The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-06-03

you shonld express dissatisfaction With
vonr bedroom, and choose .no,her..
think this will insure you another visit
from ypnr nocturnal friend s- Ia --stg1a
81 will remain in the library" said lIar.
vey. Il will readily admit YOU through
the window and there is a huge closet,
that will easily conceal you all. ] Can
say that vii, sleep on the sofa" a-a.r@-
Very good said Horton - only take
cara tina. tn, 81 Peats know where YOU TO-
tend To pass The night
They now prepared for their expedi-
ton. II srvey carried out his part Of tbs
plan x,,rol,ly. He rrofessed great annoy
anre to tie old man that his friend had
not arrived and then, declaring that il
WAS so lonely up IN the old CHI .mbers by
himself. he announced his Intention OF
sleeping on the couch in the room down.
stars The old man made no oPpo>i'iou,
and, having placed The dinner on the Ia
BILE, left the room. #.r
Harvey had pointed GU, the windows Of
the library to hi, friends, and. ~ soon 40
! he WAS alone. he At once admitted and
| concealed hem providing them with such
refte>hnent rs he WAS able The hours
seemed very long 10 Harvey. AMI ne was
beginning TO fear that they would not
have the opportunity Of making anv di--
covery, when once more that wild and
plairiive cry broke an HI ~,i n - OF the
night In -p'te Of lie p'eS"nr. IT hi
| friends. Iiarvey feit his blood begin to-
IL. -,,.,l,l.,i fr,, ~ IA,
when he once ,uor- hrh-'d '',r tittre .p-
PEER, a. i se4n+l from the s'da "f he
wall Il yHid.d mo the middle Of The
! ro m. repea'Ing is mournful cry. or ra'h-
ar wall bur no sooner Wa II fairly IN the
! apartment than he closet door opened;
An !, with equally no'sa'eS> read the three
men made their appearance. Fred 'oov-
ei to the place whence 'he figure had en-,
tered, +" prevent any escape nv the same
place. while Horton rapidly, bur sllen1v.
stepped up behind and laid his powerful
grasp on the dislurber Of IIarvry's dreams.
4 wall which it WAS about ,n Ut er. WAS
Suddenly turned into = very unsliritu.l
oath. and when he policeman. With pro-
fe>~ional a1roitne-s. -eizeh I'D Enclosed
the hands in pair Of handouts, II .trng>
gled and strove violently. A few minutes
suttced to remove a wax max. made to
resemble "a much "a possible the portrait
Of the unhapp, lady before mentioned, No
well as =. wig o: long dark hair, which had
been dipped in water to intr ease the re-
semblance 10 the Supposed drowned wo-
man; and then stood revealed The Great
fallen features OF ,h- Younger Pea' -
Just What expected, when heard
The terms on witch YOU lived in this
house" SAID Horton. Peat, by Jove"
exclaimed Harvey
Inu Internal <coundre ~ said Fred
II should unrommonIv like to thrash YOU
till there WAS no, a whole bone in YOUR
bod,
The wretrhod man. finding tina. his
schemes were discovered fell on his knees
before Harvey, and in pored his forgive
ness
"a will promise nn'hino until YOU have
told me everything" said Harve, =" In
tie first place how did you conr'ive 10
make. hose noises coue fom all d,rec-
ton. ~
faint smile crossed the fellows sulen
c"un'enance; and, wi'hcu: making any
reply. he pa,'lv turned Iii back his
qn-sioner and even Horton started fs a
m"mrn, when low wal! WAS heard 10
roce-h from the chmtev.
He fe low is vru'rloqu>t," said
Horton. 8 and a good enc too"
Peat now confessed that II WAS the dis
cnverv Of the possession If 'h> gift that
first tempted him t" pulsue the course be
had done Al first it aas mercy done
COR his own annSr,n-n,, and then finding
that it WAS to their owr interest to keep
the Hal uninhahIted they, ,ha Is he and
his parents had arranged their plan ss il
had been carried out upon Harvey The
old man half ignored the tales Of ghosts
heard aud seen. and Vet took care hat the
intended victim should see lie portrait,
and hear the tale he attached TO it. A
mask procured thar bore AS much re-
s-mblauce AS was necessary to identify tho
ghost with The p'ciure,a pair of large dark
glass eyes adding to tho likeness also the
} long wet hair. The mother had arranged
the dress. which was loose and flowing,
) and icing rnhbed with phosphorus had a
. most supernatural appearance in the dark;
while. underneath il, he wore suit al ar
= NOR borrowed from An old collection 10
the house we'll covered with padding On
the outside. in case An, hero like Harvey,
should like TO Try the use "i fire ar'ns,-
r This had been the mos, successful part Of
his disguise, as once before pistols had
r been tried, and, being found 10 he Of 10
I effect. the anpa'tl"n was At once pro-
nouuced 10 h- nnr OF ;hls world.
Harvey WAS SO delighted at the unravel-
iEg at hi, plot, that he consented 10 rake
no further steps in the matter provided
the whole family If P-a's. a,her. mother,
} AID son. Al ONCE left The place which WAS
; thn' ktuII. agreed 10
The fiue old Hall was soon res'oreh to
; lis former state and lts in abi,aDl- were
never again dstrrhri hv drowned I,-opis
taking nocturnal s.rnls
Sn,nr few wears after these events oc-
.'ugr-d Harvey took bis ~ IL. and rhltr-n
10 hear a re'eb'at-i v"i'ri qnis'. The
performer WAS an oid uan b.. Harvey
: tad I tie difficult, m rerogu'ziug It's old
friend - the usurper Of the Schrapton es-
tae.
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