"Papa is in his study.

I will speak to him." She left the room.

Stanford sat and waited, and felt more uncomfortable than he had ever felt in his life.

He was curious, too.

What family mystery was about to be revealed to him?
What secret was this hidden in Danton Hall?
"I have heard there is a skeleton in every house," he thought; "but I never dreamed there was one hidden away in this romantic old mansion.
Perhaps I have seen the ghost of Danton Hall, as well as the rest.