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V r ' t ' ©' f — yi 4 J“ - r- ' X KV 0’ T1II2 congrathtatlon both to himself and man bV’i kind presented him with a smalt portion -BYES of the pie on receipt of which tho unfortunate animal nttcred one broken howl (cOXTSlfCKDT expired Under tho circumstances ’’Horror horrorl” was the only reply and Mr at onco secured tho remainher terrified attend aut could obtain in der oflltrper tho tart In his handkerchief and answer to her repeated inquiries 4 hastened to submit it to medical scrurived at ' homo Miss Tiffany went tiny ‘ SAr ‘tr ' f straight to her chamber and locking tho The cake wasj cnrionsT and difficult In ( door remained in strict seclusion until the v of the uncommon dietary it was cerj evening Tbcjn also rang for Alarian and rpito ':Jr ' tain that nothing had happened at Mour-nivul- e jLgnvo her certain' directions for the mor-- I to warrant legal interference 'No row which raised that young Indy’s sar enactment restricts the indalgcneo In arj priio nod consternation to the climaxr senic or belladona so long as they suit On the following day there appeared tjie constitution It was ultimately agreed f a notice in the front garden describing to keep the matter qulot Harper uoder-taldn- g Uhat desirable cottage residtneo to'be let to ns any now incident of an unufurnished dr unfurnished for an indefinite sual nature that might coaia under his obI Instant with possession period servation' v To tho numerous inquirers answer was Returned that Miss Tiffany bad been sum atlPTIRV rnoned to the sick-be- d of :a relative who hIt was notvery long before a near phethough near in blood wha somewhat dls- t X c jtant in body" being in fact president in nomenon revealed itself The summernnnsuAustralasia Consequently Miss Tiffany Was well advanced and had been must jiot bo expected back immediately nily sultry ThOjirindowa of Mournivale like those of less mysterious mansions re j MissriffanyT)ad iu real deed depart mained open or' nt least nnshuttered C1 tlmt luoTiiing nnd all the explanation y I after dark It begnii to bo declared afforded cf tlus redden resolution was long nppcaranccs distiu- contained in the following note addressed that the sounds dudthese i windows' were to an iiitiinato friend: r 'accounted' not to bo for by any rules of A “Good-b- y - Love to all Ordinary domestic life Kcgularly after A Sophy friend Shun Mouruivalcy Beware of nightfall--“perhaabout ten o’clock— (as i s' j x: Seek uo toktiow tnorc the Curiosity country pcoplo asserted)— tho entire " Your unhnppy friend tx upper portion of tho vast mansion became X X "Til ERESA” suddenly illuminated wljth a mighty red such as might proceed from the lustre' i! not dwell upon the hubbub crea- secthtng of a volcano at tho -- close of an te by this event in the Community' of cl- orilptioa Froin ilicuco were heard to isiflOf Covey My business is with facts sue loud an$ agonising shrieks varied 'ntul tbonext fuct in my recollection' (put- with the notes of some strange instrument aside innumerable ruunsubstantial ting of tho trumpet kiud now and then a clash Ihfours rtniccruing the doingaof tho family X cymbals and not unfrcquently a low ut MKtruivalb) is a visitjpnid one evening of horrible sound wllicb could only be the Reward JJarper to my friend Char- x xtriK 7 as a lion imitating tho laugh of d X' 1 V ' Tin: STORY STONE - : M : j ' F - ij : j- -? L - ?? 4 ! J S 1 '' dr- pi lr: : : I-w- ill dcS-drib- ed rl7 'Kpcturc-t Harper who ' 'man-''- From midnight until ono o'clock tho fello w with 'k frank open manner of speech watchers declared there usually reigned a now looked mixioua and careworn' d profquud silence : About tlio a hesitating perplexed way hqurJn loiig hoarse cry uuliko tho oico epokoin - last-name- I' I whvl i Charley could not understand lta npologizcd (or falling nt timtxlatc hotir— half past riiucrrpii ilio ground that he dhl not Wish Ins visit known 'and pr- t f K- - esently mtylng n bhio handkerchief which llO CiirncJ ill liii lmtul placed upon the lind! iahlo oniethiug that rery much tho ' f l X uppearunco of half a cold iipplc-ta- rt wish you sir ho saijl “to bo kind ' rnbeglrtp cxamuio this and tell uje if’tis Ohristiaifs dinner If ?tia gQOd for- -a vhj’ there’s tin end if not1 why then I’vo ip)£ something uiorc to pay? T'iucturc made him (it down nnd retired to his ‘surgery’ sending ill pursuance of toJiim-f- or an idea myself -- who be tho lo happened passing evening iu liis ncighbourhooil Together we care fully aiiJilyscd the: viand : and Applying ihtisual tests dclccicd the presence of a certain vegetable poison in sufficient quantity to destroy n dozeu humau lives 0n hearing this result Harper turned ' grTwhUe umi sick- that Charley hail to Muininisier a' glass of braady after which tho worthy steward commenced his tale with- Urn startling information- - that tlio "pastry wo had had under oar consideration together vitli numerous other delicacies similarly seasoned formed the daily bill of faro ut Mouraivulev x Fora'" long time riU—iu fact ever since the arnval oC the famUy--t- be steward’s attention' had beeft from time to s that-occurr- ed V r i j ' j’ 1 H x : ' xT x -J - v i s ! time attracted by a remarkable proceeding on the part of Morgaihl Fay Every dish whether prepared by hclrdwn hands or those ot assistants ' received a 1 sugh addition sometimes in a liquid— some limes pulverino fermi the- - materials being obtained from a sort of cabinet built into the' wall and secured Wllh a shialt but massive me jaL door of which Jlorgaif lo Fay always kept the key-- 1 This Ceremony y though 'not stealth seemedperformed by always iavesled with-- a ccrUla degree of mystery It was etiquette tpmotice it as little as possible but llarpet could not wi W heipobscrving that evefy dish after un dergoing this singular -- preparatiorir was With a' respect Riidj tenderness ft rccrtntiaJ wus hamllpd wiih the cjlreniest cautiou and when returned’ lro®-th' dinner table was cou- X- p! 'PHvd tho by I high - priestess Morgan le expressly constructed t T fnc tho 4 purpose from whence It never ' x again emerged FerpctdalW haunie by thijr mystery Harper nt length conceived sin irresisti ble desire to couviuce' himself by actual ' obftf yp hge arid horrible Wuli Wfflsttad trii t rudo'l t-i i lt wn erroneous and niind self ijttoJhis sord jOne dy by grciU forIttnC) ik oppfirtanity occuritd ot tearing a that had been almost portion' of apple-tar- t :i‘ x v half consumed in the parlor abso-Tutel- y- : - c t - It A- - “ ab-:X- - - I ’fi i - ' 1 ' :- ’ naturally a hearty yru ? ’ ' y j of man or animal icalcd through the house and hi a second Tho lights hi every room were extinguished like oue At that period tho rising ground planted by Cor-ficllis was not covered with woodof sufli cient growth to couiceal the upper winr dows and tho crimson glow proceeding frour thcia was plainly visible from the neighboring village Speculation was busy over theso strange dciugs when a new and important circumstance occurred Harper having some business to transact with liis master repaired to tho mansion onq morning rather before bis usual hour Sir George was out 'on horseback- - As tho steward retraced his steps through the hail a violent shriek twice or thrice repeated struck his car v' X ' Yielding to the impulse of tho moment nnd iinugining as ho afterwards explained that somo person’s clothes had caught fire up the hitherto' sacred steir stood atjthe door of the first of the aqd of suite a)artmciits 'inhabited by the famIt was from hence that tho shrieks ily had proceeded The door was aj or Ho All was hushed as death tushed it Itut on it open rich sofa lay a slight female figure with the face turued away Beside her kbclt the diminutive form of the third member of the party— both of them motionless as though carved in stone Suddenly without any change in ‘the attitude of the body or limbs the head of tho kneeling figure began to turn Revolving slowly as on a pivot tho faco came completely round) and fronted Harper os he stood Tooted to the spot ' And what a face I Wrought in grey granite with a hideous carved 'grin great white eyeballs iu which no pubils were visible a huge mocking month' seeming to dart out like tongues spicules of lurid fiamei llarpcf— man' as lie was and o timid man— thrilled with a nameless fear made but three steps down stairs and never stopped till he reached his own domain In relating ' this strange story to ns I observed that nothing seemed to hayejm-presse- d him so strongly as the stony gieam of the woman’s or fiendM eyes lliscon-stan- t reference to this feature no doubt: led to the habit we subsequently a quired of talking of the personage alluded to ns “Mournivale Stone-Eyes-’ Many were inclined to discredit the whole narrative but Harper silenced these detractors by giving notice to his employer of his desire t quit his service as soon Could be made rA he had secured no provision for himself it V!lS Ollly rod&On&Ue to believe him etuated by ar genuine repugnance to con- nect himself with the haunted mansion- lie-bound- ed had ‘punctiliously avoided nary neighbor He waa and had been one of those NEW STORE occasion when Corscllis hold so defiantly taken the lead in the pro rcedings of the bench: lie hod returned tome not a little disgusted at the treatment he and his x brcthrcnhnd experienced It happened that Mr Harlbatt received visit from his nephew' a j captain In the a army who had been for some time in a local command He bad jeommonded a frontier corps at th'o Capel employed la repelling the incursions of the Caffres a duty requiring both conraga and vigilance and not without a certain smock of adven- tore greatly to tho taste of ter JEST tU: : vraa Tho MoUrnhralo property “marches” as they say in Scotland On one side with Harper possessing hiretp Df an that of a country genunrortnnatc JXX dog whoso coudilipa ofo skin tleman of considerable wealth but who rcodcrc his abrupt decease x v of tiiixej little withthe county society and CHOICE s- r Jntl J- Wi ihill U a fair dip cpm oar Bat i GOOD i S she was occasionally veiled bjy dense masses of clond We pushed out approaches nearer aad nearer to the house on the Bido not surrounded by gardens and from which a small alone gave access to tho groarids Just within a ce-wo sat iu a circle like a group of gentlemanly burglars av aiting their opportunity the red sparks f our cigars dlono revealing tho whereabouts of each ' individual Harlbutt was in the middle of a Caffrc story when on exclainatio i from our lookout the keeper direclqd our fittcn-tio- n : to the mansion ' Tlio Window's as usual from one end to the Other had suddenly become one bhiscof liiril splendoar To this succeeded the accustoi tied shrieks and other sounds the horrib e unearthly laugh and what Harper hac never:- - noticed on former occasions a faint wild wail like that of a funeral chant sung by many voices nt a dUtances remote as ouly to bo occasionally audibU I’reparcil ns lie was for sou ctliing unu anal Harlbutt was struck dumb with genuine' amazement nt whitt h heard and saw r “An orgy of demons in a cou dry gentle mail's house iu the nineteeiitl century i? ho iiiuttcred in d bewildered v ay Remark and conjecture were soon abandoned and wc continued to atch the glowing windows in silence— fsilcncc as deep as that which now prevailed in the haunted dwelling As usual from twelve o'clock not a sound was heard But as the distant village clock struck one the hoarse wild cry pealed forth Out went the lights like a single candle a id allvas dark and still We rose to go “IlarkP exclaimed Ilurlbut stopping us “I hear a knell I” s ' Wo listened A loW muffled sound like aqiassing bell came fninuy to our rt iU( dir “Ctlj lut TtmplvlBcaftrt of Ibo 1 Wuih M w J Endless Variety cars “The door is opening” said t ic ( And ' floa Sdi! 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' bet ’j MAKING - A lat to bk coxtixckix HURRAH!!! to ed I MOST SUBSTANTIAL QUALITY IX ' - AND moon-gleam- ' a lwas - x Ir :'Nc i- - H 4 H whole every minor nrtlcte ennniented Pi fl V will BXtVm-lr-f 14 Rs 01 j GENTLEMEN’S cu-rio- us An To Tw quick-sighte- d keeper Opening it was And out iaished a procession A bier or (stretcher covered with apall on which la4 a corpse in white was carried by four female figures in mourning-dresse- s Behind these walked Sir George Corsellis his ' head bare a! lady leaning on his arm lost came another woman whom Harper recognized by the bright moonlight as Morgan le Fay She led by a chain an animal which but for Us head which was a dog's would seem jo be vlion having the magnificent mane anw tufted tail which characterise the monarch of tho forest This strange pageant made till more s singular by the intermittent at first (somewhat to our embarrassment) took the direction of our ambush but on approaching the covert it inclined to the right and passed to the rear of the copse It was at this time so near tliatj Harper recognized the body on the bier as that of the fearful being we had been' accustomed to speak of as “Mournivalb Stone-Eyes-” ' i T OVERLAID STAGE LIESJ i 1 - r!1! ft : i - oppotii - Jl i j B X se i f nrl nide-entraiic- e) - -I Marl - 'J 'I1: -9 Tori Xcw Store i t ' xwrbfl - 4 TX: ' t : I z1- rpnLtsff i RANSOHOFf & CO - ' y THESE ASSORTMENT I dor-cop- - "S N S The mysteries of Monrn long in reaching his cars Harlbutt at once came to tho conclusion that ho could not beguile hit three weeks’ visit at Fairwoods better thi n by unraveling the same It was I think' on the third or fourth day after bis arriral that a party orgnul- sea for the purpose assembled by different paths after nightfall at al certain spot iu tho woodland It consisicd of llarl-bu- tt Charley Tincture Har ert a trusty keeper of llarlbutt’s famous for seeing in tlio dark and myself x There was a bright August moon but t fatter NO vr T j Squiro-llarlbn- tt: - I f I ijclierc E W G O O D si: iN : Tho crcnt ncit in erJcr J r V j : |