Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-01-17

the wide, outstanding rufiie and stir
brocaded bodice were those that the
pictured Lady Anna wore; and one
white hand was raised as II in aston
ishment or warning.
While one might have counted hun
dred the two men stared at the ap-
partition, and then with 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 does II mean7 Who is she?'
Ellis questioned by and by.
81 know no more than you" Durant
replied, solemnly and there was indeed
no doubling 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 l know, but old johnson and his
wife and besides she--it disappeared"
1T is very strange.
40 strange that our bargain is of.
will not sell the hall" Durant said,
and Ellis looked his amazement.
mot sell the hall" he echoed, an
grily.
mo"
"But you cannot believe that"
mo matter, will not SELL" Duran
interrupted.
Don't be superstitlous, Durant. You
cannot be In earnest. / have taken q
fancy to the place"
e 81 am sorry, but will not sell."
Look here, man. VIII another five
thousand not tempt your"
mo, Ellis, | am not TO be tempted.
Plense say no more"
"But you cannot attach any impor-
tance TO thc-the"-Ellis hesitated--
"to what we fancied we saw?'
~ don't know" Durant answered,
truthfully enough. Perhaps We saw
nothing. II may have been fancy in
my case"
There was an uncomfortable pause.
"Will you take hand at cards. Ellis,
or go TO bed?" the host asked at length.
Ellis yawned ostensibly.
ITO bed, II you don't mind; and
trust none Of your ancestors or ances-
tresses will pay me n visit"
''There IL little danger OF that" Du-
rant laughed, "but you will find few
modern comforts in your bedroom. I
hope, however Mrs. johnson has seen
10 the airing OF the sheets. Shall
show you the wAy7"
Durant led his guest 10 the room as
signed TO him, and carly next 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" II ran, 81 hope did
not startle you very much last night,
One OF Aunt Allces servants has scarlet
fever in rather bad form, and she
took advantage OF long.standing in
vitation OF Mrs. Kingsley's was at
school with Pauline Kingsley, you
know-to send me to Kingsley Court.
There 10 a short cut from IL, as per-
haps you know, 20 the hall. Pauline
Kingsley is getting up some private
theatricah, and she and | 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, aud 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 Anna's portrait. We ran down
one OF those old little staircases that
the house Is 10 full OF and entered tho
library by a disused door that found
out when Aunt Alice and once stayed
at the hall. Guess my astouishment
TO find you and another gentleman at
dinner After pause hastened back
by the way came. Pauline never got
in at all. We felt like 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
characteristic laugh.
The explanation, however was not
pleasant reading
so Meg was the ghost that led me
to refuse very advantageous oiIerl
Her asquerading has resulted In some
mischief" he said, and finished read
Ing the epistle
In a few minutes he turned his at.
teution to the second letter. II was
from the Durant lawyers, and warned
him against making sudden disposal
OF his property
we have learned" Boscroft a Man
ners wrote, that a large and rich vein
ot copper ore runs through your prop
erty. Our knowledge came to US by ac-
eident, as also the fact that Mr. Kirby
Ellis Ia aware OF the existence OF the
copper ore in your property We trust
you have not sold DurNnt Hall for any
sum, however large seemingly"
Guy Durant did not laugh over the
last letter, and 1t was some consider.
able time before he said
$50 there is something, after all is
said and done, In Lady Anna's warn
ing. catholic Firesids.
Oldest of Church He'll Towers.
The oldest church bell tower In
America 10 now In good condition In
Tacoma, Wash when the ilrSt set.