The new South-news., 1907-10-12

az" VS'"iH, Ior the ttme, WAS saved.
Three years went by, and I had
drank my MI OF the worlds admira-
ton. ] was n great favorlto in soci-
ETY.. and my husband was very proud
OK me. He was one Of tho noblcst
ana best OF men, and Heaven knows
| was never anything else to him
than a faithful wife. though never
loved him.
In the third year Of my married
life became acquainted with the
Countess OF Huntly. She was n gay,
beautiful woman. about my own age,
and her busband---an casy-going sort
OF mhn--owned house I'm London,
manor house down In Dorsctshire.
quite near the coast. | had been
there on two occasions with the
countess for weeks rustlcatlng, and
a most delightfully."- weird and mys-
torious old house was Huntly Manor.
When I WAS invited thoro TO Wit
ness the nuptials OF my lady's only
brother. Lord Albert Treyelyan. OF
course was immensely delighted
With the idea. About Lord Albert
there had always seemed to me some
tbing very strange and interesting,
not that | had ever seen him, but
hoard his sister tell no much about
hin. An only son. born to n peerage.
handsome and accomplished as Apollo
himself. ho had preferred the wIlds
OF Asia TO civilized England, for the
past three years and more; but now
he had come home, and was going to
marry and settle down like a Chris
tan. Tho bride elect was the woman
his father. now dead. had selected for
him--thc Lady Christine McDougai.
Scottish beauty OF immense wealth
and surprising beauty, but Lady
liuntly whispered to me that she had
a dreadful temper.
Lady Christinc's parents being
dead. Lady Huntly had profYered her
own house for the nuptial festivities.
and the offer had been accepted
Lord Albert was now in Ireland, with
a party OF gentlemen friends. hunting =
and fishing. for It was hard for him
!em1tsa ~ M ttiivsntufydS h4bits1
II was very early In June that we(
went down to Huntly Manor. My
husband was OF the party. and Lord
Huntly came down In a day or two
A week before the wedding day Lady
Christine arrived. A very handsome.
stately woman she was indeed; but II
Lord Albert had been a friend OF
mine l should have shuddered for
his ltfe with her for n companion.
think she hated me from the
FIRST. though she could not probably
have given a reason for II. But there
are some very strange and mysterious
things In this world: and when all
was made clear by time, | understood
why II was that Lady Christine and
| were SO strongly antagonistic.
Lord Albert delayed his coming tS
the last moment. His sister was an
noyed With him for being so dilatory
and Lady Christine's steel blue eye.
took on an ominous glitter as da,
after day passed and still he fingered
Two days before the wedding. jus
before sunset, | was sitting In m,
chamber. which frouted the Englisl
/ Channel. looking out on the glitter
, ing waste OF water. The day ha,
been calm and bright. and the SUI
, was going down IN a wilderness o
J golden and crimson clouds.
Suddenly, as I gazed, mist SCENE
| TO come before my eyes. felt col
, and numb. an Icy wind blew full /
Q my face. and the placid waters gre,
/ white with foam and spray Clearl
a out against the red sunset line | sa,
4 the outline OF a yacht. tossing helr
1 lessly on the crest of the billows: q
/, her helm was the figure OF tall mar
e Nearer and nearer came the fra
craft. I saw distinctly the face c
y the helmsman---and IL was Richar
l. Earle' Only moment saw II, an
y then a laundering roll OF foamy wats
shut It from my view. and crashin
r on the rocky shore came the 10.
Il yacht. and up from her crew rose or
II wild. last wall of agony And hig
"a above II all heard his voice callins
Elizabeth. Elizabeth, My love
my love'"
l shrleked out in my Wild affrigh
v- and my Lord Newhury rushed In fro
n the adjoining room In alarmed hast
Dr. And when looked out upon the s,
IN again It WAS calm as glass. and not
"a sail in sight
Or I excused myself to my husband
e. best ! might-for would not t.
"A him what l had seen--what l kne
Il. ! had seen--for he would ha
OF deemed me insane. But all Mig
long lay awake. trying to reason O
e. the strange vision: and mornil
H. found me no nearer q solution tn
- before.
I'd All the forenoon I was restless 4
at uneasy. The bright morning chang
ne to a day Of drissle aud rain--the vi
blew snllenly. and howled piteoul
,e- through the long. lonesome corrids
~, Of the manor, and shieked like 4
&c. tressed human being down the blat
to throated chtmneys.
to Toward night It increased to . "a
his and the rain ceased falling, thfou
rs great tnky thunder clouds rolled