The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-09-04

! \ SOD was tneanSWef.
Nv hat is he Garterm and nam
ma put coaXing arm about her
neck.
II got such a fright !" my lady
answered at last, gasping for
breath.
Miss Dalwell frightened! | put
my handkerchief over my mouth
to keep from laughing outright.
"Ju>t as stepped into the yer
andn," she said, "a man Sprang
right up in .ront Of me. | was
| looking for the door bell. when lie
placed Il big white hand on the
knob and rang-yOu know just
how hard he rang-and then faded
right out OF my sighI without tax
ing IA step. And, oh, Judith, he
had that ring On his middle fin
germ
"Iiush |" my mother said, laying
a white hand upon her lips, and
giving one quick look backward to
Phil and me.
You are nervOnS, Martha prob
ably the driver touched the bell
for you, or it might have been The
gardener"
"Sppnce! Has Spence white
hands -? and does he wear a dia-
mord ring on his middle fngerF'
Swell, never mind, dear, come
in., \, t,-nittIrr far X-nii y
But Miss DaIwell was not in
cllned to bulge an inch She turn
ed her startled face full upon me,
and spoke in such a scared, trent
ulous vcIce that | began straight
way TO pity her.
Dear Louise, won't you look
the place over, just 20 please me
You are not afraid of anything are
YOU ~
"NolLiug in The world, Miss
Dalwell," | answered, "Spence and
will look around.n
So, in spite OF my mothers warn
ing look, | went straight to the
kitchen to find the gardener.
Come" said; "there'S fun in
This. Miss Dalwell has seen a
ghost. Let's 90 and hunt him "
We went out upon the gravel
walks together, SPENCE aa1 |, he
trembling so thai he could but just
step, and | most keeuly alive Tor
an adventure. The mOnn was
shining brightly, and the shrubbery
and trees were not Iuflled by a
breath ofalr. | made straight for
the deepest shadows, though | can
not 10 this day tell why did so.
There was q row Of trees standing
close against the wall. BY The
tarthest edge, in the extreme corn
er. | canght glimpse of something
white, or bright, | could not tell
which, but ! went direct TO itpoor,
scared Spence and the Iltlle house
dog, Fido, (who had volunteered in
my serylce), keeping close to my
heels.
oh, Lord, | see it. | can't go -
Spence cried of Il sudden, and
pumped right down in the center
Of a rosebush, while Fido gave a
howl Of fear and ran back straight
to the house.
| was left alone in The field, |
may as well confess the position
was not an agreeable one.
Well, | began walking right up
to his ghoslship. When 10? he was
three trees ahead of me, and ! had
never seen him move. | started
forward agaIn,and This time caught
glimpse of spark OF light, a
sumelhing like a tiny star, burning
upon his hand. | stood stIll'and
looked at him. | was fully per
suaded that 1 looked upon form
that was not of the earth earthly
a shadow without a substance.
"For whom are you looking Z"
No answer. but he turned a full
fair face TO the light; raised his
hand on which the spark OF light
burned, and pointed 10 the dorm
er window, on which the moon
light was falling.
Miss Dalweli"
No answer, only the silent, up
raised hand and the motionless fig
ure. began to shiver with fear.
The cold perspira'ion stood out in
beads on my forehead, and. trying
TO cry out, my tongue grew para
lived. : had never tainted in my
life, bHt now ! felt strange, dizzy
sensation creeping over me. My
mother met me. At the sight of
her | found my senses again.
,"You have seen something.
Iomse,.' she said, looking INTO my
pale face.
"As sure as YOU live, mamma, |
saw a ghost, and he is after Miss
Dalwell. Spence sat down III a
rosebush from sheer fright, and
Fido howled and took 10 his heels,
while | alone stayed till The lights
were out. May We have supper
now.
The next day party Of young
people from town joined US, and
the dlsagreeable incidents Of the
night before were seemingly Tor
gotten. But | noticed Miss Dal-
well moved about pale aud silent.
NV affairs, Of a sudden, seemel 10
lose all charm for her. Once in
going into mammals room | found
her CRYING. aud on asking her what
the matter was. she said that she
had had bad dream
The weeks went merrily. We