Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-10-05

kissed hlfm.
John. darlingir she cried, @do throw
of this dreadful spell and send this hor.
rid man away. l don't believe he is
ghost at all, and, anyway, we don't want
him going all over our house Send him
awayi" She kissed John again, but his
lips gave no response. He stalked up
the stairs followed by Connellton, and
there was nothing for Dora to do but Il
follow. Over the pretty house they wen.
from room TO room-Dora's bedroom, haG
sewing room, the guest chamber, all of
the closets, through the bathroom, VI
into the attic and down again went the
three, where outside the wild winter
wind was making the pine trees moan ana
bend; down TO the front hall again and
through the parlor into the cosy sitting
room. 1t seemed to Dora half lifetime
since half an hour ago when she and Johp
sat there so cosy and happy and not
afraid.
Connellton spoke for the first time dur
ing their tour of inspection. "This is a
pleasant room, he said.
Very, said John Lindsay.
You are happy here evenings?"
"Very, said John again, and. grinned
in such foolish manner that Dora fell
ashamed of him before Connellton.
How happy are your Dancing happyi
jigging happy 2" asked Connellton. III
so. you may dance a jig"
"Oh, Mr.. Connellton, he can't iigi-
cried Dora, in distress; but John could
al did. He jigged about the room foI
five minutes, while Dora stood beside the
portiere, fairly faint between fright al
his doing it at all and amusement at the
righteousness of his antics. Mr.. Con
MELTON stood on the white goatskin ruI
before the fire and laughed heartily, "a
might be expected of a hypnotizina
ghost.
II haven't had so much fun since
was on earth the first time," he said AZ
last. "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, excep,
for short utterances of approval on the
part of Mr.. Connellton, and an exclama.
ton of annoyance from Dora when he
gravely broke off large fragment from
the side of fresh loaf of cake in hei
pantry and more gravely ate it, scattering
crumbs as he went.
We will go upstairs again, said Con.
MELTON when they came back to the sit.
ting room. IL see from the arrangement
of this house that there must be good
sized bedroom over the dining room
which have not seen. We will look at
that. John led the way and Dora fol.
lowed him.
"This is very pleasant room," said
Connellton when they reached it ano
John had lit the gas. II think will oc
cupy this permanently. am tired and
will go to bed at once" He sat down ol
low chair near the register JOIN
Lindsay moved mechanically forward IL
lower the gas, which was blazing too
high. BY lucky accident he awkwartlly
knocked off the glass globe, and in the
attempt to save it from falling to the
floor thrust his hand into the fame. The
gas instantly neutralized the peculiar
form of hypnotism which had been ex-
erted over him, and in full possession OF
all his faculties John Lindsay turned
You miserable ghost of ahypnotizer,
said he, II see through youi Clear out
of my house or I'll break every cartilage
IN your backboneless bodyl"
He advanced toward Connellton. who
shrank and shrank as he approached.
There was scarcely figure the size of a
13 year old boy remaining in the low
chair when John Lindsay stood over il
with clenched fists. Only the sealskin
gloves remained-as large as everl
Why did you come here7 What busi-
ness have you heref" thundered Lindsay.
You said you should really like to see
real live ghost" whimpered ConnelI.
ton, so came in. / was a successful
hypnotizer before / became ghost, so ]
thought would try it on you.
with too good success, said Dora, com
ing bravely forward. "Now, Mr.. Con.
MELTON, want to know if you are always
in this-this shape? I thought ghosts
can make themselves invisible if they
try?"
@They can. can, answered Conncll-
ton.
well, I'll tell you what we viii do fo1
you. said Dora, for really it is too cold
weather to turn even a ghost out Of
doors; if you will make yourself invisible
you can have the use of this room free
until spring. You don't mind renting
out room, do you, John, SO long as we
don't get any pay for it?"
Yes do, Dora, said Lindsay. It'e
just ike your generous heart to offer tt
keep ConneIIton, but we can't afford se
do it. Now be off with you.
So Connellton arose and his lesseneo
figure crept dejectedly downstairs and
out Of the house.
Just before he opened the front door,
he gave Mrs. Lindsay one of the larg.
sealskin gloves. He threw it down al
her feet. -Its trophy, he said mourn
fully. Keep it for my sake
Dora Lindsay put big bow on it and
tied il round the middle with a piece OF
ribbon, and keeps it up over one cornerof
the mirror in the dining room chambers
o souvenir. Boston Transcript.
Contractor Louis J. Gardner has
begun the erection of Bfr. NeYett
Steele's handsome cottage at the COR
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