The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-07-06

The Captain. for the poor man was
planted there-chloroformed, hts
mediumized; only those
hard words were not Id dse at the
time, the march Of discovery not
having as vet begun to trampin that
direction at rrefavon.
While Glyu, medium-like, was
fast falling into trance from gazing
1T he knew MT what, t'ryse, police
VA. examining the spirit
haunt, as ifr had been the hiding
place Of AN escaped convict. At
another time he would have paused
to admire The graceful birch. the
rustic bridge. the brook that chat
tered Ia the moon, the sedges and
mossy stones; but now, standing On
tiptoe on the brink Of the bridge, he
only sirove t. grasp the tupIn,st
branch 81 tine haunted tree. Ii evaded
him, M Sever, and he was more than
pnce in danger Of falling into the
brook But he was not a man T. b-
and seized it at last. Secur-
lug a tirm-r footing. he drew the
slight tree toward him. rnthiessly
pulled the sharp knife from his stick
aud began to hack and tug at the
particular branch he had secured.
After much exertion and determine
ton he managed to sever it from the
trunk.
You've cut of her armand her
head" shouted Glyn, aroused from
his trance.
"Her head" shrieked the de-
capitated ghost.
Back went the Superintendent, and
saw that all that remained OF that
much-abused appa,ition was ,h"
lower part OF her transparency.
81 am sorry To have spoilt the tree,
but glad to nave laid bare It's tricks,
he said, as il he hal caught a tibet.
You see, GIyn. that the brancl,e,
have grown int" the skeleton of hu-
man hcins, a. seen from this particular
SPOT and n"Sl,cre else. When the
moon is full, she shines through the
intervening space and lights il into II
spirit. a step this way or that dis,
pels the illusion. | have loPpei of
the principal branch and destroyed
the ghost"
Come away" SAID Capt. Giyn,
testify. mot caring to bc convinced
against his will
Nevertheless the slsecter had becu
AL optical dciusipn. cause, precisely
AS Mr.. Superintendent Pryse had
described il; hut wien afierward
the truth WAS n,i-.-i abroad. the
country folks only SAID: "W"ll,
sure! there's brave Pryse. super,
Is, to be killing ghost! bat she i,
talking all the same" The echo
naturally remained after the tres VA,
mutilated.
Il have Il policeman stationed neal
here whom l must look up" said
Pryse. rs he crossed the s,ile between
Gwynate Meadows aud the road. II
YOU will walk on, will join you by
q short cut across the fields, at the
end of the wood"
Glyn gladly assented, for he desir
ed solitude to smooth his ruffied
feathers. He felt aggrieved, and
having been made supersti'ious N
childhood BY ignorant domestics, In
clined to remain SO i'm manhood. H.
almost believed that the ghost
hal been frightened away, and
would reappear elsewhere.
He was soon to be strengthened In
this belief, for just before emerging
from the wood he was startled by
something white perched in one Of the
trees. As he paused it slipped down
and preceded him into the road,
where it stood IS If awaiting him.
CHANGING at it in alarm, he per
ceived that il was the dislodged
specter.
Trembling all over, he tried t.
pass her by with an apologize how,
being always chivalrously polite Il
the ladies. His clvility was answer
ell by a fantastic courtesy.
81 will accompany you, sir. she
said, a. be strOve to hurry. her on. Ii
was the voice of the tree--pirit. he
thought.
Certainly, madam, If you please,
he replied, politeness struggling with
terror.
She walked rapidly by his side,
quickening her pace as he quickened
his. When he ventured to look al
her he saw only a white face. white
arms, while drapcry. 1t was at least
satisfactory that the cruel executi,ncu
had not. after all. amputated limb.
IL am going home; where are You
gong. sir ?" she said, after a brief
silence.
"To-to-to-Trefavon," he STAN
mered.
ala, ha, ha. live Searer," she
cried. in an unearthly voice.
He was thankful to hear il. and
urged his falling legs To impossible
efforts.
They had long passed. the sp,:
where HE friend was TO join him, and
soon reached the cross roads.
This way, SIR she said. waving
her hand and he took the wrong
road. in obedience 10 her spiritual
influence.
They were now outside the parish
If Trefavon, and the road led through
\ bar nial property. In lonely
tree-embowcred spot nv the waysidc
stood IA small church, or more proper
", a chapel Of ease To distant
which he had seen more than
rnce aud which he hal been told was
haunted.
Beware Of Pryse. Superintendent. /"
said the ghost, as they approached this
place.
81 wiil-indced I will mutterc3