The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-06-30

ons afternoon q work IN which he wa1
particularly interested, when she was In
terruptsd By the entrance Of DR.. Ellen
stein.
As the baronet motioned to her to re-
main where she was during the Inter
view, the regular nurse being absent,
and az the doctor might need some things
from her hand, she became interested IN
the conversation that ensued.
DR.. Elfenstein was rather q small
talker, and this natural reserve tended to
make his professional interviews at the
hall brief, and usually confined closely
to his medical work.
But this morning he seemed to linger,
and conversed quite freely upon many OF
the topics Of the day, Finally he com
menced giving an account Of the severe
storm that had swept over the country
the night before the baronet's accident,
and ended by relating his own advsn-
| lures, and what he had seen In the tow
er.
"Sir Reginald, | thought / would tell
you this, and ask If you can explain the
meaning Of the spectacle then manifest
edp'
II cannot" was the reply Ethel watch
ed for with anxiety. II am told by peo-
pie far and near of strange appearances
In that tower, but have never seen a
thing Of the kind there myself, therefore,
put no faith In the story"
but you may believe me, sir, when |
assure you such things are really to bO
seen there Now, in order to satisfy my
mind, and perhaps enable me to explain
the mystery to the frightened inhabitants,
/ crave your kind permission to visit the
premises. Have that permissionT
at is impossible for me to grant It.
When these things were first whispered
about twenty-five years ago, we, 'as a
family, were exceedingly annoyed by con-
stant visitors to the spot and the thing
became so much of nuisance that II was
closed forever from all inspection. No,
you must not ask this, Doctor as | can
not consent to the place being entered,
after being 10 long sealed. As 1t is take
my word for it, and be satisfied. 1t is
merely a vagary of the brain, an optical
deuslon, something better to be forgot
ten."
DIR. Elfenstein said no more, but in
wardly resolved to pay surreptitious
visit there, II not a permitted one, as this
mystery he determined should be unray'
eled.
As he rose to leave, he happened tC
glance towards the young girl opposite
to him, and saw her head bent low oveI
the book she held, while sad and pained
expression had hoated over her speaking
face.
After the reading had concluded, the
baronet said he would excuse her further
attendance upon him, therefore she start
ed out for a ramble over the grounds.
She had not gone far, before she re
GREETED having done so, as she was join
| ed short distance from the house by
Robert Glendenning, a person she instinc
lively disliked.
| This young man was a great admirel
of a pretty face, and from the first lool
into Ethel's speaking eyes, and upOI
her rare beauty, he had acknowledged
that he had never seen person that 81
exactly met the standard of the beautiful
he had raised In his soul, But her prout
bearing In his presence, her shrinking
from his approach gave such evidence o
her dislike that he felt irritated, and con
seduently determined to annoy her II
every way possible during her stay a
the hail.
CTo be continued.l