The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-04-21

huTSi nc btOOu up anu tfleu W pietSS
through the darkness, and a sudden chill
seized upon his veins, and turned him sick
as he fancied that he might have woke
up blind like his grandmother Why notf
lit was IN the family--and all before
him was awfully black and thick and i'm
penetrable. II was raining outSide, too
that accounted for the kissing In his
ears which he had awakened with, and
which he had thought was his brain.
Finally he groped his way toward the
door, keeping his hand on the wall or on
the vanished surfaces Of the paintings
with which the wall was hung He had
made up his mind, he would seek Graod-
mother Eastbell, and tell her the truth,
and more than the truth If II we're requi-
site. He was being imposed upon. Peo-
pie 81 no principle had taken advantage
of his slumbers, and were setting his near
est and dearest relation against him. Reu-
ben Culwlck was at the head Of affairs,
and poisoning the public mind. Even the
servants had turned upon him, and
brought him no dinner, and left him In the
dark. He came to full stop, and fell
against the pictures, scratching them
with his trembling hands, in his alarm;
for the door behind him In the distance
1.-THE side door leading away from the
corridor-vhad opened suddenly and
sharply, and was shut again as he glanc-
ed towards a ftful CLEAN Of light which
narrowed and then passed away. In that
tieeting moment he had seen enough to
scare a stronger nerve than his---fep
white figure had gllded into the chamber,
and was advancing toward him, he was
surei He remained silent and trembling
till the 'rustling Of garments assured him
that something was approaching hiD
with noiseless steps, that reminded him
Of the ghost In the "Castle Specter,"
which he had seen once from the gallery
Of theater. He made a swift plunge for
the door In his horror.
II was his sisters spirit, he was sure
she had been murdered by those from
whose clutches he had made no effort TO
save hsr--and she had come for him! His
last kosr had arrived, ana II was all ovsS
with his dreams Of Story.
sYon EapRsil," SAID a sharp voica In
his sAss, "sSs yea haseY Why DONE yolf
speak TO m4f'
'tsIsn&ms%Ass," IN siAcnlatsd, "Is Il
yoa tAsa r
esJoans asss aas ait aown--ve ean tAlA
bsHt i~ tAs Cara, apa want 10 tall 10
yen"
IA vstAss have nSht, thaRh YEA"
Esid Tom, who still had bis suspiciems
tAsa ali wns net siAAt IEe found his way
10 4AH PsiAciRal asss, ana opened n, hst-
slAz Ma strs4m a ksht fvom the ccrvi-
ass wAhest. fse IscA%& back at bic
Essaame4Aer. wAe. v&s standing by the
eA~~ whicA Aa AaA qEisted, stTAnsa
pAantem eAeaaa Ia her wAias night dress,
cod wi4A conatospasa wvaRpoA rouNa
&ss toSa-fsshioa, and tseillms ca The
sre~@d keAjA9 kGx.
whats the mattser' nahi Tom IsvvaE-
olataly; "@im't yo@ wetis Whaa h@va Sew
coEse dovnsaaass Foe, s@eh RiuAA o.
lmhY'
II can't rssa. TAese's ssmsetaims
wrong Tom. I'm uaAappy. Yhsy're all
--yoS vita the yvma u 'sa--A@epAma
sosaexAiAa from rae. wkaas's SasaA p
CHI whsEr's my sally i-<sll me-"
"Wait nememt--t'H tsH you every
tAsAs."
an ide@ had seEaaA AHA ct last. TIE
oppeetuaEty which As Thought that he
missed Aa8 eenaa 10 him Ia this nAanner.
Thsxv was no tinaa Ia kse.
"saNy'e Tan aver" he sai&.
"kA-wkaav sAsieAea Ars. Eassb sll; /;
s'Eua away--fsemf HNsY
"Em--tAat'a itp aamxerate& Tcm, f.e-
comias bolass Ea Als ssstssacnt ~ bis
sFsAaao+Ass gut imuAcit Ssith IN ssssy
~brd Ne uttess&.
"sswa au&y ees~ves, e. you mean e.
eael~sRaS& AAs~ 6astbei, y has ki9Asss
hes,
"ys, SC4sves."
"Ahl &oa't ssT say nsps," said tAs eh
woH sm piteots3y; "I'll try and die Koss,
Iom. 1 doR't wsnt to live an hour Ions
a. Ews@ slvsss 20 fond Of Sally, Tom. !"
"Ye~-a was I" he exclaimed; "but II
she don't desesve our love, what's the
odis2 I've been cut up all day, but I'm
getting more composed like, Don't dice
that's what she wants-what she expects
praps--can't you see II allf"
The hands that were muffled In the
counterpane vere brought down with
their covering from the face, which seem
cd harder and sterner now, and looked so
like her brother Slmon's that any one
acquainted with the late owner might
have thought that he had come back in
the flesh
"Ah, yes I'm beginning to find out
what wicked and ungrateful world Il
Is, Tom" she said
"That's right. Cheer up, and look
aboait YOU"
"She and that Reuben planned this,
then2 They have gone away together,
amt they--gone without wordT
Thomas Eastbell hesltated In his reply.
He would have been extremely glad to
offer that as a solution to the mystery,
and turn the tables against Reuben Cul.
wick and his sister, but Reuben might
come back at any moment and defeat his
Vaccinations.
'No, they amt gone" he replied; "it's
Sally and the Captain"
"Whatv and Mrs, Eastbell's high note
rang out again with startling shrilness,
and vibrated through the room.
''They planned to 30 away Sally was
to get you to make will In her favor,
but to pretend to be fond Of Reuben Cul-
wick all the while, and then she WINS to
steal or, and the Captain was to get
away in the morning, as he did, leaving
line or two to me, which found on the
table In my ROOM"
at matters great deal to me and my
prospects--that's ALL"
"Yes--yes; but l shan't forget you.
Why, l can make another will at once,
If Won will helm meu
'l'm not a good hand at writing, but
don't mind trying" said her willing
grandson.
"Yes-yes; but there's Reuben, too, lie
has been served terrible bad, Where is
hep
Hes looking for her. He don't know
yet Of the Captains letter to me. He
hasn't been home all day, He thinks
something's happened to Sally"
"I'll wait till he comes back, Tom. He
writes a will like any lawyer"
"He said--he left word that he wasn't
sure Of coming back at all. II you could
let me write out few lines. have got
form here-handy, too, and that's sim
gular, isn't itr
Every"
"Very singler. as l say, too--a mercful
dlspensation like; why not q few lines
now, II you've left everything to SallyT
"Very well. Write me out a line OF