Laing: The Villa Jane

Judging from its mild and maidenly name, no one would have suspected the Villa Jane of harboring such weird and devilish happenings as actually took place beneath its roof. But the neighboring Scottish villagers already held the Villa in awe, for its strange succession of tenants, and the mysterious disappearances of its several mistresses, gave it an evil reputation quite out of keeping with its innocent name and aspect. In the little Scottish village of Kildree, Miss Anothera Montmorency first hears the story of the marriage of Clara and Claude Fennimore, and of the queer old woman who tried in vain to stop the marriage but only managed to scatter warning notes before she disappeared. From this point it takes but a short time for the impetuous Miss Montmorency to get herself entangled in a first-class mystery which promises to be as ugly as it is terrifying. For a tale of strange happenings in queer, out-of-the-way places, The Villa Jane will supply sensation-seekers with just those