| Show POLAND'S POLANDS S 'S WIFE r It was s scorch 1 hot in i ino y ono no July afternoon The streets were empty Even the tho cathedral r rooks were were verc I dozing and aud tho the only signs signs' of life lifo seemed to be bo the tho chatter dimly heard h ard through tho the door of the tho quaint old inn iun In Iu the great cathedral it was less sun sunny f. f ny but almost ny equally close and and op op- f 4 ve Roland do lo le Fanu felt as if tho the heat f. and dust of were centuries were e o somehow shut into that vast nave and as i if hisS historical his his- S i l asso associations s weighed on his tired tire brain i He was one of a party being shown round the building Hc Here e was the he inevitable in inevitable in- in f evitable would be bo ar archaeologist h now F pos positive tiye anon doubtful of his Ilis dates two to 0 or three cler clergymen J is a schoolmaster and his class n and d a n few f w young oung girls In the crypt It ft was vas cooler but damp and nd musty smelling Through the heavy oak door passed the tho weary but hut garrulous 1 verger his chattering flock at his heels Th Then n. n began more moro tiresome tiresome discussions l' l and squints r r This ore ere said paid the tho verger raising his not too musical voice to drown the talking of the ethers this others this ere was once once nce tho the private chapel chapal of the Do le Ie lef p f Fauns anus That stone marks where tho the al altar altar altar al- al tar stood Over here hero is where Sir Gilbert Gil- Gil r n bert defied the tho abbot in the tho year Jea thirteen cad and fifty Notice I H this cio ero dog tooth t oth molding mot molding most perfect per per- e. e feet example of its ita kind in England tr Tb There Theio ro is 13 finer at Canterbury S s soma somo oi one cue Pardon on me- me meyen yen yeu mart m mean menn on Lincoln k or or is it that hat I I J. J thinking of f. f said s id tho the archaeologist arc h t. t iho rho ho t cf of tho the D Da Do lo Fanus s f v Tn fis Eis smiled sailed turned Burned sister tube She cad td id pet pct her hr enD ens through Lis Lis isI is I Ian ani co 1 times lC tI EO ErO wh whispered Never drar Wo W o nearly a a iud and wu srN C t have n y lift left I n t with with- without without fi out orr T old fa ro so 0 ThoLo Iho Th L Lo Face l 9 broke in the thc sv screen they l date dato bat Jack back to imp is tha oldest eldest cf them all nIl 1 Notice tho tha th round the sides S U l i and und c as j t yon see the c is ia missing front from the fop It ii is the wife wife of of old od Sir J. J Roland I clo de la lc Fanu who died air un 1111 the 1 1 Oly Laud His ife ifo died ded c cf grief three days day after tho the sad Fad Sews hews reached her s T Tho To is said to to have been stolen though soma Boma there are aro who say that life Was was g given cn to it and it walked I I. I dont don't old with that myself On this fido pido are tho the tombs lombs of Reginald and Sir Bevis de dele dele le 10 Faun a Roland Rolund spoke ke to t the e girl next him The effigy sai said 1 he that is miss missing ing lug from that tomb i is the he cue Of Jf all others others others' that 1 t hould most have liked to tos o s see e. e Sher was our ur great great I groat-I I really cannot say Ray h how haw w. w great great grandmother and nd oh ob I beg y your ur pardon I thought you were m my my sister It was a taU tall ull slight girl wrapped in ina in ina a a light grayish dust cloak to whom ho he had bad sp spoken ken and who v o now responded 55 gracefully and with a shade of amusement amusement amusement amuse amuse- ment in tier her manner 55 Tho The sudden transition from tho the dark crypt h to the h brilliant sunshine was as be be- Roland and his bis sister stumble slum slum- ble along alon to the tho monastery ruins and then seated seated ou an n Ii a heap of fallen stonework stonework stonework stone stone- work they rested He was ed edon d au ou looking ro round nd for his cloaked divinity di di- i vinit vinity to fl find d that she eho had not t follo followed ed them f r. r In n er o night i h succeeds c tho the po peaceful day clay Roland Boland sitting by ty his biB window watched the tho round moon rising behind the tho fretted spire of the tho cathedral and was fiU filled cl with a sudden longing His stay stav in tho the place had bad been brief and imd would end c early on the tho morrow The Tho sketches ho had n mado ado were few y and his bis visits to tho the cathedral had al always always al- al w ways ys been paid nid in company wi with th others in tho the improving society of tho the dean deanor or in that of the tho unsympathetic verger 55 What if he were to steal out now when the garish day was waR dono O 10 and the moon high in iii the tho clear sky Yes Yet ho bo would ho 10 must go Tho The temptation was Mas not to bo be resisted He Ho would study tracery and carving under the magic magio light which made mado their beauties beauties beau benu- unearthly Ho Horose Horose ties seem t KS foS s something rose roso and left tho the room treading tread in softly eo so as not to disturb the tho other othe inmates of f tho the house Quietly as s ho he went the dc dean UJ sitting at work in the Iho study heard beard him liim and aud opened his bis door H Anything amiss Roland bo ho asked i cheerfully Roland Boland half ashamed confessed his romantic ideas to his host who sur- sur S him by sympathizing with them By Byall all means Oar lovely cathedral never looks more moro exquisite than by moonlight I I should like 11 sa said l Roland taking courage to have havo one ono more moro look at the ancestors be before be- be tombs and chapel of my Toro fore I leave leavo Certainly certainly You are aro a ill di di I 4 t I J 5 ty t- t S y rs A I Ii i iJ r ol olA y 1 0 i r. 7 io 1 t f N jv S S t f. f 1 descendant t of Jonii oaL dt la 18 F wt u ar a aryon are arou you yon not oot m t And I dont don't thank rl tho rIJt vm vandals who tole tale her effigy I should have p pit pi toned erred that they had hall taken any of the thi others Have Hate you copied her epitaph yet y t o or sketched the tho tomb No I have lead had no good opportunity but I 1 should uncommonly like to do 6 so 50 before I go and I shall not have havo time timi tomorrow He spoke wistfully and tho the dean laughed Here Hero then said paid he be I see what wha you aro fishing for Take the keys This large largo one opens tho the little northwest northwest north north- west door whence a staircase leads straight down doun to tho back of the tho chapel You Yon cant can't mako make a mistake only do no not fall down the broken stairs do not lest the keys do not forget to lock leek up after you and above all dont don't set the place alight or Ill I'll never forgive you Roland promised everything c required of him and ani went off oft Roland sought and soon so Eoon t found the tho little door to which ho he had been teen directed direct direct- ed and from which tho the steps led straight down in into the crypt of the tho ca ea- thedral The key made but little noise even evenin in the r I-r great at and Roland i groping his bis way down soon font fouL l himself himself him him- i self at tho the back of tho the little chapel and andin andin I in great gret darkness Closing his eyes for awhile to accustom them to the change hange ho could Eoon distinguish the outlines of tho arches and moved forward quite quito con confidently fid Some might might have have thought the tho bourand hour bour and place hone orie but Roland bland was neither nervous nor superstitious and boldly advanced to where tho the moonlight finding finding find finding find find- ing oblique entrance through though th the grating grating grating grat grat- ing in the tho roof and the near one of the great windows of the cathedral above him shone clearly and brightly over over the tho tom tombs bs It has been said that he was was was' neither nervous nor superstitious superstitions but suddenly he stopped short and aud the tho throbbing of his own heart seemed d for for forthe the moment I to startle him for here bere just b before for him bim within touch toach of his his his' hand was tho the great table tomb and extended upon it apparently a recumbent ent female figure Whoever whether mortal or superhuman superhuman super super- human buman workman had lead made such an effigy was possessed of no ordinary skill The Tho exquisite suggestion of reposo con conveyed conveyed conveyed by the graceful posture the tho arrangement arrangement ar ar- ar of the tho sculptured folds of raiment the thu beautifully chiseled features features fea fea- tures turE all alike aliko lovely oV ly and Roland gazed at nt them long as if ho he were literally literally literally liter liter- ally entranced and und l riot not t under the influence influence influence ence of some pome delusion of the senses senseR some some trick of overexcited nerves which must scon seen fade fide away away Ho fell fen fenon on liis his knees ou the Ilia stepped Slipped ha base bade of f t the iho monument monument ment an and aud gently laid hi hi lips Bps oil oo the little little lit lit- tle white which vero so temptingly temptingly temptingly tempt tempt- near nem bin L As he did so EO a thrill seemed to pass pass through him and aud through tho the fi figero ro on ou on tho the tomb The delicate eyelids the shadowy vy lips purled parted j Jn i i p a find tho next instant his i ft ce was indeed indeed- imbued with life c u urn aim I 1 Oh where an am I n Roland repressed the suggestion that s she o was ru en Ler Ier own tomb and spoke poke gently and anti cs as s if L her ber cr present tion were a n in mat matter alter ter of course You You aro are in the crypt of of cathedral Tho effigy sat eat at up pressing her cold sands hands to 1 her ber er now burning temples Then she raised her great dark daik eyes to Rolands Roland's face ince I got shut in she said paid simply I 1 li lingered angered a moment to leok at this tomb well because well because you yop were so EO such much interested in n it and nd the tho verger n yel missed ire the me-the the pillars hid me I Ih h heard icard rd the key ey grate in tho lock and aud ran rind and called rt and banged but no one ono came and md oh b I was s so fright frightened wed II She waS waS' quivering with cold rind and shock and Roland Ro- Ro land supported and and ard comforted her But cr cr r you you I might have havo staid hero in in this awful place all night the eL-c murmured Its tg simply horrible I she Rho went on You Yon wouldn't believe what noises there hero aro are when its it's empty and BO no one onel l iere What made e you come back Was Wast t to look for me she ahe asked naively He Ho told her then how bow and why ho bo had bad come pome ome back bauk giving biving her time timo to wipe away awaya a 3 i few fow stray tears which she sho hoped he helid did lid not seo and to pull off eff tho the necktie f rom om about her head Then he ho found he her ler hat for fur her in a shadowy and nd prepared to take her home She Sho was as glad of the tho support of his arm arm and the tho clinging touch cf of her ber fillers fill 1 gers ers sen sent sens a n thrill through him which he hese se seemed to feel Ion long after they had parted arted I I recognized cl you yon aga again 1 at t once she sho said aid to him as ng they ascended the tho rickety staircase together I too too- remember you yon quite well We were fellow t tourists or sights sightseers ers this bis morning and I have havo thought thought thought-of of you on many times sin since co and always lw as aslie s the lie lady in the gray cloak It She Sho smiled very Tery humanly My real name sho she said stid simply is 95 Jean Roland started slightly and as ho pressed her her hand hand at parting murmured beneath his breath By p tho Willo Ville of God Joan tho beloved be be- loved love wife of Roland do de I le he Fanu Knight and Princess |
