New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-11-08

w hat do you see now, = he cries.
4 you who wish to sound tho mysteries Of
tho tomb; what do you see now?'
Nothing, replies tho voice of thestu-
dent, calm and cool as ever.
'''And you are not afraid? cries the
Spaniard, his manner more scornful and
insulting still.
''I am not afraid comes back the
clear, brave voice Of the prisoner within,
while we, standing ON the outside and in
sight Of the Internal sorcerer's incanta-
tons, scarcely dare to look ateach other,
SO great@i is our dismay and surprise.
"'And the phantom said,' cries the
Spaniard furiously:
And the phantom said, coming out from the
tomb, Do. ...-t 4, ..s---- IL
I'm order that he may know me in truth.
Twill go to my friend proud, smiling and sweet.
AS i'll tie days OF our first carly youth!''
"And again, ceasing his song, he puts
his terrible question: 49,
"What do you see now?'
"'The phantom advancing-he raises
the veil-it is Francis-Francis Viatal-
he approaches the table-he writes-he
has written his name .
But before he can say more the Span
lard resumes, his voice wild and bowling:
And the phantom said to this hooking man.
Come thou at once and give to me
Thy hand to my hand, thy heart to my heart.
And thy lips where can kiss thee!''
care you afraid now? Are you afraid
now?' he repeats, almost with frenzy.
A shuddering cry, dying away in moan,
10 thu cf77 80 In,
"'I warned him. said the Spaniard
harshly; I warned him how it would be.
You see, messieurs,' turning to address
US, that I have gained the wager. But
let him keep the money. am content
with the lesson given him. He will be
wiser in future" And with grave in
clination he walked away, leaving us
thunderstruck at the door Of the pavilion,
behind which the sound of means still
continued.
''At last we opened it to find the stu
dent writing upon the floor, paper
signed with the name Of Francis Viatal
on the table beside him. 1t was at least
an hour before he had recovered suff-
GENTLY to be about again. Then, furious
"Aoh Ac1SO cIt CIlO VI CdL1licuG ue udu IT.
ceived from the sorcerer, heinsisted upon
having him brought before him.
but the merchant was not to be-
found, either in or out of the inn.
But will find him. cried the stu
dent, 'and will kill him on the spot for
the impious performance in which he has
made me assist
'And soon after, learning from the
stable boy that the merchant had sad
died his horse himself and departed some
time ago, he followed him, still swearing
instant vengeance.
eve never saw HMM fact, we never
saw either of them again"
''And yet, Uncle Bayle," said Dor
othy breathlessly, ''you can say there are
no such things as ghosts or COLLINS
''More positively than ever" he re-
piled. ''Neither the Spanish merchant
nor the Toulouse student were ever seen
again, as 1 tell you. No more were the
80 beautiful quadruples which and the
other guests of the inn had put together
to make up the sum Of the Spaniard's
wager. The two rascals had carried
them off between them, after playing be-
fore US comedy which we were simple
tons enough to believe, but which
found very dear at the time, when had
considerably less money to spare than at
present. From the French.