Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-03-07

speaking S.ie w. rne idol or tne ram
ily AMI loved ly all who knew her. Sho
was 10 nave been married 10 John R,
Z fine young fellow who lived near by,
but when tho call for volunteers was
made her lover went off TO tho war. She
was almost overcome with anxiety for
him, Tor her heart had gone with him.
One dav soon after one Of the early bat
tles-l forget which one-my friend the
gardener came up from the town with
telegram. He met Miss Annie coming
down the stairway and gave her the
message. She stopped on the landing,
opened the envelope and read the tele'
gram.
"Shc stood perfectly still for an in.
stant as if she could not realize II and
then--ihc gardener was just in time TO
save her from falling. as sho tainted.
The telegram announced the death of
Lieutenant John r., killed on the
battlefield. Miss Annie never recovered
from the shock, and she died insane in n
few months. Her mother soon followed
her aud Mr.. S. left tho town, q
lonely, brokcnhearted man, and never
has returned. The place has never been
rented because il is said that tho I'M
fortunate girls spirit haunts the house,
and especially the stairway, where she
heard the news of her lovers death. !
had photographed the ghost.
Now that knew the story Of tho girl
that picture took n stronger hold on me
than before and the mystery was only
intensified. could not get rid of that
face. II haunted me moro surely than
tho poor girls ghost ever haunted the
stairway, and could not shake off the
fascination. In short, had fallen in
love with a ghost, and envied that
Lieutenant John p.
at was a horribly uncanny feeling,
but calling myself an ass did not help
me TO forget the face. And then the
puzzle of it nil, the problems it suggest
ed. Could it be that the camera was
able 10 open u new world to Us? Was
its unelTing vision clear enough to
pierce the mists OF Il spirit land and as
sure us Of the reality Of q ghostI And
if So how was it TO be explained? | laid
the rIttter before the Society for Psychi.
cal itesearch. but they only talked n
lon. me about il without suggesting
murl, and for I'll | know they're at L
yet But never shook OFF the spell o.
that phantom face"
X birson paused Il moment, lost in q
far away dream. Brown. the skcptic, at
length aroused him with short "WellF
Robinson lit fresh cigar and continued:
"for week after my return that
picture, the mystery and the beautiful
face had such an effect on mo that it al.
mos, untitled me for work, and | was
heartily glad when johnson came back.
| told the whole thing 10 him and then
showed him my strange picture. He
was much interested in tho story, but
when he saw the picture | caught q
wicked twinkle in his eye. After mo.
ment he drawled out provokingly;
"'Yes, strange; very strange. The
old man seemed TO sec resemblance.
But, Robinson, you might as well return
me my camera-you evidently took mine
instead of your own that day. Your
mysterious phantom beauty is my sister
Kate You took your picture on the
plate had already used. Kate's photo
seems to fit in remarkably well. The
joke is on you, old man
johnson introduced mo 10 his sistei
tho next day. She's Mrs. Robinson
now. H. l.. Pangborn in Journalist