Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-01
CHAPTER Y

Leaving Sir Reginald to his wild ride
on that lovely May morning, we will go
back day or two in our story, and again
seek DIR. Elfenstein. In many of his
visits, which were all professional, he
had by dropping some leading word,
striven to discover the public mind in
regard to the murder committed in their
midst twenty-five years before.
To his surprise, he met everywhere a
decided reluctance TO talk upon the sub
ject, as the law had acquitted the only
one suspected, but the gloomy looks and
wise shakes of the head he 70 often met
told him well that the younger brother
Fitzroy was still held guilty in the opin-
ions of the general mass of the inhab-
itants
Sorry to see that his friend was still
so hardly thought of, Earle Efenstein
dropped the subject. Jumping into his
gig, he drove away TO the village, resolv
ed to go through the extensive grounds
of the Hail." as strangers were in the
daily habit of doing.
Glendenning Hall lay next to his own
cottage home. and stopping at the gate
lodge. he asked permission of the keeper
10 drive around the premises.
This permission was easily gained, and
the son of the gatekeeper, an intelligent
boy of fourteen, volunteered TO ride with
him, to explain the places on the route.
So climbing 10 his side, Sandy began at
once TO chatter of all that came into his
young head.
You are the new doctor, know that
WE'LL" he remarked; so it is all right for
you to know how 10 get to the Hail. in
case you are sent for in a hurry. 1t is
quite a ride, you see, before the man
sion comes even in sight. This front
part of the house is where the family
live, and is of stone, very handsome; but
all that wing, or part, that runs back, is
very old, deserted aud almost falling to
pieces"
There was a murder committed here
once. l have been told, my boy. Which
part was that done inf'
ut is not on the front, but on the
right-hand side, where the blind Is half
open. That was Sir Arthurs room, and
is now occupied by Sir Reginald. 1t is
in the second story; but the balcony rail-
ing that surrounds it. you see. Is not so
very far from the ground, as the house
sets so low at that end. The body was
swung from that balcony TO the ground.
hy means of a rope tied under the arms.
The rope was dangling there. the next
day, in tho wind See. this path leads
to a beautiful lake; you can see the wat
er plainly through those parting tree
houghs There the body was supposed
TO have been flung 10 hide it for a time:
but il must have been carried away the
same night. for it never has been found"
That is very strange" quoth the doc
.sNN H..
hidden itY'
mo one can tell. People think his
brother did the deed. as they had quar-
relied the night before it happened; but
when he was tried il seemed TO be prov
ed ths< he did not"
Wonder is a curious looking building"
remarked Earle, pointing TO square
brick tower that stood beyond. yet at
tached to. the deserted wing. What may
that be-"
1T is called The Haunted Tower
Please drive fast past that doctor, for
SILVER whenever think Of il. evnn. much
less pass near it," returasd SaT,dy.
'.Why%'
because it is a fearful place. =. IS
hauntedr' was the whispered rssy.
who says SOP
Every body. No one likes 10 tslie this
path. even in daylight. such terrible
things appear at those windows 81 the
top of the tower on dark stormy nights
who, for one. has seen these things
II have: and 50 has every person WHO
lives in q house with windows facing
this way. or who is cut much nights.
You see, that tower is very tail, and
seas way aboye rhs trees ! saw 1t Dy-