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Show 'J jiU TUB SIORY OF A GIKfcT. , WM red Melt bout, itllb klih pwl Ku I t f OTerloolInu tba era, tliat Mr laooart '1 R r I , Hirer linj enreaaaeil Mm"""l fl j ) , dance. ItllfhJIiiilea.inanrrMri. il'l i lilt faiallreenelttfiHI a an nod liana Mil fi tor, hMifknnril !" "' iJlr 0 ' Mi Tin rlec la 11 ktl m aonier.et "J .' " eaV illlaj.l.tatJ ami allMHtUr leolalril, Khlch fltf B" aH eiaetlr rolled Ma taalltirn nalnre. !! SR rP H rillMlbftrMlrirotlhnirbn 4r Is . pel enaaajed In m.rraw llr t.itim m tn Jn l n, ti4 Utt IH "l tbl afforded liim Urn uu ht wW Iri Bf II m """ " "'" 0,', '''"" rriMl"1 '3 8 ft laW lllirat chanilliielT" anliou anorarnii Jj p fonra, hla dambur. u In er.urj. ' '5 fe Im cVUred airaluand Attain that .lew ! I J f? Tr J urn more think, ol llrlahtiia ami Hmr- ' i' IB ImroUKti fur liel iIkwm At ihOMiMtl St, yS Alto ticair and It. mmrorla, ff& w OnarrKimallrartrd hr niftrainanall the , Bf ft otlnra. U WM lar, a,iiare, trllb har r wm Dl nMoiccoiinTiandliia; nlliiether thatlne.! B' PI Ylear nf lb aa. Tb nalle were ln- t1 w eoted.of A pal Mil tint, ami Ibe f'irni ib W im tnre,etrti to the window drapery "I tha OS MM, ft aam ahaJe, wil old la.likii.ed anil ropn ft Mf i fortaM, awl tb oaner bail ueelded to Wit K 'f leare ertrrtlilag oeebaofed 1K8 Tba llirera bail bran ilomklW far almnt 1 awiktatEiblmaaali,wnmoiinliht ' R lit mml nnawnfonaWa nnuw anfiMol ilia BP IS rotlra bouwlMlil It waa lika tba tiiuTlng u W ti Uarj furnjtsra, wbkb rraatail a iiur-r mf tM- ambUnj( tuvba, al actually kbtiok tba W Mt bwua, Iiara aMaral in Ltr Irtwlnii B w lwn In tba ball almalUimwHlf with bar Kb EBbt latbar and brotbrr, aial tttj Man aflrr tba K LJV iHmaakrrpr, with tba terrtflel Jaba ami i? ixj? G& anUbtr irirl cllailbii tg bar far ftotartioa, K: Lvb palaanltrrcbM4, MA K In "Vliat tba dlalaiu, ,rtlilir, can IhU 1 mP 1 taaanT QWatlotml tba aritl Kantltmnn, Sj9 K fti lioMius ti bla liltfbl lamp aau to coin S wl a luanillbaaullnmnMn. I Lli btC Vja IoaowHaail4tbr, nnlcanaomaef tba fi rF 1 uomUlojwafliUiaMm." ' Iff K 1J At tba inamalil tbaallanm waa attain WeL R HI brolmbf annrwaluf tbaktranttaaouiiila, 1 V HP, W "Obmlil Oil, lorjr gaipnl Jn tllnit Bl w LI 'D1 ktl" mors bIf to tba trainMlDi RD f3! tf boimktf-r. BV K aw r 't'Tvr cotnmaailnl ber btnhlr to LtI ) ' "rflti n'' rtsumail bl daugbttr to Kf S B' taka tba frittbtruril wonirD to brr own Hr k ' m toom n atKlaaror to Rl Ibam to llatan 9 HpiB torommotiaanaa, wbllaba and Ma aon ax , Hi Wr, il lloml tba itrouDd anil bou to fufrrUld ilh K; II lbauaCi(thailtattianrK j Mf Kl Aflrr bal( hour of natrblnicand froll- IK" P, B la rmttavur to qnl't tba Utn of tba (i flL iH LoUMkarnrrand tnaMa lAnra baltnl tba V wf B riturn of bar fatbrr and brother, who da- Mi I , tlarrtllbrmwhrafttaloiia lo kttow wbai U Ml 1 1 tvuld bava ocoailoliM tba wrlnl nolara, fl In If TbrjrhalfoutidarFrrriioniitrctlruWi jj Bi J an I In tbelr wontr, oHrri liad alao ax VR (aVU'll I birr! the enrttt and rnlnrtl wlti of lha , rw l&i X LulMlnir, but nothing tinuual hail no 9 Bbv aV currrd. Atlaat all aipcarnl norhantrnL V lata ' l. iiiatuMiBKf&auoiiaakrriiaranamalilaaixl B LVJ ! I ' lodiiclng lur to rrUrr, U a (ailur axl m Hf j aou wtnl to Ibrir rmiWatlTd room ani ME MgL f waranotdlatatbadarfafodurlntttbabkjbt, l B J ', Atlba brraklwt Ubla Iba aubbtwaa K ) 1 cllanuwiaodklr Ulnra dnUrwi bla la H '' BS- i ! lantlon of (J mllng tba liltbt In tba mjr, H, Mv'J ttrlouiblitaroouu Kli Hf "TbaatraftKauolaa.thaaald,'! ittu rar Sti' R-f tain, cama from llial quarter. Ar)how. I K. HI . Inland to alft It to llw littomt for, toull 53 ffl i , , ou Iba truth, I waa frlandljr Infoniinlbr bfl! H J b astnt Ufora t liurcbaani I ho boua Bjl R ' tbatltbaittbarrputatloirvflialniihaadlcd, V! and no tanant could, b liulnrail to rrnialn a PJ) 3 foranrlrniftboltliuk OfcuulMtlaUKbiil t WW' attbIJ, amoiuiw,7 HlHlrl , "TLHoiiibuiunilaBntf U atwotkt., IB Dk ' 1 ilrlra ua awar I am fully contliMd, and m a that thalltllatiU man who hal thareo of an RJ V thatlac,andwhoUalUI In wr aioiiloj. VtL fl 1 la at tli bottom of It I do not doubt, (MP M J Tbcrafora 1 itlah Jon loth to kmi tnj lu-ItnlliHi lu-ItnlliHi a profound aarrct, Jlutwhanrou rcl'rr, Arthur, juu acod for lU old uua awl kaiiji hint lu ur r.ai all iJtku-. lUuiliuOxnltlf nn laatjlr tlrouid MnaU a inmj doini to" trankfui, vi bdh-rlriiUralonoktjdwalUii)tfirI.ur, L iCX) V "Anliur.lwUra la paimt" nln urtt 9 m,! ' tiuratloil. MJ ' H PK ' "II" haa not coma down ret, and 1 hat a I IB I "t MUt U to tall hlta thai krrakfaat la VI K ,U At that tuotnent tba 1oaatkiir t H) a It larvilatthaduuratidaahli "JantdAlitil fa R fl no up to iba Uuo room, air, ao 1 want mr K ILitf Kt 'tba door waa loikil, nudlcalMto p U matter, and ravd u bnutklra naarlr R I "H.butrouldatt.ttanaiuwer,alr." H WM ir. Without a word Arthur irai2 up tba R K f3 ' tlll,V '1"I J bla aUlar and Iba fl SfiuiE liOilK-krrnr. whuo faaaatlo.1 with each W i V 'AU' '" "' M tba door t,f tbo W '(I tnatacloua mom all ud and walta.1 IJ mm- 9 'or an anawar to Arthur'a auiunwni Iho M Wh.1V '"" which followr.lwaoi.raialift Not K Hull Pi oundwma'ronilhacluacdajMrtuitnt IK' Rwk "burwaaoblliirdtolorvolbodiwr. It Mi ISP S. i JltlJnl at lut to Ida atmiKth, and ba uvr Bli BiWfl Bla Wlii r, a..arrntl ulirp la au ratr Vi Mi lit ' ibalr, with. hU haa.1 thrown lock In au 1 Mm uwouifortaUa iltlon. Laura aiami 1 BfW lorwarl, itirlthfl out brr haul, tourbad RW ' i l"'r '"""' all raJlnl blm I.J iiaiua. i Rl ' , "V..'1''" l"l."aba anld, "wakaunl ill WM l Jloiratlll and cold balal Ob, Arthur, bo -Srf Mist' ' lailcadr' 1JC I RjfK ) Wi bM 'iwlrn tha truth. Ihatb ha.1 5Ki. HP'1 OTBlakm hint In tba bjuutol chamUr Jf 1E( J ' Arthur carrbul ilia Moling form of bit Bfll aW Ulrtobcrownairtmit,audilbiU:ld 'II PJ' 1 1 ""oerr to Iba naaraat town to procure t li iti ' ,'rv,'tr ""l,4" 'lha faoo of tba ileal (, C " ",'" ?? .,'1", "wi'ibd, alumni no iffil ffibtxi' "U-nof ritlrlarmorpalu.andih.ii.i. 5ft Rfr '"""'"''"iluatlouaboKrdthathahad I JK, Rtt illtd of brart UIwim ' H 8 f li"tf'. ' ,,,0,, ,0 bU rLIMrca, u I Ifl ""fy Iholnmlnaaa form of ll.tlr porcni I 11 I bdbirutioualiodloltali aartbl) rr.t t A e. In; Placa Ibayaat lonu ai.l lata iiklntf f Sf7k JO.rthaluUiri.,hM, auddanlr 11,, ; I fft ' II'wrmuUliMiaoundtralfdajalnuiiou 1 f- li Ibalr aara, aUitlwt thani from tbrlr io I ;, J ",' II Iwnaaail In Intanaltj until crarr iBT'i window and ilwrlu Iba houaa rattled. 3t I , "' and Ida atatar hail hai .lnl, 3K J l "P" wtiHlow with only U.a Ihthl of ( 1 ' tohUfait.wblla Uuia cluim to blni li j jl ool!i'h"W,'J,.,,,Mj"," raiLtiiarva ' a I, iuaifari iS ""T ""' r"" ' I JMnS uoThud1i,llw,.JM llH "" "njlli cailMolUladaatb, OouawincnllT 1 am iU. ml vSSsSjt-" "" '-Ji sift ! Ki ''"Vdan.iardon aw I Jll'i p rj me ini; tr, , .ii rU loufh'---'! r,I i :i "V'a.faiihfuii,.'i m ; P i;r!h.'ip",s; il fit ,o,"' Arthua i,,.y.r,o""Uur H MR'RRk HMHalaaRVaRk " !'u"wu M1! B. nuva 1 . HHBrbiu irn illlt lo render atcrr objoct dlmlr t 1 J.rrrrthln rcmalnoil aa It hat K a 'Luponthatuornlngof tbrlr fatber'a n ur rroaard tha room with Ma alitcr, nnl th') t'Wk thalr flncea MUml Ilia hnr ,l,mA' Mirtalnawblrh btintr from thfl old fauhl i.'il tilffb Iiot bedataud. Tor at faut a iiunni-r of an hour thay waUbad, nnd f llenro relneil atiprrlna About tba liooaa Mtniub an, IhnttbalK-allnzof thelrnwn brarta uppcarcl nuditnao lhay cmicbnl In thvlr plara of roncealioeot. Still tbay ramalnad tuotlontraa, and Uara waa fat lavomlnf mora compoaail and rraanrail by tha perfect qtilet, when aildpiily iba peculiar rumbling aoilnd b umi ftnlu, and, to tho conatcruatlon of lie Kaiilmra, they aw an of the larirn piarr pnle In lb walnacntlmt all'K in ,1 1 inliloii and raranl a dark rvit i 1- iM Hcarcaly lirtnthlnu, lh,cy nwaltnl 11. . ill, xprctlns to ae torn tcrrlbla o aniiear Anhur graapcil bla rerolnr m 1 niiiilranilhlaaliiercluoKtoklufor fhit muliliu pnaeiil llarlf to tb"lr HiHlii-lvUlon, And In a fair momenta After lh, pnnl tlld Iviek a If OTer hum rollrra, pn. M.d by au InrWIbl hind, am! trplaln-Inii trplaln-Inii Hi' ptullar aonnd IhU l,alao alarmvl thrni ant which liait Appeared Ilk tha npiiina of bcary fartilttirf. Tli pant I nintlnul to mot lia"Lwartl ntitl forward at hi r.ala for noma lime. Ihan II r. mlmd nvit!on!caa,And thotlulitha brother .11.1 .i-l. r relaicl not their vigilance for rttn a alngl iniimeit hothlnu rama to ' ilann tbain, and uow, holding tba key of 1 th tntery, tbey determlnad upon an ml) InTaatlgatlon. I 1 all appearance tint pirilmlar por 1 tlniortl,ri'AjncotitKWAthraainaaatho ri a.MilwalL Hut upon Bounding It pm, firth 0 hollow ticl, and finally, af Pr mtny Attcmpta with lha point of Ma knlfa. Arthur had the aatUfactlin of ae lnltraotaaofarthatba could Interthla llnarra. Then b conll ratlly force It fii rimnuh back (and without makliu any coiiilderabla niMl to Admit bla body, and on bxiklng t Itbln ho dlalinctly aaw a nar-n,w nar-n,w ilark piuaaxa, and ruda ktooe atepa trading to roglnna below. Tlay irocrnleil down a long, winding Mow atalrrAM tliat apptnntl to conduct thi in far Uuenth th old hoiuw, and rn. bml a pauag half choked up by fallrll ttonea and dirt. lu direction waa to tho north for aoma dUlanrei aiul then abruptly turmil toward tb aea and termlnali'd In n buaa rAvrrn. It waa tenantlena, though with plain ruarka o( hattiur ben recvutiy occupll. A dirty pack of carda waa acatterrd orcr a nvla labia with aatrral l leer of fala Biouey Alidthoremiiantat'lAfeAat, Thar were A roupl of licochca, A few brokvu clialra.npllaof caaka atona ami contain. log lli)tiora, burKlar'a lnatrutnaota, ami di or caallng falaa coin, acattered lo randon coufualon-Mill pointlbK tu tha oon cluaionthat th car wu tba haunt of burglara alul rotnera. Iun clung trambltagly to her truther, and wblapered, with whit Ilpa, "Oh, Ar tliur, what AdrrAdful Iilacol Lit Ul hiutan brn k Wfor th Wfctcbaa who congrrrito Len com and alirprUa na.' , "Xarcrfaar.tUlar. Illa,ul (Anelxl.th reodeatuue uf A i;ang of but lawa, w bo only (penit their nlgbta her In tlollug ami fol-bialng fol-bialng their unlawful calling. 1 ha alldlng panel creating th luyalrrlou aounilt they uu-ulbcd would b Atlrlliuteil to th euprruaturAl, And BO frighren Away any peraona who cam to occupy tho holm and UatA tbeia unmoleaU'd. Hut come, wa bar aen enough." k Tha re-turn. WAa'awIftly londa, th pabel rellace,l,ond Iviunt relrcatad to her own rmuit to obtain tba real alio Kreatty atoml ilu&ecdof. Her brpther rod to tba next tuwil and tnada ttrrangooienta with th Authorlllea to hara a forca on hand al midnight. Ixng Lefor that hour they appeared ap-peared In llltlo aquada and weraallentty admitted acd conducted to th Mua room, young Ulrcra atmidlng lu thoaocret panel mid waiting fur It lo lie mortal rrraently It tlld back with a henry rumbling nub and Arthur apraug thrvUMh th opeolug, collareil aoma ana wbr ntteiaited to glra a algnal, choked Mm lutd ailenc, ilragbttl hlra forth ant I rerealed th tic of Iba HID old gardenerl I II waa tnauntly (caggnl and bound, ami Arthur.arcompanlvd by tba liody of armeil I man, doacebdiiu to tbo cavern, anrtirlail tb rntlr liand of deaperndoo, aud quickly reoortedtbem to prlaon through aa opening open-ing by way tif tba aeo. I In itti tlina thaywera triad and ran 1 teoml to long yeara of punlahment, tbo I bid garde-tier lucludeiL Tli ml bouao waa I tmubleit no mor by uiyatctioua nounda, and oven Iho lioiuekccper and two nialda hail to gir up thilr Idea of ghoaU and a haunted chabibrr. 1 Homa year later, ami upon her wedding day, Arthur preaelttcd to hla alater tb property, and her honeymoon waa wuecd I there. It la now au occaalonal rvaort for . bar Loml'iu. frleliilat but, notwItbaUndlnK tba avcrct at'tlrcaaa haa bevu walled up and Iho alldlng pauel aocured, Iiurn canuut bo Induced to occupy lha blu room for a alugl night, Itmntalnsaa It ever will, tba iii)alcryof bar falher'adaath. Courier-Journal. |