Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-07

| amt afraid, /" broke in the first speaker,
with withering sarcasm. "but for all that,
| he'd be DANCED afore he'd come"
The conversation threatened to take
| rather an acrimonious turn, and Renshaw
| hastened to Interfere and, by dint OF sup
| plying beer to both disputants, he contrfved
not only to make peace, but also to be put
| in. possession of the tacts, which were that
| the deceased Major had been seen by more
| than one person who had ventured near the
deserted bungalow after nightiall. walking
up and down the veranda. with rope In
| his hand as If meditating suicide.
The detective listened very attentively to
| the long rigmarole which was poured into
| his ears, and, after mentally separating the
chaff from the wheat, astonished the COM
| pany by abruptly wishing them good
night" and retiring to bed.
The next morning he rose with the lark,
| and after paying his bill made his way to
| the police station, carrying with him his
small amount of luggage, not forgetting the
deal box which he handled with the greatest
care.
After a long private conversation with the
inspector, he remarked: "Then II o'clock to-
"Yes," replied the official. 81 and the
other will meet you at the bridge over the
Swirl
'You will do the thing all right. know"
observed Renshaw; "but how about the other
fellow? some of these yokels are so cen
foundedly stupid" =.
returned the inspector "but nv brother-fn-
law. He has seen so much of the work that
he is almost as good as n professlonal; De-
sides, / will post him up"
Gall right" answered Renshaw, then
goodby, until IL tonight"
Won't you come and have a bit of dinner
with me?'' suggested the inspector, the
missis will have some boiled pork and greens
ready at l."
= mo, thank you, replied Renshaw; 81 shall
devote to-day to pleasure, think l will go
over the county jail" =.
That evening, at IL o'clock, three men
might have been seen crossing the fields
which led to the house formerly occupied by
the unfortunate Major. They did not ven
ture into the open, but kept as much to the
cover afforded by the hedgerows as they
could and by that means reached u small
plantation which stood within n few yards
of the bungalow. After a brief consultation
two OF the men stepped out into the bright
moonlight and walked leisurely toward the
front of the house, while the third crept
quietly toward the back.
The two men who had advanced toward
the front, suddenly stopped short, and
raised their hands i'll the air with gesture
OF intense horror, for, standing in the ver-
anda was figure which might well have
filled the stoutest heart with dread. 1t was
that of man dressed in an old-iaShioned,
brow frock coat. a nankeen waistcoat, and
Hessian boots such as the deceased builder
of the bungalow had been in the habit of
wearing. The face was white and colorless,
ard in its hands it had moose with
which IL maue SunQry Welru move
ments, throwing it up into the air
and catching it on its neck, then strain
ing at it with both its hands, as though
striving TO tighten it around its throat. All
at once another figure glided round the cor
nPr of the house, and took up its position
Immediately behind the apparition which
hsd caused so much apparent alarm to the
spectators. The second figure was dressed
in the same manner as the first, but the face
was even more white and dead-looking, and
the eyes, which were sunk deep into their
sockets seemed to burn with a lambent fire.
For moment it stood motionless, and then
with a sudden movement grasped the rope,
and drew the moose tightly round the neck
of the first figure.
With a sharp cry the first apparition
faced swiftly about and found itself in ex-
treme proximity to fac simle OF itself.
With wild shrek he fell to the ground,
his limbs quivering, and the foam flying
from his lips, evidently stricken down by
the extremity of his terror.
In a moment the spectators darted for
ward and laid their hands upon the strug
CLING man.
"Why, who are your" demanded the in
spector playing the ghost, dressed up in the
dead mans clothes. You will have to give
an account OF yourself over this, L call
promise you"
Somewhat revived by the sound of a hui
man voice, the PROSTATE man opened his
eyes but closed them again with a faint cry
as they fell upon the figure which had so
much alarmed him, standing motionless a
few yards of, with its arm raised in gesture
of menace.
''Save met" cried the terror-stricken man;
"there is the Majors ghost; he tried to stran-
gle me Just now!'
"The Majors ghost." repeated the inspect
or's companion, looking round; why, can
see nothing of the Sort
"Do you mean to say" demanded the terri
fed ghost player, in quivering accents, "that