Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-07-18


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night! | calculated. Il s.. !, ut the foot
of my bed, aid it see ned II disappear
through the panel of tho wall. Is your
room in the west wing at the end of the
great PASSAGE
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arc evidently sleeping in the next room to
me! What is to be done?'
We cannot stay, and l certainly do
not like the idea of breaking up the party.
We'll we talked it over long and ear
nestly, and at last arranged to stay that
night at any rate and see if it visited us
again.
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which we forgot our fears, night came on,
and we once more retired to our rooms,
but not to bed.
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had appeared ON the previous night, and,
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my fears, and, throwing myself on the
bed was asleep in n moment.
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start, and L fcls at once that the thing was
by me. In terror l opened my eyes. Oh,
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fearful thing had vanished. l jumped up
from the bed and rushed instantly into my
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