The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1894-04-13

At this moment telegram WAS
brought in which made us forget all
about the old lady. II told no 60 be
ready carly nest morning for a drive
to Peel, rs cousin of mothers, an
old clergyman, of whom we were very
fond would bring carriage for us
Immediately after breakfast All WAS
now hustle and preparation, the land
lady taking orders and giving advice
as to the substantial cold lunch which
| wished nicely packed and ready to
go with us; and very cleyerly the land
lady catered for us, and very content
were our hungry party the next day,
when, after the long drive and the
sightseeing, and thrilling tales of the
dungeon at Peel Castle, and of the
spectral dog which haunts the ruins
very content were all to sit round my
snowy cloth on the green and partake
of the good things spread thereon.
"Shall you dream of the spectral
dog?" asked Canon Goodman, laugh
ing, as we drove home at last through
the twilight.
Don't talk of it,, said Albert, the
younger of the boys. 1t is all very
we'll while we are here together III the
daylight, but by-and.by, when Ed
ward and [ are alone in that horrid
little dark room of ours
"Lock your door, said Edward in q
sepulchral voice.
"Oh, 1 dare say" said Carry, with
a nervous SILVER; "but you can't lock
out ghost.
We got home late and very tired,
and went at once to our rooms. Half
an hour afterwards Just as was put
ting out my candle, Carrie came in in
her dressing gown, with her beautiful
hair down her back. Carrie really is
a pretty girl, and her hair is wonder
full. 1t fell in bright soft ripples
nearly to her knees.
'Jane," she said, coaxingly, edo
let me sleep with you tonight"
This hot night !" [ exclaimed !;
why, Garry, how uncomfortable We
should be.
''Do let me, Jane! Somehow [ can
think of nothing but that horrid dog.
l shall not close an eye if | am alone. "
OF course l let her stay with me,
and in five minutes we were both
asleep.
Next morning when we all met at
breakfast, | asked, laughingly, if all
Of them had 'locked their doors
The girls laughed and shook their
heads.
''No one, I suppose, saw the spec
. trail dog?" said Carry.
The girls again shook their heads,
but Edward colored and looked away.
, Edward said Garry, "you look
guilty; / am glad some one else was
afraid. l was too frightened to sleep
alone, and went in to Jane"
II was not frightened" said Ed
ward, Indignantly, "but it came to
me. | saw and felt it.
Saw it T. exclaimed all the girls al
once. "Oh, what was it like? HaC
it fiery eyes? Did it not feel cold and
corpse-likc? What did it say, or die
| it only bark"
, ooh, how lovely to really know
[ someone who, with his own eyes, be
held ghost !"
, at came from your room, anyhow
| Miss Garry. The night was so ho'
that [ was restless and could not sleep
1 and as lay awake heard your room
. door shut and something trail itsel
: across the lobby; and then my doc
| gently opened and something dim, ant
e tall, and black, entered and cam,
= towards the bed"
t Horrible! Did you start up? Die
= you scream? We heard no noise"
S no." said Edward, somehow
T., fascinated me and felt that / mus
h lie still and watch it. There was YER
}, little light, so | only saw it like
darker spot in the darkness, movin
o slowly toward the bed"
e The three girls shiyered; Garry
:, face was as white rs paper, SO, to brea
Il the spell, | said
But the spectral dog could not loo
e tall, Edward though, of course,
|, would look big
IS How can you tell?" said Garry
+ ''you never saw II spectre. What di,
it do, Edward?'
l. 'It glidcd over toward the bed.
o could hear it breathe quite distinctly.
81 did not know that spectre
II breathed," said l.
d Carry stamped her foot.
"Do let Edward tell us, Jane n
wonder it did not go TO you. n
Y. spectre would condescend to visit an
il one so prosaic and commonplace"
" Edward continued his tale.
Id cit stood up, tall and dim and darl
" beside the bed, then it slowly beI
over, felt my head with its black paw
u heayed n deep sigh, then slowly raise