Evening star., 1903-07-02

ed so big and SO out of proportion to my
slim little body. But admonished by the
look which l surprised on Mistress Calls
ta's high-bred face | quickly rec,IIad an
expression SO unsiited to my position as
guest and. with a gush of welI-simulated
rapture, began to expatiate upon the in
teiesting characteristics OF the room and
express myself Is delighted at the prospect
of sleeping there.
Instantly the nervous look left her and
with the quiet remark 1t was my fathers
room. she set down the candles with which
Doth her hands were burdeaed and gare
me kiss so warm and surcharged with
feeling that it sufficed to keep me happy
and comfortable for half hour or more
after she passed out.
Il had thought myself a very sleepy girl
but when. after a somewhat Iengthened
brooding over the dying embers in the
open fireplace. lay down behind the
curtains of the huge bed 1 found my
self as far from sleep as I had ever been in
my whole life.
And L did not recover from this condi-
ton for the entire night. For hours / toss
ed from one side of the bed to the other in
my efforts to avoid the persistent eyes of a
scarceiy-to-be perceived drawing facing me
from the opposite wall. 1t had no merit
as picture this drawing. but seen as IL
was under the rays of gtbbous moon look
Ing in through the half-open shutter IL ex-
ercfsed upon me spell such as / can not
describe and hope never again to expert
ence Finally rose and pulled the curtains
bed. This shut out the picture but found
IT worse to imagine IL there with its haunt
ing eyes ne rrfng at me through the inter-
vening fields of heavy d,mask than to con-
front II openly: 80 1 pushed the curtains
back again. only to rise n half hour later
and twitch them desperately together once
more.
II fdgeted and worried so that night
that 1 must have looked quite pale when
my attentive hostess met me at the head o.
the stairs the next moraing. For Eer hand
shook quite rercepti5ly cs she graspcd
mine. and her voice was pitched In no
natural Ley as SIZE inquired how I mad
slept. / replied, as truth. IL not courtesy,
dema rded Not as well rs rs3al' where
upon her eyes fell and she remarked quite
EGrriedly. 4 sorry: you shall have
another room tonight adding in what ap-
pc lrcd to he an unconscious whisper:
There IS no Use; all feel it: even the young
and The gay: thea aloud and with irrepres-
$. lie anxiety: 'Toa didn't see anything.
dear?
Nor / protested in suddenly awakened
dis.Eay: only the strange eyes of that
clrtsias OF my Led. Is it's it a haunted
roora ,?
Her loo,- was shocked one. her pro-
tc.. lt;ite ychc .,ent Oh no, Nc one lbs
ever with ,sS-d anything like a ghost there.
hut every ore fass !; impossible to sieep
in ths bed. or evcn in tie room / do not
know why. UEless il IS that ny father spest
50 E,any weary ye RS OF ilcessant wake
fitness inside rs Eails.'
And dil lie de in that iedy asked
SHE give a startled siliver. ana drew
At the foot. she pressed my laid ard
whispered:
Yes; at night: with the full of the moon
uron him.
Il answered her loo. with one sf~- prob
ably understood little | did hcrs.
hed heard Of this father OF hers. He had
heen a terrible old man and had left =
terrible memory hesind him.