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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
SATURDAY, JUNE 12, lOtt.
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THE GHOST OF LOCHRAIN CASTLE
A Thrilling Novel of Love, Intrigue, Tragedy and the Mystery of a Famous Diamond] tetters." cut It? P the younff man, his
J w ^ * block eyes brightening. «<■« *«
a question of boundaries. and >o on.'
"Well." said the girl In a matter-of-
fact voice, "we muen't neglect our
work, If he Is away, I suppose the let
ters"—'
By MRS. C. N. WILLIAMSON,
Author of "The Lightning Conductor/
I Eto„ Ete.
Illustrated by
GEORGE KERR and F. NANKIVELL
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING
CHAPTER8.
Elspeth Dean,
receives an appointment
for Lochraln, a famous
land, recently converted Into a hotel.
She travels with Lady Lambert, who
looks with contempt * “—
class In general; Lady
ter, young, beautiful, .
Ity, and John Kenrith, a bachelor mil-
i attractive yonng gtrl,
tment as stenographer
imons castle In Scot-
erted Into a hotel,
1-ady Lambert, who
upon the working
r Hilary, her daugh-
and a lady In real-
witu nun. nispciu >■ improeseu who ma
C ntlemanly manner, and realises that
f dy Lambert, In spite of her years,
etrtree to Interest him. Elspeth Is as
signed a room In the haunted tower of
the castle, and spends the night hearing
WClrd sounds While examining a faded
slip of paper, bearing the penciled lm-
lege of a boy, she Is paralysed with fear
when drops of blood faU upon the
* • e child. She not
- notices a crack In one
of the beams Ip the celllog, through
blood might have trie"'-'
she hears that C*|
which the Id
Next morning
Oxford was ul.
before, being tnl
lekled.
__ T iptaln
Igbtly wounded the night
ug taken for a poacher, so It
Is rumored. Uucb to lady Lambert's
displeasure, Captain Oxford and Lady
Hilary are deeply attached to each other
end Elspeth promises them her aid.
The stenographer Is called upon to take
dictation for Mr. McGowan, the mana
ger; Mr. Trowbridge posing as an Amer
ican millionaire, who seems to have a
conspiracy on, aided by James Grant,
the hotel clerk; Mr. Kenrith, who Is
writing a book on socialism; Captain
Oxford, Countess Radepolskol, and Lady
Ardcllffe, aged M. a would-be poetess,
ambitions for either the millions of
Messrs Trowbridge or Kenrith. In spite
of gossiping ami questioning. Elapelh
discreetly does her work, refusing a val
uable ring presented by Lady Ardcllffe.
Knowing little of. her Scotch ancestry,
she Is faterested to hear that Dean Is
the name of the owner of Lochraln. ller
only living relative la a brother In Aus
tralia. Bumeth decides that Captain
Oxford resembles the picture of the
child which, she had found In a boob.
She bears about the Underground Syn
dicate, organised to rob rich society folk.
While talking with Mr. Trowbridge she
finds that that gentleman wears a gold
bracelet and part of a woman's kid
hears the creak of u board In the
floor. Hhe leaps from bed to see the
faint outlines of a men In one corner of
the room. The apparition looks like
. . venrlni *
The ghostly visitor
' kept In repair.
CHAPTER VI (CONCLUDED)
She wan "keyed to a high pitch of
nervous excitement, which had In
creased rather than diminished since
yesterday, but there was no confusion
In her brain. She felt that If ahe
could only put her hand upon one sin
gle first clue, she would bo capable of
ferreting out others, where now all
seemed chaos.
Breakfast was hurried over so that
she might steal time for a few words
with the housekeeper before going to
Mr. McGowan, and as an exouse ahe
began asking Mrs. Warden If she might
make some little changes In the ar
rangement of the furniture In her
room. She would- like, ahe said, to
place the sofa and table differently,
bat had not wished to do so without
mentioning It beforehand.
“Why. Ideas your heart, my dear,”
said the friendly old woman, 'you can
do Just as you like In your own quar
ters. I hope you're quite happy there.
I went up on purpose to aek how you
got on yesterday afternoon, but you
were away—busy, I suppose, though It
was close upon tea time."
Title wae exactly the turn which
Elspeth had hoped the conversation
would take. Sho thanked Mrs. War
den, and said that she wsi delighted
with her room. “It'e good enough for
a duchess, 10 It would be alrnnge It
I shouldn't be aatlafled,” she laughed.
.‘'But 1 do wondey why It la the only
room In the tower which they've made
habitable. There Is such a lovely view
from there, and If-the guests would
object to the trhoat stories, surely tho
employees would be more sensible."
■ ,"lt wasn't worth the trouble and ex
pense of putting the other rooms In
repair, I suppose," replied the house
keeper, "seeing that they couldn't very
well bo offered to gueets. The one
above youra has the roof fallen In on
It, which was the reason the atalrs
were blocked up, rather than restore
the whole upper story. But you needn't
worry, the door la so thick that there's
no danger of the debris breaking
through.' It's been at It la for years,
many years. Nothing would hava been
done to repair your quarters, either,
for the same reason, and the whole
tower would have been left to Itself,
but that room of yours was never let
fall into a bad state, like the others.
Old Lord Lochraln wouldn’t have that
-happen; so you nee when the coatle
was bought for a hotel there wae noth
ing much to do there, except to put In
a few more bile of furniture to add
a little to the comfort."
•'Used old Lord Lochraln to occupy
my room, then?" asked Elspeth.
“Oh, dear, no. He never even went
there, so far as 1 can say. But—well,
the bath room und all the improve
ments were mode for a person who wae
once of Importance to the family, and
ols long sa the old Marquis lived noth
ing was changed there. When Mr.
McOowan took charge of everything
he' gave order* to have some of the
handsomest pieces of furniture put
elsewhere, hut the bed, though It le the
finest of all. couldn't he moved. Maybe
you noticed. It la built into the wall,
and has been whrre'lt Is for hundreds
of years, I fancy. 1 don't know the
date, but 1 do know It'e very old, and
I daresay curiosity dealer* would give
any amount of money for It. If It were
for »ale.
Elspeth had learned what she Imd
come to find out, but she had gained
very little enlightenment, after all.
flhe nv by a certain, obstinate hard
ening of the old woman’s good iratur-
ed face that she did not Intend to let
herself be "pumped" on the subject of
that vanished "person of Importance"
for whose soke, apparently, old Lonl
Lochraln had preserved the one room
In the tower, and Elspeth guessed that
the ghost story, whatever It might be,
was connected with him.
“If I can find out from nny one It
will b« not from her. but from Mr.
Grant." she said to herself as she bade
Mrs. Warden goodby. Her woman'e
Instinct told her already that she
would not have to ask favors In vain of
her fellow employee, anil though she
would have made no serious demand
upon the young man she determined
to try again to draw from him the
story of the haunted tower.
She had no opportunity of seeing
him alone that morning, however, and
nothing of Importance happened dur
ing the day except—If It could be
called Important—an Introduction to
|Countess Radepclrkol. Mr. Trow
bridge. Instead of employing her time
hlrr.H-'if. lent her to his friend the
countess, who had a pretty little pri
vate parlor, divided from the rest of
her suite by an archway with heavy
portieres.
_ You are to
rest thl* morning. X will do your work
and mine, too."
"It’s very kind of you to suggest such
a thing." replied Elspeth hurriedly,
"but"—
"Kind!" ochoed Grant. “As If there
could be a question of kindness from
me to you. Why, I have thought of
nothing but your face, growing paler
and thinner this last week, from over
work."
Oh, It Isn't that,” answered the girl,
then checked herself quickly. Sho did
not wish to conilde In James Grant
"You have hnd enough to wear you
out anyhow, he said. "It's a shame.
But I hope It won't be for long. You
promised that other day to let me be
your friend; but you know I want more
than that, really. 1 never cared about
any woman before I saw you. The sort
of girls I came In contact with were
commonplace creatures, without any
attraction for me. I used to think It
would be my fate, If I ever fell In love
with a woman, that she should be some
one so far above me. It would be hope
less for me to try to reach her. But
you—you are os dainty and refined and
as pretty as If you were the daughter
of a countess, like Lady Hilary Vane,
yet you are of my own class In life, and
I can dare to tell you now that I have
been In love with you ever since the
afternoon when I drove you up from
the railway station.”
"That's only a week ago," stammered
Elspeth, distressed and embarrassed.
".You can’t, know your own mind In
such a short time. Please forget about
this. I will be your friend, of course,
but"—
"Don't answer me yet," broke In the
young man. "I've often heard that
girls always said ‘no’ at nrtt, especial
ly If they were taken by surprise; and
I didn’t expect that you could have
learned to love rr.e so soon. But wait;
hear what I’ve got to say before you
speak."
"I thought you were going to let me
‘reef this morning," pleaded Elspeth.
"This conversation Is much more
wearying, after a bad night, than at
tending to Mr. McGowan's corres
pondence. I've a headache, and—and
I'm worried about lots of things."
"You need never worry about any
thing after thla If you'll trust yourself
to me, and do as I am going to ask
you to do, presently. Pint of all 1
want you to promise that you will be
my wife, by and by."
"Oh, 1 couldn't!" cried Elspeth.
am not at all In love with you. I never
could be."
"How do you know that?" asked
Grant “Unless there Is tome other
Is there—Is there? You must
tell me that"
"You ought not to ask me such
question, but—there Is no one," the
girl answered. She spoke the truth.
There was no man In her life, and there
never had been, except her father and
brother. Nevertheless;, the color she
had lost slowly streamed back to her
face, and the Image of a man rose be
fore her eyes. She scarcely knew him,
and he was as far removed from her
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(IKING GIVES BIBLE
TO BRUTON CHURCH
St. Pauls Cathedral Report
ed in a Dangerous
Condition.
By RICHARD ABERCORN.
London, June 22.—King Edward hie gen-
" «“?£? I SSStSSSL^JSSSm 11 Vfr&SS
nptuous Bible to the historic Bruton
realised that he was her Ideal, the „ sumptuous
man the could have loved If the had church. Tbs Bible Is to" —
been more fortunately placed In the loctern presented by President Koosei
world; and that, compared to him. no|„Itl»» book of noble proportions end
man that sho had over met, or was like-1H?!!?.? 6 £?. r ???^,v.T* 1 /.?rohbiahop of Ci
ly to meet, would eeem In her eyes
placed on
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id most
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■ (Drawp by George Kerr.)
The color (ho hed lost slowly streamed beok to her face, end the Image of e men roae before her eye*.
Elspeth had fancied that (he would
not like the dark, handsome woman,
who woe too foreign In appearance. In
the somewhat narrow opinion of a
young girl, to be freely trusted. But
she found ber prejudice melting in the
unexpected charm of the countess’
manner; and, besides, she would
scarcely have been human not to be
a little flattered by the evident Wish
of so magnificent a person to win tier
regard. . .
tihe had never met any one at all re
sembling the Countess Radepolskol;
she had never seen a room so littered
with the beautiful things aa the count
ess' small sitting room, nor had she
ever Imagined a. tea gown so wonder
ful as that In which the dark beauty
received her. •
Elspeth wrote a letter or two from
the countess' dictation, and then the
lady made a pause to ask questions
about the typewriting machine. She
showed such an Intelligent Interest
that Elspeth was pleased, and then
would not be satisfied unless the gtrl
explained something about th* system
of shorthand. "But you are so young
and pretty to be earning your living al
alone In the world,” said th* countess,
with her fascinating roll of the '
"You must tell me about yourself,
would rather hear you talk than write
more letters."
Elspeth demurred at first on th* plea
of wasting time, but th* count
laughed, and said she found It more
amusing to waste time than to do most
other things, that was what time was
for, to be wasted by nice people, euch
as they both were. So the girl was
drawn Into talk about herself, aa she
had been by John Kenrith, though In a
very different way, and at last wae led
on, before she quite knew what the
was doing, to discuss the people she
had met at the hotel.
Th countess wae enthusiastic In
Praiai of Lady Hilary Lambart, but
did not like the mother, and Elspeth
wae only Just prudent enough not to
exclaim, "Neither do I!" However, her
face must have been expresalve, for the
countess said: “Ah, I tea you agree
with my opinion, though you are too
wtee to say so In worde. You are only
a young girl, quite a child, yet 1 see
you have a remarkable Insight Into hu
man nature. It Is a great gift. What
pity men have not got It, where
women are concerned! And the nicer
the man’a mind the less ho seems to
know of women. There's good Mr. Ken
rith. for Instance, I have not oven met
him yet, but 1 have eyes, and already I
see that I July Lambart Intends to mar
ry him."
hope she won't!" exclaimed Els
peth. lured out of her prudence.
"So do I, for his sake, though I do
not know him. They say she Is hor
ribly poor and In debt. It Is his money
she thinks of, for Its Is not her sort of
men at all. Can not you—as It seems
> helping him with Some Impor
tant work—find a way of warning him
against such a schemer?"
"I don't see how I possibly could,"
said Elspeth.
"It Is a pity. But perhaps you are
too young to undertake such a diplo
matic mission. By and by 1 shall know
him perhaps, and then I will try to do It
so cleverly that he will not even know
It has been done. Only, unfortunately,
I fear he has been In some manner
prejudiced ngalnst me. He looks at me
with cold eyes, which do not seem to
see me at all, and—1 am not quite used
to that." i
‘‘I should think not," Elspeth replied.
"Do, If you care, speak kindly of me
to th# gentleman. I fancy your opin
ion—you are so young and frank—
would have weight with a man like Mr.
Kenrith. Perhaps he thinks I grudge
him the blue diamond which wae once
In my dead husband's family, but I
don’t. I am glad for him to have It,
for I believe he I* a good man. But
1 should dearly love to know if th*
diamond Is as beautiful as thoso say
who have seea It It la such a strange
mischance that I never have. It he
shows It to you, you will describe It
to me afterward, won't your'
"Of course, I win," answered El*
petb.
"What a dear child you are!" cried
the Countess, patting her hand, and
giving her a charming smile, with dark
eye* alight. Still, Elspeth asked her
self sfterward If she had said anything
which might glvs the Impression that
she knew Mr. Kenrith had brought the
diamond to Lochraln with him. She
remembered how Lady Lambart had
exclaimed against his Imprudence In
mentioning It before a stranger, there
fore she supposed th* presence of the
Jewel In the house would not bs spoken
about. However, on rejection sb* de
cided that she bed committed no Im
prudence; and as Counts** Radopols-
kol was a rich woman, with many re.
markable Jewels of her own, her Inter'
ett In Mr. Kenrlth's blue diamond
could not possibly bs a dangerous one.
The following day. as It happened,
the subject of the diamond was
brought up, and the girl had an op
portunity of keeping her promise to
the Countess, If she would.
Lady Lambart. with Lady Hilary,
cam* to the sitting room door Just as
Elspeth was finishing her work for Mr.
Kenrith, but at sight of the young
stenographer, mads as If she would re.
tire.
"Oh, 1 thought you would be alone
by this time," ahe said. You told me
the hour, but”—— (she glanced at her
bracelet watch) ‘1 see were a few min
ute* hefore time.”
"It doesn't matter; ve have finished,'
said Kenrith. “You shall se my treas
ures euch as they are."
"Pray, let us walL" began Lady
Lambert, significantly, but Kenrith
only laughed. "Miss Dean, you mail
perhaps remember our talking of a cer
tain diamond In the train the othar
day. Now I am going to show 4t to
Lady Lambart and Lady Hilary, also
a black pearl which I have latelv
picked up. You shall stop and see
them too."
“1—1 think perhaps I had better not,
thank you." stammered Elspeth. rising.
"Why, don't you Ilk* Jewels?" asked
Kenrith.
"Yes, but”—
“Than you must slay," said he. In his
masterful voice.
The girl restated no longer; but the
Idea gashed Into her head that she
would rather not know where the mil
llbnalre kept his valuables. There was
no definite reason for this feeling, but
she had It strongly. Instead of follow-'
Ing Kenrith with her eyes as he walked
to the qther end of the room, she turned
them upon Lady Hilary, with rather an
appealing smile, as much aa to say, "I
do hope you don’t mind me having
stopped ?”
But the other girl did not even see
the smile. Her whole soul seemed con
centrated In a gate which was fixed
poif'John Kenrith, or Lady Lambart,
who had walked away with her host.
Elspeth was almost startled by the
look In the girl's face, which hardened
It, and for a moment made It old he
nry Is responsible for the general design.
- , r nd for the Inscription on the flyleaf, and
Worth the loving. he submitted the Bible to the king before
The thought of him. coming to her In lf wns sont A 0 . , ...
tSr'ite Stf'nXbttSSETSLal oT*interfaced* Unci
She tried 10 shame herself by thinking, I are of gold. The dominant design on the
■'How Surprised ho would be If he could front cover Is s cron, accompanied or sur-
Je h 'ahC r hlT.*n
D £S2“fi5i l "lifliSioS"Si* ““front and bock diubluFee ore the
head, and It wa* this reflection that orme of hie majesty and of the United
iqr. or “
brought the-blush, which James Grant States respective^.
yond her won The eves were rarer I was Quick to see. the arms of Virginia. The fo
I e,r.? h :. 1 Ve« ,n h k 1 '"« I r«v.sr-v
throbbing under Its. wisp of tulle.- What £• *°J d “EE'S
.. v .. U a. ,.a V, ,u„a.-n„e.,, h _ . . . , _ , h4 ,, an , Jl I King Edwiird th eleventh, b &ng*of >l threat
Is the matter with her? Why does E? Oxford, ^rluips. Yes, that 8 the Britain nnd Ireland and emperor of India,
t like that? Elapeth asked her- .'"y 1 ?., thlnr - ? h A t *. I f? Ahe church of Bruton. Vs., a.ahrfl
ahe look
•elf. And then
Lady Lambart ox-
Who on earth would
your keeping them there?
The blood euddenly si
* . and not lust flirt with her to ones the nIia ,n Historic witness to the onenes
hove dreamed of ■“°tL7"*?' nl " our peoples. Tho king will ever hope
ere?” I 8 hi s re „ |,r “y that the ties of kinship and of
.... ..... ........ streamed ud to I against him. If I had any hesitation gunge,, end tbe common heritage of ordered
mg a Tt H v'ira. ttce> then rec,d#a ' ,MV - KV"rn Skf7lil.lt. me,"
■ fn .pue^ofheraelf. Elspeth wa. cu- “J* e^'n
riou* to know what there wae bo ex- I .,2? ,n a , t»«n*Hcent fellowship for settlDg for*
traordlnary about the hiding place Mr. . 5n r Av?i*M C ® an<1 f00d wlu >moD * “ en -
Kenrith had chosen for hie Jewels. She J° I have to propose. Be engaged I MCMVII.
had deprived herself of tho knowledge I me—<juit6 privately^ If you like* tio I 1
which she mlghthave had; butwhat- on * need know 1111 y° u wfBh !t » Rnd Lji« t „*? n<,,Uon *« 0 L p * a,, C«H»edr*l Is
ever Lady Ltmbon had Men the* had h *'P ™ to carry out a scheme which ...
Lady Hilary seen. too. ’ hninn”*w I> 2ii l ? rt ^A throughout tbs structure‘constitute
CH^FFiiTv.l. ■£?£ mW'f'lVZ&STeSSl ?he U 'p D u‘bV 0? onl ' ,0 *- c ‘ tht4 ” 1 U t0
A to,,.,1. th* better for me; It not, no harm will . The foundations of tbe great edifice are
v— .1 k. m . . have been done, only a great deal of '“rojoro; the building may but for yeara.
For two nights Elspeth had a re- I good, for you will have obtained enough I ma ? full like a pack of cards tomor-
■pit*. Nothing happened. But as ths money to make you Independent. Now, Many of the towera an, on* „* „i„_ K
lay awake In fearful expectation, or han’t that a fair ofTer?’’ to on extent slarmln™ toTh* minds of ° b
started out of her first sleep with her "It la fair, but I can't accept It," re-ltfflroro The great dome, supported
heart pounding and her forehead damp. P»»d **•**'*■ w ... .... w&'tosaTs.
It was not surprising that ah* beganL nn j.M 0 J[ S, ^ladv *£ 1 Glnarjr borough council surveyor. Is a eon-
to Jos. her color and have blue circle. hnndToda S pounds! wSo^wSp^^il'h 0 »«'tlc ,h r®oor pl *
under her eye». I without even hearing how easily they I > Bt. Pauls Cathedral Is built on a shifting
The girl knew that her face Allowed lean be earned?" foundation,
something of the .train she wa. silent. I "Too well aatlafled to bo willing’to t^S*,traloJd ??the brSlwS i5>mt No oni
ly enduring, but aha hoped that no I beIn * engaged to j knowa-no one ran know-how ftr they
one would notice the change. Luckily, Grant was ellent, looking thoughtful. *'There* Is oSr o*e P wiy of Insuring the
•he said to herself, nobody -*-• • —1.#
enough for her to observe
not even Lady Hilary, v
grateful to Elspeth, was naturally much I I w £i c *> ««» be carried out.
absorbed In her own anxieties. But mlnd ' , i'P* , went down «>• cor * . The creat cathedral, which coat f15,000.000
ausoroea in ner own anxieties. But n4rs suddenly an angry light spar- to build. Is Insured for 11,200,000. its hru
on th* morning which completed the kled In hi* eye*. "If there were no I sppllsnce* ire ludicrously Inadequate, In
girl's first week at Lochraln Castle such conditions—If you hadn't to pledge •* J«>s4 m the desn an.
Hydro, James Grant was waiting for ■ » me-y«iu would *. eager
l" «" “ r . 1 “ c . ao ' ,, “' , roomi ,nd h « 'Thl;t Ge^d. l u # p^ tha y, '.cheme' you *> *««■« tbe P«b-
4 w ** , I «Poke of," she retorted. —.
As Elspeth came in. he sprang up Again he paused. *1 could tell you The summer fashions In footgear are both
from nls chair at the desk. "At last/’ nothing unless you were bound to me |5JJ“ JIM,i “Sft/krlRf W)l *
be exclaimed, "I have a chance to «« h a n ^.Ve^ were S*a
you alone. I began to think It would yo JS2L„ h ? JSfTI?i h>u Among the colors are red. blue, jrre#n and
never.com. ogam. h?ot once .Inc. ,h. | aMrast wUhoS{‘ m«J“ | dfc“fS«d .KS*Sflt '"TfiMffii
second div after vou arrived, when vrm worK Alone, or « icasi wunoui me," ione, ussra ina . ..... ,
nromlsed me vourfri^ndshliT^ f I Elspeth, "for I can only be bound I merely for evening wear, bot are being
S IM s£ik d , , n h '. P m. b ^?h. 1 to you aa a frlsnd." W bj modIM,
had five minutes to speak to you, with
out McGowan or eom* one else bursting
In upon us."
— light Wby modi*]
She spoke decidedly, and a dark flush I ira JoVmldi Sor?iSjeSrtJr'i.y ”$'5
mounted to th* roots of the young atimplnir end tooled decorative work, in
nothing seems too extravagant for the
ent impression of the men from that I appointment, and Elspeth wee half
she had received on their flnt meeting, alarmed by the angry, thwarted look In
Ho had boen exceedingly quiet and eolf. W» «V** . She could not doubt that he
restrained then, talking to her of his tad really been attracted by her, that
employer with marked respect and retl-1 !*• fancied himself In love with her,
cence. Now he called th* manager ** nothing more: yet she felt dimly that
"McGowan," and referred to hlm’al-|!° T ® denied would not be enough to
most truculently, a* If with resent- br lng that look to his face. Evidently
jnent he considered her help vtry necessary
Somehow Elspeth had been glad not ln ,om * undertaking Important to bis
to see Mr. Grant alone since the day Internet*, and was almost Inclined to
when he had suddenly asked for her "H. ,or **- though eh* had Just refused
friendship, with repressed emotion, and I be engaged to him.
an old air of myitery; and now she I "I believe you will change your mind
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shrank away a little, laughing uncom- I yet!” he exclaimed. "1 must have you.'
fortably.
"As It's Mr. McGowan's own room,'
'You know, If you are going to per
sist In talking to me like this,”
she sold, "Isn't It rather funny to speak I Elspeth, "I shall be driven away from
. .- ..... Lochraln, though I very much wish to
replied I stay here. Do be kind and leave me
Grant, with no answering smile, as he I to myself now. You have excited me
closed tho door which Elspeth had In- a good deal and made my headache
tentlonally loft open. “Anyhow, then's worse. I must get at my work.”
. - ■- "I told you I wasn't going to let you
work this morning," returned Grant,
almost fiercely. ' "Go to your room—or
take a walk—do anything yqu choose,
excent work. I will do everything my
self."
no danger of hts Intruding upon us this
morning.”
"Is he away?" asked Elspeth.
"Yes, till afternoon. He has gone to
see Lord l.ochratn, by his request, at a
about 30 miles from here, where
lordship Is visiting, before coming
on to stop at this hotel. There’s some
business about the coal on th* estate.
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Psrls, June 23.—Parts Is very ray with
dinner partlea sod recaptions Just now, en<!
all the world Is hers. As the weather bis
left much to be desired the favorite amuse
ments have been those provided by kind
hoeteasee for the evening, and ts Is usual
the fair repreaentatlres of the atstea her#
not been behindhand In hoapltsllty.
The dinner given by Mrs. Rutherford-
Stnyveeent, elster-ln-law of Mr. White, the
American nmbeattdor la Parle, In ber
charming honat in ths Rue Dumont d'Au-
vtlle, whs a particularly brilliant one. The
lovely entte of reception roomi were filled
with manes of white rosea, snd th* tabla
wts also decorated with roses of th* same
hue.
White la Mrs. Ruthorford-Stuyvesant'a fa
vorite color this sesson, and sb* looked
magnificent aa aha stood at tbs top of tha
stairs receiving her guests. In a whits
moussellne de tote princess* Areas, trimmed
with whits silk snd pearl pistamenterle,
and t single white rose In ber hair.
The American arletocracy abroad was rap-
relented by Mias Marshall, Mils Rlggo, Miss
White, Princess Ruspoll, Miss Vanderbilt,
Mr. lllggins and Mr. J. White.
Mrs Barney, so wall known la Washing-
tofli^la now In Paris, staying with her
Mist Bane:
daughter at Nenllly. Miss Barney Is rich
nod very handsome, with greet personal
charm and manner. 8ho ts toe high priest,
est of the Bahts religion, which le slowly
gaining adherents In high society. Miss
Barney recently spent eighteen months In
Persia aa a disciple of tne apostle of this
long been s religions
ts, and she la
from th*
new faith, who
f irlaoner at Aci
n translating 1 _ _ _
of Rnhta-uilnh, which (he will publish —
the early antnmn.
very charming hostess Is Mme. Jean
Ifennessy. daughter of Count Albert da
Mua, of the French Acedemy. Hot dinner!
ere the talk of Psrla. snd when they are
followed, ss they often sre, by a cotillion,
tho guests enn count upon a pleasant even
ing. ho one le ever bored at Mme. lieu-
-easy ».
Her last cotillion Is the topic of convene,
tlon In the Paris drawing rooms. It was
led by tbe charming hostess, dressed In a
gown of pale blue cnllfon snd westing her
msgnlflctnt diamonds, and red roses In her
hair and on her dress, sad tbs "king of tho
cotillion," M. Andre de Foaqaleres (who Is
reported to he engaged to an American girl),
ami was fall of surprises
Tho gifts for the Indies Included suck
dainty articles at hind-pnlnted fans, silk
and muslin scarves, pretty fancy kata and
white belts embroidered in gold end allver.
while among the men’s gift! were canee
made of bamboo, ash trays with the fisge
of the various nations painted upon them,
•liver match boxes, sod silver pencil rasea.
Among those who were preeent were
Prince end Princess d’Arenberxe, IiueheM
da Is Rochefoncsul (nee Mitchell), Countev*
Chandon de BralclUe* (nee Garrison), coun
tess Castells, Mr. Francis Waddlnston.
Count snd Countess de Csatellene, Couutett
d'Harcourt and many others.
Hslnt RauL It was shortly hefore
midnight that the Are wsi noticed snd
It had gained such bold that It wsi
then It hnd
ImiMsalbls ti
te Inhabitants tried to penetrate Into
privets npsrtmente of Count de hnmt
Rsul, but jost is they hnd readied the
door of bis sleeping room the roof fell l»
snd they had to fly for their lives. .
The morning after the Are the body of
.. - -—■ —j— ... --hes,
he-
_ It
eoant*hs'dbeen reeding
- — that he had overturned his
reading tamp, setting Are to the bed clot hes.
Tho Parisian musical world bee J»st
: ered a great loss through the death of
Edward Mltnln, director of the Parti op
era end professor at tbe Conservatoire, wno
died suddenly, aged TO yeste. . _
The evening before M. Megnln bed five*
his usual lesson at th* Conservatoire. In
the morning M. Magnln, who was sn enrty
riser, got up to work at a piece of compo-
• tlon which be had begun a few day* pro
vlouily, anil wee found at 7 o'clock by bj*
butler, atretebed upon the floor dead.
the body wae still rrarm. artificial nictb<*!«
were need te reanimate the body, but wits
out result. . -
Jl. Megnln, who wae born In 1837. t™
te flret prise for piano end harmony
-JO Parle Conservatoire at the oge of »
In 18TO he took part ln the war aea!"*t
the Germaae, became a Hentenent •»'}.''if.
ttngluehed himself at tbe battle of rhatn
^He T ’beesme tbe conductor of the
theater In 1871. greyed In Lyon* two years
and founded there the Conservatoire
wss appointed professor at the P ,rl " c . h ,
srawSShags/SiS
simplicity snd modesty. ,
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