Evening journal., 1892-03-01

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/ ity of supernatural fear which reacts upon
/ itself and becomes bravery-or a very good
| imitation. So answered boldly
eyes, you are fancy Of course. Do you
mean TO lie there and tell me that you are
really the disembodied spirit Of man dead
In the tlesh' / admit that my eyes tell me
you are a ghost, but my common sense will
not listen 10 such an absurd notion, and
say THAI when proceed to investigate you
as intend 20 do at once, | shall find that
/ you are, literally, mere moonshine"
Again stepped forward, and again the
Thing stopped me.
"Holdp
There was a kissing in his voice as he
issued his command, while a certain
trembling in his legs. which lay straight
and so close together that they looked like
one, made me think he was going 10 get
up.
"why should l holdS" demanded in.
dignantly, for was beginning 20 lose my
temper Besides l expected Nellie every
minute
Because you cannot help yourselfl Hal
hal 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 notf"
because ! viii not let either OF you
pass me-"
"Ridiculousw ! returned holly. "You
talk rs il you controlled the traffic Of this
park. How do you mean to stop usY"
VERY easily. / am the Ghost Of Run
ming Water, and my very nature gives me
power in spirit land that no one can with
L.. Il IL.
not cross a running streamw
saw that the specter had though q sly
made lapse in his logic, and IL was with
a ring of triumph in my voice that / said
Ghosts seem TO be sometimes troubled
with narrowminded views "a well as NOR
tails. ] have heard that beings Of your
kind are stopped in their perambuiations
and mischief by a running stream. and
doubtless your being the Ghost of Run
ming Water gives you great deal of in.
huence 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 worldW
The ghost was about 20 reply when sud
denly | saw "a white, diaphanous dress
ginting 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 a 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.
l 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 II they, too, were
taking part with the supernatural powers
against me
"Ghost, mortal or devil care not what
You arel' gasped as | tried to seize him
by the throat, feeling ready TO brave the
hosts Of hades itself for Nellies sake.
The mysterious, icy feeling have re
ferred TO before ran through my veins, az
il my life blood had CONCEALED. rs / tried
to tear Nellie from his fearful clasp
Then
lolkOb an hnouV TINS pfook ana actu-
ally walked right into it," was Nellie's
half laughing, half crying plant, as
raised her 20 her feet and led her toward
the house TO get rid of wet clothing
Eyes, dear" replied, but must Ger
tainly see a physician, for my nerves are in
a terrible condition. / have entirely too
much imagination. | am afraid I have
been working and studying too much
lately"
81 am sure you have, dear. You look as
though you had just seen a ghost" was
Nellie's response, as she forgot her own
uncomfortable plight Gin her solicitude
for me,
wonder how l came to mistake a little
stream Of water in the moonlight for the
burglars ghost9-George c. jerks in Pitts
burg Bulletin.