, 1880-12-28
MY MYSTERIOUS LANDLORD.

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Fr91solsco wheI siic might 10 havu led.
NV Mvc7eptn,,c IANnf 0Pn.
m' NJ 1i,.i,.s IM.o1o s.,ca,.ns .oAs"0'
A rousc of Tic 'I Heavy fcot, aud then thoy
jon nos It,u1 t"r,o % Into II, te " b"ck subway and
fo,towc,l % nv landlor.l IN nv s,ocklured fact,
1tc ssala n moment ut tho next landing III
tic darkness, nlml his wtfo came to her bell
roou, door mid entreatcd him to rest 1To
aswoIca !'er ,oege!y, "l.etes1 ser ,". uaek 10
1wcnton. a slight twist In TIC nndlf'E sllowcu
step.lat!tler, wllitencd by tic lnoon, that
% 1nmilor,l sped mi IN this rs ngiiely rs It he wore
not stout. | watches! hin to tho TOP or Il.
lio 'nclosctl us hanu, 9f;d pa. IT,; 4 key III .nS
mnfaofns,v. and hc wc,1t in. leaving tho door
.sna ~, .,st r' 'od1or ora,,t nnroful,v +
"laE' ~ sat .,,..s,tt IT,, u1Ips i;n".', ,,t
feet bu1,tlercti u,lll were not certain.
/ reachetl tho top.wlt,out making a sound.
.,rnen " n,sl,rd or nncn tllo door md stood
Will, .Ii = e, poe t,nt ~ i.nnw ,yoa Tho inn loft
IN 0i,o nlaiMGi1t isaW Us hStS11llMl,llenI; t "
niotof snW ~ nIs,fgryt aMV e,s. tsro
VIZ ws hy m"thnr ,'pSyeale gTS II slioWc in nttic
'AAt7
with lear,to rooi n'ltl tno T.'fterS Il! r. anGSe
were rough anil splli'tefeG: u .is Up: VIII s,,at
tne gmE 81 ctas,, III, psih ,. 'n'E sa,o t',ts III,
W. WeFo mco sgntnS sts. tIc ,.sE.nc Gs Il rno md ND
nv ul,o!l my ulic - ~ !tt L"E sans Gu'"tti. ,ti
o sshtlo d te lo1Ti ttr n ~ WIZ thn mtdsf f NM,
ssses @ NJ ais III a ."rSc tsrrvtn ~ tt'u fnrn Il IN
ai'a tGo ntter!S acasGM ios .,'I ,,th cot
III I"u ,o =, ",t - l. ,." g3os, f',1rthnr % t,,tn thn
ye 9yS" "Snyy Gyy s9,Ta sgp 1Ft}ys his fcnt ao a 1
stood t'i before % me, md looked at nc, md spoke
no Wor, W r. faiE si,oHG. MT NJ ,ost AIR. Fernn
uo,a U" efo 1o'''o o'' IT. '''''' 'A'' : fos'''
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10 FERN ssl,sM , Wit i,nn ls ni "''"
siG!l @ a'. q, wi1n ,a. }, !hmo'ea "c'u'cSec''co'
scnrciv ~; ~ % kncw what ia saw next: The ,nan
mi 7,t <i.fy naaT ma H. milv IF loni; nl,niusse.
Mr. Enrr. ~ ~ VI, IN ,st s1Iff ta t. '
unetI III It y yEs tres !u s'': ysar T ct.e October
"Great llcayenlI" cre ,o; SHn yS tq'e 'e
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l"n oss ,ytnt ~ tn sai Il ihn MN. ,lnzc at tic
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seGono. ~ is"vseu ns ne,, HTo i,,,,t,an
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'hett ,o,,, ,,to ,,roo, ,,,,, ,nou ,pv or,n nnn
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t ana ~ tio r,e s .nu ", nr,n ~ srnn nm hs
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llo coyeTca nis iatn Mtst t 4ls 3,,,. n,.i It'll
S g;,It "po @ as ,n,,a E..I,f ~, ntcoruent Hint
.easifolo sG ~ sdns Mc1 ~ fa,t y ,nnvn"at In. In.
Mei alngst @ ~ ta,r.a s'n1 ~ a"n ra Eerm In
@ ama ,na , ~ @ xhitn NJ tho Si9t tnt iiiMmiictt
aueG ~ M',1 H. 10 a. rantt 10 ~ i,or "nrf,g ws ,i
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