The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-05-02
fcontinued from Ist Page. !

udT b eyes DuGu ike COATS
The young man sees nothing
as he looks at Inez anx, ously 10
see il she is hurt. She ia star
ing ove- his shoulder, straight
at the awful specter. Seeing
her distended eyes and horror
stricken face, he turns and bis
eyes fall upon-it! a moment
a moment of awe-and then it
waves It's arm. They do not
move, but watch it. spell-bound!
"tway." it whispers at last,
I hoarsely. Not tn, slightest
movement DO they make. 1t
advances q step. "Away wid
yezw it misses, inarich and nu-
mistakable Irish brogue.
With q bound Inez's compan-
ion reaches the bottom OF the
stairs, and tearing back the
white covering from its head,
discloses a shock Of red hair.
The ghost falls on his knees and
pleads for u;ercy. His discover
er towers over him, wrath in his
eyes, and declares no mercy shall
be shown.
See how you have frightened
the lady" he adds, pointing to
lnez, who IS leaning, faint and
white, against the wall. TIE
ghost bends still lower, and
claspiug his knees again begs
fos mercy and inplores a hear
ing. He will explain all. and
how harmless were his ihten-
lions.
Incz by TIA s time is herself
again, and descending, bids the
ghost tell them what this mas
querading means. They are in
the cellar, evidently, but part
OF it lneZ has never seen; and
remarking this, the ghost tells
her it is partitioned off from the
celler that is known and used.
He goes on to tell them that
there is story among the mi
nArs that q chest of money lies
hidden somewhere in the walls,
and that whosoever slept in that
cellar would hear the clink of
the money and be able to ace it.
Tim Flalerty was SO impress
cd with this tale that he deter
mined to try his luck. He slept
in the cellar for a week or two,
when it began to be reported
that the place was haunted, az
rappings had been heard, mys-
ferrous noises, etc. He was de-
lighted,as he thought that would
insure him sole possession; so
he took care 10 wander around
two or three nights q week, clad
in white, and this he had done
until the house HAD earned the
name, far and wide, Of being
haunted.
1t being about midnight, his
usual time for appearing, and
not having taken the trouble to
dress up for several nights, he
was just about to ascend the Sc
cret staircase and appear in the
tower, when he heard their
voices and determined to try and
Brighten them from his domain.
for although he had given up
hunting for his treasure now,
still he found the old cellar a
very cheap lodging place, aud
did not want to be driven from
there
"ADd you have not found your
ure?" asks Inez sympathet-
ically.
"Shure, l have that !" reioins
Mr.. Fla herty in a dismal tone.
"YOu haveW
Il have, miss. Shire. airly
-oike, wan avening this week, I
heard wan of them clinks close
20 where | was. Thinks I, it'll
De afther benz behint them
Drinks. L set to work, and the
bricks were that loose. faith,
hey kim out aisy loike, and af-
her an bour, maybe, l found me
Eyes ?" bgeathlessly.
"Yis, Miss"
"Well ?" impatiently.
well, Miss, it was rats a.
valkin' in ard out of Imply
bottles; all Imply, Miss, not wan
vid d drop in it, Miss"
There is a moments pause,
Ind then Inez and her compan-
on give up and roar. Mr.. Fla
nerty laughs with them. and /
says art1ulIy:
"Shure yell be lettin' me go
afther me diapintment?"
eyes, indeed" says Inez heart
ily. "You meant no harln;" and {
he young man presses some
thing in his hand.
"And that yez may live happy
and lovin' ever, is the
partiE' wish of Tim Flaherty,"
he says, as the door closes on
him.
There is a dead silence, brok-
en- only by the faint strain, of
Erin is My Home," whist)ed .
yayly along the road.
Inez at last glances at her com
Danion, then rapidly averts her
eyes and wildly scare hes for ,
something to say.
"Well, we have found the
ghost, "she asserts, ally,which $
s perhaps self-evident fact: c
'ut it serves the purpose Of ]
breaking the silence into which