The Red Cloud chief., 1880-07-29

haunted rather than In its being = dsa
Of wholesale murderers. Were oar
town . seaport or hear the sea ! should
think It Was \ haunt for sinsxxicrs. who
had had . scuihe with the coasfguard.
and had brough; home their dead "a
give them burial Then ] thought o;
b rssurrec;ionists or boiy-snzieherz:
Dot ths.a was no medical school IN the
peighborhood. or I would have put ia
down ut once To one 81 those worthies.
The more | thought. the more | !eli
convinced Il was the resul, O! my
cousins disordercd imagination. from
being left all alone nj nighifall in such q
ghostly building.
AFTER q while I sail: ..whi.. Il Oh,
OF the question tonight; no ones
thoughts would be in his or her hand:
80. il Tom would ike a stroll. I am
ready for one"
He eagerly accepted the invitation
but my wife and Mary both sprung up
and intercepted US on our way to the
door. saying | should no; go out. She
knew ! meant 10 90 10 the House. and
il did. she would 20 too. / pooh
poohed the idea of going there. espe-
cially after what Mary had told Us.
lyon don't believe q word have
told you-l am sure you do not; | can
e il by the twinkle of your eyes.' she
exclaimed-.And don't YOU 20, Tom,
let me beg Of you MARY had a special
interest in Toni; land then he won'i
car TO 60 alone"
SO Tom promised. fully meaning 10
keep the promise. ! am sure; and we
were allowed to pass.
As soon as we got outside. / saiil
"Well. Tom. l did no, promise. nor do
l wish to break yours; but I am OF 20
the Dukes | have the kew in nv
pocket. and wish to satisfy myself; To-
morrow may be too late"
Then you believe Mary's story?"
he said.
well. / am bound { o believe il; bu,
it i not murderers OF ghosts. and I'll
find u before l come back. But don't
you go in until I return. or you will be
sending my wife after me. and all will
depend on quiet"
Nay" he said; "if you 90, I will.
No great harm in breaking a promise Of
that kind; and it will he forgiven when
| plead anxiety for your safety"
Agreed" | replied. But we mus,
have a light. And If l 60 into the
kitchen for my bulls eve, it will create
suspicion there, ana the news will be
carried into the parlor."
81 have n at my lodgings" he said:
''and it's on u road; we can call and
get it,"
We accordingly did. and Tom sug-
gested our taking n pair Of pistols. in
case Of need. 1 firmly believe Tom
hoped for a brush with thu villains.
Arriving there, we walked around
the house before entering it. and peep
ed into every nook we could find. At
last, we directed our glance TO the upper
regions. and about halfway up the
circular tower we thought we could
discern a light. This was the wing
Mary had chosen for her sketch. Tom
could see it too. SO We determined on
entering. and il possible solving the
riddle. As we reached the second
landing-it was a noble staircase with
its carved balustrade-w heard voices
and humping as Of beating heavy sub
stances against the walls. When we
came to the story whence we saw the
light on the out side, Tom produced
his lantern to find the door, for so well
did it fit that We could see no ~crevice
of light to guide us; but all was dark.
entered; but it was quite empty.
and the tapestry being stripped from
the walls, showed nothing but the
stones. All was now so quiet
that it really seemed as though We had
disturbed demon phantoms at their
revels.
l said to Tom: '.What can be the
meaning of this?"
When just as he was going to reply,
the noises commenced again, and we
outside and listened attentive
ly. At last Tom suggested: lone of
these inches. which looked paneled out
for statues. must be a door"
We examined the carefully next
the % we had just left, and sure
enough came upon a secret spring.
Tom put his light out of sight and put
his hand on his pistol. | very gently
pressed the spring, when it noiselessly
opened sufficient for us to see into the
room. There was the old bag still at
her brew, and n man with q knife
the limbs of his victim.
He stopped his work to address some
out of u sight; and we. having
seen enough, quietly closed the door.
down stairs, and soon reached
Tom was always very pale,
with large dark eyes; and when he en-
tered the room where my wife and Mary
we're. his look told in a moment where
had been.
s--'n said in reply to their
luerles; 1--WE have been there. and
Here I caught FONTS wth'tast
look of alright. and could con-
tain myself no longer; 1 flung myself
On the couch and roared with laughter.
I laughed so long that my wife began
20 think my brain was turned. She
ut Tom, but he kept his counte-
nance, and continued his idiotic stare.
At last, seeing they were really fright
ened, | gasped out: Murder will out!