Telegram-herald., 1891-12-27

The form tccs that of a man.
deal Of pity for the mad Englishmaa
whose craze had tempted him to brave
the ghost of the locality.
"Night came-a dark night it was in
November, with windy gusts eve-y now
and again sweeping down the str, It and
among the crazy old chimneys. There
was a pale, gibbous moon that showed
itself at intervals from between the drift
ing clouds, in a very weird and uncanny
fashion. Just the night for ghost
story said to myself, aud thought, as
felt little thrill come over me. Shall
l pay the small bet and have done with
the matter: Shall cry OF and smoke
my pipe ut home and turn into my bed
at my usual hour in peaceY No! de-
cided, after biz Of consideration, will
go through with my undertaking now,
come what may, and show these Ger
mans what an Englishman can do, and
will do, at need.
$50 made all my preparations for my
adventure, and about ten o'clock entered
the house with two or three friends. who
had resolved to accompany me in order
that they hight see me comfortably dis
posed Of.
'.,rhe crazy old stairs creaked good
deal as we went up them. but the room
looked exceedingly cozy, for the great
logs Were smoldering in the chimney,
and cast ont an agreeable heat. In all
the corners and hanging from the beams
were many dingy cobwebs, the work OK
generations of spiders, undeterred from
their work by the houses evil reputation.
Save these cobwebs. my mattress, couple
Of chair, and small round table. upon
which stood my supper and the good
bottle of Zeltinger, the room was unfur-
nished.
"As a further. aid to courage had pro-
vided myself with flask Of eau de vie,
and OF course had my pipe.
"My friends, having cast An approving
glance around the room, sat down smok-
ing for q few minutes, then bade me
guten abend and CUTE nacht, and left me
tc my meditations.
II listened to their heavy boots -
they went stump. stump, stump aown
the stairs, and to the street door - it
thut to with q bang.
"Lwas alone in the house Of evil rspute.
Stay = bit.' said to myself; this
b perhaps q joke. trick. and 1t viii be
with the living Germans that Imay have
10 deal. Well. the pistol will give an
account Of them; bat will make myself
- safe ss can.'
80 took from my pocket . screw
driver and . paper of big screws, and
with quiss smile q. my own cunning
for of these scre,ss had said nothing
10 any yone-proceeded forthwith TO screw
Up the door.
"The door made fast, I walked rouad
the room and carefully took stock Of it.
There was small corner cupboard.
opened this; nothing there but spiders.
their webs ani the carcaases Of their
victims.
''on the other side Of the fireplace was
q very low door, about the height OF nay
shoulder. Another cupboard. thought,
aud endeavored. for long tune without
success. to pry II open. When st last il
yielded. I discovered. with some sur
prs-. = step and spother low door. evil
IDENTIFY strongly nailed mp. and which,
from iss appearance, had bssn FOR aees
Ia the sans condition
This discovery gave me- for the mo-
unens what the ladies describe ~ . turn.
What strange thing. said N mysslf,
"a passaee leaiing 10 s-saewhere; Just
li<s these haunted chamber usually
have However. I viii take good esrs
that no one makes use of this passAse To-
night. At any rate
"knd so closing the low door Pro-
ceed~d b make IL fast with some more
of my great screvs Az | ala - ard
was driving the screws home felt .
queer sensxtion from my right hand 10
my elbow. sosnsthipz Ike = faint ei~c-
tire shssoss pressed en- TIE nerve sszas.
how sasd. AMI eortinned rsy wcsk
"Tkas dsns. hsA my supper. iit ny
rspe snd eFsnk ths half ~ my vine
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