tempt your
NO. Ellis. am not to be tempted
Please say no more
But gou cannot attach any impor-
lance TO the-fhe"-Ei,ix hexifated-
ito what we fancied we saw?-
Il don't know Durant answered.
truthfuIIy enough. Perhaps We saw
nothing Il may have been fancy in
my case
There was an uncomfortable pause
-Wisl you fake hand at cards. Ellis.
or go TO bed o. the host asked at length
Ellis yawned oziensibIy
ITO bed. If you don't mind: and
trust note of your ancestors or ancez-
tresxes 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
20 the airing of the sheets Shat
show you the wzy?-
Durant led his guest 10 the room as
signed TO him, and early next morn
ing both returned 10 London.
On the day following Guy Durant re-
ceived two letters Ore bore the post
mark of the post town nearest Duran1
Hall. and the address was in his daugh-
ter'x handwriting.
Dear father" it ran. Il hope did
not stzrtle you very much last night.
One of Aunt Aliee'x servants has scarlet
fever in a rather bad form. and she
took advantage of a long-stzndiDg in
vitation of Mrs Kingsley's-I was at
school with Pauline Kingsley. you
kuOw-to send me to Kingsley Court.
There is short cut from ii. Is per
haps you know. 10 the hall. Pauline
Kingsley is getting up some private
thestricals- and she and / ran over TO
the hall last night in order 10 rummage
through some old silks and things in
mammals room You won't mind. l
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
10 Lady Annals portrait We ran down
one of those old little sfaircases thar
the house is so full of end entered the
library by disused door that found
out when Aunt Alice and once STAYED
at the hall Guess my astorishmeni
TO find you and another gentleman al
dinner. After pause FASTENED back
BY the way came Pauline never got
in az all We felt ike . 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 MOI
her husband"
Guy Durant laid down the Iettes
when he had read so far and gave q
Characteristic laugh.
The explanation, however. was not
pleasant reading.
so Meg was the ghost that led ms
to refuse a very advantageous Offer
Her msSquerading has resulted in som.
mischief" he said, and finished read
ing the epistle.
In few minutes he turned his at
tention 10 the second letter Ii wa.
from the Dursnt lawyers. and warnes
him against making a sudden dispose
OF his property.
I'VE have learned BoScroft & Man
ners wrote. that large and rich veiI
of copper ore runs through your prop
erty. Our knowledge came 10 us by &C
cident. as also the fact that Mr. kirb,
Ellis is aware of the existence of III
copper ore in your property. We trus
you have not sold Durans Hall for an,
sum. however large seemingly"
/ Guy Durant did not laugh over tn
, last letter. and it was some consider
able time before he said;
so there is something. after all
said and done. in Lady Annas warn
ing Catholic Firexide.
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