PARASITE
THE MALARIA
DEFIED.
ABRIGHTOUTLOOK FOR SUFFERERS.
[ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.] PERFECT QUIET.
ROSALINE MASSON.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 131, 1910.
My old friend, Mrs. Gragorson, is a woman The interest In Malaria to every dweller in who always has some special social fad on hand. China is necessarily overwhelming, for its con-So, when she was ordered perfect quiet by her stitutional effects are so far-reaching and its doctor, and want to seek it in the country at so great that it is con- mid-winter, and at once asked a small house- devitalising power
party to cheer her solitude, I confous I wonder- rtantly spoken of as "The Scourge of the ed what new excitement I should find absorbing Tropics."
Oh, Canon Radgo!" She exclaimed, as we sat alone by the hall fire, with the teatable be 15" I kavo zach na tween as, on my fist arrival interesting man coming to-night! I quite long to know your opinion of him You know I de
judgment in to your
everything"
bor
"
As is generally, known, Malaria is due to parasites which feed on the active substance- the heraoglobin-of the red blood corpuscles. The patient thus suffers from Anomin, and as the microbes multiply and the blood a further ept in one thing, my friend," I s
dnswer: destroyed the condition degenerates into what od her sadly. For Mrs. Gregorson, who is on is known as Cockezia, an impairment of the joying an affluent widowhood, keeps patting me
the off, and at my time of life that is unkind. general tissue vitality which involves
You must not bogin by being prejudiced, nervous, muscular, mental, circulatory, respira because he combines it all with absolutely
orthodox viowa." tory, digestive and other systems. The Malaria patient complains of many depressing-symptoms,. Including loss of memory, impairment of the vision, depression of the spirita, innomie digestive disorders, lassfade, wasting and ever Increasing weakness--all of which maka ile & burden.
Happily, through the discovery of a prepars Hon which is as powerful in overcoming thes terrible after effects as quinine is in curing the early rigora of Malaria, the disease han lost its terrors.
This preparation is Sapatogen, the most powerful revitalising and restorative agent the world-has-known, which-has-produced offects described by doctorn as little short of marvellous in saving life and restoring moribund patients to perfect health.
Sanatogen derives its power from the nnique nature of its constituents. These are glyoure
"I dare say: they usually do. But not told me what it all is."
have
you
It all she repeated in a puzzled tone. Yardhost all that-you-say-he-comblace with
Oh, I Well-his wonderful powers,
I seo. you know His-his-his-bis psychical force -his-bia-his-really, I forgot the terms, they are such long words; but he is marvellous! The experiences he has, the things he is able to do! Marvellous, Canon Rudge!"
Turn tables and makes spirits zap, and that sort of thing: Oh, just the ideal minn for Christ inos in the country.
My hoatoes paused, with the lump of sugar posed in the sugar tongs sho hold. "I watched It anxionsly, for I do not tako sugar. she told me.
"The song?" he asked, giving her the flow- or, half unconstonely, as it seemed to me.
"At Muirdale, last spring. Do you remem
ghost had entered and murdered him in the same unspeakably brutal fashion that had actually been employed by Blr Rufus Folton's ralet carly in the sorentouthber we used to sing a duet together?" She century. The murderer could be seen, by gave a little nervous laugh. good medium, in outline; but his violin was "No, I don't," he said shortly,
"Oh, yes you
do-It was Love in thine eye."" only visible to those of the Polton blood. In
at dear Lady Tedsdals's a lady sat "Don't remember in the least." He turned a passage.
to lead the way out. crooning over a headless infant.
Can the kid be seen ?" asked Captain Blight
I believe not.”
set is not neually rade; but I like him for it. It was very rude-grossly rude-and young though I don't think Miss Ford lived him for it she came towards me with a look in her eyes that reminded me instantly of the look I had soon Ebenezar Metcalfegive young Staart the night before when he bad mattered" Rubbish," Bloss --Blaart and had been overheard. had two enemies in the house!
Mies Ford sat down by me and chutte, so I had
my book. She talked perforce to close m about people-sot ploasantly, till I was quite Then what the tick I mean, what have glad when she left we, and I was fees to go out
Then how do they know it in headlessa P** Perhaps because it doesn't pall," suggested young Stuart, amiably, as Metcalfe paused in evident perplexity.
Do you say that in this very house," began General Jones in a disturbed voice; "you have yourself stan
you
Nevor Boon."
Heard, then Never heard."
"I have folt." "Ek P"
001
of doors into the keen winter air, and Besk little
with whom I had as yet had Laura talle Ligh 20
found that young Stuart had
starting for ua.forestalled me--they were just
walk together, he carrying au extra fur cloak for her, and both their faces looking very happy. My hostess came out and joined in 1 stood watching them across the footprints in the show behind the park leaving
"Yes, felt. Felt sensations-unexplained, defined, untranslatable marely vague, uneasy, ever present sensations--"
The General's eyes started out of his fery Tace. Gad, air, he ojaculated.
"These sensations, continued Metcalfe, with obtinute calm, "anally begin about midnight The sleeper wakes suddenly, with an uneasy
a sense of actual oppression—* Leeling,
"I koow!" put in Bampo, sagorly. "Tra felt em! Horrid, aint they? If you suffer in that way you shouldn't have taken that foie gras staff on the top of lobster and mines pits and
"Bampo! ized reproval.
Dour young things" murmured Mrs. Greg- orson, her ores full of tender kindness.
"Winter can be happy as well as Spring, doar I answered ler, poetically, waring my lady." band at the glittering snow,
But
"Winter, Canon Rudge she exclaimed, take things never tell how a woman will indiguant eyes on me, how very nu-
o!" aried Mrs. Gregorson in scandal t
Saw him do it, Aunt" replied that very nice hoy.
Ith thore any goht in thith houth” lispod little Laura Leigh, with an anxious smile. Mr. Metcalfe pansed. In this house," he said, impressively, "early last century, a brids, on the eve of her marriage day, occupied the room to the east of the tower, overlooking the low atable portion that is now utilised as the billiard room."
Laura turned pale. "That ith wy room
I thought it best to look quite innocent and guiltless, It is winter," I said.
"Oh, I thou cht you meant"
You thought I meant-p Well,
you anally do mean, don't you?" "Mean what, my friend?" "Oh, nothing" erosely,
phosphate of sodium, the active principle of the uot make the spirits rap, he makes" here the she oring aid that in the morning she was lot me take you indoors to warmth and shal
mervous system, chemically combined with milk proteid, the chief body-building olement of milk,
must not make fun of Mr. Metcalfe,"
is not a professional. He is very much in earnest, on the ontrary. Ho approaches psychical
chical phenomena in a purely scientific spirit, and his experiences have all been in very good houses-ho comes here to-day from the Tedsdalen, for example. And he does
same moment" he makes them appear!" lowered her voice and the sagar tongs at the Indeed! I do not think that, in my profes signal capacity, I can countenance such proceed. ings.
blrs. Gregorson appeared troubled. She has the greatest respect for me in my professional capacity, which repeat 1 try hard to fan into itsonsthing warmer towards ine in my personal
capacity.
requires a special cerebral infance to sep-n sympathetic stream-ue, a paychio cur her hair, that was so fast turning a most be coming grow, and the diamond pin that held the lace sparkied in the frolight. He will oxplain it all to yon hims If ast beautifuly," distressed by my she faltered, still looking diten the poemory clerical disapprobation. And
to re- of his explanations seemed the cler
beauty
fire, tnl apparant. "It is a joy to ly forgot me. announced;" and he can mesmerise yon, or go.
by an intricate seiautific process protected by Royal Lotions Patout. The resulting product is so casily assimilated by the body that it in absorbed within au kuur after it has boon taken, Sasatogen's action in Malaria is due to ability to repair the ravages of the Malaria parasite on the red blood corpuscles. It restores
It
It g
"No, there you err. I never mean, nothing," I said gently. "What I mean is—”
"Well-I must go indoors to a fire. One cannot stand about in melting snow my ago." Nor at mine. Ah, dear lady-bost friend grostly and expressed a desire that the tor, and let us sit by the fire together, you aud
agitated, wedding ceremony should be postponed until on I, in the winter of our enquiry had been made into the past of her be can devuto my life toys, and talk of how I Miss Ford and General Jones joined as sud- trothed, for she had had a warning in a dream. The unfortunate young lady was over-rated-donly. Miss Pord let her eyes dwell with sari- coerced into the marriage. She donned herosity on the track of big boot-prints and little bridal robes und was led to the church by hor boot-prints that showed over the drive and right moross the park. Who has gone out " she *Ya "we all cried.
askeil stern and relentless father, and
Miss Laigh and Reginald Stuart," I told her, sengely. Did she, and did the por gouty General, think they were always welcome P
Oh" she sail, and sucorod:
Again Mr. Ebenezer Metcalfe passed his fia- gers through his hair, and kept his audience
then to their full health, power and activitys rent of something." She smoothed the lace on at the altar steps a mulatto woman appeared
thus curing the anemia. It tones the nerves, ontorgises the brain, nourishes the system and, in this way, overcomes the Cachexia.
How rapidly it restores the blood is proved by a case, reported in the medical papers, in which
of
with a dagger in hand
"I hope he won't get his feet wet and lose his voice." I added, as she turned to follow Mrs. Gregorson indoors
Laura, love," said Mrs. Gregorson, rising smewhat suddenly, "I am sure you must be
That's what I call a nippy besom," remarked tired after your journey. Mr. Aotealfe's talk so deeply interesting that we are forgotting Ghuural Jones, offering me u'oigar.
Stuart did not losa his how late it is."
Apparently
young Bat in the smoking room after we heard why voice but ho devoted it, all that evening and woman, poor soul, shows her dark for several days after, to whispering soft not. increased half a million per cubic centimetro and
face and her the Hrossoglobin 44 per cent. with a fortnight into a bypnotic tranco himself! And really to dow of the tower wherever a bride meditates never saag "Love in thine oyes" with Miss Ford hear him talk of the psychic world above and langs with one will catch a chill, if sho dwell in Mias Ford's handsome orbe. She seem-
who is anworthy. Use of Saratogen.
And perhaps in consequence--love did not all around our own everyday world is a little
read the place to-night," said comes sucaking
for it is snowing hard.' bilud,
the blood corpuscles of an Officer in the Navy vive hor. She nodded at the hear him!" she the mulatto aming daggor at the east wiu- things to sweet little Laura. Ho coriainly
Malaria has a peculiarly had effect on childron,
givor Sanatogen, such children rapidly regain
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Oh, my friend!
Why why did you let me take this terrible house were her first words. as she looked at me with tearful reproach over her pocket handkerchief,
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for
dear friend? I let you?"
You ought to have knowa-I trust to you
midance. And that awful maa!" What has he done I had no doubt as to whom she ment.
ed not to notice the very evident flirtation, ex- by an occasional moer; but she became
"Oh
s
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"It wasn't mo, sir,-kongur wasn't me!"
bright, it
"I believe you, my boy-is spite of your grammer. But I should like to know who has the black bull's hide this morning”.
'I don't catch on, sir.”
You remarked last night that there was same-alien-devilry was the word you used, I think brewing. Now if a person la not black by natam, Bumpo, how dons that person become black by art?"
"Burnt cork.".
"I rather think that some persons would employ a cleaner method," I began, thought- fally when Bumpo suddenly interrupted and.
whose growth it rotards most markedly. When crail you give me another cup of tea, may Captain Blight, going to the window and palt interested in psychical soionee, and spent I had a sudden. inspiration. "Was Lauca back again, and, proudly extending his grubby their lost weight, recover their henith and grow dear friend-with no sugar-end lot us talking up the fo followed him, and looked hours pacing up and down the hall with Ebano Leigh frightened by a ghost?" I naked.
normally.
of other things besides Mr. Metanife and the
world, for I seen
a
Ebauczer
light from the window, and now being softly droscaily, at the patch of ground beer in the covered with snow Bakes. Then he raised eyes to
his
siglit. telepathic communications, promonitory ses peing up and down the hall with Ebeno- dreams, apparitions, and all kinds of uncanny
paw,
*You are game for a parton, sir,” hanx* claimed, and as he spoke, he leapt to his foot and fled down the passage, leaving us to digest bie equicocal compliment. In a moment he was
showed me what
I proved, when
ruljasted my eyeglasses and examined it, to be the shared remains of a black velvet mask.
"I saw it in the cinders this morning," ho explained, breathlessly, when I went info her
was the paperknife that is shaped liked a dagger,
It is not polite to search ladies' rooms, I began, severely, but he was off like a ihol again.
This time he was some time gone. When he a dormst, and he looked about farvely
s to the darkness beyond, and they became submorning Bawho appeared at breakfast tails and strange deductions with which it was room to commandeer something I wanted. It
Όπο
younger and younger until he becomes as well red and we made of work, and we are "Do you 696 it?” he asked Captain Blight very sleepy and very fate, and Ebenezer also
Malaria also produces the appearance of pro- Fortnight, and I havdare not cen you for meture old age in adulte, Sanstogon removes The gallery is to come down-that is finally this appearance and the patient rapidly looks seeded, and the organist je going to be mat ninety-saven pounds five and wightponce by the as he ever was in his life.
The letters received from physicians, from going to have another jambls to ranke up the
old Scott, and your
won't have amonot;
off the evil generally who have testified to the extraordinary
But it was only stavioel Top arrived, and cares wrought the ten thousand.
the guests already in the house dipped in from Babugarh, United Provinces, India, writes:
soft
softly,
"Oh, terribly, terribly poor darling child I ventured to take her hand and pat it, as I
ed.t had seen her do to others, and gradually I glean the story. Robbed of all the picturesque de narrated to me, it consisted in the fact that a looked Bahby. The latter explained that he had black face had looked in at Laura's window in the and it was gone!"*
dark of early morning, a dagger had been brand- See it? See what?"
had an experience" the perious night. A monk, reading his missal."
"There was a constant knocking at my door ishod, and a hellow voice had warned her to have "Not I
between the hours of twelve and one," he said. nothing to do with Lieutenant Reginald Stuart. "What rubbish!" muttered young Stuart at "and sounds suggestive of kleking on t
on the panels, And do you mean to say that the child- Dr. H. H. W. Hart, Hapur Remount Dopol, ↑ varions pursuits, and we all gather round thy side. He had been looking very irritable accompanied by groans, as of someone in an- that is, good little child, intomis to returned he was carrying something rolled in
over since the account of the haunting of Laura guish. These indications of a supernatural phat One moment she says she loves him and will much pleasure in certifying to the tea-table and were told about Mr. Ebenezer Leigh's room had sent the peor child to be dis sente are so common to me," he added, took bolove nothing against him, and the next, to be the missing paper-kaifo, and also avery, po
his hand wearily across his brow, finetly nervous.
men of distinguished position and from patients randohild shristener)"
aastogen in numisrod by
Met
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Metcalfo whilst tea was being made for the new the man himself ar- comers. Before dinner, the and blanched hair, almost like a ghost himself and he was welcomed with empressement by our hostess, and everyone introduced to him, as though he had been a distinguished lion
passing
"that I
He dropped his burden at my feet. It provid no steps to ascertain their origin.. But present moment she baries her head in her pillow, and was turned and the door slowly opencil."
We were becoming interested." "And the head of a very large animal thrust itself through the partore
says her father must come home or she will wasn't out stealfo's-and
"Ch: terrible! terrible cried Mrs. Gregor
800.
Slie go out to him-and-hero my old friend wept afresh. If you saw bar! She is in a high fever ambling and crying and muttering. She won' be left alone a moment, though we have moved her into another rónm. My old housekeeper is with her just now."
They might have
"I
ground my teeth.
I was a broken down #Teck of a man, as far of gap that barn her serion property. As he nibblet his tast and mar-f helping himself to something at the sideboard, killed har!" I oried.
"And the forepaws. They waved." Bumpo got ap suddenly, and was a long time. Had it horns and a tail?" asked Captain "It certainly had horns," replied the me- *And what became of it?" "I got up sad approached it-"
Γιατε value of Sauatogen in cases of Malaria, Enteric
Ebenezer Metcalfe, whose cars were appar Fever, Dysentery and other exhausting diseases.
it bave used
Stuart's ejaculation. He glanced across at him, in no single instance
and his expression became snakey. But Stuart, two years, and in have I becu disappointed with its results. I can
all unconscious, had taken a copy of Pick-Me- honestly affirm that many of my, worst cases
Up off the table, and was idly turning its owed their recovery to Sanatogen."
The other guests comprised a goaty old Mr. Thomas Lynr, Caloutts, India, writes:-
veteran, General Jones, whom I had long Next day the talk was all of spooks. Mr. to be my rival, and a group Ebenezer Metcalfe nodded and smiled in an ea rurpented of as health goes,
been a martyr to and had
little maid,
aid,couraging way, as though all spirits were his Malaria for four years, becoming weaker and of young people. The
them, fionairs and ber fascinating lip and her halo of malade at breakfast, he looked so like a ghost weaker, with the natural run-down condition Laura Leigh, was one of
there was and its accompaniments, Brainfag, Nervousness
Miss Ford: himself that it oopurred to me he formed a Blight. Two bottles of Sanatogen have gold hair. Then and Dysposa. Tuy difference for the bater could not bring myself to like her. She said missing link between this world and the spook
sharp, clever things, and soomed to
med to try to make world, spending his nights in spiritast converse, diz.m. the best. I shall always highly recom. mend Sanatogen everywhere I go. You will people feel ill at ease, which is to may old-fashion- and condescending to spend his days with cor
ed mind ill-bred, however amusingly it is done. poral nonentities. readily understand what a boon such a rouvator Then there was a young Captain Blight, of the Nevertheless young Blight, Stuart and I, ull of life is to people in the Propies, who have the Royal Artillery and Lieutenant-Stuart of the came aparately and independently to the con.
fight against." What is true of Malaria is equally trae of Black Watch, Mrs. Gregorson's favourite ne- clasion that not only was the mau a sham, but and the other phow; and lastly there was a nice boy-an that he was shamming in order to win entrance Dysentery, Enteric Fever
nice" bay--whom extremely
wise have been tolerated. dopressine conditions which are so prevalent in Bumpo, who is Mrs. Gregorson, Tephew lod into worthy houses where he could not other interest! I rose, nud,
be obtained tropical climates. Senatogen may
He really does stay at good-houses," said "from all chemists Messrs. 4. S. WATION. but not a Stuart his surname must be Gregor.
Captain Blight.
"Yeshe lets you know it," Stuart added. & Co., Hongkong, will forward, post fren, to nif
"He dragged in several names rather un- applying for it, a copy of a brightly written
in General Jones. put necessarily. phamlet How to keep Woll in Tropical Countries, by a physician, on mentioning the
Yes, I noticed that too," I agreed, all· "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."
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They there was only one negress." And who held the ladder?" I asked sternly. The ladder?
"My dear lady, if I were not a clergyman I would bet yon ten to one that year marvellous and
long, narrow pair of pumpa. Soaked through
I surveyod them dis.. tastefully: they certainly were spattered with add.
"And her boots were also muddy, for I-"
Hash, Bumpe!"
Oli, it's all right-but it's like a girl's moon, trick to go and frighten another girl"
to
"I suppose a boy never dresses up as a ghost
frighten people"
Oh, aman--that's different. Sic, you'd have laughed if you'd seen his hiding under the blanketa!"
T
dismissed Bumpo, and went down to the fool. honse where ladders were kept. "I hope you
Oh, how brave of you!" exclaimed Miss held my gutted friend Ebonezer Metcalfe keep this locked, gardener," I said, "for these
Fazd
Ebenezer Metcalfe smiled deprecatingly. "Fear is unt my fooling," he said, "interest
1, spproaching the vision, was about to-about to-"
15
Hit it!" put in the General. Ah,
no-to question it!"
But cow can't speak," said Mrs. Gregerson. "The question is-was it a coa?" Ebenezer auswered.
What do you think it was?"
empty
the ladder.
For the ghost?
The ghost "Pooh! For-but-I would like to be sure before I mention names. Give me leave to gather evidence while you go and com- fert little Laars. I think I may promise you I will unearth the conspiracy before luncheon.”
· Ab, if you would, my friend!" What then, I suppose you will want to know whatever I discover?"
· 10
Certainly Not of course from any die curiosity, but, as the thing has happened in my
"Ising."
shook his head. As I approached, it van-house, and to my guest
Nevertheless I shall tell you Canon
"Nothing" "B&! ».
to
Mrs. Gregorson soddenly became aware that I was still holding her hand. She attempted draw it away. I tightened my grasp,
"I will
would be handy langs if thieres came."
The man looked it but the guilty. "I usually do," he put-out-to-day, for I've lost the key. I'm sure I left it in the door yesterday and when I went back for it at night it was gone, Strange you should have -mentioned the mattor, eir."
Very strange." I agreed. Ton I went to Mrs. Gregorson. She wes incredulans. "But the motivo?" she crioil
"Oh, the motive!" I said, "motivos are kittle
eattle. How would pique do?"
My dear friend rises to an occasion splendidly. A sudden light came into her eyes such as I hope ueror to kindle there. "I think
will go to Miss Ford," she said.
At dinner we were told Miss Loigh was better, and had been brought down to the morning j room, also that Miss Ford had a headache and
matter, you nothing of all this strange preferred not to dine. Mrs. Gregerson sent a
I think; but we never used it, so that is
kilt:
Lall, immaterial. Young Stuart was in a tremely becoming dress, a kilt. He was well set up young fellow, without much brains,
should
fanoy but they are at
are at a discount nowa, days He had what is better, and not so com honok it upon myself to gently hint this ished. I opened my door, but the passage was mon-plenty of quiet good souse and excellent
I saw at a glancó-his glance, not view Mrs. Gregorzon, when I persuaded her
lore with my
to show me the conservatory after breakfast. Bumpo stuffed the soft inside of a breakfast mine that he was very uncla doar little friend, Laura Leigh. So was the But I think that the fact that three of her roll into his month and grew excessively red in Artillery man, But I came to the conclusion servants had notified their desire to leare in the face, and his sunt questioned me afterwards I would further young Stuart's suit all that lay mediately, on account of having seen ghosts, as to which of the public schools I considered in my power, for the Artillery man's whole did more to reuse her ire against the ghost son had the bust influence on a boy's munners.
sarcasms. She sent me
Later in
in the day ald General Jones and I beart lay in his boots, of which he owned about
"Yes?**eho asked with dignity, to always
tractor than did maide. "Appeal to their found a large chalk drawing, really aéreirably left his "oom door down to Live dozon pairs. Ha
to the
"Unless I may retain this "I released her perspective. wide open that we might see the impo.ng array. religious feelings," the implored me explain executed, If rith some disregard of
acow like land. She withdrew it. Now when a man makes an idol of his boots be to the poor misguided young women how wrong representing a four-legged animal
man covering I-I have never hai terms dictated to me" Goueral Jones fore marriage, one never knows what may happen and how foolish superstition is, and how irrecon- spaoies looking ronuda door at after. Bo I decided in favour of my hostess' cilable with their professions of orthodoxy." under the bedclothes, with only a tasslel night she announced, tremulously,
of me strange nees nephew.
My dear old friend makes
cap sad two agorised eyes protrading. Under limped in, looked at us, muttered an apology Bat all this time I am forgetting Mr. Thene. but I went. When I returned she was no neath was the legend, "How Metcalfe Met-a- and limped out again
"How very old the dear General is at times!" zer Metcalfe. I once read De Quincey's" Mur- longer in the conserratory she seldom rewards dor as one of the fine arts." The description of me for service rendered the was showing That afternoon when I met Bumps in the Mrs. Gregorson said, in some embarrassment
"At all times!" I answered heartily. Mrs. the murderer Williams has ever since lingered that old fool Jours something in the library, dusk hurrying across the stable yard with a in my memory-lemon coloured hair and a while Miss Ford and young Stuart were standing large skin over his arm, I glanced at it suspic: Gregorson stood up.
"I gradge overy moment till those dear face
and glazed eyes were, I think, included in together by the stone fountain. Is
children are made happy!" she said, and looked horns attached to the head. the picture as he stood at the foot of his victim's with a book in an arm-chair just within the only. There was a head pendent to that skin,
When
fentat from my hostess that her neat me appealingly. bed and mesmerised him in to waking. Ebene doorway. Perhaps they did not see me.
"I grudge avery moment till I am made 10 Maps 58.
zer Metcalfe a
"Let me propose bridge or something to phow, Reginald Stuart, had tried his fate and calfe's appearance revived my memory of
auswered. Quincey's Wil
night," young Staert was saying. Any been ccepted, the news pleased but hardly sur- go away, Caaon Badge, and put every- DEVON AND 80 Illustratione. That same evening, the psychical hero told us thing to prevent that pale cad frightening prised me,
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"He does not succeed in frightening me," nothing. Ho bad, it appeared, known this house
with Visitors to Brighton, Eastbourne Hastings Firlands, longer than he had known Mrs. Greg Mias Ford responded,
superior air. Bournemouth, Wye Valley, Severn Valley omon. He was a sort of major dome of all the Lieutenant Stuart snipped a Bower of a Bath, Weston-super-mare, Malvern, Hereford spooks in the county. I suspected he owed pat near him, and looked as if he did not Worcester, Gloucester, Llandrind Wells his introduction to county society to the ghosts are in the very least whether Miss Ford felt Llangollen,
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filewer Delge Rbyl,
he was twiddling. with one's great-great grandfather. Llandudno
Bettwa.y.oood, Isle of Firlands, we were given to understand, Have you brought any songs?" she asked and Channel Islands should send for swarmed with apparitions, but it was by no Wight
hit. We might propose music, you know.
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and then-come back to me, my took her hand and kissed it, and went to Find Boonid. "some time age Dir.
Bumpo, Metcalfe met self.
Bumpo nodded gravely.
"There is of course no engagement his aunt added, till they can bear from Laura's father in India- but I don't think he will with.. hold his consent: Reggio is a dear good boy'
In spite of our discretion I think news of the engagement leaked out. Certainly Laura and young Stuart looked ridiculously happy, and so did our hostess. Anyway the artiltry man mentioned that his leave vas up, and went away, ball's and Miss Ford grow extremely bitter in both!
and visage. She also greatly affected speech the Rociety of Ebenezer Metcalfe, and they low. erod their voices whenever anyone cane near,
"There's some devilry brawing, sir," Bumpo warned me one night. Next morning when I cants downstairs it was to find everything was in
little woodcock and a glass of claret in to Laura in the morning room. She sent it in by hor elder nephew, there boing a scarcity of servants to wait on as, mest baring departed on account of the ghosts. Young Stuart did not return..
Mies Ford leaves to-morrow morning," "I was told, as had the bonour of lighting my bostess's candle that night, She had avoided a tête-à-tête with me all the evening.
And Miss Ford did louve. For fiancé, Mr. Ebenezer Metcalfe, saw her off.
After they were gone we discussed this new engagement.
It'sa a queer taste," said Bunpo, "I'd rather to boiled alive. I say, sir, "he added,in a whis- per to me, you didn't peach? "...
I pretended not to hear.
"The man was not such a fool as we thought him,"
growled General Jones.
"It is a decided step up the soufal Inddes for him," said Mrs. Gregorson prusively.
suppose it was in the hond that she should kelp him up his ladder," I suggested.
What do you mea
mean?" asked General Jones,
ay you were posscase of a black sa Bampo suiggered sudibly, Rumpo shot a suspicions glance at me, but I nodded encouragingly, and again he nodded.
Bumpe," I continued, "Last night a nagross looked in at Miss Leigh's window and waved a dagger at her and talked rubbish.
Bumpo's eyes opened wide, and so did his mouth.
"I mean that man is nerved to the most difficult fonts if he has a woman's promise to reward his saccess is it not so, dear lady ?
I turned to Mrs Gregorson, and she smiled and coloured like a girl.
Bo there will be thrae marriages in conse
perfect quiet. quence of a certain doctor's prescription of