The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-19
The House When Alone

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 ! her the house :s stotse D, tsvsf. .n- e.:erienced persons ..2sy believe ma, |, ,ef,~Fe> eN.. s.y .a> :; does when there ..re eople in :. 5ui ;ha, !, < delusion. as YOU W- discover | you a.e ever lef: alone ln {; A' midnight slti.as up tor the res; ot the i1r. ly: q; ;hls hogy is rue disposition ss revea, ..seli.
 :. Q catch ], At iis beS; pretend ;o re,ire. z, ou; gas er the lamp. and % up stars. Ai,eHvard. come down softly. lish, no ire,e than orc lamp. go ln;o the empty = or ana seal our,el, l; :. table with -.e,hins to lead.
 10 sooner have you done 50 than you w. : hear i.ttie ehip. chip. ehip ..lons ;,.e :op of he room-a small sound. bu, .e-sis,ent. l; $ evidently the wall paper o.-,lng of. and yoc decide af,e: some ;-.t llatlon. ;ha; II l; does come of. you .r' hcl p l:. and 90 on with your book. As you si, aith Neur book n your hand Nea besiE to De qui;e sure ,ha; some one $ amins down >,.urs. Squeak squeak ,tueah' Nha, tollH There ,> no- tceo up there to come deSn; but there -sa. II IS on ;he kitchen stars some is -corn:ne-- squeak Wei, II l; is robbef vo1 mish, .t> well face hm Aou can :: ne poker ..nd stand With Nog, bac k .s.-->s the N ali Sobo,is sa:Tcs uf3. F. a.-, yon decide iha, VOL are ! goose. he poeer down. Se; a magazine md 's. .e read
 here ;f4:'. ne doc. Yo4 head the ,es tufu The, are saFaus aoine. .z...=rltr .n he hs.es door unlock una z.el; |. a,.9 peep ou; Nebody ;he.e :.
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 Eo.e ,t i> he table ina, snaps and :. k s> | A.. he >plr!iualis; knoeks ee h!ddea .a . mahogany Nou . -; can OF ,: heas'ly a,;hos; ia.s Ieslli =: :; :idsei- ' '. aaG yeu :a.e tr ea>x - and pa' the bee!, er saaF knec fa.r eyes wander . and down me ;.ase = you .rnw dreamy when. ..ppa en;is ...e aook-5..se fires eff ,, pi>.c.
 :: leas; | bad iiel : cfaes one, 's:m the hea-; of iha: pee ot furniture - ', ;oud. so fefee. ,ht, Yea mp - yoaf .e.- trembling.
 .ou carno, stand tlie paf,e- ;.n, more -. go up stars.
 70 sooner do you ge, there than |; -eens 10 you tha, somebody IS walking Q. he roof. If the house IS detached ere. and the thing is impossible. ,ha, Takes II all the more mys,enous.
 SeihiHg ever moaned ln the chimney before. bui something means nov. There < ghostly step in the bathroom. You .--d ou, afersard il Is the tap dripping cl: you dc no, dare to look al that tune. And It is evident ,ha; there Is some n ng up ;he ohimney-you would no, se 10 ask what.
 i: you have sas j: hohs up and down in .'oes ou; ln blue explosion If YOU .."e cardle, a sh.oud plalnly eawraps .'e wick and falls toward you
 Inc blinds shake. as if hand olu,ehed :em and. finally. doleful cat besins | moan IF the cellar You do no, keep ;. ..; and this finishes you.
 sou pretend 70 read no longer and 'f:ng with towel over your head and .. es and hearing something below go ~ncw. shew ,hew.~ l4e :. lt;le saw. believe T the old ,las, sto.ie-.
 -cn minl;c> ..ttcrNard the ae.i> eng . bela;ed aac -c,aes home the it-h.s 'e .ie perhaps -nme;h ng must oe sot r.... !.ep.e ;ais af.d c.i Akcte .hcS
 been. and tsk | yel are ,ae,oiae. .Ana 10. :. -tala .esS,. \ s-.e'l casd :he soois 20 c}lek .c ,he f-ant ; },. z ;her book-e aas taate T. lhc 4Se has on IS -co-apan& anne
 yoa have found ou. hev c. 2, en i; IS alone.
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