The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29

he time appointed BY Mr.. wy!ie IT. ~
commencement OF ms impfcvsmere
scheme, 4 strange female mishf 5avs bsen
seen lettering about the woods ana
grounds Of Penrhyddyn, and. ~ often
a she could do 20 unobseryed, reconnoiter-
Ing the Castle upon all sideS- # would
have been dificult to guess her age by hes
face, 1t was 20 terribly pftted and seam
ed. She might have oeen twenty oV lot
ty, but the glossy black hAirs worn y
the plain. old-faahioneu papds- and the
light, graceful figure, would have inclined
the observer in favor Of her ycuth--mcre
especially A. her fece WAS Usually covereu
with q thick black veil
This woman had arrived In bodmin
from London on the sixteenth OF feDru-
ary. and had taken up her quarters a.
small inn on the road between bodm1n
and Penrhyddyn. She never rose unth
midday, and then, having partaken o.
substantial breakfast, left the houce ana
did not return until long sfter dark.
This went on without interruption or
variation for upwards Of fortnight One
nieht-it WIS the 6pt Of March, and y
had been rough and tempestuous through
out the day-she did not return At the
usual hour. The landlady sal up untii
midnight, and still she did not return
The next morning came-mid-d = =
still no news. Weeks, months, years
passed away, but Miss freeman was
| never seen again within the walls OF inc
"Pilchard Inn" and to this day her mys-
terious disappearance is a subject OF con-
versation over the winter FIRE.
The first of March. At about half
| past 5 on the evening iof that day. one
of the side doors of Penrhyddyn Castle
| stood wide open. 1t was an unusual CIR
cumstance for any outward door to De
| omen since Mr.. Wylie had been MASTER
| for bringing his cockney suspicious Gown
TO that remote district, he feared IN eV'
ery bush thief" and had visions OF area
sneaks stealing the skins and mats ou'
of the hall as acutely as though ne were
living in Belgravia instead OF Cornwall
II was the wind, however. and not
| servant. who was to blame TOR Inc open
door. -,
| Through this entrance, after LOOKING
carefully around her, stole the womal
of the .Pilchard Inn." and closed II allel
her. 1t was quite dark in the long stons
! massage in which she now stood IL was
| diSused part of the Castle, and tner'
was little fear at present Of her encoun
terine any of the inhabitants Pauslnt
! every moment to listen, she crept alont
until she came to a narrow window 81
| afr-ad q
vance of her on her left hand winding
| staircase; she considered TOR moment
and then crept up the stone steps IN Ut
same noiseIess manner as before
At the head of these steps was spa
cious corridor, lit, at the end at WHICH
she stood. by a large window ther'
were doors on each side opening INTO dil
ferent chambers.
After a little consideration and heslta
ton. she entered a chamber on the rlgh
hand. There in the great, old-tashlone'
| armchair. in which she had brooded owe
rho fire scarcely more than three month
back, in all her youth and glorious oeau
~ she sat herself down, with her scarre'
and bideous face; her life wreck. shat
tered and hopeless not to deeam o., love
but TO brood over one awful purpose, 10
which alone she consented 10 live
The Castle clock struck eleven. ma
was the hour, she had ascertained,
which the servants and all, save Wylle
retired to rest. She lit dark lanterl
which she took from about her person
After which she Invested herself OF Doh
net and cloak and boots. From larg
nockets in her cloak she produced, hrsi
a short. thick, heavy looking stick; sec
ondlv. two small coils of thin but stron
cord. a gag, and, lastly, long, glifterin
knife. All these various objects she trans
ferred to other large pockets about ne
dress: except the knife, which she stuc
in her waist belt.
She stole along the corridor, and, at
certain point. branched into narrowe
ma ssage, that led into the picture gallery
She threw the rays of the lantern upo
the pictures. until they fell upon tn
stern beauty of Eleonore de scissors. Be
fore that she paused, and gazed for
moment in deep thought, then again pun
sled her way with redoubled caution.
Ito be continued