The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-02-15

dyke, nIum!ned, so 70 speaK, Dy the Keen
light Of her wIde-open blue eyes.
''No, perhaps not, acquiesced, "but you
must take me over the hail, tell me of the
spiritual visitors, and then 1 may under
stand 1t better"
That Oi viii, me Leddy, in the daytoime,
whlu the spirits rest an there be no fears
ov botherin' yes Oru show you the gloomy
ould apartments"
''Spirits never bother fne,n I answered
bravely. But my courageous and daring
sentence did not fall on Pcggy's cars very
kindly, l found, for she grew excited at
once. Hitching her chair closer TO NINE
and putting her shal1y hand on my arm IN
solemn warning, she broke forth:
"Me Leddy, an it's yerself that'n pay for
yer wild spaches this noight in this awful
place. An yes nIver lived al Haythurleigh
naythur; an niver hearn o. the masthur
wa.kin' an waikin' all the long, ghostly
noight utl the cock-crowin'. No, yes
niver hearn tell o the loikes o. thatP'
'Howly mother she began again, let
ting 80 my arm and dropping into an atti-
tude Of resignation, ''an' the masthur was
terrible man, an outen his head for the
most part o. the time long to'ard the last.
An 70 this day, me Leddy, his ristliss spirit
be rovln' through the great rooms, and
replnun' NV Of his thratement NV the proud
hearted childer. Oh! save US, g. R-worrylu'
and repintin' yet"
After this burst Of the determined old
housekeeper gave in and let her have her
own way on the spirit question. l saw al
once that II pleased the two old servants
exceedingly 10 think that Peggy had con
vCrted me TO their belief IN spiritual mani
festatlons, SO I consented by my silence
and let them believe as they chose They
little imagined might be convinced against
my viii. was not permitted 70 enter the
main building that night, of course not
The masthur molght be awaken Peggy
explained, with drawn brow and confden-
tisI tone.
II should suppose that you would not
dare l We here at all if Sir Rupert is so
restless. Are ) on not Rfraidl' I said, when
/ found 1 was refused an evening glimpse
into the hall proper.
"Och, no. exclaimed Peggy; I'VE niver
bother with his part O. the establishment,
an he's too much ov gintleman to inter
the servants dIngy rooms"
laughed at her view Of the matter and
began to suspect that there was no spirit
about Heatherleigh that wandered at night
and dubbed by the inmates Sir Rupert.
Ny room was made ready for me in the
wins and ad Joining that of the old couple,
for which l felt thankful. After such
vivid recountal as l had heard that even
ing, felt il n privilege 70 be near fellow
mortal II tue midnight watches. After re-
firing, found that my nerves were all un-
strung and l could scarcely close my eyes.
Sleep l could not.
Ticlz-tock, tick-tock, went the great brass
clock in Peggy's room, and every vibration
achoed IN my weary head lfancied could
near the tread OF ghostly feet on the roof
overhead, and felt certain that the tireless
feet Of Sir Rupert had stepped down and
out Of the deathly shadows Of the dark,
daHk yews and were now on the repIntin
promenade.
Alas If had but known Just what was
fated 10 experience under the Heatherleigh
gables, / should have died Of fright before
another day had dawned!