American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-02-19

scream, you couldn't induce. for love
OF money, one of them to enter thi:
room after dark" g-ns.--Ear. .
=" Why nota'' 1 asked. What's in the
room?n ..
Claire turned red, and hesitated for q
minute, and then she laughed. What Q
simpleton lam to let it all out! But
there's no use in making n mystery OF
il, and then think you'll like to know
that this room is considered haunted.
You know there's as much difference
between us as there is between lior
and mouse. I~wouldn't sleep here
for worlds. but you like to do daring
things, and Pve heard you say at school,
there was nothing you'd like better
than to sleep in q haunted room"
Now that I was likely to realize my
foolish wish. l couldn't say that | par
ticularly enjoyed the prospect. But
had a characterfor bravery to support
q worry announcement thing Eve found il
and it wouldn' lido to show the white
feather; so Itquietly said:
/. a real haunted room, Petite? Hon
or bright now. is it the genuine article,
or 4 humbugP''
I"Wen, it was the room of Max's
grandmother She was n very hard,
stern woman. and for some misconduct
drove ono of her SOUS from the house.
He went to the bad entirely then. oom-
mitted a crime, and while the officers
Of justice were after him, he galloped
up to Linwood and went to his mother 6
room. iIHe said a few bitter, reproach-
sful words,t to- her. and. then shot himself
before her eyes She never got over
the shock. aud became almost imbecile.
"Day after day she would sit Mt that
window, m,itteIif4r and pleading to
some invisible presence, The servants,
who ,arsverw suporsfitious, said it was
her sons ghost, for sometimes she
would ptter-a sharp cry, and call out
his name. She was found dead one
morning in her chair, Of course the
'serfafts pretend th4t they can hear all
Kind scf sounds IN here about midnight;
bathAts aionse nse. for Charlie, that 8
Aaxis' bl other.s always sleeps in this
room .whep he, yisits,us, and he says he
has never heard 2 sound" !
a9sSsA 5 lSlsh ss s i driven the ghosts
you knosa AagsI don't really believe
just asr much frightened rs if L did.
laughs at Everything, He is visiting
is, and twahtedn to See you so much,
desr;o But his fdthef' smt for him this
and he. had TO go. He'll try
and come back tormorrow, and L do
waat syou,te Like. each other so much.
hardly, heard her, for to tell the
truth, MY mind was, going over and
Dyer the detaifs of the tragedy had
Just Heard. EPuftlngthe haunted ques,
tion 1sisie, Il doesnit make a room moro
'deas,it, tosl<now that suicide
and Aaaythreak hsva occurred in it?
. Ch. how grays,syou look! Claire
neo SPghabs hToa don't like tba
room after Rirve ss6ld you. There's
on0 az tango and comfortable
just next to Aaine, but chose this be-
cause lkuew hox1you loved flowers,
aud the view r,frpm the balcony is SO
tnei but you Shall not stay here"
OF course Twas not, willing to submit
to sdch an ishoniiffods defeat, and lose
Al MY lunels at once. l declared that
would occupy that room, and no 9TH
er, whilst was al, .Linwood. 4
81 knew you'd prefer it." Claire
said, kissing, me. "and told Max so.
He said it Would'be 4 pleasure to meet
! girl who wasn't forever screaming
andtfembiing at nothing, and he did
heps I'D sry, and initiate you little.
Shaylie said he didIt believe there was
!. girl OF, woman in, the world who
Yoqtdpt fSack her, thtoat screening
md lose ferheat id a moment of
langer.I Hes declared that if they're
ihiet. Tvs 6euAnsetlieslre paralyzed by
erroes s'Istold him to wait and see my
raye, stately Lady Margaret
She slipped her arm through mine,
md we vent down stairs aud outside
E3to the f6wet-ggafden. Suddenly she
o1. Eook, -look 81 that tramp coming
Up the walk" ssgpd
rAsslouehy, nLlrpse looking man was
waking slowly. towafd us. looking cu-
iQusly at the flowers and shrubbery.
..'| Nota man servant on the PREMISES
1aire whispered tonne. AFTER dim
Ter to-day d gave them permission to
% to fpnerat several miles from here.
)h. what shall we dop-and the over
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