The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-04

Manchester to examine into the case Of
girl three months in trance. Without
knowing he was returning I telegraphed:
"Don't take express sonight. Wait"
And as 1t happened the express that night
was wrecked and nearly oil its passengers
injured. At all events, there seemed some
bond Of sympathy between u.s. and thus it
came to pass that two very opposite ma
lures became fast friends.
AS the train rushed into the station I
saw my friend, with small black bag in
his hand, pacing the platform from end to
end. "Ah, in good time" he said as
Jumped out. I'VE have a good two mile
tramp before US, SO don't ask any ques-
tions now. III explain on the way. We
must reach our point Of survey before 10
strikes"
"This sounds quite ghostly, Max" I
said. "What's the casef"
"Well," no answered, "it's the funniest
thing I've met lately. What it will turn
out is another thing, but up to now the
evidence lies In favor Of the good old fash
loned ghost that walks at 1e The story
Is to the effect that the house we are about
20 visit has as fine record Of blood as any
ancient castle. 1t is quito modern, built
In ls47 by the grandfather Of Its pres
ent owner. 1t occupies lonely site with
In stones throw Of the ruins of an old
abbey, and 1t is from this very abbey that
all the trouble comes. It Is reported to be
haunted by the ghost Of an old monk, and
Its career OF crime Is laid on the shaved
head OF this early and long departed Chris
tian. The part cannot reconcile Is why
IN old monk who died q few hundred
years ago should turn up now to trouble
well behaved people at the end Of the nine
teenth century.
"Sinoe 1t was built murder has fol-
lowed murder suicide followed suicide,
but yet there was no talk about any ghost
theory until within the last 10 months,
and since then the old monk seems to
have made himself master Of the situation.
The present owner year ago while tray
cling In America one morning received the
startling news that his father had hung
himself In the cellar, so he hurried home
with newly made bride to take posses
sion. His wife, a young and fearless
American from some out Of the way
place In Texas, woman who never heard
Of ghosts, was the first to see the appari-
tion. Going into the nursery one night to
look after her child, she found the nurse
asleep and the form of an old monk lean
ing over the cradle. She screamed, faint
I'd, and when people came to her assistance
the monk had disappeared, and the mark
Of cross was found on the child's fore
head. From that moment the monk WIS.,
tied them regularly. Even in the daylight
he might be seen walking down the cor
ridors and the stairways, and q strange
noise commenced every night at IL o'clock
chat seemed toshake the house to its foun-
dations. The servants Of course threw up
sheir places and left, and the only one that
semained, an old butler, few days after
ward was found hung in exactly the same
place 90 the owners father. Under these
circumstances I can hardly wonder at
the people clearing out Since then, though
she house has remained empty, the noises
are heard BY every ono who approaches the
house at midniRht. and tho form of the