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sate “Would to Bexven I never had!” he murmured, as eo left the room to follow the servant. On the way upstairs he endeavored to learn some- thing from the maid, but with all the willingness in the worid, she could tell him nothing that bore on Goldie’s sudden disappearance. “This is very far from the other occupied rooms of _ the house,” was the first thing he said when the tt ments were -reached. “That is what everybody thought,” was the an- swer. It is called the haunted wing, and Mrs. Sel- ‘den’s maid would not sleep here with her mistress.” _ Donald entered the rooms and looked around them. “They have been cleaned since Mrs. Selden lets : them,” he said quickly. - "Oh, yes, sir; they were cleaned up the next day. It was not a nice task for the woman either, though she never said a word to your wife, sir.” ‘He stared at her. © : “What do you mean?” he asked. “Oh! the rooms were clean enough already, but there was some acid stuff in the fireplace where the ‘fire had been that burned the poor woman’s fingers terribly. I suppose it ~ have been re Mrs. ) Selden had thrown away.” “You do not know-what it was?” he demanded ‘ “filly. Ce eee ' » m , . = o ‘ qo ™ s'GO mie JOOKS.CcO