The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-04-04
ROYAL PURPLE.
CHAPTER V

30 early that few people were aHtir save
those Of tho artisan class, Carroll wal
Ia no hurry breakfast was yet a remote
possibility, and ho was deliberate IN his
act, Ills eyea moved over tho slopes
toward tho sea, now unMlUel ~ ~
plheidlly ~ any peToepllhle wind, A
calm sunlight touched It's waters into
varying shades Of color tleelng clouds
rested IN Hhnd0wa hero and there, and
frequent calls dFiled lagIly along against
tho disianA horizon, ln tho midst OF
tla mnhilinal leyerlo le was attracted
by sudden activity fr0m Within his
gate, and tho cry OF q woman running
toward him,
"Oh, Walbr, Waltnl hurry, some.
thug dreadful haa hlppenodl' cried a
tall, graceful glrl with q white, wan
face, breallIng upon him, wrlnglng her
hands aud anon clenchlng themtn dis
trcfa,
"someihng dreadful has happenedr
lle lcaped down quickly and tossed tho
bTidlo over "a stake q dawnlng thought
inuudIug Itself "llut what, Amellni
What has hnppenedi Nothing 10 u Ver,
lin, 1 hopol btOp this blubburng and
nonsenao and tell mo at once what Is tho
NATTER
~ was an our fault Of course" aho
began bobbing dlhmally, mopplng her
oyoannl becoming olrcuml0eutory, "All
our fault, llomlo'a and minel Nobody
else was too hlnmel Nnd Of course you
viii furious whom yOuhrlr everything,
but am determined 10 toll yOl,"
"l'o blamo for whatr ho questioned,
hA h0 led her toward tho house,
"lo blame-to blame for tho whole
thing fho said, eagerly you see,
Desslo u here. camo over from tho Island
on the Pook-p-boo yesterday, and she, Of
course, 10 always up 20 praaka, and |
don't mind either gomollmea ior the sake
Of little funi aud when We 6aw your
note 10 that friend you were expecting,
Mr. Something or other thnt put Tho
idea Into our heads, aud Bessie nldi
'Let'a gigO him q good old fashioned
scare, aud / said, Very we'll, but howl
we do M and then Bessie mggCbted'
"Looly here, Amelia" interrupted tho
listener ater ", you don't mean % tell
me chat YOU aud that everlasting Wild,
cat, Beaalo, have been playing any prao.
teal iol,cl on poor old BovoTlin-a fellow
half dead with Rheumatism nlrcady-do
your Sho had twisted her handler
NiANl lllNN NNENh MNNlN NAN WIZ hAAHH Nv
II In nervous little tugs
"Oh, yes | do mean that hho as,
serted, with both trembling hands over
her eyea 40 u W ward away hlh just
anger
Incredible" no murmurcd, 81 am
mortified 10 DEATH 10 10 ahamoful and
shocking cyond everything 10 have
treated thus o man whom | reverence
aud love above all othcm, and who, Ia
his ailliclion, has 0ought n refuge undor
my roof They were standing 10 parlcy
on tho porch about 10 cntcr Tho house,
81 know, ] know she vontinucd, pon-
ltontlyi Il was perfectly dreadful and
Bcaglo and | arc about a. sick over tho
dcnoucmcnt ga bo l1-poor Gouli but let
me tCll You thoroGl before you 80 ln,"
"Wou, DO quick about IT, ho aald
roughly, too deeply wounded 20 DO calm
OF philosophical
"Vory wcIf aho ropli1d doapondCntly,
"you see, begsio said h wns an 6lmplo
cnougM Just put blucl, cot that had
been pretty well starved, up "a ganot
stairway with % lot Of old rubbish, ono Of
ua 20 SO below aud impCuonuto tho muir
dcrCd victim returned 10 haunt tho spot
Of her doom, moan at intervals and
knock over tho empty fruit cans oocn.
Glonally, Bessie was 90 do thatpart and
euporintcnd tho cat, and then, having
doctorCd oil tho locks and bolts 80 that
they wouldn't work, wo woro lust 20
bring q real 1.-Two old ghost upon tho
scene, was tho ghost, and Oh, Walter,
| wN1 entirely too Ruocoaslull You SEQ,
l am 20 tall. Wen, wo rot that skull
out OF your closet, and tiOd 10 on top OF
my head; wo set ilg Jaws going and
stuck eomo rcd tinocl IN behind tho oyo
place.
"Oh, Amolia, AmollaI" he cried, stalk. !
Ing up and down tho poliico, chow
could you lend yourself to anything 10
dIsgpocfulF
"Thon wo put alot Of old purple velvet |
drnpefy about mo, some Of Aunt Sophia'8 |
old linory, you know, and un old brass |
bandcQu, rubbed up with phosphorus |
and adorned With asparagus tops, which |
looked liko green snakes Tho hands
and ioroorma Of tho skeleton wO tied
on, too, after having dipped 'om In car.
mino Ink ln gtrcuH, Really, Wnltor / |
was 10 horrible looking that Bessie said
! scared her 70 lool, no, and ! 6hiyorcd ut
my own reflection In tho glala don't
wondor no was overcome"
"Woll,' said Walter with a doapairing
patience, as she hogitntCd, "what became
Of him whore h hci did ho fco tho
houaoP
"juBt wait % mlnutol Now, You know
II woo windy IN gusts last night, 10 you
SEQ thnt everything was propltiouB, We
lworo busy oll tho afternoon about II, and
had everything prepared oven 10 ar1to
OF warning wrIiton by The ghost --horo II
y iBi wo had n0mod him Royal Purple.
Wo laughed and had grodt fun over
things, thinking what q grand hoax II
was going TO be and what u Joke II would
DO between llB 0ll 0ltorwardi Bessie goid
IL would help to mako ug all acquainted
at onccn
llo read tho note, 'Royl Granniesln
ho shouted, In an exalted state Of how'll.
dorlncnt and anger "What viii not tho
brain Of q woman plot and conccivo"
'Thcn, " she resumed, "wO lit the lamps
IN nm ordinary light 30 ns 20 glvo nat
urnl Impression az FIRST, and deserted tho
house. cont tho servants on on brands
aud awaited hiB advent Bessie said wo
must not DO too sudden about any
thing wo must allow tho thought that
ho was in n haunted house 10 gradually
dawn upon himj u would hayo 30 much
moro forco with tho imagination than
sudden shookP She paused u moment
Tor breath In hor recital, which had been
rapid and excited. "Woll, whom tho
climax was reached and had sailod
thrco tlmos around tho room In that
icand0lous manner and awful mako up,
md had drawn q circlo throo times
tound his head with that long, bony
lngori liaton' touching bis arm with
impressive awe, 'ho fell over In faint.
ng III upon tho floorl ! screamed, and
3oseio camo tearing In 10 see n fun
mt lct mo tell you II was no fun, for
lad been obliged 70 make II much moro ,