Little Golden's Daughter

mansions belonging to old and respec

spirit of a fair young girl who had once inhabited them, and who had pined away an

ms she had occupied in life, and credulous people believed that on moonlight nights she walked up and

t of an unhappy girl, that little Golden was consigned for a week or more

er. Her love and gratitude to him made her yield an easy consent to his p

ture to the room Golden would occupy, and to carry her meals to that room

d it! John Glenalvan never sets his foot in ole massa

t speak of my son that way. Do as I bid you. No har

into muttering and grumbling, but

one into the other wing of the hall, little Golden sat down to read in the ghostly

ted room, the sound of the gay dance music came to G

e delicious sound, so inspiring to youthful

in the great dancing-hall. I should like to

as a spoiled, impetuous child. Her grandpa and old Dinah had always yiel

cruel cousins. She felt their neglect and their insults keenly, the more

ate vindictiveness, quite unusual with her. "I have a great mind to play ghost, and frighten them

fraid of the beautiful phantom of Glenalvan Hall. They would not h

the very sight of the ghost would

the summer breeze, began to laugh at the m

an," she thought. "How Clare and Elinor would fly from the f

bed by Dinah, who averred that

il of golden hair, the pearl necklace, the wondrous

lden hair she had. But the dress and

od against the wall. Golden pulled the door open, not without some little fea

d that they were very old, for a cloud of dust rose from them as the door flew open, and as she touched the

pegs and tossed them into a rainbow heap on the floor

ocaded silk, yellowed by time, antique

tting her little foot blithely to t

n she shivered slightly. "Perhaps it

the floor, and she had slipped into the old brocad

ellow lace. The sleeves were short, and the dimpled shoulders an

ong, yellow ringlets out of curl until they fell about h

antom," she said, looking at the reflection of herself in the g

railing folds of the brocade, something rattled

ket, and they encountered a rent between

skirt, they encountered something which she drew out and f

she clasped the beautiful treasure, so str

of pains to let Bertram Chesleigh know how grand and wealthy the Glenalvans had been before the war, and especially

r for anything, they were proud of the prestige of a family ghost. The

e said the phantom would fly if anyone approached her, but if she could once be over

ld accomplish such a feat, for the phantom flew

I think the ghost would be forever laid," said Cl

gh, with a bow, though he was inwardly disgus

did not admire Clare's forwardnes

passed from the minds of the dancers when suddenly the music, wh

e door where the band was statio

vision clearly outlined against the outer darkness, and plainly seen by all in the room-a girlish form in sweeping, white robes and falling, golden hair, t

f awe and terror, while timid young girls clung shriekin

arms of Bertram Chesleigh, but he put h

sting gratitude. I shall kiss the beautiful Erm

that moment the beautiful phantom tur