The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-03
A GHOST or THE SIERR.fS.

the first lateral bras. hos that luruird the Nat
canopy above US. Hero and thor tn fierce
sun. from whose active per- cation w. had just
escaped. searched Tor az. through tie WON'T.
hut its KEEN hlr,lc WIS ia l"i ANT turned reid'
by interco>taI bpush anu It, br.i tn"4- d.-sl-
pntci in uebuoU' nil si- throughout 'ls re-. fin :
oi the dim brown aisl,s around It's. Ncwrr- III
another atmOs pherc. uuIortno bother sky. in,lrci
in another world inan The Dls.ial, onr we ini
Just quilted. Tnc grave silence seemed go
much a part Of the grateful coolnts~ tiat we
hcsitaicd TO speak. ami for some moments l'.y
quietly ous;rct he'd on the pm tls-"ls Wher'
We had fist thrown our. ives. Imaly. voice
broke the silence
Ask the old Major; he knows all about it,"
The p.rs N hero alluded 40, uni r tlat MILF
tary t.tis. was myself hardly need rN pin.n TO
any Californian that il b. no means followed
that was MAJOR OF that Was "oll. or
that | knew anythins about 1T or indeed
what " it rcferre t.. Tho who'll rrmari. was
merely ono o. tae usual conventional feeders
20 conversational kind of social preamble.
arite common to our slam .y camp int recourse.
Nevertheless. lis | was always known as the
Major perhaps ior no better reason than That
the speaker. an old Iournalist. WAS aiways allied
Doctor ! recognized the fat 80 far as 10
kick aside an intervening "a lilr so that could
scc the speakers face on level with my own.
and said nothing.
ABOUT uhost'' SAID the Doctor. after
pause Whlch h'b'hy hToA' or was 'Npe'''d 10
break. Ghosts! sir. That's what ~, want to
know. What are We doing here in tins bank
old mausolcum Of Calavera- couutyif it isn't
70 hnd out something ABOUT EN-, eh
Nopody replied
lhitr tiN haunt'd mousse AT cave Cty.
can't De more THAN nile or TWO away any
hour T-..I col .. ~ ,,fft i,, tr.i
NOW, 'seu 10 w. JUST Oh the 'ral"
dead slicn'c.
me Doctor undressing spnce generally:
Yes. SIR II "dS ml-h'y queer story.
sun mo same rrpoSiul Indifference. W. all
knew the Doctor sAill "s " f''o""Y'i vs. all
kne" 'h" s'ory was COMING ana We al knew
tnht any ihteIful t'h would he fatal, Time
unu UNIV "Saih' III "ui prospecting experience,
had "oruoi polte en- '"nraSeincnt rash en-
preston OF interest. cv too eager aU.,ud" Of
silent expectancy. brought the Doctor to sud
den change OF subject. time and timo again
had we seen the unwafy stranger srlnl amazed
and bewlldered between our own ind.T 'rcnrr
and the sudden tsrminitipn of promising
anecdote. through his own unluciy in, rf.rcn ,.
So we said nothing. The Judge "-another
instance OF arbitrary nomeucuiure-pt, 'ndrd
to sleep. Jack began totw.-; r|gn.1pt,. rhorn-
ton bit Oft the ends Of pine nreGics rrhrr.lvoiy.
Yes. sir" continued the Doctor. ,,nl.. ,,.,
ing the back OF his head on the palL4, oi his
hands. " 1t roS rather curious All except iAr
murder Tht's villa, < r. mo. ion tlr murder
had no new points. n fancy touches. no s.ntl-
ment no mystery. Was iusi one of the o' ! style.
sub-head paragraphs. OIL fashioned miner
scrubs along on hard tack and beans. .ut saves
up "a little money to - homo and SEQ D., itiun-.
Old fashioned assassin sharprns up 80 e.. old
style. loads oil fliniiu-k. brass noui..i n.~iNl:
ill.,. t.. IL.