Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-28
THE STORY OF A GHOST.

II was a queer. rambling, old fashioned
rel brick house, with high pcakel gabloa,
overlooking the sca, that Mr. Leonari
Rivers had purchased a. a SUMMER resi-
doncc. IfIa wife had been dead many years.
His family consisted q son and daugh'
Ter. a honsekeepcr and two other servants.
The place he had selected was somewhat
dllapidatsd and altogether Isolated, which
exnctly suited Ms taclturn nature, cpe-
cially Ne the greater part of The year cwas
engaged Ia mercantile business % LONDON.
and this afforded him The quiet he needed.
Mr. Hlycrs bad the old place repaired
without changing lia antique appearance
had lt piriiy frflrnishod, aud on BRIGHT
DAY IN June moved bis family ih'tNer
Laura. ~ daughter. wa 10 cdaiacy. and
declared nghlu and again that tho would
never more think Of Brighton aud ,,af
borough. Tor here she WA nt TIE seaside
with home aud ~ comforts
One room attracted her moro than III che
others Il wns large, square, With q bay
window commanding altogether Che huest
view of the sea. The walls wenc waIna-
oote,l. Of pale blue tint. and The frrni.
turc, even 10 the window drapory Of tho
same SHADE, was old fashioned and con-
Portable, and the owner bad decided TO
leave everything UNCHANGED.
Tho Rivers bad hccn domlcilei f0r about
awoak 10 the Old mansion. when one NIGHT
n most uncomfortable noise aroused The
entire household q wns like The moving
Of heavy furniture which created queer
fumhlng noise, aud actually shook The
house Laura appeared 10 her dressing
pst,u IA tho hall simultaneously with kHr
iaihrf ana pfoin,F' ."n very soon al'r' 'he
hou.eAeeprf' Miin the 'sti'n'n 'aha Anu
ahetlef sirl 'iieAihs W h'' 'oi p'u''''i'n'
p,,e ani 'p,eohin,~ 49,
Nnst we nipA.hs AIt.ur' eih NH
mean qu',lloneu tne nlu kenil'mnn'
holding up hls hlsht lamp 20 as 10 com
man1 the ,nuIe sryup
y e,ni'ot sal' .aines' nnlo,s some OF we
ofnne.us NAls INV 'h,l,il. 80
~ mat moment we sliehoe was again
proeen W hsh,Nai ~, -, tlo stlaigo -oueu-'
"he.Nl uh' l,lfu, sNsp,a Jan" ,'ihs.
inS h,ll more 'io''ly 70 the Woinphhk
h9ns's,eper ,
Mr, iu''rs commanded nor hnr.hly 70
% sn.nF any tclu,'len his daughter 20
tahH the r'fpirnol women 20 her own
room anu ruura'pr 70 Est .u'n 70 hslen
" 'N"'..f" WIN ~ ""t ~ W" -
plo''l ,he siouhI, hne hou-o 70 ascertain
w. cause OF thp ui-tufnnnre'
Ai'or hAh nout OF Nh,'hlng anu lfult
e. enueAsur 70 qni.t we ieafs OF me
hou.eAs,l,eI wv inAlup Laura hallel ihe
I,'uIn o. net il''n'i ana uIo'nor' who dc'
o',tyi .p.ni-''s,. q, - 70 KNOW what
s9ulu nave oe,'.lohou the Wcini noises
In,l my l9una e'rr{ toonl perfectly gust
Anu IN ,het Nonl'a urlrri had als9 es'
llv,',i ,ne s'rret ana ruined wing. o. the
oulnlhk' put nothing UNUSUAL had &C
9 n'', ~ Ky, "a, all sppearel gnehahged
p.mi.sihs tue houseAcrper and maids and
inducing iAura 70 fetH, ne hthef and
son wen. 20 ,lslt r'.IesilNe rooms ana
were not disturbed again during the night
~ me breakfast table Tho subject wu
"nen--esl, anu AT iti'ctH declared his Ia
"h'loh ui rpchulhs tue night IN the niys'
'', LOU, oiuo 1uom'
ne s''sise nyi.e' no said nm cef.
IAN, s.ihe iipu' tlh, quarter anyhow.
.n''.u " III ~ 20 ,he n''tenii Toe 10 th
you the tIu,h, was friendly informed b.
.he sssh. neio" purchased the hou,s
,hst u hau tue rcpuiatiouoi being haunted,
anu no ,anhnt 'ouid % induced 20 remain
toI my ichsth o. liinc vi oourso laughed
~ the iuea' IN ! 10 nov, I.N tHr
inA' some hhninn agency "a at work ~
INV " aN,y am iAlly eohFinocdi aud
.hAt ,he httle oli man who had charge Of
,hv piaoe, anu VINO u siill IN my employ,
~ az .ne bottom OF 70 do not doubt.
ih.i'loIo wish you poth 10 Keep my 10.
t'nuoh profound secret, But when you
tevtr, Afthur, you seni for the old man
"sa N''p nun ~ your f"om al fnght'
hsmat mefning l.rnra hastily dressed
herself nu,l wvnf dawn 10 brcnk mt, ~
heu h,f bro'hsr alone aud waiting for hcr.
Ar'hnr' where u phphl' wa Lcr Int
1.'suvh
he hae not come down yet, aud have
lus, svn' w 70 teil MN mat breakfast "a
i"ny,
~ ,hat huhheht the iousekeeper APP
p'Ateu ., INC 'looi ahu aAidi Jane dusnt
~ w. w. uiuu room NJ, 40 went my
seu' The door wia lockrd aud | called TO
.na,.ol' anu rappcd my knnekles nearly
~, uut VvNlun kct an answer, sir"
"tnou, W9iu Arthur tpmng up the
t'.," W"."vl % ms sister ana tho
eA.'pN,' whose i,cpa Wei with each
a ~ ~ "u'''n''s' ~ inc door OF The
~ wy. lpoil Ali paused aud waited
~. nv .',,sv' 70 Afthuf auinuiona Tho
M .,,.,., mlleh followed wa Oppressive. Not
"l'ui'' e''illo i,vih We closed apartment
S,,,,nuI va, ouis'd 70 force the door, II
lie'uvn .. l'st 70 MS strength and he slw
~ ,"n.r apparently asleep In an easy
CHAIR with his head thrown hack In nn
forward, stretched out her b,nJ ,onri.i
her fnther and called bln, he ,,,,. "'N
"Papa, dear papa, she MA ",y,h.,,,
How Nm and eaiJheis az VIZ upl
n dradri "' vs. ""' N''hur' no
Mn bna .,ot,, ,,,. ..,,A
oveftnL,n Nm h. nm. u DeAtn hAd ,
Arthnr rarris'i ia ,,,,'.l '''',' 'l"l,ppr'