San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-09

ing touch to the tea table in the shape of
4 blue shell-like vase filed with white
lilies, when the door bell sounded a peal
long and loud through the house.
1T Gust be Miss Dalwell," mamma
said, going into the hall; but never
knew her to ring Il bell like that before"
Sure enough, there was Miss DalweIl,
sh2wlS and travelling basket in hand,
standing as white as Il ghost
"Oh. my dear judith" she began on
seeing my mother, and then sat down in
the yeranda and began TO cry.
What has disturbed yOu 80. Martha?"
my mother said in such a beautifully
cool way
n sob was The answer.
What Is III" matter, dear?" and
mamma put C"a"ing ;:r?A about her
neck.
Il got such Il fright" my lady an
swered ut last. gaSping for breath
Miss DalwoI frightened! | put my
handkerchief over ny mouth to keep
from iaushing outright.
Just As | stepped into the veranda,"
she sad. "A >lan sp-aus right up III
front Of me. was looking for the door
bell. when he placed a big white hand
on the knob and rang-you know Just
how hard he rang-and then faded right
out Of my sight without taking step.
And, oh, Judith, he had that ring ON his
middle finger!
"llush!' my mother said, laying a
white hand upon her lips, and giving one
quick look backward to Phil and me.
You are nervous, Martha; probably
the driver touched the bell for you, or it
might have been the gardener.
spence! Has Spence white hands? and
does he Wear diamond ring en- his
middle finger?'
We'll, never mind, dear: come in
tea is waiting for yOu."
But Miss Dalweli WAS not inclined to
bulge an inch. She turned her startled
face full upon me, and spoke in such a
scared, tremulOus voice that | began
straightway to pity her.
Dear Louise, won't you look the
place over, just to please Inc? You are
not afraid of anything, are your
Nothing in the world, Miss Dalwell,"
| answered. Spence and | will look
around"
SO, in spite Of my mothers warning
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 go
and hunt him up"
we went out upon the STdHCl "dlhS
together, Spence and |, he trembling 50
that be could bat just step, and most
keenly alive for an adventure. The
moon was shining brightly, and the
shrubbery and trees were not ruffled by
a breath Of air Imade straight for the
deepest shadows, though cannot to this
day tell why did SO. There was row
of trees standing close against the wall.
By the farthest one, in the extreme cor
ner, | caught glimpse of something
white, or bright, could not tell which,
but | went directly to it, poor, scared
Spence and the little house dog, Fido
(who had volunteered in my servicel,
keeping close to my heels
"Oh, Lord, | see it; can't go!" Spence
cried of n sudden, and pumped right
down in the center of 4 rosebush, while
Fido gave howl of fear and ran back
straight to the house.
was left alone in the field, and may
as we'll confess it, the position was not
an agreeable one.
Well, began walking right up to his
ghostship When 10! he was three trees
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ahead of me-. and had never seen him
move! | started forward again, and this
time caught glimpse of a spark of light,
4 something like a tinv star, burning
uDon his hand. | stood still and looked
at him. WAS fully persuaded that [