Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-02-03
THE HAUNTED MANSION.

THE HAUNTED MANSION
~ SARA D. ROSE.
nea Catnpbell ~ my chum Il college.
r. Mees ~ nerIy blue eyea whose laugh
r. ~ - ~ tks wildcat flights 81 MIN.
~, ~ No. IL mobile Scottish face whose
mi6 1ook sof conscious innocence, disarmed
eovaas pf6csptOrs Of every thought Of sus-
p6eion which had been attached TO him.
0ut Il wss not 20 with his companion.
"A spits ~ ~ my cheek, l could never stop
" guilty blood from rising to the very
endo ct my auburn hair, or my glib tongue
ttCm stammering 81 the simplest question.
AZ the very drst word / caught the wild
eyes-the unwonted glare in my buttermilk
Syee mailing ne upon the spot.
30 Il came about that DON graduated q
yeas befors I did, and that / received an
Invitation 70 his home by the quiet shores
~ LAks Huron, one winters day, after a
little misupdsrstanding with the faculty
which Of course ! had reported to Dor with
III cslsdty.
Don sesnsd to be acquiring q new Dig
mtg sincs he had begun business for him
eo9 upcn hts farm Ct Null Campbell-the
HttIo nead1md which runs out into the
laks being % dubbed by his f~orefathers-
st any rata his letters were now signed
Donald Campbell, the old familiar Don
being dropped even with me.
This cast quite 3 chill over my sensitive
sptFif, but the postscript put me somewhat
q NY sase for Il informed me that there
was . merry group Of young people, his
AstGhbcrs and his visitors, who intended
- long p have : jolly country dance Ut
n old dseeded house upon his place, at
Mall Campbell, and that I would be q well
oone addition to the company.
lad often heard Of this old house be-
tor, TOR DON was always talking about it,
ard y Was one Of his fxed notions that
kwA haunted.
1(yeuriosity had been on the qui vive ever
stnCo I had frst heard about it, and rest
aesersd that I was not long in accepting
1is invitation.
Itvas fearful cold day--ad day upon which
aaybody might b. excused for getting left
-that ! found myself waiting for a sort OF
cne~horse shay, which was to bear me
sentton - Null Campbell. The distance
was about stx miles, and all the way down
hdIl.
1hAd quite . talk with the driver, for he
WAs alee waiting for somebody else who
No. bound Tor Null Campbell. Learning
ehat ihe name Of his ancient steed, which
eeeUed Tivetsd to the spot, was Flip Ma
stnnis, also that the shay never had In
fsaliey belonged to Methusaleh in his
youth.
An This valuable information I obtained
~ screaming = the top Of my lungs at the
dxtvor who wos very deaf while / executed
various lively steps upon the platform Of
the iittle frame hotel where no was waiting.
had never been In Canada before. and
I va making mp my mind that / didn't
wt1A 70 visit II again, when wv girlish
1Gafeay wrapped in furs from head to foot,
oA1e from the little station across the way
and Inquired:
II this The carriage which goes to Null
.Hsyls shouted the driver, putting his
II H." answered promptly. .Don't ask
hin again, you never can make him hear
Ono Of the ladies, the loveliest brunette
ever saw, removed her veil at this and
bowed 70 me-, smiled at the old fellow and
begnn Of once to climb into the vehicle.
The other young lady followed her COM
panioa, and ] got in after them, taking the
0oAl facing them, with my back TO the
driver, and alas, to Flip Maginnis also.
Tho old man hoped into his seat, closed
IL CRAZY door. and We were OF.
The ground was frozen hard, and we had
not gone three rods, before We reached q
horrible log road, ~ rough ~ might be,
md which led through 3 swamp, and to
czOwn Ill that old horse struck into a trot
which caused the wagon to bound a foot
evsry log Il struck.
.llercy. Jetts, Amt you afraidi" asked
IL more diminutive maiden.
~ hardly know, = wins the reply. II can
not compose my thoughts sufficiently to
.That's my notion exactly thought l.
Flip Naginnis must DO brought to order,
o. " shall b shot out Of this like peas
1foM pop gun"
The two bundles Of fur kept bobbing up
md down. and at length the majestic one
tanned her big black eyes soberly upon me.
~Do Sou reside at Null Campbell?n
by ~ means. Inn Just from Wealth
srwax College, and my name is Charlie
pas&ng.*
Nos : muscle Of my interiocutor's face
eh.as.d - shs bowed politely in response,
.Yoa ~ Donald's college friend then.
~ nams = JstAs Jesson. and my friend is
Isltsnpssd % iii my fur cap politely, but
= fhat momsnt Flip brought us up against
someehine. vhich ssut me sprawling for
Inev [ blnshsd even redder than usual
AIMnSined ~ aea1. Affer the cirls'
lonchtef hsd suheided. 1 tuTned
81 1o llriyer and screamed:
sAut you drivine pretty fastar
sDoa1 yon fset, ks replied, touching MP
'a1irssI mn \ lono 6;rch min. ai,iHi
- - fherD 81 anna iime.r
Of vent Fin Maeinnis, ike . comet
t,rs bosn1sT sronnd ia Corr IN : cnrn
1890.
tunsd nv voice mn 20 o above.
a6ey. old Follow. your carriace viii 40 10
riocec Il ron dcu,t sion driyinc SO fost.n
~FanrSls IL returned scornfully. aThere