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Another occupant was a very young man, the personal clerk of the Registrar of Woes, who always closed all the doors of the office of that functionary on Wednesday afternoons, and at other times when outside interests demanded his principal's absence, after which he betook himself to the room of his friend the Shipwreck Clerk.
There was nothing luxurious about it, nothing of any intrinsic value or beauty, but in the eyes of its occupant every separate article was a pearl of price. All her treasures were here her pictures, her ornaments, her books, mementoes of journeyings, offerings of friends. It was a shrine, a refuge from the cold outer world.
Colonel Ashley in his pleasant room at The Haven more pleasant it would have been except for the dark chamber with its silent occupant was putting his fishing rod together. There came a knock on the door, and Shag entered. "Oh!" he exclaimed at the sight of the familiar equipment. "Is we is yo' done on dish yeah case, Colonel?" "No, Shag. I haven't even begun yet." "But " "Yes, I know.
From the leads he could look down into the garden, though, as yet, he could not discern any avenue of escape. "The thing is quite easy," Vera explained. "The late occupant of the house had a nervous dread of fire, and from every floor he had a series of rope ladders arranged. See, there is one fixed to this chimney.
But he was also pretending in quite a life-like manner to run away, and the thought occurred to me that the consequences might be as awkward for the occupant of the machine as if the jest were earnest. "Whoa, whoa," cried a voice in pursuit, and splash! went the beast into the surf.
On came the raft, and presently, as we expected would be the case, was dashed on the reef, suffering even a worse fate than ours being utterly broken to pieces. Its occupant, however, sprang forward, and we saw him striking out bravely in the calmer water, into which he had been thrown, towards the shore.
When they had stored all that they could well carry, it was found that there was hardly enough to last them twelve hours, so that there was considerable risk run from this single fact. The steam man, however, stepped off with as much ease as when drawing the wagon with a single occupant.
As already mentioned, the house was probably built by Surveyor-General Ridout; but it does not appear that either he or any member of his family ever resided there. The earliest occupant of whom I have been able to find any trace was Thomas Mercer Jones the gentleman, I presume, who was afterwards connected with the Canada Land Company.
A visiter at his office, a few days prior to the girl's disappearance, and during the absence of its occupant, had observed a rose in the key-hole of the door, and the name "Marie" inscribed upon a slate which hung near at hand.
Fortunately, the gentleman was well known at the office, where the mistake was at once discovered and apologized for. Some time ago, a man entered the St. Nicholas and robbed the occupant of one of the rooms, during his sleep, of a gold watch and chain, worth about one hundred and fifty dollars, a small amount of money, and a gold shirt-stud, with which he escaped to the hall-way.
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