Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-06-03

was striking ton as VIC oamo out on the
lauding Tho outer door of Mr.. Emortous
chamber was ejar. AS VIC passed, tho inner
door oponcd and man rushed out
with scared, whito faco. It was Blisso.t
Emertonl
"HolpP ho Dried, tearing at his COLLAR rs
though it oboked him. "Hclp! helpp
Then there was a strange gurgling noise in
his throat, and no fell forward in Gt. I
dragged him into his chambers, which wero
IN total darkncsss, and laid him on tho
floor, bidding my friend run for doctor at
once. Tho man babblcd in his frenzy:
"Tho faoo," he cried, "tho facet was
her faoc--thore in tho court bclowl Look
bctwcon tho troes!"
looked out into tho court.
Tho moon was up, and among tho trcos
near tho fountain could SEQ tho figure of
woman. Sho was iu deep black, as
presently she stood whoro tho trunk of tho
treo threw her white face into rolief,
could see that she was looking towards tho
window. Probably she mistook my figure
blottcd against tho window for that of
Emcrton's, for as looked sho raised hor
arms with strange monacing gesture and
pointed at mo. Then she glidcd in among
tho trees aud was lost to sight. Tho doctor
camo, examined Emerton, and prescribed
for him.
"IIo's had violent fright" ho said,
"but he'll bc oil right by and by. It's
more hystoroal than anything else. Whore
arc his fricuds?"
1t wanted to learn something Of this
mans strange story, what could l wish for
better than night alono with him. Tho
doctor gavo mo certain directions and left.
Wo had carried Emcrton to his bod
room and put him on tho bed. Seeing ho
was stilt, Tcnt into the front room, piled
up the lire, put on the kettle, found some
whiskcy, lit my pipe, and prepared for the
night. | had just turned tho burner down
when l became aware of soft grating
sound at the outer door. Some ono was
softly opening the outer door with key.
The gas was low down. Hurricdly I
picked up my overcoat and other traoes of
my presence and flung them under tho
largo couch at tho end of tho room. 1t
was an old fashioned sofa with hanging
valance which reached to the ground. I
then crept underneath, and waited for the
curtain to rise on the drama. l had hardly
got into safe position when tho outcr
door yielded and I heard o step in tho
passage .hat intervened. Then the outer
door was gently closed, and expected to
see tho inner door opon in its turn and
somo ono enter. Tho minutes won't by,
and no ono oamc Whoever it might be
was in the passage. l could hoar slight
movement every now and then, and Tho
rustic of woman's dress. It must havo
been quito ten minutes since heard the
outer door opened when noticed that tho
inner door was swinging noisclessly back on
its hinges, and something was gliding into
tho room. Slowly it moved across tho
floor till it stood right in tho dim light of
the turned down gas.
shall mover forget tho terrible sight
that met my eyes. would have soroamod
but my tongue remained glued to my
mouth. [ was looking at doad woman
rison from tho grave. Her faco had been
| beautiful in life; now it was ashcn gray.
Tho cyca woro sunkcn in thcir sockets, and
her lips wcro palo and colorloss. Tho
figure was drapod in long white shroud,
and fanoied tho room was heavy with tho
awful odor Of an open grave.
Slowly tho phantom movod toward tho
next room, and slidcd in. For moment
all was still. Then camo faint cry. The
man was awake, and alono with tho appa-
rition.
"Drusila!" he shriekcd, "NIcrcy! NIcr-
cy! Have meroy!'
l heard hollow voice answor him,
"Riso and follow NO."
"What would you have with mc?"
"Confcss."
"What shall [ confess?' answered tho
| wrctohod man, his voice trembling in on
agony Of fear.
"Confcss tho foul wrong you did me.
Confess where my poor body lies, that it
may be buried in holy ground"
Again tho mans trembling voice walled
ont:
81 will confess all."
"Eoow mo-"
Tho nppartion glided from the inner
room, and the man followed her.
"Wrtcl"
The doad woman pointed to tho table
where the pen and ink were, and tho man
obcyed her gesture mechanically.
"Writo ALL"
could SEQ from rent in the valance the
whole scene. The man, white with terror,
the beads Of cold perspirotion on his brow,
sat and wrote
Tho apparition gIidcd behind him and
looked over his shoulder.
Onoc hc paused in his task.
"Writo all said tho w!ito fguro.
And again tho man wrote.
The figure thon graspcd tho paper with
its waxcn fingers. "Go! it said, pointing
to tho inner room.
With his cyca fixed unnn ita liyid fnna