The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-30
THE MYSTERY OF ROOM 242.
THAT OLD TIME GHOST YET MIXING 1T
UNPLEASANT ron GUESTS.
Further Recollection. OF the Thrice Repe nted
Fatal Game OF Euchre-An English Lodger
Hears and Sees Many Strange Things.

had been in the hotel a comparatively short
time. The colorcd busters whispered il to ono
another rs they whiskcd their little broOms
and tho chambernaids gossipcd about it in tho
Railways. All Of them sympaihzcd with Mary
the maid who has charge OF the room in the
hallway. Enough of the tradition has been
revived to set tho supersttious ones there to
thinking.
The mnrkctmcn brought the story to the
hotel just as dayhrcak wns struggling with tho
fog. They take THE Sun before they do their
orders, and SO they asked the steward. as soon
us they reached tho hotel. whether the ghost
story was really true.
The steward laughed ncredulously. hut one
OF the market men handed him n copy Of The
Sun. He read the story. and dorted up stairs
To- the Office. where Mr.. Adams. the night clerk.
was waiting for his relief
" How is this?" he said The paper says
- didy" cried Mr.. Adams in astonshmcnt
What ghostY and he seized THE SUN and ran
Adams's face. lie saw nm expression steal over
| 1t rs he road nlong that hctukcncd no surprise
| only anxiety and q little chagrin. Then the
| steward went quietly away and only shook his
| head as he mechanically gave his orders to tho
| Washington Market men.
| ~ wasn't long alter that Mr. Adams looked up
| and saw gentleman at the desk. He was bare
| headed. aud bore evidence of having dressed
| hastily. 1t was tho gentleman who has been
| What now \" said Mr. Adams. assuming a
chipper and Jolly manner;
man. pointing to THE Sun. Real that and
remember that ] have been sleeping in that
But you hav'nt seen it. tooY" asked Mr.
adams. II you have. you can do rs she did
| change your room"
| Mr.. Glare. the manager Of the hotel. said To-
| the many persons who asked him about II that
| 4 Happened in 1872 when Tweed had the hotel
| Therc are no ghosts in the Metropolitan now"
| Was there asupernatural scene in 2i2 Mr.
Adams p asked the reporter;
Ii was q busy time when the question
was asked. The Office was crowded and the
| clerks had their hands full; but Mr.. Adams
found time to interlard with his orders some
| very positive answers to the reporter.
Supernatural-icc water to 3l2-l don't know
whether i wac, supernatural or not-coat room
knew what to max" Of it, Dinner is all ready
sir-nut Ne story ia al trucTshow IL. gentle
son hasn been out to-day-l remember i very
| we'll And 30 on; Tut Mr.. Adams was Obliged
at length To- ask the reporter 10 wait until lie
| could have Il few minutes leisure.
The lady has the number Of the room
| wrong. h" said when lie had the time tn spur"
or 1t may he misrrint. The room was az
! ! knew her very. well rs an intelligent amt
sensible guest, Size IL not nervous. AMI : GER
tan'y not a coward. and that Is what makes it
| O'clock she sont for me-. When rrnched the
| room she was very .o'l, not a hlt nervous, ana
! that any unusual story would be- told what sh~
had ~ren She said that Tor four nights she
| had been awakened with u chill. louNlng over
~ loot q thG 6c4 So saw i9at thc l.tlc mar
! be-topped tahl" had been drawn w To- the
sofa. On the lounge she said. "A slen-
der man with red beard and red hair was
sitting. He was small. delic9'r-lqohl ng NAM
shap", IN the easy chair sat "A hg man. with
black hair. a black nioustuchr dark complex
ion and very heavy eyebrows. There Wac n
littl" scar near the lett corner of his mouth.
and under the l'ard ti,o * in seemed Of t blu
i-h color. Thc-" mon. shr saint were PLAYING
curhre, AMI although no words were spoken
that sho could hear they finally appeared 70
I quarrel. Then she saw the lUrg" man draw a
kniir and stab the other. who icll back ON tho
| large man put the knife into tine dead man :
| hand and picking up the cards went out. In
an instant the dead man vanished.
! Yes, she tod me u" story Precisely
as she tod i, in THf SrN. thought II very
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