The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-04
CONTINUED From Yesterday.

"You have not tried our hand yet
at the Haunted Mere?" inquired Mr..
dillingham;. presently.
mo. I-er-the fact isl have not
yet had time to go and look at it."
"True-you have been very much oc-
cupied with the house itself"-and Mr..
Allingham nodded approvingly-"and
your work is admirable-quite admir-
able! But l should suggest your visit
ing the Mere before the foliage quite
falls. 1 fancy you will find it we'll
worth your study"
At will go tomorrow" said Fame.
And on the morrow he went. He
started early in the morning. one of
the gardeners directing him as to
which path to follow. . When he came
in full sight of the glittering sheet OF
water he could scarcely refrain from
uttering a cry of rapture. 1t was so
mystically beautiful; the deep solitude
surrounding it was 50 intense and
u~nbroken, that he no longer wondered
at the reputation it had of being
haunted Grand old willow trees,
with gnarled trunks and knotty stems.
hent above its CLASSY surface, n be-
You'd it in tho distance the land rolled
away in gentle undulations Of green and
brown. relieved here and there with a
cIump. of stately elms. or n tanglc OF
bright yellow furze. This place was so
still that not even the tvitter of a bird
broke the breathless calm. and. rower-
fully impressed by the whole scene.
Fame took a rapid pencil sketch in out
line To begin with. his ultimate in
t~an,ion beine IN mako a large MIC
tire of it. with a view to ex-
hIhition in one of the London gal
,eries Returning andy ia tho house
to anish what he had commenced the
nrevions dov. ne met Mrs. dillingham;
Walking SLOWLY to and fro ON the ter
race.
"Have Won been TO the Haunted
Mere?" she asked. smiling.
For n moment no could not sneak.
The weary nathos of her Young face.
the fatigue of lor soft ewes. the list
less exnression of her very figure. all
This went to his heart. and made him
nitv her as he had never pitied any
woman. He felt her to be no more
than a ,itt,e tired-out chiId-a child
Ionpinp IN no talen nm in tender arms
and gently carried home There was a
slight tro,ob,a in bis voice az he an
su,araa with m effort at MIA vfu1ness.
"yes 7 hava seen the Mere but not
tho ghost DO vo,, know Mrs. kIling-
ham 7 begin 70 think Won must be
The pbost-vou look like one this morn
ing"
mo 70 Tn, sorry, T hate to he i'll
my, hi, shapd doesn,t like IT. T wish |
could got strong more ou'ckIv"
Are YOU feeling worse. then. to-
dave, asked Ea,e with a touch of real
ANXIETY in his tone. which made her
look nj him In grateful wonder
ooh no. she said "I am only n lit
flo run down, AS the doctor saws. and
weak Harold declares il is all wom-
ans nonsense. and thinks I don't exert
myself 10 gel we'll: but indeed I do.
II is very kind Of Won TO take so much
interest,"
"Kind,. echoed Fame almost irri-
=. NV. then glapci,p ahout him to
,oake su,e tberc was M one in sight
he ~approa cbed her more closely. Look
here Nrs Auinsham do forgive me il
I seen, oft,cious mr. ilnnertinept. but I
COW, helo asting von this one question
are Won nlite hapnv?e
she o,anced nm nj hin, almost af-
friohtedlv and meeting his friendly
ewes her own filled with sudden tears
.sNo -, 49,, a,,a faI.arad .P,+ n
;s y,iokad of mo m cav co because Won
CO. - &c cute NV own fauIt 7 oleht
"a ha bon,x-T hove e~,ervtbinp /
wont.
"Irxoant-1orar said Fane In . half
,rhisner s.rnaol,rg n,o,+alI,, with trc
$500 d.siro tha+ had suddanly seized
H., a. 90 ri n,Ia littIs child