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THE ANDRE MONUMENT. 
Mr. Cyrus W. Field has purchased the land at 
Tappan. where Major Andre was executed October 
2 ,1780, and Is having prepared to be placed on the 
same, a stone, on the tront of which will be In¬ 
scribed : 
Here died, October 2,1780, 
Major JOHN AN DUE, of the British Army, 
who, entering the American lines 
on a Beeret mlseon to Benedict Arnold 
for the surrender of West Point, 
was taken prisoner, tried and condemned as a 
spy. 
His death, 
though according to the stem code of war, 
moved oven his enemies to pity, 
and both armies mourned the fate 
of one so young and so brave. 
In 1821 his remains were removed to Westminster 
Abbey. 
A hundred years after his execution 
a citizen of tho States against which he fought 
placed this stone above the spot where he lay; 
Not to perpetuate the record of 'itrlfe, 
But In token of those better sentiments 
Which have since united two nations. 
One in race, in langnarge, and in religion; 
With the earnest hope that this friendly union 
Will never be broken, 
[Arthur Penrbtyn Stanley, Dean c if Westminster. 
[On the hack.] 
Supt lacrymae rerum et meutem mortalio tongunt. 
[ Virgil. sEne.id, 1, 462. 
[On the left side.] 
“ The spy of the neutral ground. 
Who died as he had lived, 
Devoted to the service of his country.” 
I Fenimore Cooper. 
[On the right side.] 
“ He was more unfortunate than criminal; 
An accomplished man and a gallant officer." 
[George Washington. 
“ He died universally esteemed and universally 
regretted.” 
[Alexander Hamilton, 
AN UGLY GIRL. 
(Continued from page 286.) 
CHAPTER XVI. 
THE PHANTOM. 
It was neither easy to pacify the trembling 
Irene nor to discover what lutd thrown her into 
such a state of alarm; but when the lamps had 
been lit, and she sat close to her brother, with one 
hand In his, the other lu llllllaa Gray s. and Mrs. 
Hurst’s comely, sympathising face beaming upon 
her, she regained her courage. 
“Yes, I dare say It was foolish of me to be so 
easily frightened,” she said, In reply to one of 
Noel’s rallying speeches; “ and yet 1 think I had 
cause for my fears.” 
“No doubt; but was that cause anything more 
terrific than a spider or a rat 7" 
“ Indeed, Noel, It was, as I told you, a human 
figure—or what looked Uke one—that I saw in the 
library.” 
“ Or thought you saw,” he hastily made answer, 
though the recollection of what he had himself 
beheld In that apartment, made him give more 
credence to Irene’s tale than he chose to admit. 
• l dare say there arc ghosts Innumerable In this 
old house; headless knights, and ladles In flowing 
robes, besides a skeleton or two that haunt some 
special chamber, and generally make their appear¬ 
ance about midnight—* that witching hour when 
churchyards yawn—’ ” 
•• Oh, don’t, Noel! ir 1 thought there were au 
atom of truth In what you are saying,” the pale 
Irene protested. “ I would go back to manuna 
rather than remain here 1 Do talk common sense, 
and leave the ghosts alone.” 
•* certainly, if you will set the example,” her 
brother promptly replied; “but when you rush 
into the room, startling Miss Gray with a wild 
story of supernatural appearances, I think It Is 
only kind to supply you with a little corroborative 
evidence. I may have seen your ghost myself. 
Describe her. 
But Irene, who did not like his raillery, uncere¬ 
moniously turned her back upon him, and address¬ 
ed herself to lillllan. 
“ Do they say that spirits haunt this house, Miss 
Gray 7” 
“ 1 have not been here long enough to learn the 
legends of Carlsford-j,” was the amused response. 
“ But surely, dear Irene, you do not place any 
faith In such Idle nonsense 7" 
" N-uo,” she answered. In very hesitating tones 
—“ at least, 1 never have done so; but when one 
has such extraordinary adventures oneself, who 
can help feeling a little— just a little credulous?” 
“ May we hear what this adventure was7” asked 
Noel, who was really curious to know whether his 
sister’s experiences coincided with his own; “ or 
are you bent on raising our expectations to a tre- 
menuous plten, only to lower them again with the 
confession that It was a stray cal or a screech-owl 
that drove you here wltb these white cheeks?” 
••if you would leave off making fun of me, I 
would tell you directly,” she pouted. “I had 
gone Into the library more than an hour ago to 
find some engravings 1 wanted to show you, and 
lu turning over the folio I came upon a copy of 
those verses Miss Gray quoted last, evening. 1 
don’t care much for poetry: but these were so 
stirring, that I had a fancy to learn thorn: and, 
carrying the paper to one of the windows—for the 
light was beginning to fade even then—1 laid It on 
the cushioned window-seat, and knelt down to 
read them over aud over till I had committed them 
to memory." 
“ Well t” queried her brother, finding that she 
had paused. “ What are you pondering over 7” 
“ l am trying whether I can remember any of 
the lines,” said Irene naively ; “ I’m afraid not, for 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
I forgot them In watching the men who are clear¬ 
ing away the rubbish from the foot of the tower, 
and scarcely thought any more of rny verses till 
they had put on their Jackets and gone away. 
Then 1 should have resumed the Desk I set myself, 
If I had not heard a sound like the rustle of a 
woman’s dress at the other end of the room." 
“ Do ghosts wear silken robes that rustle 7 A ren’t 
you clothing your spiritual visitor In rather sub¬ 
stantial garments 7" 
*• Be quiet, Noel, and let me finish. At first I 
thought it might be Mrs. Uurst, come to remind 
me how I was neglecting you; she Is the only per¬ 
son here who wears a silk dress; but then she al¬ 
ways lias shoes that creak, and walks heavily, 
whereas, this person’s footsteps were inaudible. 
So I peered round the arm-chair that hid from me 
the further aud duskier end of the room, to see 
who It could be." 
“ All 1 now your narrative really grows Interest¬ 
ing,” muttered Noel, who knew that whoever tills 
person might be, she had shown herself to Irene 
In the same spot where he had beheld her some 
weeks previously. 
“Do you mean this, or are you ridiculing me?’' 
his sister doubtfully inquired. “ I assure you, 
Miss Gray, that there was the figure of a woman 
dimly to be seen at that end of the library, and 
my first. Impression was that It must be you, and 
that you were In Bearch of me.” 
“Goon,” cried Noel, Impatiently. “Miss Gray 
was here—JU3t returned from a walk to the vil¬ 
lage.” 
“ I knew she had gone out on one of her errands 
of mercy, but forgot It at the moment, and said 
carelessly, ‘1 am here; did you want me?’ As 
soon as I spoke, the figure uttered a stifled cry, 
and disappeared." 
“ In what manner 7” asked Noel, still veiling his 
deep Interest lu the subject under a semblance of 
amusement. “ Did she fly through the keyhole ?” 
“ She disappeared,” repeated Irene, emphatical¬ 
ly ; “ but how, I cannot tell you; for there Is 
neither door nor window near the spot where she 
stood. Am 1 quite sure of this? Yes; and Miss 
Gray will tell you the same; and yet the figure 
was there one moment, and the next It was gone. 
Its disappearance was so sudden and extraordi¬ 
nary, that I was seized with a panic, and rushed 
here.” 
Noel asked no more questions, for Mrs. Uurst 
was demanding to know what had happened; and 
he sat reviewing what he had heard till his sister 
and HllUan, by their united efforts, had contrived 
to give her the required information. 
“I daresay It was one of the women servants 
who had gone In to close the shutters before It 
grew later,’ was the good lady’s comment on the 
tale told her. “They are silly, timid creatures, 
afraid to move about the house after dark, and 
Jane or Hannah would be quite as much startled 
by your sudden appearenee, my dear, as you were 
to find some one In the room.” 
“ Let Jane or Hannah explain how she vanished 
from my sight, and I shall believe this.” cried Irene, 
Incredulously. 
“ Miss Gray does not give us her opinion on this 
extraordinary occurrence," Noel observed, and 
Hllllan started from a reverie. 
“ Is not Mrs Hurst's explanation the most feasi¬ 
ble one? I cannot Imagine that any person would 
be so wicked as to secrete him or herself in the li¬ 
brary for the purpose of terrifying Miss Estoourt.” 
She spoke with a little Impatient scorn of the 
terrors which It was evident that she did not 
share, for she offered to go with Mrs. Hurst and 
make a close and careful examination of the room; 
very sensibly observing that It would not be pru¬ 
dent to mention Irene’s adventure to the domes¬ 
tics, who were already quite superstitious enough 
to attach greater weight to It than It merited. 
No one likes to be laughed at, and the male sex 
are: proverbially averse to anything In the shape of 
ridicule; therefore Noel was careful not to reveal 
to either of his fair companions that he firmly be¬ 
lieved all Irene had asserted. He was not weak 
enough to imagine that there was anything super¬ 
natural lu the vision; but that there was some 
mode of entry to the library beside the legitimate 
ones, and that it was used by the female he and 
Irene had beheld, he was firmly convinced; and 
he clnifed at his Inability to descend thither and 
search the paneling for the spring that enabled 
the unknown to glide in and out with such bewil¬ 
dering rapidity. 
As Irene confessed that she stUl felt nervous 
enough to dread sleeping alone In the large and 
rather Isolated chamber she occupied, Hllllan 
geuerously offered to give up to her the pretty 
little room adjoining and communicating with 
Mrs. Hurst’s. 
The offer was thankfully accepted, and at tho 
usual hour for retiring, the house was closed, and 
Noel, who now refused any other attendance than 
that of one or the men-servants w ho slept "lose 
by, was left to repose. But he was more than 
commonly restless, for he could not feel satisfied 
until he had obtained some more tangible explan¬ 
ation of the occurence In the library. 
Could It be Miss Carlsforde herself whom he and 
Irene had seen 7 Was it possible that there were 
secret apartments In the house in wliich she was 
secluding herself, aud thus contriving to be per¬ 
fectly cognizant of all that was passing under her 
roof, while supposed by everyone to be miles 
away V 
For some time Noel felt Dnollned to adopt this 
solution of the mystery; yet w hen lie came to re¬ 
flect, he saw that It was an untenable one. How¬ 
ever closely Miss Carlsforde might confine her¬ 
self to her place of concealment, It would be Im¬ 
possible for her to be within these walls without 
taking some outs or other Into her confluence. She 
would require food and attendance; and, more 
than this, a motive for such seclusion was alto¬ 
gether wanting. 
It could not bo to avoid her kinsman; he was 
stUl a prisoner to his chamber, and she was mis¬ 
tress nere, tree to receive or decline the visits of 
anyone else who might be disposed to Invade her 
solitude. No; Miss Carlsfordc's reluctance to take 
advantage of the will that disinherited the male 
heir might Induce her to quit the Park altogether, 
and keep the place of her abode, secret until she 
attained her majority; but It could not have In¬ 
duced her to play these ghostly pranks. In fact, 
such levity would have been very lU-tlmed In a 
house, where her father had so recently expired. 
Must, he then believe ibat Mrs. Hurst was In the 
right, after all, and that the strange apparition 
twice seen In the library was due to the accidental 
Intrusion of a servant? No; he could not do this, 
until he had found out la what manner the wo¬ 
man contrived her sudden flight; and he lay re¬ 
gretting his Inability to personally investigate the 
matter, till fatigue weighed down his eyelids and 
he sank to sleep. 
CHAPTER XVII. 
ANOTHER ALARM. 
The voice of Irene entreating btm to awake 
aroused him from his brief slumbers, and he start¬ 
ed up to find his sister, wrapped In a dressing- 
gown, her hair lying disheveled on her shoulders, 
standing by his bedside. 
“ What does this mean?” he asked, for she was 
trembllDg excessively. “ Are you 111, or have you 
suffered some fresh alarm ?” 
“ The library,” she panted. In a hoarse whisper; 
“ some one Is there. Who can It be ? Oh! Noel, I 
wish we were safely away from this dreadful 
house.” 
He did his best to calm her, and partially suc¬ 
ceeded ; for when he began to quest.on her more 
closely, she was half ashamed to be obliged to con¬ 
fess how very small a foundation she had for the 
terrors that had brought her back to bis room. 
“HllUan Insisted that I should have her cham¬ 
ber, which was very kind,” she said; “ and I was 
glad enough to make the exchange, as my room la 
so far away from you all; but M rs. Hurst Is the 
loudest sleeper I ever heard, and kept me awake 
till I grew so hot and uncomfortable with my rest¬ 
less tossings to and fro, that 1 crept out of my bed 
to shut the door of communication. Before re¬ 
turning to It, I drew the curtain aside to look at 
the sky, and saw that my casement faced those of 
the library on the other side of the quadrangle. 
You are listening, Noel?” 
“ Of course I am. Pray continue.” 
“ Well, then, as I stood there I assure you that I 
saw a light suddenly appear in those windows.” 
“ May It not have been your fancy ? A ray of 
moonlight, perhaps.” 
'•The moon Is not shining to-night; and it was 
not fancy," Irene persisted. •• I saw the library 
suddenly illuminated as plainly as 1 now see you; 
and wMle 1 stood fearfully gazing at this light— 
for I knew everyone In the house had gone to rest 
long before—a shadow was thrown on the window 
nearest to it.” 
“ The shadow of a man ?” asked her brother, ex¬ 
citedly. 
“ I could not tolL The person whose reflection 
I saw appeared to be clothed In long, shapeless 
garments that resembled nothing so much as a 
shroud. Oh! Noel, it was horrible 1 What can 
tho creature be that haunts carlsforde? Will It 
come here, Noel ?" and she cast a fearful glance 
around her, and crept closer to her brother. •• If it 
approaches me, I shall die with terror 1” 
Noel, wbosearm was throw n around her, gave 
her a little shake, aud spoke sharply ; for she was 
growing hysterical. 
“ Pshaw! you roollsh child I What would harm 
you ? There are pleuty ot people at band to pro¬ 
tect you troui burglars; and their visits are all we 
have to tear. Calm yourself, and help me to dis¬ 
cover who this Intruder can be. Try to remember 
what attitude the figure you saw yesterday eve¬ 
ning had assumed when you caught sight of her.” 
“ She was standing In front of an old-fashioned 
cabinet, lu which Mrs. Hurst once told me that 
some of the family Jewels are kept.” 
This Information had au electrical effect on her 
auditor. Seizing the sliver bell, with which he 
was accustomed to summon the servants In attend¬ 
ance upon him, Noel exclaimed, with a little 
triumph In his tones: 
•* lla! now you have given me the clue I want¬ 
ed ! It Is to obtain possession of the contents of 
that cabinet that the library is secretly visited, 
and your w akeful night may enable us to frustrate 
the would-be robbers.” 
Jephaon, a quiet, elderly man, shuffled Into the 
room, yawning and rubbing his eyes, expecting 
nothing more than a request tor some lemonade ; 
but his dropsy aspect vanished when Noel eagerly 
Imparted such strange tidings. 
" 1 am afraid there are thieves In the house, 
Jephson. aud that their object Is to possess them¬ 
selves of Miss Carlsforde s jewels. They have 
made thefr way to the library, where the cabinet 
stands. Miss Estcourt has tortunately discovered 
t his In time. She tells me that the room Is lighted 
up; they are even now busy there. Haste and 
arouse the rest ot the servants; but be cautious 
as well as quick, lest these scoundrels make good 
their escape. Ah 1 what torture It is to lie help¬ 
lessly here, while others have the free use of aU 
their limbs!” 
Almost before he had finished speaking, the 
startled Jephson hurried away to carry out Lord 
Carlstorde’s directions, while Irene, sobbing and 
shivering with unconquerable dread of a regular 
conflict between the burglars and their would-be 
captors, rolled herself up in one of the bed-cur¬ 
tains, and hid her face on her brother’s shoulder 
every time she heard the slightest sound. 
“ Some one comes 1” she gasped, presently. “ If 
It should be some dreadful ruffian, how are we to 
protect ourselves 7” 
But It w:ia only HllUan Gray. She had heard 
the servants pass her door, and had risen directly, 
Imagining that Lord Carlsforde was worse, and 
her aid might be acceptable. 
she looked surprised and Incredulous when she 
heard the cause of the emeuie. 
“ I canuot beUeve that anyone has entered the 
house. Rely upon It, you are mistaken. Mrs. 
Hurst always goes round It at night with one or 
other of the men, and satisfies herself that every 
door and window is secure.” 
“ But what will you say, Miss Gray,” persisted 
Noel, “ when I tell you that I as well as Irene have 
seen a stranger In the library 7 You start; but It 
Is true. On the night of the storm 1 beheld the 
figure ot a person who Is, I am satisfied, acquaint¬ 
ed with the existence of some sliding panel or 
hidden door, which enables her to disappear with 
marvelous celerity. I (irmly believe that, she Is 
now avaUlng herself of her knowledge to introduce 
her coutodcrates—base wretches, perhaps, who 
have deliberately planned this robbery.” 
mlliana race began to lose its composure. 
“ You shock—you terrify me. Lord Carlsforde. 
What would they steal? The family jewels? 1 
had forgotten thos». W hat shall 1 do? This ex¬ 
citement, Is not good for you, and I—and I ” 
She wrung her hands as If overwhelmed at the 
thought of her own Inability to render any efficient 
service; but her agitation was not so great as 
Irene’s, who screamed aloud as voices and the 
tread of many feet were heard on the stairs. 
However, It was only Jephson aDd the two foot- 
meD, who had armed themselves with pokers, and 
now came to report that there was no one to be 
found lu or near the library, and t.bat everything 
there was In precisely the same condition as when 
It had heen left on the previous evening. 
Noel, stupefied by these assertions, looked at his 
sister, who, seeing herself suspected or romancing, 
began to declare vehemently that she had not 
been mistaken; that she was as positive as ever 
that Bhe had seeo some one moving about in that 
room. 
“There’s not a creature there,” Jephson reit¬ 
erated, with equal vehemence: “and, beg¬ 
ging your pardon, miss, there can't have been; for 
1 locked the door myself before I went to bed, 
and as I left It then, so I found it five minutes ago.’- 
•• Except—” one ot the footmen began, then 
paused again; but Irene, who was beginning to 
feel angry at the Incredulity with which she had 
been heard. Insisted on his proceeding. 
“ I was only going w say, miss, that one of the 
lamps seemed to me as H It had been lighted quite 
lately; for 1 happened to put my hand on It, and 
the oil was quite warm." 
“ or you fancied so,” Interposed Jephson, 
gruffly, "people cant very well get In an’ out 
of a library when the windows Is fourteen feet 
above the ground, and doors double-locked, and 
the keys In my pocket, where 1 have always car¬ 
ried 'em since there has been valuables In that 
cabinet. Miss Estcourt has been dreaming, that's 
all. A touch of the nlght-mare, I'll be bound. I 
used to be subject to It myselt when 1 was young, 
especially alter hot suppers." 
Irene looked angry, and her brother but balf 
convinced; for he happened to know that Jeph- 
son’s carefully-secured doors were not the only 
means of egress or Ingress the library contained. 
It was Hllllan who suggested a plan that satisfied 
all parties. 
“ If Lord Carlsforde still feels any uneasiness 
respecting the satety of the jewelery, will it not 
be as well tor John or Mark to sleep in the library 
for the remainder of the night. 7 To-morrow the 
cabinet can be brought up here. We shall all feel 
relieved to know that It Is under his lordship’s 
charge; for I have heard my aunt say that some of 
the ornaments deposited In it are heirlooms, and 
of great value.” 
Everyone agreed that this would be an excel¬ 
lent arrangement; nor could Noel dissent from It 
though he asked, rather bitterly, it they should not 
have chosen a more efficient custodian of a lady’s 
Jewels than himself. 
But when Hllllan Gray softly said that she 
thought Miss Carlsforde would be. pleased when 
she heard that he had token them under his own 
care, he relt glad that he had not rejected an op¬ 
portunity, small though it was, of testifying to 
the unfortunate Uelress his readiness to requite 
her hospitality by any services that were In his 
power. 
Another half-hour, and those inmates of the 
house whom Irene's alarm had aroused returned 
to their slumbers; but Noel did not follow their ex¬ 
ample till dawn; and his sister must have been 
equally wakeful, tor the first time he stirred he 
found her beside him, her face crimson with 
eagerness. 
“At last!” she exclaimed. “I thought you 
would never open your eyes.” 
“ Is It so late ?” he demanded. 
“ Yes—no. It must be nearly eight o’clock ; but 
1 bave been up these two hours." 
“ Indeed! I thought you detested early rising, 
Irene." 
“ Ah: yes, as a rale; but I was determined to ex¬ 
amine the library thoroughly as soon as the foot¬ 
man who kept guard there had quitted it; and I 
have carried out my Intention." 
“ Not a had Idea," said Noel, approvingly ; “ but 
have you made any discoveries 7” 
“ You shall hear, and torm your own opinion. 
One of the lamps-the one nearest the cabinet- 
bad certainly heen lit, tor 1 picked up the tiny wax 
vesta that had been used tor that purpose. Now, 
you areas well aware as I am that no one sat there 
yesterday evening ; and when Mrs. Hurst visited 
the room after my fright she carried the small 
hand-lamp she generally uses.” 
“ Go on," said Noel. " Whatever others may say 
or think, I agree with you In believing that some 
person or persons entered the library after mid¬ 
night ; but why or wherefore, we have yet to find 
out.” 
“ That’s my good brother !’’ cried Irene, giving 
him a hearty kiss. “ It s a great relief to find that 
you think this for It is dreadfully aggravating to 
be doubted, and told that you have dreamed what 
you know all the while you saw plainly enough. 
But I have not finished my report.” 
“11a! you discovered the secret of the hidden 
door 1” 
“Is there one?” asked Irene. “ No; I found 
nothing but this, lying at the foot of the cabinet 
and she held towards him a smaU yel.ow envelope, 
which, when held up to the light, appeared to cou- 
