The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-27

Pride and fear struggled within her for
an instant, then pride won.
Every WELL" she said. SEQ if you
wish, John" He did not start.
lyon perceive that he cannot" said
the visitor. II ~hypnotized him as he
opened tine door, and he is under the
control of my viii. / gave you a COM
plete test at once of my power. You
know that OF his own will your husband
would not leave you under these circum-
stances. He says he prefers to go be-
cause Of my power"
Il am glad he is ~hypnotized them
said Dora with feeling. She slipped her
hand into Johns. lit makes me love
you more to know that you would not
go Of your own free will" she whispered.
Don't whisper to me!' said John
Lindsay sharply in return.
Dora laughed.
Now, how much do you want, or do
want us to get up an exhibition for you
or something. Mr. Mr." she hest
tated.
My name is Connellton,' said the
stranger. "No, l do not want to get mp
an exhibition. / am a ghost. l merely
looked in in response to an invitation
from your husband. He said he should
like to see a ghost. This is a pleasant
house you have here. | should like to
look overit. In fact l am house hunting,
and l like this entrance. / think this
house would suit me to haunt. l think
a ghost ought to be very particular about
the sort of house he haunts."
This house is not for sale" said
Dora? ut is our own We mean to
keep it."
You will please show me over the
house." said Mr.. Councillor to John
Lindsay, with a courteous wave of the
hand to Mrs. Lindsay.
Certainly, Mr.. Councillor. Dora,
my dear. come with us" said John.
Dora suddenly threw her arms about
him and kissed him.
John, darling.' she cried, "Do throw
off this dreadful spell and send this hor-
rid man away. l don't believe he is a
ghost at all, and anyway we don't want
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awayr' She kissed John again, but his
lips gave her no response. He stalked up
the stairs. followed by Councillor, and
there was nothing for Dora to do but to
follow. Over the pretty house they went
from room to room-Dora's bedroom,
her sewing room, the guest chamber, all
of the closets, through the bathroom, up
into the attic and down again went the
three, where outside the wild winter wind
was making the pine trees moan and
bend; down to the front hall again and
through the parlor into the coy sitting
room. 1t seemed to Dora half a lifetime
since half an hour ago when she and
John sat there SO coy and happy and
not afraid.
Councillor spoke for the first time dur
ing their tour of inspection. This is a
pleasant room" he said.
Every" said John Lindsay.
"You are happy here. evenings"
VERY" said John again. and grinned
in such a foolish manner that Dora felt
ashamed of him before Councillor.
"How happy are you, dancing happy
jigging happy asked Councillor. If
so, you may dance a jig"
"Oh. Mr.. Connellton, he can't jigf'
cried Dora in distress; but John could
and did. He jigged about the room for
five minutes, while Dora stood beside the
portiere fairly faint between fright at
his doing it at all and amusement at the
RIGHTEOUSNESS of his antics. Mr.. Con-
MELTON stood IN the white goatskin rug
before the fire and laughed heartily, as
might be expected of hypnotizing ghost.
Il haven't had somuch fun since was
earth the first time" he said at last.
1--WE will now look at the kitchen and
dining room and cellar, and inspect the
furnace" So the journey over the house
was continued in silence, except for short
u~tterances Of approval on the part of Mr..
Councillor, and IN exclamation of an
noyance from Dora when he gravely
broke off a large fragment from the side
of a fresh loaf of cake in her pantry-.nd
more grayely ate it, scattering crumbs as
went.
Eve win go up stairs again, said Con-
when they came back to the sit
room. Il see from the arrangement
of this house that there must be a good
sized bedroom over the dining room
which l have not seen. We will look at
John led the way and Dora fol-
him.
This is a very pleasant room, : said
when they reached it and
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