San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-24

through me from head to foot. With an
effort recovered myself and moved reso-
lutely forward.
"Pshaw" said aloud What a fancvIn
Fancy articulated a gurgling voice
as the ghost INDUCED in another of those
peculiar smiles that agitated him from one
end to the other. Fancy, am II Well,
like that! Ha! ha! hap
must say that the ghosts laugh WAS q
most unpleasant thing Not that il was
loud or harsh, but it gave one the impres.
sion that he laughed from force of habit
contracted in the flesh, and not becau Sc il
afforded him any pleasure in his present
immaterial state.
Fancy, am II" he repeated.
had by this time reached that extrem-
fly of supernatural fear which reacts upon
itself and becomes bravery-or very good
imitation. So i answered boldly:
"Yes, you are fancy of course. Do you
mean to lie there and tell me that you are
really the disembodied spirit of a man dead
in the fleshs admit that my eyes tell me
you are a ghost, but my common sense will
not listen to such an absurd notion, and
say that when proceed to investigate you
as intend to do at once, shall find that
you are, literally, mere moonshine."
Again | stepped forward, and again the
Thing stopped me.
"Holdp' r
There was a Kissing in his voice as he
issued his command, while certain
trembling in his legs, which lay straight
and so close together that they looked like
one, made me think he was going to get
up.
"Why should hold2" demanded in.
dignantly, for was beginning to lose my
temper. Besides | expected Nellie every
minute.
Because you cannot help yourselS Hal
ha! hal Don't you know who am? You
cannot meet your Nellie tonight"
| secretly resented his speaking so famil-
iarly Of my betrothed, but ! bottled my
wrath and simply said:
why not!"
Because l will not let either of you
pass me-"
"Ridiculousr | returned holly. You
talk as if you controlled the traffic of this
park. How do you mean to stop us'
VERY easily | am the Ghost of Run
ming Water and my very nature gives me
apower in spirit land that no one can with
stand. Don't you know that ghost can
not cross running SIream!
| saw that the specter had thoughtlessly
made lapse in his logic, and it was with
a ring of triumph in my voice that said:
Ghosts seem to be sometimes troubled
with narrowminded views as well as NOR
tails. | have heard that beings of your
kind are stopped in their perambulations
and mischief by a running stream. and
doubtless your being the Ghost of Run
ming Water gives you a great deal of in
fuence IN your sphere. But you surely
don't suppose that you can-after fulfilling
your mission on earth, as ! presume you
did-continue to interfere with people who
are still struggling along in this matter of
fact world?'
The ghost was about to reply when sud
denly / saw white, diaphanous dress
glinting through the trees, and the next
minute my Nellie was in full view. She
smiled joyously as she caught sight of me,
evidently not noticing the shape on the
ground.
Only for second however.
With a low cry of terror, pain and de-
spair she felt and succumbed to the icy
atmosphere of the ghostly presence, as,
stretching her arms supplicatingly toward
me, she fell PROSTATE by the side of the
grinning immaterialism.
| was so overcome by the peril of my
Nellie that could not move at first. Then
| recovered and sprang forward just as the
ghost stretched his clammy arms and ac-
tually drew her into his embrace. With a
bound was at his side, while the long,
wet leaves of the mountain ash tapped
spitefully in my face, as if they, too, were
taking part with the supernatural powers
against me.
"Ghost, mortal or devill care not what
you arer' gasped as | tried to seize him
by the throat, feeling ready to brave the
hosts of hades itself for Nellie's sake.
The mysterious icy feeling / have re-
ferred to before ran through my veins, as
if my life blood had CONCEALED as tried
to tear Nellie from his fearful clasp.
Then
II forgot all about this brook and actu-
ally walked right into it," was Nellie's
half laughing, half crying plant, as !
raised her to her feet and led her toward
the house to get rid of wet clothing.
YES, dear" replied, but ! must GER
tainly see physician, for my nerves are in
a terrible condition. | have entirely too
much imagination. | am afraid | have
been working and studying too much
lately"
81 am sure you have, dear. You look as
though you had just seen ghost" was
Nellie's response, as she forgot her own
uncomfortable plight in her solicitude
for me.
wonder how came to mistake a little
stream of water in the moonlight for the
burglars ghost?-George c. jerks in Pitts,
burg Bulletin.
Two Bills.
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