The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-11-02
ELECT MISCELLANY.
STORY,
J fnarpsf's Expestenoein . New
York Hotel.

ss Aafpsf's Experience in . New
Yark hotel.
n IL slsster part q April, 1873, I
sgnt 10 the Metropolitan hotel in New
S3osk, WHICH s dtaated At tho corner of
Byoadway and Prince streets, and was
anened TO room s'242." This room
nunted ON Prince street and was about
10 net wide By 10 long, with an alcove
Egcf the bed adjoining the main hail.
while . iasTow hall led from the main
hail TO tho room by the side of the al
0ove. i am thus particular in describing
Fire roal6 hecause it has direct bearing
upon tie story ! shall relate.
The room has but one window and
|bedslde that 10 the fireplace, and both
Eto9ethef take up the entire wall space.
h An old-fashioned bureau stood by the
Window on the left hand on entering the
room. a stationary wash-stand, with a
movable gas burner above, was placed
beeWeen the bureau and the door lead
in6g Into the little hall. A rather faded
! RWNels carpet covered the floor, and u
small oval Handicapped table stood in
The cehter of the room. A couple of
easy-chairs and two plain chairs also
stood about. On the right-hand side of
the room wasa wardrobe near the foot
Of the bed, Just outside the alcovc, and
between that and the fireplace was y
/ lounge. This completed tile furnishing
\ Of the room.
4 / had arrived from railroad journey
and was very tired, but in superb health.
I never was one likely to indulge in
vision; and wish it distinctly understood
that am not spiritualist, and do not
+ believe in spiritual manifestation in any
! way. relate what have to say Just as
It happened, leaving the explana-
ton TO any one who can explain
e.. L + - .
arrived, as say: ana was gwen this
room, and sat there until midnight writ
Ing letters. and then calling the bell boy
and giving him, the letters. I closed and
locked the outershall door, and then the
inner one, and after. looking at several
Photographs of friends, left them and
my writing material On the table, anu
! went to bed. assuring myself that there
vas no possibility of any one entering
the room by the window. There we're
no ttans0ms, only Asort of win lowblind
slatWork over the: head of the bed for
air. l lett the gins turned UP slightly,
: and the little table by the side OF the
stationary wash:Btanti, where l had
drawn il fol. the sake of tho light
thsra being no other burner in the
room,
Beiiggery healthy, tired, and not
tr0utle4Sby bad conscience or diges.
toni INT to sleep almost as soon as 1
was lrtably settled In bed. and i
do u kw how long I slept. Sudden
~ E8W6kN Ind sat bolt upright in bed !,
and NV two men in the room. The
light Mas bright, and they were seated
Ct The right hand side of the room at the
loot ofmy bed. One was on the soia
6Rl CHAIR. and the Hdle
81 1ppnd tab6 was bet ween them,
- W tl1 table they were playing
euchre. Iheard no words, but knew ii
was etlcht6. ilecauee understood that
sama fairly wall mvaelf
D He who lifting, or rather rccIin.
ing on the sofa was delicate booking
4 man, likei0n6 In poor health, and he
Was dressed i'm . light suit of clothes. lie
kf,kAgW Iy14Iour tlhIr Auu StrHxpllnn
beard. His. forehead was unusually
vas SO thu chat the pointed beard gave
him pe6dar look. His hands We're
hg&2pa Min, and bis left wrist was
al pen, % f'it had once been broken
nd badly rot.
other mAnswas Stout. dark, with
black eyes, and eyebrows which
esmSd TO stand out straight. His hair
kight and thick and very black
nd shining. His moustache was thick
ID dropping. At one corner of the
onth-I CAM romember which-was a
tle scar like the letter V in shape, and
lace and chin had that peculiar blue
that some dark men have when
~ shaved. He was handsome, with.
W. dressed in dark clothing.
tMPlAy9d out one hand and had
Red cse trick on the next, when l
20 they seemed man and quarrel
houSh q heard 49, -sa, and in n
nt 3erk a.e 1s},'Vzgwa
stabbed the other In the left
The knife penetrated to the very
eshivered Q little. his eyes closed
waaa1sad. Then the other one
ga ilted up the inert right arm
pwle forward, and elaspsd tn 9
The table closer until il held
eit0l36f the dead man in such nc
on AkNtlad keep the. arm from fall.
= again. Then he gathered up the
!rds. put them into his pocket, took up
his hat And In an instant the whole
scene had disappeared, and / fell back
Pa the bod and knew no more until
I might eive ! long description of nv
tefrors AndN0rk up thrilling tale, but
. am e10ply narrating facts I must
( Ay that Gs not frightened. was
I. more sun "a than anything ELSE, and
the wholSto place so suddenly that /
bad not t5ne TO get, frightened until it
vas ell oyers and when I awoke in the
morning aG almost passed from my
MIND. ~ Midnight it but dream. But
wnen land went into the room /
1wthA table stood by the side Of
ne log 81 my photographs: and
papergs s00n the bureau. Still r did
not q REt q Importance to that even,
- - ~, my sleep some when /
/: ~ - - ana IN the press of business
I No 81 1t went entirely out of my
y / was reused fin precisely ,l;;,-
s1tae thing precisely. In the morn.
H1gt able stood by The sofa AGAIN.
aM Ethfnss that had bsen On ii
The bureau. This surprised me
AEog sdeal and must confess to- feel.
Eng .eeawly" about 1t; still much
0n during the day almost effaced
stne hon before night. The third
Ee1el 1s9pent with some friends, and
etuld Atab0nt II. O'cioekY and almost
mn !l8ely retired, to 20 through ex-
~ Ame experience; and then in
4 ~ began to- feel. uncom.
OFF, and not to care about going to
i determined to fir. tI.lnas
q a nobody could move that table. I
I'D n0t believe in supernatural agency,
md Ato0k Q rope that had been areunti,.
ny trunk ami tied that table fast to the
Y !eR oIthe bureau. and tied more knots
snana1 conld have united in half. an
T hour piled some things ON the ton and
settto bed leaving the gas fully turaed
onS AWoks nextmo after having
ne unwilling witness Of il all again
- n Kea NE aoer and all the
70 myself that I would not
~ that room another ni2ht.a
0nsh 4 did not think spirits had any,
ne TO do with it. called aichamber.
VI and asked her il she could NOT
~ In the room with me. She said
Y was against the rules, but that sl,e
ZIG speak 70 the housekeeper. So