The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-29
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bed him to death then and there. The
mate afterward took her home. but on
the way passenger took 20 ailing in
some mysterious fashion and up and
died very suddenly.
''Of course, she was a haunted ship
when she arrived home, and so the
owners had her name changed, aud
she was refitted and painted up entire
/ " different from what she had been.
Then she sailed away with new cap
tain. but on the way out he took to
drink, and by the time she reached
Demerara he was off his head and
killed himself with a revolver.
/ Now she was haunted, sure enough.
Il You could believe the mate. Mind
you, after she was refitted the mate
said never a word To the new captain
what had happened in her before, and
even when a new captain came out
from home to take charge of her, be-
/ lieving that the last captain was natu-
rally drunkard instead OF one who
had taken to it after coming on this
ship. this first officer never said word,
because be did not believe in ghosts or
even in future state.
However, the first night the new
captain was on board the trouble be-
gan. The captain at about nine o'clock
went 10 his room and retired An hour
later ne was calling the mate and tell
ing that he had gone TO sleep, and then
had been awakened by light in the
room. ON opening his eyes he saw a
short. thichset man, with side whiskers.
in the armchair at the desk, leaning
over. with his elbows on the desk. hold
ing his head between his hands and
saying: oh, my poor head. Oh, my
poor head"
That was enough for the mate He
eft the vessel that night with all
nauds. This new captain knew moth
Ing of the style or manner OF the one
who had killed himself and the pic
ture-ghost, or what you may cali it
in the chair was the image in appear
Bnce and dress of the suicide. and had
complained ia precisely the words and
voice Of the dead man"
This brought out the story % An
exile from Salvador whom the narrator
met in Guatemala. Having got into
trouble with the authorize. Senior
Don Sebastian Moi arieta saved his life
by fleeing 70 Anapais. Honduras, a.
many another exile has done. and there
taking a steamer north 20 San jose,
Guatemala A friend Of his who was
involved in ike manner was 70 have
reached AmaD als ~ a different route
IN time for the same steamer. and %
prevent any possible delays Nojarieta
engaged ststero0ms and secured passes
from the Amapala authorities FOR his
friend and himself As soon IS he ar
rived Bat the steamer czy came
yyiihost his friend and Aojsr.eia Was
obliged 20 sail alone
At the usual hour. on The first night
out." the story teller went OF. -Moja-
rieia retired and went 20 sleep but
had no sooner dozed OF than he WOKE
hearing hls friends voice. a. be szys.
IN The next stztsrooT1. which he Lad
suppO~ed - - empty. Leaving hls
berth be sFent cut into the pAsszse sssy
and opened the door 20 tsse al ioiaing
room. and there, he szYs. &c sax lying
ia the berth TIE BODY a his frssaE
fslly dressed. but with three bullet
holes IN .he treas; u h-s c9sf ard cts
81 The right chesx
Al IKE; Nolzrieta fszat~d. and uss
found Of the deck bv The stesEzr9 and
pat 20 bed zzafa- Thereafter !. Ess
. Eaost rzsisers be pzasaze. tO- ts< vcs-
81 touched u both Of th~ Salvador
;-1r-s and Eas ab~lat = week rs&ekiag
Szn Juse H0ssrieta was sare his
friend had ben shos- sna expected =
force to cga- Ct .rol s.1- :. - 49,