Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 5, Number 14, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 3 October 1874 — Page 1

Vol. j.-.'r,No 14*

TUB MAIL

A PAPER FOR-THE PEOPLE.

pr following whieh hist appeased Mail, mma* three jreais n**** v:it»de(ow 17* bwt that we *i*h oar reader* to rifqr tbe ptessare of wading it

TWO BY

FRANK SEAMAN

Two gather lilies and wade the sweet clover, Shouting glad songs in their morning and May.

Gold aer the dreams and the clouds that And p3VuuL fuiarefltrAUvsehing sway. Two, baud in hand, clLmb over the mouna in »!t: rikon

R-urWiOH tIJflltO

•flpwo. When the autumn h**h putoatt* «it T.^S• ,.,. hi w.ivcs break wiffliiWMW' «»"o3jasj *»«".

Ti*4 *n -iutrr that leads to!

Sur, .,•v .f Munuwt above them repose* Tneirjphtcesare titMimmJ *ht years come

Did She Die?

jrr TBfr: Acnioit o» vrn.rvn. NWIM

wished

OQt

ot-7'aud I we no

is&^ws»

at this auMiOly ttw of night?"

composed

ia lyuncr Snow cart,'oonfeased bravely raeating aboaked looksof her sister-in-law. I knew It would be dark tar the time 1 readied toe town, and I asked the tuemee to aet me down attheendoflbestreet, instead of brinflag ine to the door."

"AOAIWW am

wtwu," A mrwrao u**? CHAPTER I. MILLY RAYMOND. BUSlNESS hours were over. The office of Danston and Raymond, solicitors. in the High. Street of

Barford, a small, midland t-ng-ttah town, was el«M-9, and John Raymond,

the

^^na |»hrti»«n the firm,

was sitting In Wa gaudlly-fbrnisbed

hope noownwt

you. who knows said Mr*. Raymond,

eissuir«jff,is

MJJttt,

}Wn

and

drawing-rooui, la dreseing-goi slipper*, ostaiwribly »«wdngJo-»~y domestic details famished br his handwoie wife, bat really napping behind the newspaper that hid his closed eyes from her observation. When he elected to many Mis* Georgians I*^«n one of his partner's tmtny and well-^owewl daughterB, ffom sundry motives, of wwrfilowwsa the lsast powerttal, the ladv considered that her condescension in accepting him bound him to be g»teftil and submissive forever. Whether

have her own way in small things, and never contradicted he* when he co-aid help it? eotieessiens that saffloedln his estimation to repay her for the rise in the world her mmtey and her lather consent to a partnership had riven him.

And so, John, when cocjkbegaato be rude to me—yea, she was quite rude abotu It, I assure you—and talked of the high families she tmd livecllii.and—-

rent of her eloqtjenee, and awairattaa her hustmnd from a dream. Did vou hear, John? Who is it? niteU yoa, %dear, mm the door ha* been opened,' some oae% coming up and yon in that hidsoua old ra&

^£^1

rea-on

wby I ahould

bolt but of the robtft, self it were sin to make myself comfortable after a bard, tUt vou are such a flguro! rt'tuon-

nttated Mra. Raymond, who was arygraff and ehibormte eoifltare ing her own haveablacfk^vot~oo«t and cap,a*r

*jf you would but

al„.y ii i.-iti inMi to

muttered her bmba»d, «tto Danston l» more good-

2£dttorn 1Ml ev*

ilmh

with a

ims **\tm ahall

warningTook at* tha door. ^ko« itoaU not able my sir. I should think tlwrt carefully educated as I pormittsd to choose het aneh rewnark* b^ng made .... um«u

»ItWut

w»

ifiii v| my gutter!" and John myall smttes and MM«PWSSS,

Ml0n^*^

i" ,": iiaiMitf ••^1, niH«p^edpjka«exotauiM a» ha^ ,g#wj.W* M*•*John

nnotW haartv «a yOO o-vns ^Bariorii M«u

?rt \r. fv:

mm?*

It makes me very carefa! no* to .do anything oceentric." "Neva vou came, mM hare you aa®*** John, installing hia water inaa easy-chair dose totb# lire, which lie atirrod into brighter blase. "After the tronbJ^mJllMft had In getttaasyQU IJarford at allTydutikv iteeead oa't *e shall notlet yem go away ajmin iti* huriy."

John, dear. I

intwt ,. jreturu to, the to-morrow." Raid Jouly, giving his hand a ^ixatefu.! sqaeese. on* ure. ,. "BuidneeBr" her browier repealea^ quisxicaliy,

Ca^ii

uHaa

^ildren oeea picking end etealing, or..* village granny oome in for a fortune, and put th» uwtter into

put

""•""BRFIFE

your hands to

Neitl one noif thd Other, and so you need not waste your time in guess-: ing for I'll tell you plainly that Maurice ana Emma have resolved not to let ai limited income any longer prevent their being hapuy together. and so their wed-ding-day vs. d*e«l." U» ai

Dear me, how Imprudent!" maculated Mra. Rayrooajl, dniw|iig up bcr long neck. .w. ^., ,,s „. 1

How much wiser than aaiingaft their best day» -i» «ej»rinR for a lino houpeanda burfiet of W-l^s ^y,®111 very well do withobt J" blr husband retorted, with a scarcely perceptible glanqe* TOand the over-furnisned apartment in which they were seated. "Oneofsw BiSt«Fr« Wamed clergyman," Geome .oofmrnented "but then he Is grandson to a dean, and second cousin to a bishop, who lias given him 'fht be able 'aurice Ray-

an excellent living. Ws mig to do something roi Mr. Ma

cha^l!.

.Slip away through thw door. Qrnok Hqh I oan't," said Mr. Raymond, settling the cushions hie head. **l have lostone ofmysUppers,"—ii was pe^Nf

mond by-and-by. for papa has great influence,'and I daresay I oould prevail with him to ate it for John's brother but fora young man to marry while his htHOTHo is so very small, seems to me an act that will estrange those who might otherwise fesl disposed to asaist him.T'

Before John mymond-^whoee brows always contracted, when to wife began to talk Rbout jher family—could make any rtspon^to this harangue, Milly had taken upon herself to answer it. «You are very kind but Maurice will not givenp his living at Holton-le-Msorx as long as he feels that he is useful thore, lie has had a more lucrative one offered to him, and refused it."

Is itjpoesible? cried Mrs. Raymond, incredulously...1~, It ia tru%'' iWjui the quiet answer "and Maurices WtrpthCd loves him better for what he hiss done. They are to a on a as she spoke aha tamed to her brother Sir Hie smypathy she knew he would alve her ''and this is why I came to Barford to see you. When Maurice has a wife, he will notwaot me." ouso, little woman?" *1 Milly. "The generous fellow has "been trying to perauade me that I shall be as necessary tb his comfort anever bnt must be practical if he is net, and sK John——^

shall choose your own room, and nre 11

•00

Hero John uttered a growl, "y: "Papa

if we cannot teadi you to like liarford as well as the eouutiy lam» and woods y*»u talk" about so enthusiast!©silt. Yon wiU be a ttmods compaWon, %r( "1 nMoai, coldly answered.

Of coume WW awy-wr^™."

gfl»

taavc* a harry that tne other «W dr^mted into the «»adea. dear Httle wantfm, who

mdared U» d.11be greeted thr wintry rosy with ^"*5* 2*-. ttm were

•Rot did

•r

»mt0wj "SOMETUING SCRATCHED ON THE MARBLE

one of your school-

claims, «noulty. "Yoa gjways Uospltablo and iny paly rest ftssaml that we both make our house her home as longas she feels dWtjowd. Tcm will SndMiliy an in valuable sssistant, dear 6eo«eie. She is a capiul fae keener awnn. yoa, lltOe woman ?M

Bat Mrs. Raymond wmld not see her

and want of lAyla. •«T havent adoabt of your sttt#* abilities, Mr. Raywond. How can I tho tale adovef ttdnTf iM»"i»y, »wwr, «»tl prefer attending to my domestic af&im j^ynalf.** ... ... «Bat the«WldMO,Oeai«la—yoa w««t saving only this lawnlng hew Hi** WOHJTO& no4 |iow thankful you woimbom wt&hml# the nu»«y."

S!T«Stfl„TfXSS!-

What 1 Go to aehnccJ It really Is nothing leas. What would people say if they heard that Mr. Raymond's only sister held such a menial position "I should not think any one woali be so impertinent as to broach such a subject to you," Milly replied, with some dignity. "For my own

part,

Milly wsa tempted to ask wuy Georgie*» rich friends shottl4 object to her prefhrrine to work for her daily bveacf instead of living a life of independence on one or other of her relatives but she checked the inclination, and turned toward her brother, who smiled at her so

Indl that she was reassured. I'fl think it over, little woman. You are right in leaving Maurice and his bridot© themselves, and equally right, I suppose, In declining t» oome here. But I'll Hot have yon do anything hastily—on Oeorgie's acoounLyou know and, In consideration of the fine fcriings of her connections, I must take earo that sWy ttlacsed."

Mf. Raymond! do ^ou

in mind every make? The children are and I

dlfRculues. I

an excellent

offlnlte n» «1w«n6 bei.

ibn&g me a Rome here

but my plawart inwfe, «fcd ijotevcnto idease yon, dear John, wi Of ocNuaetiee," lw rotated, seareety knowing whether to lw vexed or tsleaaed that his wife's lll-nstun Ml harmleaa. *-W«aiMI ove*, jam haaealraady derided on ^eoon^wd yet eome to pay m* tbenoubtfui compliment inamyadvlee It?

Milly, with a levin* *m%. to m»r aay*eif fwpilwi wfcwi-h keeper, or •.«h, any indh will aceej*« «n 0#

I A

TERRE HAUTE, ESB„ B1TURDAY 1V1NING, OCTOBER 3,1874

as long as

I do right. I am indifferent to the opinions of indifferent persona." "But in our position Mrs. Raymond waabeginning, when her husband broke In and silenced her, "What does Maurice to yourindependent notions, Milly

Sho brushed away a tear.

Both he and Emma oombttted them till they saw that they were makinar me

ed, with earnestness. "Don let your affection for me blind you to the trath. I am young, healthy, and capable or earning my own living. While I could be of no use to Maurice, I Willingly stayed with him now that his marriage sets me at liberty, it is as certainly my duty to go as it was to stay."

We must marry you, my dear child, said Mrs. Raymond, patronizingly. "Girls with no money do sometimes make excellent matches, and you do hot look your thirty ydarsyet."

I am only eight-and-twenty, ^ld As for

preiniy—"you nav« wwh told

me that I am born to be an old maid, and I am quite content to accept my vocation*" "Bnt you cannot bo Serious about taking a situation, Milliceiit? It would be so awkward for me, you know. My friends are all so W6ll connected that, as I often tell John, It behooves us to be very particular." ,A*aMrs. Raymond sighed, as if her anxieties were overwhelming.

be so self-wllled," said

Oeorgte, who did not detect the Irony With which he spoke, "had she not letter go into London? The Barford people are so very oxolusive, and our own set especially, that it may make it vary unpleasant to have her settled too near us«

MUly colored high I her brother ive vent to the annoyance this •J*N*Sh fiicted by a long, low whlstle, which, withhlm. meant the displeasure many men would have expressed In a rtroager

^wm you ting to tea. mm*, fi«v cook what oi aan send ut» With it

his hand

bis sister's

always malteourway thro^hltjustas we wish. Bat never jnlnd7 Yoa go tedk kP Mam^i in ihe maniiag, and 111 see what can bedone."

rather an indefitilte promise,

but MiUy knew thai her broth©? waste be trostod, and she obeyed litis, leaving (Jeorgie half inclined a* the last m««nenl Jo thai she net been more conciliatory to the UtoMtanwfao hai ber shy children so qutokly

ILE CAUGHT HKB EYE. AND WITH SQME WFJ.CU|#X,X.81LFI WSW*1HEBEI)

THESEW0UD8TB»T08LIATER

ettes,and you must give me a reoom mendation/* John demurred, for ftlthough heavy responsibilities had weighed on the mind of his sister for years past, and robbed her of her first youth, her home had always been with her brothers while Mrs. Raymond elevated her hands in dismay.

Ut-

A wou the beatt

hearts of

In making preparstiom for tbe nnjv

Hals of ber brother Maurice, and the* preparing the modest vicarage fer the reception of tha young couple on thedr return from the Isle of Wright, Milly had been too busy toealoaUtebow numy weeks slipped by ataee ber harried vWt to Barford, tiiione mominga letter from tbattownwaa put Into her hands, "I havmt fanpAten you,

1MHiwp*

man." John began, "and have bean making inquiries for and near with whatrasulta you had bettereotneand hear. Ifyoa cwigelliweb^breto-inor-row afternoon, do, as 1 haw arranged an Interview for you with tho gentleman who la anxioua to aeenta your services,"

Tbe W*ttemmt Why, how oould mm to imagine that rise would «are to act aa housekeeper to one of the opposite sex iMSlTbatbouaht torUlfthatthis .bilging stranger might be some widower overwhelmed with the rare* of a iaige

•»???•'.':"/

m# Mmm. family of small ehtldren and, with fdl son. Ite agreed to caU bepe for me, ana her sympathies arousod by the a?nject- I premised, on my part, not to keep him ure, She prepared to obey £b

JO summons.

CHAPTER II.

-S MB. KKMWOTON OF LRABAUKS. As no railway came within five miles of llolton-le-Moors, and rapid traveling was therefore Impossible, the day was far advanced when Milly Raymond alighted frera a fly at the door of her brother's oflicc, and entered without ceremony. But she hesitated on tb© threshold when she saw that he was not alone. A gentleman, in a riding-dress, was leaning against the mantle-piece, talking to Mr. Raymond—not in the listless drawl which se many affect nowadays, but With the quick, pleasant utterance of one who takes a certain degree ofinterest in every subject ho COB-* up on

Don't go, Milly," cried her brother, catchi r,sr sight of the little figure that was noiselessly retreating. "It is of vou we were talking. Mr. Errington, this is the sister of whom I spoke when vou inquired if I could recommend you a housekeeper. Perhaps you will prefer to be alone with her" while you ask the usual questions."

But Milly laid her hand on her brother's arm. Stay, John. Are vou not endowing mo with more capabilities than I possess

when you reoom mend me to a pest that demands, I fear, greater knowledge of housekeeping than I can have, I thought I might

useful to an elderly lady or

invalid but I have lived too quiet a life to undertake the management of a large establishment"

Mr. Errington smiled a little sorrowfolly—a smile, however, that was very becoming to features that were still good and even youth Ail, though his hair was beginning to get thin at the temples, and his forehead bore the deep lines of some great trouble. "My dear Miss Raymoud," he said, "your brother should have told you that for along time my house at Leabanks h(tsonlyboaated two female servants and am old man, who Is gardner, butler, and all else. I am a widower, with an only son, who has been at college for some years past and when a man lives by himself, his wants are few."\

Somothlng in his tone—a melancholy ring, only audible, ^perhaps to so keen a listener as Milly Raymond—made her lift her eyes to his faco sympathetically, and draw a llttlo nearer to him. But John, more n»atter-of-ft*et, interposed with a dry relation of the matter inqnse^"Look hew, Milly: Mr. Errington has just had the guardianship ol two young ladies entrusted to him, and It is for them ladies that he require* a chaperon ahd companion—a sensible,domesticated woman, who can take the head of his table, see that there hi no waste ia the kitchen, andaocompany his wards when they drive, or walk, or pay visits. Am I expressing your^wishes correctly, sir?"

Mr. Errington bowed assent. I am peculiarly situated, Miss Raymond," he said

r'for

I have no female

relative who oould come to my assistance. These poor girls hare been re* aiding at Maderia for some years, with their mother, who died there a law months since: and I am anxious that they should find In my bow* a horn*. Do you understand mt? Ah I yes I see that yen do. Will you, then, oome taLeabaaks,and teaeh ine hevrtoset about it I have lived like aa anchorite so long •hot I am the, l«rt man In tbe w^rldwbo shouldhawi beenaelepted aa

Raymond.. friefids, tnd bo h** encouraged mo to make this roqueet, or ela© I should heal* tate to ask you to take the supervision of atwh a dteerdsrly household as minei"

I will cotno, Mi*. Errington. I «n sure John would not hdviselt unlen tie thought I oould. be J?,/00' said Milly. simply. "When shall you want mo?" aha asked, after a few prellmimuies had been nettled,

At as early a date ail you can make oonve*lent to youwelt It haa been notified to me that Mlaa tosden and her sister are on their way to England. I go to town to-morrow, in order to be on the apot when they arrive and. unless they ol#et to tlw arnua»imenL 1 should like to bring them to Lebanks directly, I shall give you rnie~btanekt for any alterations or additions you con alder neceaaaiY.'*

Are the Misses Leaden very young?" asked Milly, who rather shirked the rejn.ntjibUity of chapwrniinar two flwbionablo belief.

They were charming oUildwru when the mother's delicate health them to leave Knglan'l bat must now be nearly ntnstowfc ^ster K^Uie is younger."

/iMirtliii

Mr. Brriagton studied h« flMsatteatlvel^ fi»r a fjir fcobtfemMslying *Ido B^ tuU you •eany difficulty

will beve any makiag my wards the wobedienos wHI be expooUd yon. I have

Ray

mond, that It is not th« lond-olkiiwand domlueecing of your sex whosvty those about tbc«a meet tharoughly.w "Be satiaSed, little woman," her brother briskly added. "I am conscientious enough not to havo recommended you i» Mr. Errineton unlen I felttolerably sure that you would salt him."

Milly colored with pleasure at this fraternal tribute to her good qualities, and was proceeding to state her readiness to enter upoa her new duties as soon as the bride and bridegroom returned home, when a horse's feet were heard coming quickly down the street: and Mr. Errington, bts fitoe glowing

with animation,turned

to the window.

18 Rupert,

waiting." With a fond, proud look,he waved his hand to the impatient horseman, and then turned to Milly.

Is there anything else you woald like to say to me, Mise Raymond? You are sure? Then I will ask you to excuse tue for running aww. Good-bye. Raymond. Rupert and I will do onr best to make your sister comfortable at Leabanks, depend upon it."

When he left the room, the brother and sister moved toward the window to watck his departure. As be mounted bis horse, he said something to his son, Who Immediately turned his dark, handsome face toward the window gave Mr. Raymond a half-saucy, haif-

Eat

atronlzing nod, and then lilted his and bowed low to Milly with a look that seemed to denote his readiness to be on friendly terms with her. "The bov grows quite good-looking I" said John Raymond, as he went back to his desk and his papers. "He inherits his mother's Gipsy eyes, and complexion. It's to be hoped he hasn't her temper as well." "Ah! Tell me something about Mrs. Brrington," cried his sister, eagerly. 'How loBg 1ms she been dead?"

Years. Aren't you going in to see Georgie?'* "Presently when vou have satisfied my curiosity. Is Mr. Errington ss amiable as he appears, and is he a very poor man?" "Why do you want tcknow—eh, Milly? It isn't like you to pry Into what doesn't concern you." «But I don't agree with you there, John. If I am to manage Mr. Errington's domestic affairs, I ought to have some idea of bis circumstances, that my expenditure may be adjusted accordingly/'

John Raymond raised Ms eyes up to her face as she stood beside him. Ixok here, llttlo woman you are too prudent to repeat anything I tell you —even to Oeorgie—so 1 will not mind letting you into a secret or two. Mr. Errington*s income would have enabled him to keep up hfa estate and live respectably, but for a foolish act he committed soon after his marriage. His wife would have Inherited a large fortune had sho lived to the age of twenty-one aud, knowing this, he permitted ber to spend what die pleasod. Her early death left him saddled with debts and it has been to clear these oft and place his son in abetter position than his own that he baa economised to the verge of meanness." "Then Mrs. Errington died very young? Ot what did she die?"

John Raymond hesitated perceptibly, and lowered his voice, aa he made re-

Errington wcmld tell ytm that II the saddest of sad accidental that robbed him of the best, the most affectionate of wivea. Olympia Eirington was an Italian by birth and she was fond of rowing herself up and down the llttlo stream that runs through tho nda. Oae evening «£»e was missing

Share was a search made, and tbe boat found floating down the river. tx*tom upwtutl, with her veil twisted In ohe of the thwarts. Some weeks alter* ward. some miaeraWe rsmalM were flahed up, which could only be identic fled by the rich silken robes still ding* big to thorn: and tho distracted hus-

Yours hi a sad tale. John, and yon proftwed it strangely. Wby did you «y that Mr. Brtiagtou would

that

the occurrence was an aeeideot? Surely naone else bad any auspkiiou of foul

one. There was no forlt

The lady was not much liked—she was too haughty and reserved but I «*not think there was a creature in Barford who would have inured her.

Then why did vou wwfck 90jaddly? Wete not Mr. and Mra. Errington a hap{^c^ple 'believe so. He *aa madly In

the

doubt

aude Her

Will they eotwiucr me old ooaugh and experienced enough to ««ume a«w authomy over them?' MUly thougbtfblly asked.

T" IB«n,.lWm,kj

you implied Was there anv

Bttj'sterv connected with tha poor lady's every one waa satisfied teat it waa purely an accident, o««sk»ned by rashly attemjting to manage tbe beat herself, Mr. Erringtoa had gone

ber tooi

r_, a visit to a house a few

miles distant and It waa supposed that his wife intended to meet him where bend of the river carried it close to the rood by which he waa to return."

to whkA, ss y«4, ske cauJd not find tb» clue. "Do yoa like me to question yo«, John V*

It to net that, little woman. I know you are to be trusted but, to answer yoa I must reveal what I have never named ta luunan soal, from the time it happened antil the anaeal mameat but, a sure as sit here before yon, Milly, I saw Mra. Erringtoa, In the llesb, the very night after ner supposed interment.**

Ms Raymond was aet given to romancing and there was an earnestness In his manner thai made his sister give more credence to his ssaertfon than she weuld otherwise have done.

I cannot understand this st all," aha said, thoaghtfnily. "You tell me that Mrs. Entngton was a happy young wift, who had ne eaose to deceive her husband, or thrust herself of the home Ma love provided. Why, then, should sha permit ifport of her death to remain uncontradicted

I don't know. I have looked at tha (natter in all Its bearings. I have endeavored to ascertain whether Mrs. Erringten had enoouraged any other lover, but no, cannot learn an^thjuQ ravels the mystery. 1. I sho

Mr. Raymond acquiesced almost too promptly to satisfy tho nueri "Yea Milly, it Is ai know that our eyeslgai

r-'Mms

Pricc Five Cent*

that

UQ-

ceuld doubt

my own eyes, 1 snould say the verdict of the coroner's jury was correct, and It really Is Mrs. Brrington who lies under the "marble monument ia Barford churchyard but it takes a great deal to make a man Ignore the evidence of hia own senses, does it not?"

Where did you suppose that frou saw Mrs.'Errington 111 tell 3 0a. I ted not been long at Datwton*B when Mr. Errington married: and when k@ came here—which he did 00 one piece of business and another—ho took such a liking to me, that as soon as bis wite was lost he seat to beg me to go to him, fiuicying that I should be a use Ail ceadgntor. I was at Leabnnka on and off till the day the corpso recovered from the water was buried, and that night I stayed late with tbe depressed mourner, trying to eheer and 00mfort him. It must have been bear midnight when I left Leabanks, aadaihneyseiaedmetogoaad look at the grave of the beautlfbl woman whom had last seen driving through Barford, with her husband by her side and her beautiful baby lying on ber kneea. Instead of going round to the gate ot tbe churchvnrd, I leaped the low wall, aud took a short cut to the rpot where the had laid her. It wason toe further of a dump of evergreens, which I hsd to skirt before I oould reach it. The night was still and starry and as I emerged from the shadow of the shrubs, I saw that a woman was standing by the grave."

they side

One of tbe servants, perhaps, who had been attached to Mrs. Errington?" Milly suggested. own idea when I first csaght sight of her andi feeling myself aa intruder, I was about to retreat, when ray footsteps fell on her ear, and she looked up. It was the fiuse of Mrs. Errington herself that I beheld—the magatticent dark eyes I bad so often admired that looked into mine. You are incredulous, but it Is true for all that. I wasqaito sober—quits calm. Nodread at spectral appearances has ever troubled me,tko«gh I must own that started back then with my kneea knocking together for tbe idea of the lady being in exiatonoe never entered my brain."

And you still think it was Mis. Errington you saw?" *T| wj&ti or leave you to decide whiofi it «»ald have

I must

was sh# or ber a^oet. ou to decide whioh it

been, for I have never been able myself to answer the question satisfeetorfly. In the eourae of my experiences, I have seen and beard some queer things, bat none that have porplexcd ma more than this one."

Is it not just possible that, exstted bv the events ofthe day, yoa were deeeived by a fancy resemblance to tho aead ladv?" his sister musingly inquired.

suecist. uM« possible. I often j^ays us

queer tricks.** "Andyet, thouah you, say this,you do not think so. I could not have baaagined that yos^ a» businras-liks, matter-of-foct as you are, would be Impressed in this manner by such a trlfliug occurrence. It eould not have been Mrs. Errington tha*yoa aaw,

lohn.w

No I suppose it oould not but—I scarcely rate to tell you more, as you so incredulous."

Kay, but my dear brother, you matt acknowledge that It seems a triging circumstance on whioh to found your belief in the existence ol a person who was universally behaved tone no more. Md any one psaeaiva this apparition beside yourself r'

Mr. Rajratflkaltookhle bead diaaenU

in^h*as

it evar Mpeapsd amdn No la the iJnetoen or twenty years that have etaoeed atnee that funeral ceremony. I have neve* heard acreattaa express a doubt that It was Mrs. Erring-'

A&byStj&u"ttfl U*tok yoa sawl

^iKUd as you would only be vmatthne if na atayad torsaaoa i»iehever hadbet-bethad

me oat of ray beH«far ftmoy, whichever you choose to call it, why, you ter go and talk to Oeergis whUe Ifeuah looking over tbaaa deeda. I have hindered myaatf chatteriag wMh ye»- taa|

^llay btfl, John dear, befcaelge, da tell me If anything txanaplMX to strengthen you in your varv conviction? You dM aot Mlew tie phantom V* lraintali art ItAAkM AAASd

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did strengthen ma la otmvfcUoo^'b 4 "Wbatwaait?" Waaimae eagMdydannwled. i.

The figure I saw waa wrapped laa

gHah lady wear. A«M a year or ae thqr were common eoesph, t- A* {nj^°inch a ehwAMta. Brrtogto® had mufiled herself one evaalng when I was at Leabaaka, to raa |«ress Ine lawn and meet herhusbaad.-

Milly smiled aligbtly. Don't think me rude. W», If I mindyau that yau have a) ways takea so little notice of ladies dressea, that I da not think you would be ahla ta recpgtikm any garment, however pAuHartUiat by yourown showing you

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