Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-09-02

me with that shining blade drawn.
cried out for mercy. but he would not
hear me. He struck the fatal blow.
felt the keen edge Of the knife aud then
felt my life blood flowing ont aud uly
strength was going
Everything appeared in mist 10 me
and pretty soon all had faded and | was
dead But was IN another world.
could hold communion with thousand
other wronged beings who had been
transformed from life into the ghost
world. They told me merry stories Of
how they az all hours haunted thoBe per-
sons who had wrouged them in this
world. But in that respect am pecul
lar ghost. have my regular haunting
hour. remember as my murderer stood
over ms the clock in an adjoining room
chimed the hour of o'clock, and every
night just al ! o'clock J pay my VIC
tim--he's my victim nova visit And
must be going
He moved toward the door and we fol-
lowed
do you Young men want TO follow
ghost upon his cheerful mission" he
asked,
by all means, il you viii let US, 1" said
Dalrymple
II have no objection. A ghost desires
no company but you may go.
We followed him out through the
darkness 10 the road that led past the
house Hemoved quickly along the road
and we followed filed with sensation
which cannot explain With ghost
on his nightly roundsl This was some
thing straug" passing strange.
over the hills we followed his ghost.
ship until the village had been completely
left behind The fields. waving with
their harvests Of corn. were on either
side
Where was be going2 Who was the
murderer; These thoughts fitted
through my mind Il thousand times.
Presently he stepped before a large farm
house
This is the place. said he.
Great heavens! Was il possiblef
| knew the place well II was the
residence of Captain James Standiford,
one Of the most prominent men in our
whole vicinity
This cannot be true" said Dalrym-
Pile.
But the ghost gave us no time for
words or thoughts,.
Follow me. ne said, and he entered
the house. Bolts and bars have no re.
straining power against ghost. for he
pushed the door lightly aside and stepped
into the hallway Evidently he knew
the place we'll a look of delight, ! fan
cied came over his face as lie beckoned
us to follow him up the stairway
AT the top Of the stairs he stopped be-
fore door
This is his room" he said
He turned the knob and went in.
The room was dark. but through an
open shutter faint streak Of light en-
tered
On a bed sleeper was tossing rest
lessly about. II was Standifnrd.
He moaned. restlessly turned over ana
then, with frightened start, sat up in
bed
His eyes fell upon the CHASTITY ghost
figure standing at the foot OF his bed
looking thousand times more horrible
than when we had first seen him
With loud cry Of terror he sprn
from the bed and ran 10 the farther side
Of the room Slowly the ghost NO.
after him.
Take it away, Take it away! d.
shrieked Its his facet Take il away
Oh, God! Take it awayr'
StandifOrd's face was 50 terribly
drawn and acutorted by his terrars that
one of his most intimate acquaintance
would not have known him
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and with maniacal. terrified look he
ran about the room, getting AS far from
the ghost as the room would allow
shrieking and moaning piteously all tine
while
Shrinking ia corner like cur at
bay with his hloodshot eyes almost
ready IL burst from their sockets. StaudI-
ford held up his hands toward the ghost
and cried out piteously.
Go away now. please go away. am
sorry-so sorry, and this is enongh-my
Godl it's enough!'
But the avenging spirit did not hear
his pleas for mercy. Wherever Standi,
ford went the horrible thing followed
him.
For almost an hour il went on thus.
NlfEi at lhNk 0kt4liAlAAhtAA bf'N' ANAft
~ exhausted. threw himself or the Ted
aud covered les face with his pillow,
TRYING to shut out the hidsous sight and
CRYING out in the most penitent manner
For moment the ghost lowered over
him and was gone
Dalrymple and myself stood rooted tc
the spot for few moments. and then.
realizing our positions. went back down
the stairway and our II the hnnse
TINS IL horrible experience, saHa
Dairyinple and a horrible revelation.
We walked back home IN silence. busy
with our own thoughts concerning the
novel experience Of the night
The next day met stIndiford on the
streets liz. spoke 10 me IN MS usual
happy manner. but noticed dark lines
under his eyes. vine he wore sleepy
and detected look
He was 4 murderer. and M one tut
myself and D.arymple knew and would
ever know
Would u do 10 proclaim MIN 10 the
world a. sneh with NJ prpaf but the
ghosts testimony. aud 10 have the ghost
summoned into court: | think not. =
Robert l. Adamson IN Atlanta Constr
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