The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-20
N ARIZONA MYSTERY.
eFmARKABLE ADVENTURE
. ny TWO STRANGE ANIMALS.

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Inc several weeks. Theylrode north
VI 5svand scarcely exchanged a word
S..,reen one another, but as they got
.s,r.,d their destination it began to grow
5.rI, and then an argument arose. Some
,r,rt4d to push on and get into the
y-,its8 states, which was still about
Sen miles away, and others wanted to
into camp Just where they were and
- an again early in the morning.
R5tb plans met opposition by a few, and
hen one member of the party said he
i-ae,o where there was house at which
+Ls, could stop. He had never stopped
,bore. but he had seen the place from a
distance and had been told that it was
sort of A tavern. The place seemed a
,-ood one and they all were willing to go
"a the road and find the place and be
comfortable for the night.
Then the man VINO knew of the place
beran to describe the location exactly.
All listened attentively, and when he
had finished one member of the party,
Fred Brewster by name, said; "Boys,
amt in it you fellows go to your hotel,
INF I'll ride all the way to Nogales by
myself before | go there"
',Why, what's the matter2" all asked
at once.
"Weu can't tell you in few words;
hut | have been there once and III never
o. there again unless ] am carried"
All became excited at once and wanted
TO know all about it, and at the same
time they made up their minds to go to
the place. But they did not like to leave
Fred on the road and urged him to come
along. They said there was no danger
with such a crowd and they were all well
armed and good fighters.
But you can't fight what you will find
there. said Fred
This remark made the others only more
curious But they told Fred to hurry up
and give his reasons, as they would have
TO be moving along in minute.
well fellows, I'll tell you," said Fred
hesitatingly, "but the fact is the place is
haunted and I won't go there, so goodby."
A change came over the crowd in an in
slant, and all called loudly TO Fred, who
had started off on his horse, to come
back
II guess we won't go to that place TO-
night" said one member of the party, and
all came to the same conclusion in a mo-
ment Fred came back, and it was then
agreed to camp where they were. But
strange silence had fallen over the party
at the mention Of ghost. But the idea
of confronting the supernatural will shake
As the fire was beng built and the
work of fixing for the night proceeded
with, all who came near to Fred told him
how glad they were that he had men
toned the fact about the haunted house
Not that they were afraid of ghosts. Oh
no! But place of that kind could not be
comfortable after it had such name.
After supper had been disposed of and
clouds of tobacco smoke were mingled
h1 rlons e
revived a little and asked Fred to tell the
story of his experience in the haunted
building, but all the time every man was
looking over his shoulder at frequent in
tervals. Still the story had to come, and
as Fred had aroused the curiosity of the
crowd, he knew there was no use to try
and get out of it, so he proceeded at once
When ne had found a comfortable spot on
his blanket where he could look into the
fire and see the wreaths of smoke curl up
ward until they mingled with the stars
ITS only a couple of months age. {"
commenced Fred, 'since | was at the
place, and why 1 am here now is more
than | understand. | didn't say anything
about it at the time, because you know a
fellow don't like to speak of such things
But was caught out one evening over
there on the desert, and was
about tOmake my bed on my horse blanket
a
thought ] might be able to get some sort
of lodging there, so | went in that direc-
ton. Before l got to the place l struck a
good, well marked road, and wondered
why had never heard there was a road
over that way. But didn't bother about
II very much, as | was too glad to get to
fireplace, which, as | neared, | saw to be
quite large building. When l got up to
II found that it was hotel and seemed
TO be IN prosperous condition.
THE landlord came out and took my
horse, telling me to go into the front door,
where I was met by his WIFE who proved
to be kind, good natured lady and
seemed anxious to do everything she
could for me. They got me a very good
supper, and we sat down in the corridor,
talking about different things until it
grew quite late
Both were so good natured and pleas
ant that | hated to leave them, but when
said | wished to retire they lead me
across large clean court with fountain
paying In the center and trees and flow
erS blooming everywhere.
MY rooms were large and furnished in
substantial manner, but somehow they
looked very old fashioned, and the white
wash on the walls was smooth, but a sort
OF gray in color, as if from age. There
We're no pictures of any kind on the
walls, and the only relief to the large
oIank spaces was the shining brass cruel
n4. 1t seemed to be looking at me
Whlle l was looking about the rooms and
SURFING the fire, which was necessary
because the place is high and the nights
are cold.
ut must have been about midnight
%hen blew out the candle and got into
Oeu Oh, how cold the sheets were 1t
made me feel as if l was getting into a
conn. But it did not make much differ
ence, and was soon doing off, but was
700 Tired to go TO sleep at once.
AS 1 lay there it seemed to me I saw q
PINK tame come from the candle and rise
up loWard the ceiling, where it disap-
pared Then another came, and they
AepV coming; but thought / must be
very laugued and worn out, and that they
were the result of my imagination. Then
SSoMe animal seemed to rush across the
alGpIace, but when | looked all ! saw was
pue OF red embers and the corners of
we room filled with dark, impenetrable
SHADOWS. l listened, but as no sound
struck my ear ! thought l had better give
myself rest, and turned my face to the
val and went to sleep in an instant.
may have slept several hours, and it
naH nave been only few minutes but
T1ouueaiy came to my senses and found the
aooul nIed with peculiar red glare that
9Tgl1ueq TO come from everywhere at once.
-lsH heard strange sounds as if there
"CIe people in the room But / couldn't
any, and might as well say that 1
Ian TO feel very queer and reached for
nv Fevolvers, and found that l had left
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