The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-06-17

lone issas so9tlyy opening the onter dool
with key. The gas was low down
HArfiedly / picked up my oyeTcoat ant
other traces Of my presence and auuf
them underthe largo couch at the end o.
the rDoins 4t twasan old -faahioned sofa witt
| o hanging valance which reached TO the
| ground. then crept underneath, and
waited for the curtain to rise on the dra.
ma. had hardly got into safe posi-
/ tiopj when the onter door yielded aud
heard q step in the passage that inter.
vened, Then the outer door was gently
closed, and expected TO see the inner
door opened in its turn and some one en-
ter. The minutes went by, and no one
came. Whoever it might be was in the
passage. 1 could hear a slight move.
ment every now and then, and the rustic
of a gomRn's dress. It must heve been
quito zen minutes since heard the QUITE,
door opened when uoticed TINT the I'm.
ner .iec: was swinging noiBele,sly back
on 70 hinges, and something was gliding
into lhe room. Slowly it moved across
tlie foor till IL stood right In The dim
light of the tnrned.down gas.
shall never forget the terrible sight
that met my eyes. would have scream.
ed but my tongue retnaiesd glued 10 my
mouth. I was looking at a dead woman
risen from the grave. Her face had
been beautiful in life; now il was ashen
gray. TIE eyes were suuken in their
sockets, and her lips wer- pale and col.
orless. The figure was draped in o
long white shroud, and fancied the
room vas heavy with the awful odor OF
an open grave. a. NS
Slowly the phantns.. moved toward
the next room, and gIided in. For a
moment all was still. Then came q
faint cry. The man was awake, and
alone with the apparition.
"Drasilla !" he shricked "Mercy
Mercy ! Have -nlercyw
heard hollow voice answer him,
Rise and follow me.n
"What would you have with me?'
Confess s
"jThat shall. / confess 4" answered
tho wretched man, his voice trembling
In an agony Of fear.
Confess where my poor body lies, that ir
may be buried in holy ground" ''fl q
again the mems trembling voice syail-
ed out:
I win confess ALL"
.f = oiiuW thts ~ 80 ~. ~. t.- eil
The apparition glided from, tho inner
room, and the man followed her.
Write r.
The dead woman. pointed to the table
where the pen esnd ink were, and the
man o6eyed her Gestures mechanically.
Write all.
!, I, cou:d sec from @ rent In the valance
the whole scene. The. man white with
terror, the beads of cold perapiration'
his brow, sat and wrote.
Ihe ap2arieion giided behind hirn and
iooked over bis shoulder.
Once he paused in bis task.
Write eli,,. said the white figure.
And again the man wrote.
The tiEure then grasped the paper with
i's Waxen hngers. Cor itsaid, pointing
to the inner room.
With his eyes fixed upon It's livid face,
tho man backed slowly tor some PAGES.
!, WIN IN. violent effort and q little scream,
ed Il on the inside.
Iaen, FOR the frat time, the dead wo-
man trembled.
Shp seemed strangely nervous and agi.
tatell ttoiy. She c!asped the paper clpNe-
~, then put It 10 her bosom and glided
from the room.
! had got over the sudden terror in.
epired by such a strange sight, and had
made up my mtpa that / had detected
sama teEribi1 imposture. sThare5 waB
slight pause in The lobby, and the noise
OF 9 garnient bGing iIaSn of, then the
outer door opened and the yisitant passed
out OH the staircase.
| followed q quietly as l could. The
staircase yas lighted with gas. As trod
on the second landing the ghost heard
tho noise and lOosedup. Shs was dressed
In on ordinary blacks costume now, and
her face waaa natural color. To my in
tense surprise, she neither screap,r 4 nor
attempted TO run away. She stoud still
and beck0ued mo to neE aide.
What are you gespg to dofs she said,
TO give you into custody. 2
Are you Q friend of his?"
ss ! anaWered ttYes,e mechanically.
{. Then let me go free if yon value his
hfe.n
e. .If iet you 60 fres am your accom-.
,plice,n rlurmureG "your raccomplice In
some vile imposture."
~ No. If you are my accomplice 70.
uighs you arc sa accomplicp 10 the holiest
decd awouaan ever wrought. Pass me
through the gates If you doubt n,ot;
watch me: follow mo homo; give me
into custody If you like; don't care,
I've got whAt ] wanted.''
! took her arm aa though, I hRd beer s
pol leenlan and aaid !: tfssIit tiisE s. {
Nj n aa3 tpEougn tne gaze then, ana Is you
attelapt 20 get away from me shall call
for help" s 8 II ,t.'.s Z ii n ~ :. :
Y Sha nodded 60 the propositions The
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