The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-12-09

day. Tomorrow night [ shall bring
Eastburn here with a witness. Do you
play on that organ when you hear Us
enter. When / turn the dark lantern
upon you arise and denounce him as
your murderer. We can safely leave
him to accuse himself"
81 viii do as you wish, she answered,
brokenly. Show can thank you p
"By following my directions, replied
Barclay, brusquely, to hide his own emo
ton.
With few words more of advice he
left her. His next move was to go di-
rectly to the landlord of the i'm, relate
the whole story, and secure his support.
At ten o'clock on the next night, in
company with the landlord. he called
upon Stephen Eastburn. Cutting short
his smooth Sanitation, Barclay said:
mir. Eastburn, the obscure manner of
your wards death has given rise to
strange rumors in the village. Her spirit
is said to wander in the old church. We
desire you to accompany us there tonight
in order to set those stories at rest
Eastburn's jaw dropped, his face be-
came livid, and he was barely able to re-
ply in quivering voice
"Ghost! absurd Do you mean to
make a fool of me? I will not go to the
church at this hour of the night.
"Allow me to observe" said Barclay,
sternly, ''that the rumors, unless you aid
in dissipating them, may culminate IN
charge of murder"
Something significant in his tone SEEM
ed to render Eastburn suddenly submis-
sive.
"Of course I will go out of politeness,
if you insist. We shall probably bag
church mouse. They are proverbially so
starved as to be incapable of flight.
No reply was made to this lame at
tempt at humor, and in very uncom-
Portable frame of mind he went to the
church and [ was shown into pew in
the dark between them. After moment
of silence the low tones of the organ
sounded through the church accompan-
led by woman s voice.
"What is Il is ~ cried Eastburn, start
ing up. "Whose voice was that 2'
''Be silent" said Barclay, sternly. =
Good reason have you to hear that voice
with guilty horror"
At that instant the glass from his Ian
tern fell broadly upon the organ. Stand
ing before it, looking down at them, was
the figure of Ada Morton.
"Oh, God!" groaned Eastburn, chok-
ingly. "My sins have found me out
She has come back from the other world
to accuse me of her death.
Eyes" said the girl solemnly. "Steph-
en- Eastburn, you are my murderer.
II confess it." shrieked the terror
maddened wretch; Il ask no mercy from
man, for the grave has condemned me.
Take me away-hide me from this awful
sight.
The light was turned ont, and the girls
figure disappeared. The horror smltten
Eastburn, shrieking mingled prayers and
curses, was taken to the village and i'm
prisoned on the double charge of fraud
and attempted murder. In the course
of time he was convicted and punished.
On the same day he was sentenced.
Barclay called upon Ada Morton, now
installed in her fathers house. With
her restoration to her rights, she had re
covered her health and beauty, and it was
with strange feeling of mingled hope
and fear that the young man took her
hand, and said:
81 have called to say goodbye, Miss
Morton"
The bright smile faded from her face,
and look of pain came in its place.
"Iou are going away l had hoped
you would stay with us.
"NIy work here is done, he answered.
81 have restored you to your home, and
oday your enemy receives the punish
ment of his crimes. What more is there
to do %
Nothing" she returned, brokenly.
''but to forget the poor girl whom you
have befrieuded. That will be easy"
NO" he replied earnestly. $50 diff
cult that L can never accomplish it. To
stay as your friend is impossible. L must
go away, and labor to crush out this long
ing, this love for you, which has over
grown my whole heart, or stay to cherish
it for your sake. Tell me, dear Ada,
what must I do2'
She looked up at him shyly, and came
nearer TO his side as she whispered,
''Stay."