San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-01-11

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reu dUJr: Il resisted htf L !irr aglta-
TOD SUE mad turned the L4udiv the
wrong way: and, IN spite vi h4S equity
foot. the Major was gam ng on u"r.
Here the Kindly gods came 10 her aid;
the NJ, jOr stumbled over the PROSTATE
chair. the broken flower pot. and the
knees. Picking himself up however
from amongst the debris, he continued
his chase. moth ng dauntsd. mutteT ny
an imprecatiOn. Cecil. having turnrj
the refractory handle by this time and
entered the conservatory. got hurriediy
behind a huge shrub, rich in leaves, that
adorned one corner, and with the calm
ness of despair awaited Fate.
Ii came n the shape of the Major
mumblng and glumblng. He too Ell
tered the conservatory, looked eagerly
around him. and found it. as he bei!cV-
ed, to his consternatiOn-empty
No sign Of any human tn ng betrayed
itself to his astOnished eyes. and the
door leading TO the steps and the open
ar was locked OF the inside; vet surely
il was this way the figure-the-whai-
ever II was-had passed a moment
nee!
u gh; nobody after all" he growled.
in disSust. Nothing to show for my
trouble Must have been a ghost.
Conduit have been dreaming. as new
pr sleep before dinner. never. GHOST,
of course. These wretched old houses
are always full of 'en-at least. 81 I'm
told. Haven't seen one till tonight.
Well. it's new eXpeT tuCe: but can't
say | think much OF II. Tame, very
tame. Ugh. ugh. what draughty
hOle.'-and so back. ST II grumDling, 10
his armchair and Morpheus again.
leaving Cecil, terrified but safe, behind
her friendly shrub.
When Craven comes up TO the draw
ing-rOOm tire-puZZled and uncertain
how to proc ed-the Major so far rouses
himself for the second time as 10 ask
Languidly:
Whom have yOu got in the house be-
sides the servanIsI"
Craven is somewhat taken abaCk. but
has sufficient presence of mind left him
to enable h m TO ask blandly in turn:
How do you mean"
We'll, my dear fellow, the most ex-
tulordinary thing has happened. A few
moments since some one who refused
To answer me. walked deliberately
through this room"
This rOOml" repeats Craven. innO-
Gently.
Yes. here-there-Over on that spot :"
answers the Major. testify. but dlSCOn-
nectedly. Il saw il W In my own eyes.
| wasn't asleep. you knUw"-sternly. Il
never do that sort of thing out of my
bed: but confess | was in deep thought
abOut.-about your affairs. when noise
attracted my attention.. ! looked up,
and lh.re was a figure Just beyond,
near the curtains-a dark figure"-re-
tlect,Vrly. 1T couldn't have been a
W.nI,n sheet, because it was quite
dark"
The hOuSekPeppF, no doubt" says
Craven, with an air of settled convic-
ton.
h:"-incredulously. is your house
ker per IA very slim Young wOman"
We'll. not So very Slim" admits MIR.
Craven. suppreSsing the fact that both
h = arms wOulI not meet round Mrs.
Il h>rd~'s vast.
"IlHs Sh" talr la r." CatechiSeS the
Major.
Not exactly. though it might be con-
oidrred so 10y this light" says Craven,
suppress II. the second fact that every
hhlr III Nj. Il ctards head that is not
white is % tie r.yen hue.
Does she aiwiyS." demands his in
gu sltOr aHNi0uSty, wear dark, nois-
ieSS gov" Wv - " r.,,u.,- r..,,.., ,rh,rsh-
;noIr s,sn M mo- r.Ii. tn MIND Nrs
r. ci,,rJS.s fSVor,ta dress . wime-coIor.
81 Ill If cmr H,,s teytmre th,t IiteTaiiv
rrark les ~ She yoss
"0h well il Wasn't the housekeenerl
II tYas - I.,dv in nv ,r,n,nt,"N,nvstari'
o,sIy","tme Jhmst ~ y f,,Jv II rrninds
ma STRONGLY of snnpboiv'" The Major
n,usss nd CRAVEN hood rms cold
w ,I",thi" -Ninnn"h,fmiIy- III v.s tho
gl,uSI a one ut ynIr urandalIn.s who
hnih Did here Gwen breathes
orr,
7"ynu dam, sur.Iv tsl.sys in ,,hostuyp
hs i.,ys I,,mgh;m,, i.,.I,n', "rtanSn reIisf
''r,d ,;n,,,,',I1r r. Ssv r. ~ NJ R;cb
ala. '',1rim,'
III ~ r ,'nt!1 r.tnrtsthe N,i,r "Nnth-
;r,, ,I,,,,n.l hIe Ana taII ro,,
Watched her m nu,.L nnj ~ Iyat,.h'
ed SIM. r..cl,,.,i ,me d"nr over There
nans.d , mnmrnt md 1b,n dlsanI..',r,
I'd sa.r,had everv hole md ,frrnar
in tho cons.rva,or,,n RI. Nj tirn,Ir
heI,eyes IA. mas don. sn--"ir, couII d,s.
cover n, SION If "a i,yIno nc,.t,r,.n,. and
The tn0r I'D mr. ~ Inc onr%rn Vas
locked ON Inc inside. She ms, have
gone thrnu'.n tna kev-hol. or eIss
melted into thin ar; that's the usual
thing, isn't il? The only thing that
staggers me- he adds, IS the color: she
ought To have been in whit. oughtnt
she?-graveclothesa and that-rhI"
sonnet mes they vary. answers GRAY
en-. gravely. 81 suppose even our de-
funct relatives have their fancies; and
have heard OF people appearing after
many years in the garments they last
wore, or at least most affected. when
i'm life. PERHAPS nv pranIiauntS looked