Telegram-herald., 1891-01-28

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= - dens whsn sselnA O. -
t0asd wsus haat-sa2eiS ss11nss - -
sagAsrA "a ~ = tahls fo~r nen were
$1,000 dse9ay engrosssd essr . gens -
sasdA Gssst - 80 ~ s1AznSnhnnoe
20 nn1 my sensnnaDs thss tns~ne4
sssnsl - ioss ell psssnnsl snnaAssar
tins IN wsseAing - fsvssssh enzasey
Of the players. and N won1s<Ine uAae
von,d hAppen nex&
eaadenly their voices wsss ruans4 -
eager. ons Of ne players sesassd -
oehex II ehssxins. snd h . 9ensns
tAsrs was = general apsoas IL 80
men were strsGgking aespssesaAy -
geehex. giassss were upssA ehaass 800
ovsrtsrned ana then I saagAt the ghser
q trife and the CLEAN Of pastel
The two SPECTATOR made No sfaenpe 10
ssparsts the conhstantA although y
wss evident that trags1y was imnA-
usnt The taller of The two freed ~
hand from the others grssp. Tie long
merdcrous looking knife was upltfed
bat - II descended the other reased han
pistol and fred; there was tbs dail thnd
Of = heavy body falling and than. over
come with horror, Lost conssaoasnsnA
How ! attracted their attention l do
Dot know, bet suddenly became swavS
that the remaining three were standing
over me calmly discussing my proposed
death; my blood seemed TO hsess In
my veins ard into tfoss tesTthas mo-
sneuts was compsssssd the sGoay at
years Of torture.
s'ehe Il sound asieep. said one ~
anyhow l never did take kindly 20
KILN women"
s.She has seen tho dsed doas.s 0A
tho second significantly.
THAT dead men tell no talns - 5usl
as true and truer Of women" said the
third, 80 l had better mako II safe. .
laying as he spoke rnurderous hand
on my throat
With desperate effort broke
through the spoil Of horror that had
held me: l struck out wildly md en-.
countersd soft resisting body. the
lights were cxtinguished - opened my
eyes, and nothing remained but tina
sound as Of some one hurriedly TO
treating.
never knew till that moment what
Q vast amount of stored shrieking foros
. small woman possesses; mine was
sufficient In IN incredibly short time to
bring to my room the doctor. The
satellite, Jane Sabina and half .
dozen guests, mono Of whom were ~
maYkable for the careful finish Of their
dress.
With . graphic power that he's e.
tirely deserted me, or ! should make
my fortune as story writer, related
what had occurred
1T does not matter whether I was
asleep or awake In regard to what I
sasc, although of course was awake;
bat know / heard something hurry
away, and know that felt something
when I struck" said in conclusion.
pausing only through sheer phyacal In
ability TO utter smother word
Sabina Jane incoherently Remarked
something to tho effect that II was
'.just what shnN expected Of them
nasty ghostesses" and then In company
with the majority Of my visitors dis
appeared. The doctor looked pushed
and remained silent, the satellite how
ever spoke; he was never voluble pr.
son, but ON this occasion he confined
himself TO one word
sRats!"
"Do you really think it-they-wss
sats?" gsspod, growing ungrammsti-
cal in my confusion.
Had / not felt we'll assured that Tho
doctor was deeply impressed by my
ghostly visitation should have said
that he smiled, but that Of course was
impossible at such moment. Some
people have noticed are afflicted with
muscular twitching and when Glanced
at him again he was as solemn - .
sphinx; even the satellite put his hand
before his mouth and ooughed In Q
modest, solf-deprecstory way, a. Il his
feelings wero too much for him.
81 VIII bring Mrs. Morris to remain
with you until you dress" said tie
doctor. "and then you had better take
q sedative and share her room; to-mor-
row I will have a thorough investigar
ton made and II find that any ons Is
trying TO perpetuate . stupid story by
playing still moro stupid practical
Joke, FL"
At this point tho DOCTORS voios sanh
and although his remarks appeared "a
gain additional energy, I am under The
impression they were not intended Tor
my ears or for publication.
The result of tho investigation showed
that my nocturnal visitors were rata. q
small colony Of which had evidently en-
5oyed undisputed possession Of . spring
mattress for . considerable period And
20 the ghost Of Bracing Hall was LAID,
but the oldest part was tho sstealite'l
guessing It; for sunh . man IL was quite
remarkable. and showed great natural
pcrspicscity; the moment he heard my
story, when every one else was quite al
sec, he looked at the doctor and said.
''Rats."--Mary Hssbrouok. In BRAKES
Magazine.
German and French Sailors Fight.
BORDEAUX. Jan. e7.-In Q seriou,
scrimmagc Monday between German
and French sailors a number were dan
gerously wounded with knives A
further conflict is expected.
Awful Work Of an Avalasohe.
ROME. Jan 27.-An avalanche a,
Floresta Monday destroyed eleven
houses and killed nineteen persons.