Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-07-14
THE MYSTERY OF MAPLE RUN.


Run whom few people beyond its
ancient threshold liked. Ancient,
say, for the mansion was one OF
those picturesque specimens OF
architecture that carry the mind
back to the colonial days, and make
one sigh because they are SO few.
This uuliked tenant Of the place
had white hair and was stopped,
but his eyes were bright and would
fash when war was mentioned in
in his presence. The honest coun-
try people often refused to pass the
mansion after dark, for they aver
red that strange lights were seen
at the windows, and in consequence
Of this aversion, many good COW
WAS forced to remain out all night,
for no one ventured to bring her
home.
Some said the Stunned person
had been a pirate on the high seas,
sud that he held nightly converse
with the ghosts Of departed COM
radeS, or was haunted Ivy the forms
of his numerous victims left 70
perish on the burning ship.
Therefore, the old man had no
visitors, and, in truth, he needed
none, as the reader will soon see.
One balmy afternoon in the last
week Of May. two figures left the
house Of Maple Run and went
merrily down the fern-bordered
path, and beyond the dark iron
gate which had swung on its stone
post for many years. The trees
had put on their annual robes o;
green, and the wild flowers were
everywhere springiug into life.
Just beyond the gate briefly de-
scribed. the twain halted in the
grsvelled path, down which they
looked with much anxiety. They
looked like sisters, though one was
six or seven years the others senior.
Both were beautiful and elegantly
dressed, strange tenants Of the
house where dwelt man stunned
by so many people.
Marcus STAYS long, Ada said
the eldest girl and sigh followed
her last word. perhaps he has no
letters this morning, and he loiters
somewhere on the way"
Il did not expect any letters
did you, Marsie y
"No, but uncle did. and do not
like to see him disappointed. he
has been waiting 50 long for a let
ter, which, like ship that has
stranded on some foreign coast, re-
turns not to her natal slip. Me-
thinks, Ada, that Uncle George is
failing. Do you not notice that he
is not so strong as he was last win
ter =
Il have noticed that, Margie
but l thought l might be deceived
and concluded to mention it to nc
one. But do you think tina. What
they say Of him is true 2
"Wbat do you mean, child =
"Do You think he ever sailed th'
seas with pirates, and fought fol
their black flag Z Sometimes
thing that there must be some
truth in what they say"
mo. no. Ada, DO not be so crue
TO Uncle George said the eide
child, chidingly. "He is so kin,
10 us. refuses us nothing, and som
day everything viii be made plain.
Then YOU believe that Mapl
Run has a mystery" cried the littl
enc, and her dark eyes sparkle
with delight
"Yes, Ada"
~Then am so glad. like {
read in books about places thu
have mysteries, and il ours is lik
the houses in novels, we will kno'
il all at the end. am proude
than ever Of Maple Run. now tbs
know 1t has q mystery"
And l cannot say that / dislik
IL on that account" Margie answer
cd. ada, there hangs 8 myster
ever our lives"
81 know that, Margie, and SOM
tines lie awake at night wonde
ing what IL is, and when we vi
know all"
at has ceased 30 bother me, 4
know !, is not anything bad, ar
Tam willing to wait til the rigl
time comes.
Eyes. vewill wait with patience
The twain continued 10 couver-