Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29
BY
c. N. and A. M. WILLIAMSON,
Authors OF
THE LIGHTNING CONDUCTOR.
CHAPTER XI-Continued.

CHAPTER XI-Continued.
Usually am newly delighted every night
with my quaint old house and Its small
hut pretty garden. to which 1t seems de-
Ightful L. come home after hours of hard
work at the thcater, But tonight, though
q cheerful light shone out from between
the drawn curtains Of the salon, the place
Iuobrd in xpr,ssjhly dreary. even forbid
dGl to me | felt that hated the house.
Trough ! had chosen 1t after long search
frr p'accfulTess and privacy. How
E..pmt, low dead, was the street beyond
t. high wall, with all its windows closed
lI<r the EYES # corpses. There was moist.
q 10 .~s.nc smell of earth after IOng-con-
tt-g.d rains In the garden. No wonder
H.. place 'ad been to let at a bargain. for
...g term. There had been murder in
j once. and It had stood empty for twelve
o. tH.rt.'r off, the fifteen years since tho
Utmost :".@ itt,u tragedy. | had been the
tenant f'r ~" years nuw-bHforr l hecam"
''-t.ir.. with tn'ateT OF my own in
I'aI ! .aG lad no fear Of the ghost said
l. haunt tar house Indeed / remembered
1.Hh 4. a.i saying. taat the story only
-T.J- 'u- place more interesting. But now
! ~.,.j "a myself that l wished l had never
...'..., So lEHtly. Perhaps the ghost had
-.t 20. lad luck | felt as if the muir
4 must Htve happened on just such
:. .. tr'"HiuE. damp night "a this. Maybe
I. s.~ tar anniversary. IL | only knew.
went indoors. NJ tE!anne following.
.an'. very thin, very precise, witnered
I'll 20 winter "ppIr, Had amen INTO doze
-I. t'.- bal. where he mad sat hoping to
1-.. tlr stopping of my carriage. lie rosa
"a. bowling aud blinking. Just as he had
Iva. oit"" n-i"Te and would often AGAIN
y ''- Wy {, - on for M IN the Ola way.
It~ regretted not having heard made
T.pi-e!ie. Would mademoiseila take sup
-
50. MAD uo.scl" would not take supper
SHr wanted nothing and Henri might go
10 bed. Il thank mademoiselIe. When /
ha,' closed the house.
But don want the mouse closed /
said Il shall sit up for awhile. Its hot
a - and stuHy | may want the WINDOWS
open
The visitor m2demoiseile expected did
not arrive Perhaps-
If he comes Marianne or l VIII let him
IN But "e may not come now II Is SO
lat.
When Henri had gone | told Marianne
that she might go. too. l did not want her
L wait If the person | had expected
should call. il was very old friend; IN
fact. Mr.. iy"r Dundas. whom Marianne
must remember III London. He was 10 eau
If ne did ral!-only on matter OF bus
ness. which would take but few minutes
II ct through aHd possibly he would not
even come into the house. II the Gate-oeil
rang would answer it myself. and speak
with Ny DuHdts. perhaps III the garden
Then l would let him cut and come straight
upstairs. Marianne might SO to bed If she
liked
Il do not Ike. unless m2demoisHlle par
tiruIarly desires me to do So" said she. Il
d. 0"; rest well when | have not been al
l"W.d - undTess mademo!se!le
''Sir up then in your own room and vat
There Tor m till ring for YOU, | replied
Il Slan't be late. whether MIR Dundas
comes OF doesn't CONF
'STPposirg the Gate-b"n should ring and
Ha5"m"-s u" should g, yet 1t should not
H. the monsieur she expects. but another