San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-11-13
The Haunted Room.

She smiled as one vino knew better, and
continued, needless # my interruptions:
"YOu should quirti' encourage a plain
honest man ike Mr.. Lar nee. lie is in
want of a wife; he has yes, rrally -cOme
home from India on purpose to find one, and
he was quite willing " pay you attention
this afternoon if you had not made such
goose of yourself
However, dare say t at, if on play
your cards wei You NAV h1y' chance of
catching him el. II yet.
"a ch nee, PIiy NV cards v.GIr' cho-
ed in hottest iudigua in.. Mis- RS !, if
am sill. and unsorni.t,catrd an and
forward a.\o, ( ink. | am no the kind of
Girl TO try and catch nnyb d,. | would
rather live and ole single "a thousand times"
uIpdepdr | rhouuht Won were irving very
bord IN catch tt,is aft ,ruoou." she said with
a si,r;G,,rc Thar pua,. my bio d boil and
tl,en She Jeff me.
fhod ca ~. totri,l of that niyht when
,,o,,t o., nn,, tbot {. r,n. IN irs,,act INV
or,h,,arj. nc ,,.n.I IA, I, ,. ,,rr.i NV Iight
ori
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nv =" '''' "''.'' W
FADED from my NINA, anu Irc IL H' mo- an
OF IL never troubled me As worried hyseh
ABOUT Miss IL 'SSel hSlhuall"hs.
Dld Mt. EOSSel thmk-oh, llatcIul thOught!
that wanted to catch Illm-that was ang-
ing Tor huStandF
Indeed, ana iHdeed would prove 10 MN
dlHerel'IS an" ;" rrS'iN.hT' zen aSieep'
IL seemed u me that l nan ohiy Deeh
asleep Tor Il Ie" MINUTES No'' II hl@"I nave
Deen w hNufSl Wheh l. woke UP Su"ueh-
ly' and the IDEA mat aroused M was tHat
somebody was IN me f"""' ~ lfemeho Der,
ed had locked my cor He""fetl' DHi SUN
was sure OF lit was mt aS hau Oeeh'
alone.
sat up III pea, ana P'ered through tie
darkness and llStehed-hoIhIhSto see Ioth-
ing to near.
sank down again upon my PIiLo"S' anu
tried to compose my trembling >e',' anu my
beating heart ana C oNe my eyes, Du' they
Would open asalh' anu IAeh ciuSS'.'s 'iie
dark room they saw glenn oil light, and
suddenly blaze flashed out.
Ihere Dy my taole III the centre OF Ine
room stood inquire OF uheartniy helghV ana
unnatural whiteneSS; long trailing garments
hOwed round it-.ohS Willte mar hoWeu up
Oh thenl, WINE ii'ilh SAauowI' lohg' anu
spcctral-lOoking, was strelched OUT TO Iight
tarliy glanced down 10 where the other
hand should be, saw that IL was not there;
could not nave moved hahd OF toot had
my life depended upon II. could not even
shrek when saw the ghostly hand draw
forth long KNIFE or dagger, ana saw IL
CLEAN as she passed the light, NOV ng Slow
ly, with no rustic or sOund away from me.
With head bent down and face. turned
from me, she moved until she reached the
fireplace, where she paused, and raising her
head, stood as II listening Tor something.
Then saw her reflection In the antique
mirror overhead; face OF llyld pallor and
unnatural length, out OF which flashed eyes
that looked like burning Goals, as they were
e. fixed upon mine-watching me apparently.
Slowly, slowly, she drew the dagger along
her cheek, feeling its keen blade, and then,
with deep quivering sigh, turned suddenly
towards me.
But at that moment out on the terrible
stiffness rang the bark OF one OF the dogs
outside, and with start and trembie the
ghost moved gllding-with holseless swift
motion 10 the opposite wall, ana theh van,
ishing, utterly and instantly, without sound
or sign. -.
Recovering niue from my paroxysm OF
terror, l sat up IN bed again, and glanced
round the room, put only the candle-nght-
ed assuredly by other myers than mine
was tnere 10 tell Oh the awlul Vlsltaht,
III al otiier iISP.G.S tie Iuonl sToou pre-,
elseiy as hau leiI IT, anu might nave nau
IeaIlui uieanl.
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