Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-08

VI hurried through my business an! !
flushed OF to seek my friend the gar.
dcnor / found him and at once showed
him my pulling negative The moment
he saw It no dropped into seat on Mo
bench beside him Us It he had been shot.
trembling like a frightened animal and
with a look Of terror In his eyes. Ina
moment - 80 hv found his breath and
gasped;
"'Good God. IT'S Miss Annior
"Nou may imagine my surprise. The
old man looked at me aud at the picture
with a scared look. as II no suspected mo
OF some unholy relation with the devil
"But after awhile he Gained down
little, and a good stid drink from % flask
! happened tohayo IN my pocket seemed
20 brace him up and persuade him that
was not an imp Ia disguise. and after
awhile succeeded Ia getting the follow.
ing explanation from him, which will
condonsu Tor you, not trying 90 repro.
duce his words and his Scotch accent.
"During the war Of the rebellion Mr.
s. lived In this house with his wifi
and an only daughter, Miss Annie,
beautiful girl, who was about twenty
years old az the time Of which | am
speaking. She was the idol Of the fam.
fly and loved by all who know her. She
was 10 have been married 10 John R.,
II fine young fellow who lived near by.
but when no call for volunteers was
made her lover won't oil % tho war. She
/ was almost overcome with anxiety f0f
him, for her heart had gone with him.
Ono day soon after one OF the early bat
tlos-l forget which onc-my FREUD the
gardener camo up from the town with
telegram. llo met Miss Annie coming
down tho stairway and gayo her the
message She stopped ON the landing,
opened tho envelope and read the tolc.
gram.
"sho stood perfectly still for m in.
slant as Il fhc could not realize Il aud
thcn--tho gardener was just IN time 20
sayo her from falling. as she tainted.
Tho telegram announced the death Of
Lieutenant John R., killed on the
battlefield. Miss AMMO never recovered
from the shock. aud she died insane In q
,fow months. Her mother soon followed
hor. aud Mr.. S. left tho town, -
lonely, brobenhelrtcd man, and never
has returned. The place has mover been
rented because IL u said that tho un.
fortunate girls spirit haunis the house,
and especially the stairway, whore she
heard the unwi Of her lovers death. |
had photographed tho ghost.
"Now thai 1 knew Che story Of the Ii.l
that picture took a stronger hold on ull
than before aud tho mystery was only
intensified. could not get rid Of that
face. Ii haunted mo moro surely lbsi.
tho poor girls ghost oycg haunted tho
stairway, and | could not shakc OF tho
fascination. In short. had fallen IA
love with o ghost. and | cnyicd that
Lieutenant John r..
1T was % Horribly uncauny feeling,
but calling myself an ass did not hglp
mo 20 forgot the face, Aud then thu
| puzzle OF it all, tho problems II suggest.
/ cd. Could 10 DO that tho camera WAS
| ahlo 70 open u now world 10 Us. Was
its unouing vision clear enough "a
| piorco the mistH of spirit lgud and CO.,.
suro us OF the reality u ghosU And
! IL so, how was It 90 be cSplAiuOd2 Hail
! AAN AlAtt'A N.ahAN AAAf s'ANsNt y AhA 4 ~ hlAl
cal Research, hut thcy only talked u
long tlno abont 1t without suggesting
much, and for all know they're Mt 4
| yet. But | never shook of the spell o.
that phantom face"
Robinson paused moment, lost IN .,
far away dream. Brown, tho skcptic. at
length aroused him with short Well
Robuson III fresh cigar and continued
For q week after my return tia:
picture, the mystery and tho beautiful
faco had such an eject ON mo that 1t AL
most unified me for work, and | was
heartily glad when johnson CAME back.
told tho whole thing to him and then
showed him my strange picture. lii
was much Interested ia tho story, bat
whom he saw the picture | caught a
wicked twinkle in his eye. After a mo.
mont no drawlcd cut proyokuglyi
"'Hes, strungoi very strange. Tho
old man seemed TO SEQ resemblance.
But, Robinson, you might as VOL return
mo my camera-you evidently took miaQ
| instead OF your own that day Your
mysterious phantom beauty Is my sistoy
Kate. You took your picture on tho
| plate had already used. Katcs photo
seems 70 III IN remarkably we'll. Tho
joke Is on you, old man.
johnson introduced mo TO his sister
tho next day. Shes Mrs. Robinson
now."-H. l.. pangborn in Journalist.
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