New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-23
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE SUNDAY ls-TRRLE SHEET

gathered moro comforts around be: than that room
contained A four-post bedstead without haneings
Of any kinda blind drawn up awrY-an old carpet
covered with dust and dirt on the foor-a ricketty
washstand vith all the paint worn Oh itan ancient
and S s a. @
Germ looking at the room through that dim light
which oftentimcs obtains in dreams.
Bs & SueS sosss
Drawing nearer he found 1t was that OF the person
whose dreadful presence seemed to pervade the
house. What terrible sight she looked with her
thin white locks scattered over the pillow, Win
what were mere remnants OF blankets gathered
about her shoulders, with her claw-li fingers
was guarding her gold
An awful and repulsive spectacle. but not with
as the young looked he heard sealthy footsteps
on the stairs. Then he saw first one man and then
his fellow steal cautiously into the room. Another
second and the pair stood beside the bed. murder
Graham Couton tried to shout-tried to move,
but the deterrent power which exists IN dreams;
his limbs. He could but hear and look, and what
he heard and saw was this-aroused suddenly from
from one of the ruiians, whose fellow followed his
lead by plunging knife into her breast,
Then, with, gnrging scream, she fell back on
the bed, and at the same moment, with cry,
Graham Coulton again awoke, to thank Heaven IL
was but an illusion.
Il hope You slept WELL SIR 1t was William, who,
coming into tho hall with the sunlight OF a fine
bright morning streaming after him asked this
question, Had you good nights restT
Graham Coulton laughed and answered:
Why, faith, / was somewhat in the case OF
Paddy &" who could not Shape for dreaming" slept
well enough, suppose, but whether IL was in con-
sequence of TIE row with my dad, or the hard bed;
OF the bread and cheese-most likely the bread and
cheese so la.o at nght-I dreamt all the night long,
the most extraordinary dreams. Some old woman
kept cropping up and saw her murdered
You don't say that, SIR said william. nervously;;
L do, indeed was tue reply: However, that
is all gone and past. / have been down in the
kitchen and had good wash and am as fresh a IS
daisy and as hungry a. hnntsr; and' OIL WI"
Certainly, Master Graham. l have brought
round kettle. and will make the water boil i'm
medlatelv. l suppose, sir'-this tentatively
you'll he going home to-day'
Home repeated the young man. decidedly not.
I'll never go home again Till return win sq ono
medal hung to my coat era leg or arm cnt on I've
thought it all out, William. I'll 20 and enlist.
There's talk of war; and, living or dead, my father
shall have reason to retract his opinion about my
' 4 am sure the admiral never thought you any
thing of the sort, sir said William Why you
Not before him. answered the young fellow
sadly. o--,
won't go listing, OF aught OF that sort, III your
II | DO not. what is to become of me ? asked the
other. Il cannot .--to beg am ashamed. Why,
but for you. | should not have had a roof over my
head last night
Not much of n roof, am AFRAID SIR
Not much of roof" repeated the young man;
why, who could desire q better! What capital
room this is he went on, looking around the apart
ment where William was now kindling fire; one
might zinc twenty people here easily?
If Won think we'll of the place, Master Graham,
you might stay here for while, TIL you have made
up your mind what you going to do. The land
lord won't make any objection, am very sure
Oh nonsensc; lie would want rent for house
Il Iorcsav. II he could get it,, was williams sig
niticant answer. ,
What do you meant Won't the place lett
NO sill | did not tell YOU last night, but there
a murder done here, and people arc shy OF tho
house ever since, ,, ,r, $3.50
a murder What SOFT OF n muruerI W no was
a woman. Master Ciraham-thc landlords sister;
she lived here all alone, aud was supposed TO have
money. Whether she had or not, she was found
dead from n stab in her breast and II there ever
was any money it must have been taken at the
same time, Tor none ever was found III the house
WAS that the reason vour wife would not stop
here p asked the young man. leaning against The
mantelshcli, and looking thoughtfully down On
Yes, sir She could not stand it any longer; she
got that thin and nervous no one would have be-
lievcd possible; she never saw anything, but she
said she heard footsteps and Voices. and then when
she walked through the hall or no the staircaSe,
put the children 10 sleep in that big room you had
last night and they declared they often SAW an ola
woman sitting by the hearth Nothing ever came
nv way finished William. with n laugh; was
always ready to 20 to sleep tho minute my head
touched the pillow. -,
Graham CoultOn.
no sir: the landlord. Miss Tynan's BROTHER, has
olwavs lain under the suspicion of it-qute wrong
fully am very huTc-but he Will never clear MN
self nuw II was known he came ANA asked her
for help day two before the murder, ana IL WAS
also known he was able within n week or two to
weather whatever trouble had been haras-ing Nun
Then YOU SEQ the money was never lin. ii ah"' III
.Uumph y calculated Graham COutOn, and lie
took few turns mp and down tile apartment.
Gould 90 and see this landl0rdP ,,
Surely, sill. if you had "a hat, answered William
with sIlch serious decorum that the young man
burst ont laughing That Is an obstacle. GER
family, ne remarked, and lmust make n0tcdO IN.
stead | have pencil in my pocket so here goes
Within half an hour from the dispatch OF that
note William wns back again with SOY erelgn; tho
landlords COMMITMENTS and he would Dc much
Obliged il Mr. Coulton could step round
You'll do nothing rash. sir entreated William.
why man., said the young ielow, You may as
we'll be picked of by ghost as bullet WHAT Is
there to be afraid of 49, .
William only shook his head, He did not think
his young master was made or tho stun likely 10
remain alone In haunted house. and solve the inys-
sistM endeavOrs. And vet when Graham Coulton
came out of the landlords house he looked more
bright and gay than usual and walked up the
Lambeth road to the place where William awaited
I'VE have settled the natter he said. And
now IL the dad wants his son for Christmas IL VIII
trouble him to End HIN.
Don't soy that. Master Graham don't, entreated
the man with shlyer; maybe. AFTER an IL w9u, ~
have been better II you had never happened 10
chance upon Vanxhall Walk
Don't croak. William answered tho yonng man
if it was not the best days work / ever did Tor
Onrina the whole OF that forenoon and afternoon.
Graham Coulton searched diligently tor the miss