| Show A mysterious slits miss M na of that age cheu ladies lira art to go out into ialo alio lie unprotected bile ahlie was wan be bethleen tileen five firu and forty or 01 1 il I nature and rather addicted to dreata ings lor her constant breall unit that sowo luj proper minded lacuilar lacu iLer of it esex eul eivor to 0 o entry curry lor her vs off blo trembled if blie oland herteli herself alone in it rail vicky car riago with a I 1 slid diali Jia liked Led mon luon lu ili generua geri eral they they are so no deceitful I 1 cufr circumstances hue bajo jo up her mind that but 1 if she ever did allow herself to bo be wooed nuj she lie laid great stress hires on the 40 it should ulion lil be for or her bit own sake and not for heir byr money hot but I 1 lu 0 gra hayluo ay she dep rc cutuil the idea ILA she elie could over ever bo be prevailed pre Tailed tupou to relinquish bingle tor that meddled stake which she bad board watt wad fraught with so mally disappointments miss being of good tam fam lly fly ld linau pretty exten elve circle of be BC quain and most of her autumn in visiting ut lit country houses sume ngo ago sho lio received ived an cuvi lation t tiou iron it a lady who was wai di rola rolater teI to her aud chisick lm bub baud coit capt jams ol of ibe rol navy had a recently purchased fia eta ab ft du ik alli with Ll li to the cea I 1 U A I 1 L xai ILI ilia chime us a hall all had bald formerly 41 ly by i it inquire ifo of ic t c CoOt rit turn a bo le is lono aud lal dilca lu lis ovin on n business wim of having iu in tera with the devil the room lu in winch which tin this unfortunate man died was of cul churn arbo supposed to bo be faunto J buil and capt being it would lu 60 it gaud juko to tbt silas t courage liy by br bir kho aull object to in it capt C apt ilij did not exactly like bliku miss mii ivac inkle and hud aul invited ler ber lu in order to ilenson lia his title how bow lo ho pot flit lis LIB proposal tu to ibis jd joicy y lu in the mot most nay lay possible ul lit abu leblo uil alu 0 arrival diar miss said lie len bo haw that icho idl ai hipped uil lor bur lirt firt glass ol of tilA tirry I 1 am aia nairy to say any that the room tit in wo we lind had intended lurna out tIl tu liiro IIVO bodoky cLi clil mucy wo AVO lava been obligor tu to lu u harthe liua alo rel af acin being haunted I 1 hope you ilont dont mind oil lob klar ro no exclaimed allis ratler bb bL rilly tied she ul lit owel owed her to ly lo bit 10 ri billed but lint hat soft ol of a ahot IS 13 it who haunts the bo room 1 I 11 no ghost at all so BO far as I 1 know laughed the it is ii a large room ag you labit already have it marked it tin lua a line bouth view und arid albo fireplace firc luco draws capitally 1 and there ate no huiea at night light miss I 1 1 I least toll tell you yon unit that I 1 um an it light sleeper slid easily there are no lo noises at al all sail eail the catli alu anil and no dra drang tights tita sometimes rooms uro are said ail to bo be haunted because the gilad whistles through chinks and crannies cruD nife I 1 ILO ibo room dooin III its matir air tig light titas botalo you have nol liing to ti fear ou that ccora and intro iro no rats rala or minx aro arc there hero 1 I m haubt ut confess courato cou tato to ag raw r and talon still mure if pod blu wa have three cats cat an binl two tiro terr terrors hrs la IQ tao no HU ruts rats suit have UC lie c hatice lorf sied the C s pour milli mc kaclik bolle lot id gulped gal I 1 kitz nd bonu half ler her glaes ali of sherry unit anlo 0 no O she Show waver nio bayt ln id po balou laud reared to look culjan lilore the oilier holsti eu sti of buom there sere eto a bouti taa to 0 girls of 0 wA litfen ditth goeking ees but to ID ita ady mile full fell it I 1 A tole and aln 1 lier key erl 0 hie tho ladies sympathized with her I 1 think it would havo have been krojer to kaii this existence of 0 tile tho ghost out til of slight capt JODI va of t these ladies lii liea I 1 am afraid I 1 should not ox ex libil hibit so 0 o ranch courage as mien mc mae winkle hut but I 1 malin trayou answered the cal talu its ilia only a foolish rumor cot ill 1111 by idle po ollo hut but it on can I 1 suppose 00 oo oa nothing moro more substantial than talk but bill it if miss feels in the ilo li att nervous Der vou I 1 daresay ilir uv wu we call contrive to lo put her into another room lough bough it may nul not bo be such a good one I 1 mis mim a declined tho offer an dil d felt a littlon kicio ool bil by the umi abut were ou on ker her I inck aai cooj cuore it A handsome yung dragoon officer who lail been dividing L lit i 4 atle ution lit between t I 1 ibo be t ano 0 gif arl Is fit 0 turned ty to sini I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 anti and frid that tile head lin mired most ol of all in ia women vere reagon and courage llobel for a i few more inore such compliment i who olio donld have consented coD to 1 ima i lier her inglin in a room where goblins in tt a meg iro ut at least east that those araps ilij did not touch her bor iho heroine of 0 lite mOr ei ening king and nhen n lien chii til conr for her to bad abe je took a collected alid enl graceful farewell of the comp comedy Dy if 11 I 1 reo a ghost I 1 lull R ill drive lim out 0 of the ilo room anil I 1 rely on a you to dispatch film fyr for mo lao she eho sai bill I 1 softly to IQ the drago dragoski oki its the departed OL ob 3 JOB es I 1 beliew ray my room is ii I 1 10 a like mme ame Rs and ill it a lookout laureed lau glied tho the officer dont use firearms firearm 3 li ough no I 1 11 irking him out with it ft poker or an aunill rella wai amused awl ly the hole company com pany laj lad di kliper mea soon lifter idler ruid night llin like bouse wits lukani Lukl ni anti even the dragoon attlio ho ought to have hate been keeping watch lor for the in ia peace the ibo sleep of the just throughout the higlin beight not it sound was homard Loi iril sad nuj the pair of 0 ter biers who had bad been left frock freo to ratable ramble arout about house jikuo as senti s up in ID the passage near dear ili w ere ro never heard to lark bark or growl breakfast used to ho be served at in ia cat 5 bonse soil all the lie guests lot lin roof generally came to it aiss la ha I 1 said overnight that sho nuo would to do an 0 o therefore when the company and tile cullam tea lot hot toll rolls bacon eggs buttered ot loiet round or of atef game pies etc all spread out la in a tor epting urray eyes wore tarald toward the door expecting tobee to see the heroine walk in ia cat but miss Maci Winkle ickle wits was late after an lourn bouli baill to the butler 11 lla iles ilse 0 n o caud told lor her that bruk breul fast is ia ready ik ill go and ask her sir bir answered the ibo nail bol lo 10 went out civo minutes minute after viard lie returned looking rather flarried and tho maul maid lies lias knocked several limes tit at miss mio ioor door aut aul there lere is no answer 1 ti hen dij did she first knock asked ctet Jo jell ills an hour ago sit then she eho came back half bal nn an lour hour litter inter lir mistress was asleep slie she got no an ewer then and now BOW alues slues bjes knocking again and ashes beginning 0 to o got get alarmed al irme I 1 everybody clao became ilarae il all I 1 a bild UTu g s siaw bc ati j was wait made to th tho 0 PASSI pis sigo mma 54 door WM wits but without any sound being evoked evoh ci tile win was tried lut the ilu door was locked OD the cabido I 1 poor thing sho elu limi has fainted from fright III I 1 remarked ODO of tho the young ladled of eighteen I 1 A tit does not just achour BO 0 lid hal I 1 have tho the door forced open oen datil biej mra noxiously 1 if 11 tte send tu to the village the abe inck braith wont bo be here tor for IQ an hour observed the captain 1 I LA hit I 1 1 better go aud get gel my lay gox cox ot of tools and aej do the myself the captain harried berried off and while he w ail gone hii guests gnesia ho were now io rio cisly fright tined indulged in every burt of it I 1 it had not been lor for the of their Loi tesa they would loudly hao blamed the for having liivi Dg put this nerves of misi imie winkle to such it a etrula As it aas us some nomo of them remarked romar kJ that ought but to lie bo allowed ullo nol to lo belfi ghosts on in their promises aises and that haunted vore only good to hear bear of la liko vele cit capt J jafola 1113 returned and dil after some homo trouble ulo forced the ilia door kopea 11 mra fill JADI tomo III lillina liell in and instantly crie canei of 0 lia ila trade abich brou glit the men lulo into the boutil Thop alo lacci empty and adil the atou 1 aldo allu opeo calvd telling tt a title ot of soma fearful dramin which must havo beu 1 teu enacted during the tibt jt it vies evident ant that poor ilias kle must lio ho receive il some horrible pedro sad havo leaped clean through the casement Loc luemily lily tho thin vin finlow low wm was ou on abo ground flaar so BO that bile c uld not have buen much hurt ly by fall ill but bul elicio was wa baic lite ilio ladies la JK 3 looked out half expecting expect ine to bee un ail inanimate forra form in ail it abal 60 gawu icing 13 lag actors tho flower beil bed mrs jilie jilie lail loven prompt pro ruit to rOLt lurk tit ut MI must livo lavo and guatto luto juto bed for the llie bed was its in illi orr and the abo ioor I holya were th theoli roLi over sumo chairs lint but laden 1 I 1 ML I 1 t id matl ili hlll able to 10 corro iorito thy fact that ler lul had KUDO gune to bed and an iu lutine clion of boxes libit a nuil and wardrobe Ili ltd ber to bay that but rever migs might be ler her entire u tira tault bu be of the abu cili eat I 1 only of it a dight dress aej in d it filled mp cap boud off this la groutas ut lit bouce la in every direction perhaps tile fluor ioor thing lis laj becom emad front fright oil ilear boilo j ical itol mra ji ola im very sorry I 1 asked her to slee h here ore jadue at ilo ly to li ili gucito hat bat I 1 id alij it a no ijo i that blie abo hii was timid who wouldn t he bu tinus against a gljO ft ono of the LO idiots laj 8 moving toward the door with a shudder HI 4 ll if bile feared anil to see tue the sprite who bad frigli tentA miss start blurt ui nil hii Meily the concurred and ibi alter after itu other quarter of 0 an aa hour lail beau expended lu in the party lirty filed falej back to wurl lite ibo breakfast room loum loul ina not blon destroyed lii troyed though they luey nero bailly pailly liy ivling liu lis I 1 lisp lap imbued nuhui slid capt jarll requested lid 1 vi nife lie to stay anti 10 lo the louora of tile bard ile U himself wont went to bell big grooms look after miss they butted high bibb low far and od near boor they summoned summon cd the coln ii 0 to la them llanil thoy met tit tin tuft graph ires to work I 1 coull could nut bo be f ibis a then is river wl whisby I 1 b flowed dear tho houam liia hut but t y this ibis again arvul sir vu 1 r it lie too that hint A in 10 must anut t have met me t lib ith a jold en 1 before two d aja tj a arl ifil alap ej aped oj tho whole vi vat aill with the thal sini in ilir tj r adral and nj 00 9 more waa to hio t 0 lulof jia of th elnira ri acro milton wags wit win dai not to aliw hud had clotild willi walk homo swain who baa obtained ingrem in bor chamber by mos of 0 fl rope ropa ladler lad ler int but this senior found emall Cred tineo tho inot common oi win was tha mif MIA had juniper ont of lier her ioddy in abright 11 right tho river abil sat I 1 ocke peculiarity hove however verv struck the pollee lolila lo liia who utra ut ra tle the otto case viz thia that it if iho ibo unfortunate lady ba bal bai I jumped uni leil ont ant atif p the WID atlo mut have ullam ngou a fribbly turned boil bod and ildi 1 have left marka on oa the lie nield now there were no do marks I 1 and this thia puzzled the not ft a little A A certain member of the police force hamtil had baj bein been specially in trusted truit cil with tile conduct or the ilia ja mac rac winkle case and bleen bea all his researches ai rolie bad p oved idelt emual lo bo asked a keil that lio lie might conle come ani an I duj 11 few oi das in capt Ja houto fina adeep lu in the which ma io lail bail occupied th is ra quest was ayes to and tile ilia detective announced that be would lay jay himself out to dise diseker oer whether there refill jr was anything of a ghostly nature haunted the room ho U ats As rather tired it alien hen ha wont went to bej bed oo on the day or of liia his arrival ut tit crabtree leall but tu bo roly roady JOE for action lie did not andros unil roat i lo he simply throw himself oo oa the lad boil h tin clothes on OD a revolver voe iu in hiskel lia lit pocket and a lighted candle 0 00 athe thu tibia table beside lim As lis bis eyes were about abo lit to close le be wondered attlia hil 1 the time wu was and luk half ruling to louk look at big H watch wiit oli hi lie caught eight bigat of a clock placed on a bracket in the will wall juka jilt over the bed there a a peculiarity about tins this foa clock or it was bur surmounted mounted with wilb a boudon head bud elioso tongue a very roil one from lis month ia a gideons hii laona gri grimace maco 1 mr I r Ti Tin matita inot ii curiosity won wag always excited by little things as well as great so BO lie ho stood up on the lie bed to ext tile tho clock and doing ao 90 lie pulled tho the negros lien ilea I 1 to see it if movable vable instantly a giddie 1 i zd 1 etim sot tile lie SU it aler er hn AM at dai kneed J it ai ns a i a I 1 i ii RIO liala it boat liotis over ears cars into black ic icy C ater which closed hy 11 P bove him alt nth I 1 a tv I 1 noise luckily mr ti rose t A aa AI good seiw mtr sad biml lo bo did not loge loae conscious dug lie bo struck out with bull arms saw a light struggled ou on anti ly mounil himself imi cuming in tile the river flyer all ali said lie he as aa ho he the whore and regains I 1 his fu it an fir ailet of the rii or runs under crabtree hall find miss mac i inkle took the same lath dutli I 1 expect in I 1 ill chig to lobe be the case A tow few days il later it win was ascertained that thu the crew of a 11 light lighter cr steaming stem ning down the river riter had up tho the apparently form of a lady who wits fl ballig down vit la in the dark they OY hod picked lir her up tip restored rost orol her to lo con I sad ami put her to led bud but bat its as bho wat wae found to be in ia ligh ingli boror lter they the were unable L t ali 0 wall ras until blia bile became care ten tea days later li by tins this time limo homi ever the ibo lighter lad go got across aarom tho the channel red ail ai lo in foreign torrig ii waters it wan wag broto rom that mlis ilse ully ally rc turned J clubbed aad lu in bar tight right maud boiu 1 to exi lain tile the that lii 1 I 1 beli allen her wid tu to vow ow eternal enmity the iho Jd julus Ills it proved boi hone sever vrr that capi adf juf ilea know nothing ii if tile qu aur loor ki pring led which revolved 0 at the touch of a negro a leml muil ui ltd its occupant lulo into the water this work of art had been designed ki gued ly by the former owner of 0 crabtree hall who presumably hal lie axin rk aiji mated by bj the amiably intention of alii lug n le hid heir tile the ru kus lat fijn police the nicil huts resort to bly bf maneuvers in ia order to put their oil of llin buatt nuj and in go tire them alii m out oat aboy abu tit tine another nud aud the ure tire kept lor for months running oil oa a foul loolu s arr it is 14 known that uumo rual arrests imro have beau WA 10 1 ILI consequence or lit lit or ear it as events nu nua A 1 ut or dhosi or recited almont two lairds bere seized ou on the ibo ground of anonymous dolanc cioni kind were afterward set get freo free but uy haj had of courso course to a jung julig IMO 1010 la ika preot before their liberty wa ro re to them then the nih I 1 su cabrit curnel A on a plot alier 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