Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-05-13

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in her mind, feverishly recalling every
word and look. She had told him an old
legend about the house they lived IN; and
then she remembered what she had said
about spirits. and his look, and the half
spoken words. How she hated Mr.. Rad
dies for interrupting them If she could
only have told one word of her love. But
now, Alec would never know Of it. All !!
il her beliefwere but true, and his sphit
could come to her, and show her that
..love was stronger than the grave"
All at once a sudden light broke on the
darkness. She turned her heavy eyes,
and there, there, between the curtains,
stood her lost love in the sunshine, look
ing tenderly at her.
Ruby half raised herself, held out her
trembling hands, and cried.
''Alec, my love, you have come to me
] am not afraid; ! am not at all afraid y
''Afraid of what, darling p replied the
phantom. in tone of the greatest sur
prise. Come TO youp Or course l have
straight from the station. Have you a
headache, that the room is so darkened ?"
The last words were lost upon Ruby
He was kneeling by her, her head on his
breast, and a torrent of tears was utterly
spelling the specire's shirt-front. Gradu-
ally, with great difficulty, he learned the
truth; and by dint of soothing and cares
sing, and laughing little at her, the tears
dwindled into an occasional sob, the col
or came back to the rosebud mouth, the
light to the eyes, and Ruby was herself
again. al.
at was that gossiping Miss Riddles, =
Alec explained. That family seems des-
tined to annoy us. had intended coming
by that train" Ruby shuddered and had
to be restored by a kiss,) ''bpt found that
my business would not let me- was vex-
ed Mt the time, little thinking from what
was preserved. mentioned to Miss Rad
lies, by chance, what time should come
back and as did not turn up by that
train, she added me to her list of killed
and wounded. or course, | hurried here
rs soon AS returned, and came in this
way, hoping to find you alone. | was in
dreadful suspense; and when heard my
darling's first words
But | should never have said Them
whispered Ruby. blushing very much, ''if
hadn't thought you were"
"A ghost, he answered laughing. II
know that 1t was owing to a certain young
lady's belief in appartions that | was
spared the torture OF formally declaring
my love--for it is u torture to sly fel.
low like me. Now don't say word more
but keep quiet, and get your nerves al
right again"
Ruby pleaded to say one word wbicl
was, II never cried at all about you, Alec
till found nothing had happened to you. :
But he didn't seem to take that yer,
much to heart.
According to the rules of fiction, Rub,
ought TO have bad brain fever, and ever
10 haze furnished touching death-bet
scene but all the effects of the fright on
this unromantic young person were, that
she did not get quite strong for few days,
during which time great deal of Mr. Iar-
dings company was required to divert
and amuse her.
In after years, when little Rubys and
Alecs clamored for, story, some one
would say, ASK mamma if She was ever
a ghost" And mamma would only look
up and smile, saying nothing. Peterson's
! Magasine.