ich is to
rear a beautiful blessed family. The world is God's nursery for his
upper rooms. Oneness with God is the end of the order of things. When
that is attained, we shall do greater things than the Lord himself did
on the earth!--But was not that AEolus?--Listen!"

There came a low prolonged wail.

The ladder was in readiness; Donal set it up in haste, climbed to the
cleft, and with a sheet of brown paper in his hands, waited the next
cry of the prisoned chords. He was beginning to get tired of his
position, when suddenly came a stronger puff, and he heard the music
distinctly in the shaft beside him. It swelled and grew. He spread the
sheet of paper over the opening, the wind blew it flat against the
chimney, and the sound instantly ceased. He removed it, and again came
the sound. The wind continued, and grew stronger, so that they were
able to make the simple experiment until no shadow of a doubt was left:
they had discovered the source of the music! By certain dispositions of
the paper they were even able to modify it.

Donal descended, and said to Davie,

"I wish you not to say a word about this to any one, Davie, before lady
Arctura or I give you leave. You have a secret with us now. The castle
belongs to lady Arctura, and she has a right to ask you not to speak of
it to any one without her permission.--I have a reason, my lady," he
went on, turning to Arctura: "will you, please, desire Davie to attend
to what I say. I will immediately explain to you, but I do not want
Davie to know my reason until you do. You can on the instant withdraw
your prohibition, should you not think my reason a good one."

"Davie," said Arctura, "I too have faith in Mr. Grant: I beg you will
keep all this a secret for the present."

"Oh surely, cousin Arkie!" said Davie. "--But, Mr. Grant, why should
you make Arkie speak to me too?"

"Because the thing is her business, not mine. Run down and wait for me
in my room. Go steadily over the bartizan, mind."

Donal turned again to Arctura.

"You know they say there is a hidden room in the castle, my lady?"

"Do you believe it?" she returned.

"I think there may be such a place."

"Surely if there had been, it would have been found long ago."

"They might have said that on the first report of the discovery of
America!"

"That was far off, and across a great ocean!"

"And here are thick walls, and hearts careless an timid!--Has any one
ever set in earnest about finding it?"