San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-25

pose youssen. Tnose-er-sounds are; re
greet TO say. OF frequent occurrence When
the wind is high. as it Ia tonight, the noise is
positively deafeningr 1T certainly was.
Il will go up after dinner and fasten the
skylights in the attics. They nave been left
open, probably The house Is said TO be
haunted, but that is all nonsense, Of course"
''Hauntedr repeated my uncle, glancing
over his shoulder nervously Haunted.
That is very unpleasant IL never knew
that
Nor I returned in careless tones 1--WE
certainly hear some most unaccOuntable
nolses But one gets accustomed 70 them in
time Do have some more claret'
Though | spoke thus calmly, was In
wardly consumed with rage and mortifica
ton and shame However. there was no help
for it must keep it up now at all events.
and by and by that maniac upstairs would
surely in the course of nature tire himself
out simply could not go and tell him any
more lies. Things must take their course.
resolved. desperately.
You were speaking Of the Irish question:
| observed, in courteous tones making my
self heard as we'll as could amid the appal
ling row overhead II quite agree with you
that something will have to be done" t'By
Jovep | CALCULATED mentally, something
will have to be done, or my wife's uncle will
be through the ceiling on to the dining
tabler1
Uncle Simon helped himself to claret and
glanced upward
lit seems to be In the room above" he
said, in a helpless, irritated Kind OF way
oh, it is sometimes in one part Of the
house, sometimes in another" | answered
carelessly. THE curious thing Is that have
known weeks to pass without our hearing any
peculiar noises at all You were not dis
turbed during your last visit, If | remember
rightly. But, pardon me, you were speaking
Of Mr.. Gladstones policy in regard to Ire
land, were you not"
"Ah, yes, yesI 1t is atrociousl The man
Is becoming unbearableI" resumed my uncle
testify talluding. of course, to Mr.. Gladstone,
and not to the concealed enemy UPSTAIRS.
1t is-but bless my soul, boy. will that noise
go on all nightr
Here a terrific crash. followed by pierre
ing yell, so startled poor Uncle Simon that
ne sprang to his feet, overturned his chair.
AID spilled his wine all over the tablecloth.
I'VE will 60 into the other room, said,
seeing that the poor old fellow was as white
as a sheet I'VE shall not be SO disturbed
there"
We accordingly went into tire drawing
room, where we found Ella playing merry
. jigs and reels upon the piano. The noise up
stairs mad abruptly ceased
After game or two of cribbage, in which
| cut but sorry figure | suggested. backed
nv hot nka1
and alluded to his projected early start in the
morning He agreed he was tired, and after
a couple Of stiff glasses of brandy and water
he went to bed
An ominous silence awhile prevailed In
the pink room
When we were alone turned to Ella and
said in a voice Of suppressed fury
Well, madam, may | ask what you pro
pose doing uowi swear this Is the last time
| shall have anything to do with such COD
founded tomfooery. | never felt 80 con
temptible in my life. Your uncle and mine
may leave their money to the Irish Land
league OF to the devil for all | care" con
tinued, pacing up and down the room in a
towering passion. IL refuse to take part
any longer In your mean, deceitful prac
tees"
This was distinctly unjust, Of course, as
well as rude, and Ella fred up at once, say
ing that it was as much my fault as hers, etc,
Hold your tongue, madam" Numbered,
goaded past endurance
Here there was an extraordinary, tnex
pllcable, muf1ed kind of noise from the dI
rection Of the pink room | seized a candle
and rushed up stairs
Il hope and trust he may not have bad
fit Of apoplexy"l murtered between my set
teeth, as we reached the door. All was silent
Where is the keyf' said shortly But
Ella hesitated
Uncle" she said timdiy through the key
nDIe I'VE nave found AL old Key that W.
think will open the door The IocksmIth did
DOT come"
listened. appalled,. TO this glib perversion
Of the truth. and wondered If it had ever
oeen practiced upon me Still, all was silent
The room Is quite darS Charlie" said my
wife uervouSIy, as she proceeded to dit the
Key into the lock
In another moment the door was open, and
a gust OF wind almost eIIInguished nv can
die hefi 1t aloft with whistle Of dlsmay
for what a scene met our eyes! The ROOM
was strewn with manned and disagured fur
ulture. the mirror was cracked right across.
the srockery was SMASHED, and the lower
nalf OF the window appeared to have en-
Clreiy vanished And oh. horror the pale
punk window curtains, the bed curtains, the
~vers Of the chairs were stained here and
there with deep crimson But where was
Uncle Gregory
He tad disappeared The room was
empty
Ella, after a horrifed glance around, ut
tered a series of piercing screams
4 bor $3.50,