The Springdale news., 1888-08-17
CHAPTER XxS.

80 sot up in my own conceit that wouldn't take il. tell you, slr. Norris, tain't for nothin that ghost comes back to ha mt the places what il knew in life, specially If that place warnt likely 10 raise comfortable feelin's, and no one can tell mo as EdsoH would enjoy theso here premises even in spiritooal sensc.'
 Edson" l" Norris looked up quickly from his work What arc you talking about, Bjah
 bi)ah was the porter of the establishment, and he was waiting for e.c new clerk to get through with has business and go homo. as the others had done q good hour before. Bijah cast nervous glance over his shoulder, and his voice dropped to some thing approaching cadence Of awe ha made reply
 "You'll hardly b'lievs what tell you, MT Norris, but it's the iivin truth that saw Edsoa that night, in the old room there to the right of you, as plain as see you now. was goin about, lockn' up as usual, and e l came in from the csuntin' room the door there stood open, and saw Edsou in the lookin glass over the dressln' table, just ss used to see hIIn, dozens of times as went on my round. l was ali struck of heap, and stood starin' at him and him al me for nigh onto minute. It was Edson,
 
 was just what you'd look for in a ghost wasted and yaller and worn, the spookiest lookin critter-and while looked, ho went out of tho glass, and the room was as empty as you see it now. l won't deny there was cold creep down my back when l went into it. expectin' hardly know what. Thers was an old coat hangin' on tho wall, and took it into my head to reason out that that Sas what I'd seen, and my inaginin' Ed sons face 70 the top of it was what they call noptical deusion Wuss luck for poor Mr. Lyman, though l reckon he wouldn't q took much stock In my spook story If I'd told 1t to him. That's what gets me! Why didn't the ghost show itself to hmi Some good might havo como of it then. If it had scared him out of stayin' round O nights, which couldn't see the use of nowsy," and biIah gave hls head s dubious shake It proves to have been a most fortunate thing, outside of the result to him Bijah Childer left every account straight and clear The business has been so sluplaed taat, experienced as l am, find no diff | calty Ill understanding II, and there was even draft Of what he intended 10 do in regard to all the important interests of the bank Mir. Everleigh was much moved by many evidences of hls forethoughto
 tnvoiuntarily the bank porters eoun- teuance frightened.
 "s So, Well, new, I'm downright glad that taeEo wasn't any thing of the Edson ousinesa afoot l misdou0ted. somehow, though l couldn't noway think il of Mr Lyman, neither. 1 don't keer now if tho ghosts do walk, and BDah whstled cheer fly as he went about his task Of clearing D.
 MOTHS, having finished his work. passed into the room which had been occupied by Edson when he was cashier there. l. wa8 plain apartment, bnro enough now. with hooks on the wall where the clerks hung their outdoor apparel! Tha old coat 10 which Bijah referred still hung in is place. and by waking back L. the outer room Norris eonS mood himself :hat the aa gle of reflection would not show 1t at the spot where the other aaI stood when he saw his vision
 Had Edson himself been there. He could not doubt it, knowing, Is the other did not, that the defaultcT lived, but wav should he come there why war with hls companion in crime, If Lyman Chllder had been thnt companloni Moro and more had it been borne in on Norris that ths must be tho explanation of the case.
 You see therc ain place where a eat could hide said tho porter, coming up while theso thoughts wero passing through | the young man $ mind /" That ar detective | talked like the burglar 2ht have hld in- side, but IL Wa n't in here, I'll be bound T
 What is this:a asked Norris, s,ooping over small door sunk iii the wainscotting
 "That! That's uothin' but u cubby hole l under the stairs, Don't think even ghost woHid want to cuddle in there. Bolts trusted in, reckon it hsin't been open for year
 Tho bolts gave readily und Bergmanis 1 touch, however. and the door swung noise lessly back. A pile Of old ledgers almost filled the space inside and the dust on ! theTu a quarter of an inch shck, showed no trace of having been recently disturbed
 You seey said Bilah Good Lord i7
 It was only tho ringing of the telephone bell which gave him such q start Norris answered the call, to receive message from Mir Everegh.
 "Glad you are there yet I want you to come up to tho house at once. Something to tell you of importance There was an indistinguishablc growl at l the last, as If the speaker were iu no good l humor, and. in truth, the banker seemed both vexed aud troubled when his clerk ap- l peared before him,
 "Iugot has resigned. = he annou need Il l expected 10 extend his leave. at some in i convenience to myself. He Is s thorough accountant and I will find it hard to re place hlm satisfactorily at q moments no i tce."
 That is not all that k troubling you, sir,
 "No, 1t IS not There is that child's money which Lyman put with his into the hrn. We are on our feet now, so that 1t can be repaid, but her brother gave me to under stand, even when her marriage was spoken of, that he intended to keep tho manage ment of 1t until she became Of age. lngot 1 ha. given me notice that he intends with drawing it
 An indignant flash came into his hearers eyes
 Has he the right to do this,a
 A. her husband he will have. Though Lyman has acted as her guardian, chance to know that he never took the legal steps to become so in fact. You see, before this recent fortune came to them, they owned nothing but the house they live in, and thero was no one to dispute his authority, 1 If tho girl herself wishes IL don't see that will have any choice except 10 pay it on i demand
 l Are they, then-I thought the marriage i was deferred
 For week, Ingot tells me. It will be up tomorrow. think myself 1t would be l iu better taste to wait untd the crisis is over for Lyman, poor fellow but believe Ingot wants to get it over in case the worst l comes. He plans to leave the city In that l event with hls bride
 A cloud of displeasure still shadowed the bankers brow Ills sympathy was all with Lyman, and lngot's cool view of the situation, together with what sayorea
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