Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-11-16

without avail. There was but one solu-
ton of the mystery that superstitious
hnman nature could reach. and what
that was could be easily read upon the
sober faces o. the group. There was no
doubt that the inordinate hubhub had
come from the realms of the beyond.
through the instrImentality Of some en-
terprising spirit whose being yearned
for livelier scenes than could be found
in the silent tomb.
Before another night all. Norton and
family had secured other quarters. and
their former hahitation stood desolate
the remainder of ithe summer. It's
owner di not relish the idea OF having
his property standing idle. AMI he
watched several nights for the ghostly
distur6er of his income. Noises were
heard at different times, but efforts to
discover their origin invariably failed.
He was 10th 10 bel eve that there was any
thing supernatural about the affair, and
yet he could not find the slightest clew
to solution of the mystery. The
ghost, when no one was within, would
occasionally illuminate the house. and
could be distinctly seen as white APP
partition. standing before the windows,
waving his arms Ia sNhser Gaspard.
and cutting other giiostiy capers. The
place finally became terror to the PEG
pie. and at night they would make long
detours to avoid passing by it. Deter
mined to fathom the thing at any cost,
the owner selecteia party Of men from
the city, among whom was a J0uTRdt
representative. aud Saturday night was
chosen as the time to visit his ghost
ship. ttr't' ith
Armed with revolvers as weapons of
defense against an earthly foe. for such
it was believed, to be. and with a doubt
full amount Of courage TO withstand the
appearance of n sample of materialized
spiritualism, the party, about nine
o clock. started for the SCOT There
were any number of jokes cracked and
testing references TO q the project on
hand, but as they neared the place a
sober, thoughtful look would replace
the sfor,ner smile. , The whole affair
had been kept up so long, and the
manifestations, which no one could ex-
plain. had had SO many witnesses, that
an occasional doubt rs to the fallibility
of modern spiritualism would intrude
itself, despite the. efforts to the CON
trary. as the owner Of the property re-
called the party with a lengthy recital
Of what had been heard and seen.i
The place was finally reached. and the
ehost-raiders settled themselves down
TO smoking and telling stories in room.
out of which opened the door leading to
the cellar. That door was favored with
many nervous glance, that would
have immoderately pulled up its vanity
if it could realize the amount of atten-
ton of which it was the recipient.
Everything was moving along serenely,
and courage revived in proportion TO
the delay of the dread appearance. 1t
was nearly twelve o clock when the per
Torrance began. and most etfectual
number had been placed on the pro
gramme. simultaneously a chorus Of
wells, curses and banging, that would
have put pandemonium itself 10 the
blush, was dealt out in allopathic doses
| to the audience. 1t came SO suddenly
that every, man jumped to his feet, and
| hardly knew whether to run for his life
or stand and be slain by his inyidious
foe, To add zest to the performance.
the unknown artist began belabor the
door with sticks. stones, potatoes. glass
ware, and almost every other conceiv-
able article, and to pound prodigiously
upon the floor from below.
Human nature could not stand this
sort of thing very long, and it was de-
cided to make break down the cellar
stairs. They started, the newspaper
man carefully guarding the rear. and
were greeted with the Aforesaid promis-
cuous fusilade. of which the cellar-door
had hitherto enjoyed monopoly.
But the end was accomplished What
had been without solution for. four
months was made as clear as the noon