Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-10-31


a you think shall leave you?'
S This was pleasant.
[ shut the wind VS. and went up stairs.
: lie followed me. | undreSsed and got
2 into bed. Oace there | shut my eyes
5 resolutely and tried to go to sleep. This
was impossible every ten minutes or so
! | felt obliged to open them. lie was
I always standing by tho bedside, grave,
stern. and resolute to do ne mischief
il he coult-it grew afraid.
You are still here ?" asked when
! the clock struck two.
II shall stay here" he added, $50
long as you stay here. shall be with
you day aud nigh. You shall never
cease to feel me with YOU. will make
sleep impossible, aud will trouble yonr
buSint IS hours"
There was i.l,o rest for me that night.
When the day broke | dropped for half
an hour into heavy uncousciousness,
awakiug Suddenly and with horror
upon me that at first did not under
stand.
| rose and dressed. II followed my
movements. saw the spsc,re now
only when it cane into the Sunlight.
Then il was dimly visible, ba, only, J
think, 10 myself. breaktAsled aud
wen, into the city. l. came with ne.
1t sat beside me in The train !. followed
rue through the streets it was with me
in my office; it came alier mt up the
steps 10 ms club.
Tine thing grew madIeuing. II l
torgo; i, lcr moment, heard whs-
per in my cal am here Il !
managed to fix my attention on III
subject in hand. thai aCcursed voice be-
gan 10 remind ma that | WAS neither to
sleep noy to work, n"rt 10 have any peace
lor the rest Of my natural life.
What YOU have doae. shall do-and
worse. shall dog you-I shall hauu;
you-l shall make romorsc and Despair
10 loy you what you did to her and 10
me. Will revenge mlse.i-and her '
Wa4t hAl done to him How was |
30 get Ill OF l4js acculscd llna1ic ghost? ?
with what spell ana charm could lay
him forever in thc RsL S3a'
The iull misery OF the thing was el
10 come,
The spec.er. in the afternoon, seemed
to have !e!i me. even forgot It's exist
ence, and diued comfortably. At S |
met my E.cAnor, aud persuaded her, not
thinking Of what might happen, to look
II some new furniture in what was going
20 be our ioiut house. She came. Moth
ing happened until we went into the
garden. a: led her up and down the
walk, her hand in mige, she suddenly
slofp,d with q cry.
"Allred. who has been walking along
the saud"-.hcre was an edging Of red
sand to the gravel-"Sith bare feet
looked. There were footprints
grea; gaunt iootprin,s-parallel with my
Own. knew at once what was goiO g
10 happen. and ,remb!Cd.
"Noihiog, Nellie; nobody. Who
, should walk in bare feet except II car
/ penter' let US 90 io.'
alfred " she cried, "see, they are
; falling still. the iooiprints.-ls we walk
fake me Intake me away! !"
1t was pleasant The accursed ghost
was setting his long feet beside mine,
! keeping step. so ths, at every iootfall OF
mine there was new footprint of his. l
bpre my girl half fainling into the house.
What was il Alfred? What was IL?
! am afraid. Aud see SEQ Ga Alfred
Alfred"
/ With a cry OF fright she fell iainling
into my arms. Between US aud The win
dow stood revealed that awful figure. in
its long gtayo-clothes, poialing lis long
, bony iiagers al me, but ling no word.
took Eleanor home. implorcd her
to keep silence as 10 what she had seen.
| sooihed and paciIed her. l assured
her that il was tancy-,hAt it WAS a trick
, OF the imaginaton-ihat it was some
schoo,-boy deyiltry-anything 10 keep
her quiet. And thus | left her, and re-
! turned, miserable and msddened, TO
baltic with this demon who had fastened
himself upon me.
: He was sitting in my chair, with his
1 abomiaable head. as usual, in his hand.
al allowed you 10 90 away with the
} girl" he said, because do not wish to
t do her any harm. But she shall never
marry you-remember that. Wretch y
he rose from the chair and approac he'd
, me with threatening gestures-"wretch
Was it no. enough to interfere betwe Gu
, me and herY You try 10 murder The
a happiness of another inocent girl Can
g you ruthlessly-'
GOOD hesvensm cried, almost be-
side myself with rage. What have |
done to you, devil or luna,ic, that you
SHOULD persecuto me in this way?"
"He asks me what he has done ! Tnink
of Madagascar, villain OF the deepest
dye. think of San Fran, pirate aud ctimp.
Think OF Liverpool docks and Polly.
Joe Kirby--Joe Kirby, you were always
as brazen liar as ever stepped, bnt
Ill moi think ron would braZen il out TO