The Girl at Cobhurst

, Mike, in his little wagon, rattl

ot at home, but

xclaimed. "Why, what can

he man upstairs with 'em, an' said I must get away to the doctor's jes' as fast as I could drive. She said somethin' about her slee

d see Miss Panney. I can't tell you any other place to which he was going. If you drive back by t

ney, wrapped in a heavy shawl and wearing a ho

here nearly half an hour ago. His wife will send him when he gets home, but there is no knowing when that will be. Howe

umbrella and a large reticule made of brown plush, and adorned with her monogram in yello

along as fast as you can. I

you, and I have not been in this house for eight years. I hope you will be able to tell me somet

me down to breakfast, and that Mr. Haverley went up to her room hisself, and he knocked and he knocked, and then he pushed the door open and went in, and, bless my soul, Miss Panney, she wasn't there. Then he hollered, and me and him, we sarched an

d Miss Panney; "he n

ut of him, and you know, Miss Pa

ords in attempting to d

sleep on the fl

s and chills of that garret, and in her stockin' feet. She had tuk up a candle with her, but I'spect the skeleton b

ed in the hall. The visitor

could do anything for your sister before the doctor arrives. I am a good nurse, and

eyes of Miss Panney gazing down upon her, she

ou his

ive you something nice to make you feel better. Put your hand in mine. There, that will do. Keep yourself cov

ything else that could be given her, and when the doctor comes, he'll tell you so. He knows me, and what I can do for sick people. I brought everything that's needed in my

fully tired and weak, she put her head down on her arm, and tried to think why she was lying on such a hard floor, and then she must have droppe

y. "She looks strong, and these youn

may drink the whole of this, but you mustn't ask me for any more, and then you may go to sleep, and t

w for that," said Miriam, "a

dear; sit up an

wl. "Is it homeopathic o

ly; "it is Panneyopathic, and just the thing for a g

lack eyes, and then took the bowl, a

"It is perfectly horr

hope you will feel quite able to go down

djusted the bedclothes about her shoulders, "is to see what sort

had dropped asleep, Mis

she found Ralph wa

tor would say she is in no danger at all," said the old lady. "And now, if you don't min

he said, "but I barely glanced at it. You

before Miss Panney came do

nd he used the skeleton. That is, he studied all sorts of things, though he never did anything worth notice. I took a look round the garret," she continued, "and I tell you, si

rvants of the house would have had some curi

anney

ou evidently don't know that this house is considered haunted, particularly the

he ghosts have been a great pro

aid the old lady; "watch-dog

come; and the conversation was an education to young Haverley in regard to the Butterwood f

he said; "an' she was awake, an' she made me get a penc

from looking at things until I am able to go with you. I think good things to look at by yourself would be stables and barnyards, and the lower part of barns. Please do not go into haylofts, nor into the chicken-yard, if there is one. You migh

artily, and read

n fever. She ought to have slept longer, but as she is awake I will go up and take a

oon, and it was nearly half an hour after he had g

ght," said he,

man look

wn off the effects of her nap in the haunted garret, and that I am an allopathist, whereas I ought to be a homeopathi

" aske

ious meaning. That is a sister worth taking care of, sir. Lock he

ho was waiting with her bonnet and shawl on, "you can take up an old o

ve her to the Witton house, which, by the way, was a mile and a half out of his direct road. The

not afford to put money into the place and farm it as it ought to be farmed. But he was born a country man, and he

his becoming a mere farm laborer and pu

in nobody's estimation. Let young Haverley call his farm a ranch and rough it. It would be the same thing. I've backed him up strongly. I

living out of Cobhurst, and I hope these young people wil

d without looking

esently; "I have pretty good reason to

d with a shawl about her shoulde

ame to think of it, it was plain enough that you couldn't help it. I am crazy to see what you

shall not have a word mo

is your bed

ly," he

you pillow

I want,"

windows all fastened

ourself about that sort of thing.

hen, Ralph," said she, "I am coming to it, and mind,

e," he

w m

ou

s and looked at her bro

xclaimed, "

egan, but she stopp

about them. To-morrow I shall see them for myself. Oh, Ralph, isn't it perfectly wonderful that

ds Ralph was awakened

there?"

ened a very

crack, "is there one of our hors

w at the door, but he remembered that sist

il we try," said he; "and now, Mir

she rode a prancing charger into Miss Stone's school