The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-12

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would not hear me. He struck the
fatal blow. felt the keen edge OF tho
knife, and then felt my lie blood
flowing out and my strength going.
Everything appeared IN a mist 10 me
and pretty soon all had faded ont and
! was dead Bat ! was In another
world. could hold communion with
thousand other wronged beings who
had been transformed from life into
the ghost world. They tod me merry
stories OF how they at al hours
haunted those persons who had
wronged them in this world. But in
that respect am a peculiar ghost. |
have my regular haunting hour re.
member as my murderer stood over
rae the clock in an adjoining room
chimed the hour o. one. and every
night just at o clock pay my victim
hes my victim row-a visit Aud
| must be going.
We followed him out through the
darkness 10 the road that led past tho
house. lie moved quickly along the
road and we followed, filled with a
sensation which cannot explain.
With ghost ON his nightly roundsl
This was something strange passing
strange.
Over the hills we followed his
ghostship, until the village had been
completely left behind. The fields.
waving with their harvcs.s OF corn,
were on either side.
Where was he going? Who was The
murderer? These thoughts fitted
through my mind thousand times
Presently he stopped before large
farm house.
j knew the place well. IL was the
residence OF Captain James Simpson.
one Of the most prominent men In our
whole vicinity. This can not be
true. said Dalrymplc.
BIT tho ghost gave no time for
words or thoughts. Follow me. he
said and he entered the house. Bolts
and bars have no restraining power
against "A ghost. FOR he pushed the door
lightly aside and stepped into the
hallway. Evidently he knew the place
wei. a look OF delight fancied,
came over his face as he beckoned us
- follow him mp The stairway.
AZ ihe Top OF TIE stairs he stopped
before % door "Ih is his room.
lie saia, lie turned the knob ulsl
wont IN. The room was dark. bat
through an open shutter faint streak
~ light entered.
On bed sleeper wa, tossing rest
lessly bout Il was Simpson. He
restlessIy turned over. and
with frightened start sat up in bed.
His eyes fell upon the CHASTITY ghost
figure standing 40 the foot OF his bed
looking a thousand times more horri-
BILE than when We had first seen him.
With loud cry Of terror he sprang
from the bed and ran TO the farther
side OF the room Slowly the ghost
went after him. Take IL away.
Take il away" Ec shrioksd. its
his face take 1t away! Oh, God
Take il away"
simpsons face was 50 terribly
drawn and contored by his terrors
hat one OF his most intimate acquaint-
anco5 would not have known him.
The ghost went slowly towards him
md with maniacal terrified look.
he ran about the room. getting rs far
rom the ghost as the room would
allow. shrieking and moaning pite-
)usly all the while.
Shrinking in corner like eur al
BAY, with his bloodshOt eyes almost
ready 10 burst from their sockets.
simpson held up his hands toward
hc ghost ana cried out piieously: go
away now, please go away ! am
sorry 50 sorry, and this is enough
ny God tits enoughl" But the aveug-
ng spirit did not hear his pleas for
mercy. Wherever Simpson went the
horrible thing followed him.
For almost an hour IL went on thus
when at last Simpson. becoming ut
erly exhausted threw himself on
he bed and covered his face in his
pillow, trying 70 shut ont the hideous
sight, and crying out in the most peni.
ent manner For moment the ghost
lovercd over him and was gone.
and myself stood rooted TO
he spot for few moments, and then.
realizing our positions, went back
Town the stairway and out OF the
house.
This is n horrible experience.
'aid Dalrymplr and IA horrible reve-
alton" We walked back homo In
silence busy with our own thoughts
the novel experience OF
he night
Tho next day | met Simpson on
he streets. He spoke TO me in his
Usual happy manner but ! noticed
lark lines under his eyes while he
wore sleepy and detected look He