Telegram-herald., 1890-08-08
aHE SPECTRAL VISITOR.
Mrs Clare Gets the Better OF a
Designing FsnlelsL


OF Christian chaEfty," said good old Ar.
ONenA
Mrs. Clare looked doubtful She hal
eome down iato the country. with her
heart full u peace and good toward
men-and women, into the bargain
she had not o. ash money % give-she
had come % Middle Marshes 20 econO-
Euize. That wss che secret Of her tax
Ing the louely cottage on the edge q
the heulOck cOpse, where the Wind
sighed So tunereally Of an evening. and
the red reflections u tho spring sunsets
eemed to turn the lOE-lying pools 20
blood she was tho wife Of sea cap
tain. whose biennial voyages 70 China
and japan seemed like lifstimes; and
she hae a SMALL income and four little
children 20 bring up Bat vork-that
was, perhaps, within her power To
hes.ow; and get she heaitated, - Mr..
OSeus spoke
But she IS such peculiar looking
person" SAID Mrs Clare. "Do you
notice she never lifts her eyes % ones
face9 And such strange eyes. too-tul
of greenish lights. like cats And,
then. her hair IS so colorless and dry.
exactly ike the faded grass along the
edgo q the marsh; and there IS such q
peculiar, dislguring scar upon her
cheek"
Mr.. Owens laughed fat oily. COM
Portable laugh
''BuI my dear madam" said he.
''hOw very illogical that Is After all,
l.
looks Aud they tell me sho IS an ex-
cellent seamstresS And, more than
this, she has had disappointment"
~ disappointment said Mrs Clare.
''Yoa wouldn't think is, would you?'
sad Mr. Owens.
Yes; sho was engaged 70 a young
carpenter Of the neigh borhood But
work was slack. and the carpenter
didn't see bis way clear To rnatrimony.
So 10 has gone 20 the next seaport
town 20 work ct ship-building, and
Mary Moore Is left 70 wear tho willow.
Poor thing!7 said Mrs Clare; and
abe resolved 20 conquer her prejudices
a. onoe. Mary Moore was summoned
% Ivy Lodge and set % work, and pro-
fuse were her expressions OF gratitude.
II hope you like the cottage, ma am
said Mary, one day. "a she sat at her
work In she bay window.
''Oh. yes." said Mrs. Clare. earnestly.
"You don't find It lonely. eh,
rna'am2"
Mrs Clare shivered slightly.
A little" she acknowledged.
"TowRrd evening, sometimes"
"Ahr' said Mary Moore. biting of
her thread Il thought so. knew all
about the house. I lived here, ma am,
ten years, IS maid 70 Mrs Hodges. a.
owns tho place. She couldn't stand it,
rna'ala. so she's gone 60 Florida"
Couldn't -tand what?" asked Mrs
Clare. with some cnriosity.
Tho sights, ma'an.r said Mary. low
e-iug her voice mysteriously. "And
The sounds'
.'NOnsenser' said Mrs. Clare.
''Ah. m8'am, that's what a many has
said before you" said Mary. Seven
families has lived hore since my old
missis vent % Florida, and not ons OF
'em has stayed over tho three months
Al because Of -
"Of whatP' said Mrs Clare, a. the
woman paused.
OF the ghost. na'am. IL you will
havo f." answered Mary Moore.
Mrs Caro burst ont laughing. II
never heard any thing 80 ridiculous in
a. nv lifc,' said she. DO. pray. take
littlo moro pains with those button
holes Mary. end let tho ghost alone:
and I'll wager that il viii not trouble
US"
Mary sewei away in silence. With the
graeufsh eyes fxsd intentlyou her work.
ana the thin lips tightly compressed.
She had scattered ths seed: it was only
q watt now. for - 70 germinate.
Littlo Kase came rrnning brssthless-
II In. that very evening
"Nsrma' Mann a,rs cried the child.
"a white lady Havir- her arms out of
the back window = is the poor lady
who vas murdered bv shs Indians be-
fore tho house vas builtP Cook says it
was And cook il Feing tomorrow. and
g. is Emma J1ne'-
Mrs. C1srs stepped out into tho fading
twilight a13 herself recouuoitered tho
ground
My dear said shs. ''you 49, mis-
taken There IA nothing there hut The
waite mist rising os- Of tho river aua
tH- heulock boaghs waving In the
wind
Yes. know said iitsls Kate, who
v1s clinrinr .o shs SKIRT of bar mothers =
dress. "but there tses white lady there
al white. her hatr ard her hands and
tae vau over hsr head leaning out p
chs back window Over tse dairy"
Nrs Clare hEhted lamp ard went
dirartlT to the resrn fn question. an un-
used apar-men1 rttch served chiefly
Or tbo storage 90 old trunks. boxes AMI
ch-sts It vas IS shs b al exgecred--
aaet aui empty.
rCf-fa safi she. row ~11
soe hor foolish you ~s-s - BE 81 frixhs =
snef
R1t 7 ~ soc q whiss LADY. per-
rlseei lit-le Kate
Ihe twe servan-s left re ns-xt fav n
= nnnic ~ f,oi sh superstl tle.n.
,Never miBL IRA sul.~ sa{a MARI.
Fgstay lta ain't pleasant kncv. -
fsei as therr's snper1s-rrai fcreeturs
a--' .dla' al a~ornd ara peepinr A. roa
r1-rug'1 rhe craras Ia tho 16cr hut 3 RI
uset Be- Ana uv dari tae arss
trr thtrks ~ ua'an
fea ara ruoa girL MarY. sad
-. Clare. 'sud. K 1are ssT. sas1 sss