St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-12-20
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] tie OF the street had ceased. The deep
tone of neighboring clock measured
out its midnight strokes. Teddy was
ghastly pale. and l felt myself shivering
with dread of some underlined fear.
As the last stroke died away recog-
nized the unearthly moan. described by
Rosaleen as so entirely different from
mundane noises. Every muscle in my
body was quiyering with intense excite
ment, and cold perspiration broke
out upon my forehead.
| The mysterious noises seemed to pro-
ceed from the picture of Lieutenant
Harry De Wire, which hung quite low
on the wall suspended by long cord.
Rosaleen directed the hanging. as 1
strongly suspected for certain osculatory
! performances not unknown to girls in
love. As l drew near the portrait a
hollow voice, with melancholy cadence,
walled out:
DE Wirer'
! sank to the floor in a dead faint. and
| when | opened my eyes found myself in
my room upstairs. surrounded by anx-
ious faces. Teddy had summoned
mother and Rosaleen by his cries. and
they bore me swiftly from the haunted
room.
Tell me. dear" gaSpcd Rosaleen.
her face pallid and pinched with fear.
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that She w.s satisfied that the accident
would result in amnu,ation. if not |
death. In fact. | was so diStraurht
tha. firmly believed that it would end
SO mvseif.
After dinner Rosalccn went into the
took down the picture.
carried it upstairs. and hid it away in
her trunk. That night could not re-
siSt the force that impelIcd me once
more to go down stairs a midnight. |
was by this time so ncrveleSs and ment-
ally un>trung that ii seemed there was
lot sufficient power in my muscles to
rccomc tense With one hand against
he wall | heard the usual preliminary
,oumd> with 4 feeling almost of apathy.
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