The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-07-02

it IS not murderer s or ghosts. and IN
find out beforeI come back. But don't
YOU 90 in until 1return, or you win be
sending my wife after me. and all win
depend on quiet.pag al =
)" Nay" he said; Sc If you 20, / will
No great harm inbreaking promise of
that kind; and Is will be forgiven when
plead anxiety for your safety.',1
Agreed" / replied. ...But we must
have a light. And il; I: go into the
kitchen for my bulls eye, It will create
suspicion there, ana, the news will be
carried into the ;parlor." i,.,ros
81 have one at my lodgings - he said;
''md it's on our road; we can call and
get it." -,
We accordingly,,d:d. and Tom sug-
gested our taking . pair of pistols, in
case of need. I firmly believe Tom
hoped for a brush with the villains.
Arriving there, we walked around
the house before entering it, and peep
ed into every nook we could find. At
last, we directed o6r 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 if possible solving the
riddle. As we reached the second
landing-it wasa noble staircase with
its carved balustraae heard voices
and humping as Of cheating 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 lsee no crevice
OF light to guide us,' but all was dark.
We entered; but it, was quite empty,
and the tapestry being stripped from
the walls, showed nothing g but the
rough stones. Allwwas now. so quiet
that it really seemed as though we had
disturbed demon phsntoms at their
revels. -, mo y,i,i,sa- - re
I said to Tom: 8 What can be the
meaning of this?'' s,., ..,, -
When just as he was going to reply,
the noises commenced again, and, We
stepped outside and listened attentive.
~. At last Tom suggested: Zone of
these inches, which 1ook ed paneled out
for statues. must bsta door,
We examined the one carefully next
the room we had fist left, and sure
enough. came upon q secret spring.
Tom put his light out of sight and put
his hand on his pistol. II very gently
pressed the spring, when il noiselessly
opened sufficient fof'Hs to see into the
room. There was the old bag still at
her brew, and one man. with q knife
dismembering the limos of his victim.
He stopped his work. to address some
beings out of our sight;r and we, having
seen enough, quietly iclosed the door,
home. Tom was always very pale,j
with large dark eyes; and when he en-
tered the room where my wife and Mary
were, his look told ina moment where,
we had been.ts ro;lEsiaaY7e 81 e,s 81
!, b"Yes." I,said in reply, to their
queries; 1--WE have been, there, and
have seen enough to appal the stoutest
heart" Here caught Toms well dis
sembled 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
to think my brain was turned. She
looked at Tom, but he kept his counte-
nance, and continued his idiotic stare.
At last, seeing they were realty fright
ened, gasped out: '.Murder will out!
The corpses were pigs, scalded pigs;
and the hag was the old woman that
sells such splendid black puddingsp'
When I took the key back to the old
man, 1 asked him, why he. had his
butcher shop at the top of the old
building. ,.y'- %
.sOh, Sir" he replied, ..don't tell on
me. You see, sir, make a little by
letting it very cheap to these people.
I shouldn't be allowed, were it known.
They use that room because no one
knows of it, and they are unmolested.
I can show the house without showing
that room to the strangers who visit the |
town. used to make a good bit by
showing it in former times, but very
few come to see it now.''
I never hear of haunted houses now
but think of the pig-killers.-Chana-
6ers' Journal. =. *
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