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Title: Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 104 December 1901 to May 1902
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: various
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Publisher: New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers
Contributing Library: Brigham Young University-Idaho, David O. McKay Library
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hite dignity of a temple portal.Murmuring low and playfully, theypaused, and presently passed within. Asthey turned at the first landing, the girlseized Catherwoods arm. What was that ? she whispered. He turned just in time to see some-thing flit across the doorways whiterectangle, of light. He drew his armthrough the girls, and laughingly urgedher up the stairs. Nothing, he said. Their footsteps echoed loudly in thestair-well as they slowly mounted thestone steps, until finally they passed thedoor and tiptoed through the shutteredbox which did for dining - room andkitchen, into the tiny parlor. A patch of light like that reflectedfrom the walls met both their eyes, andthere on the table beside the window,its lacquered face shining in the moon-light, was an ebony music-box. As abreath of surprise escaped Catherwood,the girl stopped in front of him with aquick gesture of dissent. But dont, laughed Catherwood. Imust see it. It never was there before. The girl barred the way, hor back to
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THE MUSIC-BOX. the box. Dontlook; dont, shewhispered. Dont touch it.Im afraid of it.It—its the Gui-neys. She took thelapel of his coat, 1and then, in astrange medley oftimorous laughterand mystery, shetold him how theyoung Italian hadcome that after-noon — she hadnot seen him formany days — hadpushed past herold aunt, whoheld the door, andset the black boxon the table. I was there,said the girl,pointing to thecubby - hole bed-room which ad-joined the parlor. I was dressing; Before his Mind could grasp the Picture it was gone I was gettingready for to-night, I heard somebodys step when he come again—and that I would hear himwas going out, and I opened the door— —and—and all the while his hands werejust this much. Then he sees me, and he clawing, clawing the door. I was scared,stops short—like this. And then, all at and I thought—I turned the knob and—once, he comes running and falls on his She led Catherwood to the door, and go-knees—on his knees at the crack of t

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