Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16
PLOTTED BY A GHOST.
LOST MAN AND A STARVING BABY
SAVED BY A SPIRIT.


\ LOST MAN AND A STARVING BABY
eAven nv A cp,p,r
The Shadow Of n Dead Father Leads q
w.na.-,n. tto-. . a.. n..
nome "here Little Girl was Slowly
FamishinG-A True Story.
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bor;zon a faint ,,Ioop, nf Ii,,htni,,, hs',,,o,
too distant m cast brigbtness on M, ,,a,b
and only sufficient 10 Intensity fbe bipcl.
ness about me
All n, once I saw n man ,v,Il,;,e, oho,,.
fifteen feet In front az me YeS I tno,,,
said II was intensely dorl. but oil the sor,a
reoeat n Isoy n man waIkine, in front
of me. and furtbermore I could saa that
he was n lnroe man dressed in ronob b,,t
well fitting clothes: that he wore n heavy
red heard and that he looked hoct AZ mo
from time 70 time with an exnression of
keen anxiety ON his otherwise reIaxed feat-
ures.
"Hallo!' cried, but as he did not halt
concluded be did not hear me. As a second
hail produced no result spurred my weary
horse up to overtake the stranger. But,
though the gray responded with an alac.
rity most commendable under the circum-
stances, | soon found that this strange pe-
destrian did not intend to let me catch up
with him. Not that he hurried himself
He seemed without any exertiou 10 Keen a
good fifteen feet between US.
Then began to wonder how. with the
intense darkness shutting me in as four
black walls, was vet able to see nv
strange companion so clearly, 70 take In
the details of his dress, and even the ex-
preston OF his face, and that at a distance
more than twice my horses length. when
| could hardly see his head before me. 1
am not given 10 superstitious fancies, and
my ouly feeling was of curiosity.
FOLLOWING A GHOST
we went on in silence for nearly half an
houf, when, rs suddenly as he had appear
ed. he was gone. looked around for him
BALI afraid, from his instant and complete
disappearance, that had been dreaming.
when | perceived that l was close to a |
small low building OF some sort. refined |
In and shouted several times, but not the |
slightest response could hear. and at last |
rode boldly up and tapped on the wall |
with the butt of my riding whip Then,
as this elected no sign Of life, concluded |
That had stumbled on some deserted |
house or that it was the abode Of my &C.
centric friend; so, dismounting and tying |
the gray, resolved to spend the rest of |
the night under roof or to find some good |
reason for continuing my journey.
ielt my way along the wall till l |
reached door, and trying this and finding
that 1t yielded to me, | stepped inside, |
striking match as did So Fortunately. |
carried my matches in an air tight case.
and rs it was dry the one struck gave me
light at once. found myself in a large
room close 10 fireplace, over which a rude
shelf was placed, and on this mantel saw
an Of! lamp to which applied my match.
On the hearth vas It,ts;raI q onsntitv of
ashes, and over these crouched a child n
little girl Of or 8. At the end of the
nished. Law a man across a he'd and ~
raised the lamp saw that he was rho same
had been following but there was so,na.
thing in his attitude and face that strncI-
me as peculiar. and was about IN ca gor-
warJl and look at him when the chilli who
had at first seemed dazed Mt the ligbt Fir
ly threw herself upon me
Have you anything for Nelly tn est,,,
she said, and then, "Oh, Nelly so hungrv,,,
THE DEAD MAN.
ran my hand into my pocket and drevv
forth what had been a paper bag of choco-
late candy, but was now pulpy, unap-
petizing mass. must confess TO a child.
lsh fondness for sweets. which I usually
carry In some form about me. handed
The remains OF my DAYS supuIy tn the
child, and thea walked over to the he'd
Yes, it was the same man red hoard
rough clothes, but setting OFF the magnifi.
cent frame to perfection; the same man.
but dead, long dead
took his hand only to find it stiff and
cold, while his face had the dun gray as
pect never seen in the newly dead. ASH
stood gazing down on him a little hand
touched mine.
Nelly so hungry!o said the child
her