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MB HKMTOKP BftAXD. JULY IS.
tto tii «T aw ■MMrtftk
not tMaking of Hi* p'liw. The mi
! aot to Ignored: It «u there. Tto no the bank «u different from a
of tto ftoat st tto haunted pool | could sot aee why. I didn't think to
to** nothing t* do with It The waa a men. It waa not becauae I waa
M tod tangible aspects. Mrs. Hid scsrod—at first I became scared aa
worry, oaapoken bat graven In | looked at him. He did not move,
fear reeolutely Roman face, waa one He did not eeem to to alive. Whoa I
avMaaca. The extraordinary behavior felt ah!vera starting up and down m$
at Jed waa another. Tto atmosphere i back. I know I waa acared. Than wtoa
at tto place waa one of royetery. > I heard tto ruatllng, 1 want borne aa
Daring tto pleeaent, peaceful, odor- quickly and quietly aa 1 could."
oua aomioer months. when oar life waa |
ana of undlatorbed routine, I never * •
capad tto aanae of dread. I hoped the
Intangible would take abape; surely
something Intangible that would to ea -
todled, hong over tto bouae.
I may not to able to make thla cer-
tainty appear ao vividly to yoa aa It |
Ad to me. It permeated; It waa la tto j
atnoapbere; It hang over the wooda; |
It flllad tto bouae. It came with tto
odors at bloaaoma; It waa eapreoasd la '
tto rammer winds; it waa thraatanad j
la the lightning which flaahed over tto 1
liver. I could not reconcile thla effect
to each a canae aa that feeble gboat'
at cry of the pool. I could not dread
that ghoet or feel It* preaeace. It :
Wa*
eHArrcn in.
Jed certainly waa tto moat algnlft-
' cant dtaagreeahle fact la tto bouae,
i and hie InCuence the moot algnlflcnnt
malignancy. He had been sobered by
tto dlacovery of hla attack upon Mra.
Sidney, bat aa he begaa to recover
from hla dlaeomflture. and aa the eeaae
of cautloo began to leeeen. be again
aaaerted, or suggested. control, par-
ticularly when be waa drunk. He never
allowed Mr. Sidney to know thla. In
their strange sssociatlon at Horatlaa
urine feasts, Jed was tactful, respect-
ful. considerate and Jovial.
. - i To Sidney he waa nt time cour-
a benevolent gboat needed for teoull >n(j thoughtful, at other tlmee
decoration,
I asked tto people of the house, the
aarvanta, and found that for them It
waa largely a superstition. They all
had been brought from the ctty, and
only a few, aurh aa Jed. a gardener, the
housekeeper and the cook had been
long enough In the house really to bo
naaodated with It
Jed was the only one that willingly
would he In the vicinity of the pool at
night. The others might laugh at the
auggeatlon of terror, hut they would
not willingly teat their auperlorlty to'
uuperstitlon. If they had beea really j
frightened, they could not have been
kept In eervice. They were not The
place was large, comfortably Inhabited ,
and genial. There waa a touch of
dread at one spot. They avoided the
apot, and It was negligible so long as j
they did avoid It.
In the small town of Hartley there j
waa more of the legend than there waa i
nt Hartley house. To the people who
Head at a distance and came la con- 1
tact with the place only em ocraaioas.
It hnd an alien, exotic air. Hr. and
Mra. Sidney had come from South j
America, from Montevideo, where they
had lived many years. The clrcuin- j
atanrea of their aelectlon and purchase
of the place were normal, hut the vil-
lagers spiced a great deal of gossip
With notions of the alienism, wealth,
aloofness and odd habits, concerning
which gossip ran from our servants to
the Hartley householders.
I hnve mentioned that my first morn-
ing at Hartley house a gardener asked
me to see one of his children, which
had n had cough. The msn hnd a
good deal of slrkncMs In Ills family In
the next few month*, nnd 1 wn* of
considerable service.
Tli< gardener's name was Wllllnm
aon. He hnd been on the place nltniMt
front the time of Mr. Sidney's purchase
of It. He wn* nttarhed to It, proud of
his work and fond of It Hit*! its results.
He hnd a neat little inttaKe hey mid
the gardens. His wfe wsh very pleas-
ant snd thought too much of my serv-
ices. Williamson himself was
man. and 1 am interested in gardening.
Consequently, having to visit the fam-
ily every day or every other day, I
formed a habit of talking with him.
When, by r ha nee, I spoke of the
disrespectful or even brutal. Some
times he aeemed to frighten himself.
When I saw that he whs again begin-
ning to ahow disrespect for her. I was
for putting an end to It Mrs. Sidney
was horrified when I aald tuat Jad
could be brought to terms. She held
op her hands.
"No. no." she said. "Not in any
event! Never, please, speak to Mr.
Sidney. Please never think of It Jed
la invaluable to Mr. Sidney. He la not
so discourteous to me as you might
think. He Is gruff, and drinking do*s
not make him better, but It Is Mr. Sid-
ney's whim that he should drink. It
would he unjust—don't you see It
would he unjust ?~-to make a point
against him of behavior that Mr. Sid-
ney causes. Pleaae never mention It."
She waa very much In earnest snd
wss not satisfied until she had' my
i promise that I never would apeak to
1 Mr. Sidney of Jed until I had her coa-
| sent. She then showed relief, and I
felt more distressed. * Jed had nome
hold on this resolute lady that I should
have liked to hreak.
Jed'a attitude toward me waa a
thing to drive distracted a person who
eared what If was. I did not. He
! could lie Interesting, and than I was
interested In him. He could be stupid,
and I avoided liliu. He could be surly,
i nnd I Ignored him. He could be quar-
relsome. and I fought him hack.
It seldom was a matter of sobriety
or Insobriety with him. He waa he«t
natured to me at times when he was
most intoxicated. He was surliest at
times when he waa perfectly sober. Al
other times he unite reversed this. One
never knew from his physical condi-
tion what his disposition might he lit
the time.
lie served at dinner when Mrs. Sid
ney, tsohel snd I, more eeremonlously
• h«n we eared to, dined. Certain do-
mestic ceremonies pleMMed Mr. Sidney
and he liked to know tliut In some r - j
spects the huronlal character of his j
place was helng maintained as lie !
« T" would have maintained It If he hnd !
* nn* been active.
When Jed was In good nature, he
frequently sought me out for talks, and
when he was In good nature, I en-
couraged him. I did not want to open
tfioat story to Williamson, with no "P ""y J**!*'
more purpose than I ever had had In
these Inquiries. I noticed that he waa
a bit embarrassed.
"I take no stock in the stories shoot
the pool." he asld. "I'd Just ss lief
pass it at midnight ss midday—a I*
moat."
"Be honest Williamson." I suggested
laughingly.
merely to learn what they were, hut I
knew Mrs. Sidney needed help, and 1
thought 1 might give It If I knew how.
I also thought that Jed some evening
when pleasantly and good naturedly
drunk and garrulous might say more
than he Intended. There were many
opportunities, hut be never did.
One night—this was in September—
"IlmX." I said." be replied. "But I' th*
did see something st tto pool " T ? ""'J1**! Ht™} • whl,<> «
n. ... • .tr.irt.tfnrw.Ki nnllH.. ,h* of th** wood" '«oklng at the
tnftuafSSTT^r?Mil hou"* In "* "hsdowy hulk It seemed
SshLirtWl^se I «>«>talner of mystery. Only a few
Dot about to Indulge In romance. windows were Illuminated. It was tto
1 know something of these stories." rirer side of the bouse that waa bright
to aald. "1 have not gossiped mine at night.
about—I was coming from town Iste
night.
1 walked slowly across the lawn
toward the side where Mra. Sidney's
rooms were. A smsll balcony opened
off her sitting room. I could hear her
, . .. . _ talking to some one on this balcony
£?,.! a" The ™ «• * « * as i
—after midnight It was the second
year of our being here. It was In the
fhll or late summer—I do not reroem-
As I came along the road hy the'
Ing by the edge of the fiver. It was
light enough for roe to nee that the
figure was leaning on a stick or cane.
1 stopped and was going to call out
hut for some reason—I doo't know just
why—1 didn't The figure did not
move. I began to feel creepy and
want on aa gently ss I could. Fifty
feet farther. I heard a rustling in the!
brush and I thought I saw s face. | j
couldn't be sure, bur I thought 1 did.'
I know 1 heard s rustling. When I j
got oat In the open, I ran the rest of
the wsy tome on the turf."
"There waa nothing very alarming
about that." 1 suggested. My
■aeded more oohstanea
man and heard a notes
^JTtora was aochng la aaelag a man
">t waa tto
"That waa dae to tto
"Tea aaw a
"No. I* a*t
heard In another moment, was Jed.
waa then almost under the balcony.
"I am a resolute man." Jed waa aay-
Ing. "I'll have my own way. I'll have
what I want. I'll make you glad to
come to terms. I'm a reasonable man.
too. Now, admit thot I've been con-
slderate."
I started to get nut of hearing a
quietly and rapidly as I could, but I
heard Mrs. Sidney, her voice vibrant
with indignation, say:
"I ought to have you whipped."
"That ia silly, unreasonable passion,"
said Jed.
**I atoll aot hesitate ta kill fan."
said Mra. Sidney.
Then 1 went out of earshot Tto
fact that Jed could threatea Mra. Sid-
ney In thla fashion waa Inexplicable.
It could not to explained by hla aare-
IcaaMllty to Mr. Sidney, great aa that
waa. I walked about for a while, dls-
traagad and depressed; then I petted
"May I eaaii ta i
asked. "Thank yoa. I have a rrqassi
to onto which yoa cannot help bat
thiak la eatraorillrmrv iHvpo*teroa«
I placed a chair for iwr She ihnaketi
me hat reaaalaed [
ahe most be la an agony of mind, bat
she smllsd.
"I hope it is ta aak me to take Jad
la toad." I aald.
"No; it la to aak you to permit bm
to annoaaea tto eagagwaeat of my
daughter laobel to yoa. ftoa't be
alarmed. It atoll aot mahe aay dif-
ference la your life. U Is a desperate
expedient I am using out of s diffi-
culty.''
I felt aa If I were la a splrltaal fog.
"la that tto only way 1 can help yoa
oatr I asked.
"Tto only one." she said. "I have
thoaght of everything."
"Baa It ta da with Jad again r I
astod.
"With things I cannot poaaibiy ex-
Piala. la there aay one wto would ha
"Hot a aoul." I aald, "—except Mia*
aald Mm
there ia aa
fil
With a asffc
its
I fait
dent waat ta sit
laotwi suilled Indulgently at ma.
"Oh alt down. t>r. John" she
"I waat to talk to yoa. We are *a>,
gaged, you know, and engaged
ought to have a talk after tto event'
if not before."
"Too understand haw thla hap-1
pened." I suggested.
"I do," ahe said. -My auttor ia
frtghteaed. Jei
••■srry met"
<Continued on Pag* S, Second Section).
h op
wtoa tto
STOP.
"I would not canae
Sldaey. "Are you eure
one?"
"Mra. Sidney," I aald, "yoa are tto
ooly lady wto ever haa gtvea me
Wa have a big loft of New Iagaraall
atrtoe. W. H. Bay.
You Do Mara Work,
j Yon are more ambit Ions and yoa flat man t
neat oat of everything wtoa year,
. _ ia ia flood rendition. Impuritiea la
I Might Better Have Bean a Waa P|t> tto blood have a very depreaaing effect on ,
ure Taken Pram a Oiaplay Window. tto ayatera. causing weakneas, lailnaas.
aarvooaneaa nnd sirinnss
possible to explain. Too wfllliave to (HtOVE'S TASTELESS TONIC
accept my Judgment laobel. Dr. John" faatorea Energy and Vitality hy Purifying
—aa odd halfway bouae toward latl- and Enriching tto Blood. When yoa feel |
macy she reached and atopped at— j® * *ngt toning. invigorating effect sea j
"Dr. John haa been kind enough ta * bring* color to the ctoeka and bow
ooty lady who ever baa glveo me a, "Dr. John haa been kind enough to rT" w > wens ana now
thoaght stace i knew my mother. IJ do as I asked him. I need and want! V** y°° Wl"
.m mtjt 1 ... ...... .... appreciate its true tonic value.
am merely wondering what Miss Sid-
ney will think of me la such a rate.
Will ahe understand why I take It? 1
am not healtatlag. 1 hope I do aot
eeem to be. but I know—I suspect—
that your decision Is sudden."
"Isobel'a affection for ua la greater
than her demand for Independence,"
said Mrs. Sidney. "If she knows tbnt
I aaked you to consent to this an-
nouncement. she will think of yoa aa
a proved friend."
I had suggested all the precautions
that were reasonable. "Ton certainly
may make any use of me .vou want
to," I said. She thanked me und snld
good night.
• •«•••••
Isohel's view of our engagement was
purely comic. She may have had a
second of spiritual revolt, hut comi*dy
and consideration for her mother as-
serted themselves. Mrs. Sidiie>, when
she told Isohel of the engagement, had |
me present, The mother was really j
embarrassed. Hlmost flustered, but she'
was determined. Isobel was grestiy (
smused.
It may be Inutglned that I was not j
heroic. I might better have been a
wax figure taken from a display win- j
dow. I felt like one, a thing with a
wax smile and no animation. j
"It is merely precautionary." said j
Mra. Sidney uneasily. "It is quite lm-1
the support of my children In wbat I
am doing."
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"Anything you do or have done
all right, mother." said Isohel.
erinx from her wn«e of humor. "Dr.—
John- will not t*e nnhii|>py--I hiii «ure
- will you. doctor'/ And I—mother—
I'll get an advantage of you In th!*—
see If I doo't."
"You mustn't try to. laobel." said
Mrs. Sldnex anxiously. "I am doing
the IhH I i-iin."
loiter In the evenitiK I saw Isohel,
finding her alone in the library, where
she wa« reeding. I went In to jret a
iHtok before troinu to i<ed. She was
hy ii lamp neiir the fireplace, and she'
looked very lieautlfnl.
"I want to talk to you." she suld
when «he saw me. "Do you know the
expliinafion of this?"
"No." I «nid.
"Yi>u me not quite honest." she snld.
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