Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-06-15

nnd pleasant is Il womms, stretch
M ont my arms. and grusped the
phantom. 1t shrieked aud started,
Int | was strong, and the ghost was
solid, 40 il didn't get away didh Z
feel afraid Of then; onthcrontmry,
il seemed afraid 1T me
Dear ghost, sweet ghost, said
II wont hurt yoa
The answer came tremhlingly and
low: What are you sayingl Who
sent yuu2"
why. my darling ghost said,
1.-THE lady that's going 10 he Mrs
Butter-ScOtch
How 10 you know she is2'
"Oh, know Wen enough. You ARE
d smart ghost not 10 know that
She dopsn [ love him
"Oh YES, She does My swe't little
phantom, you are entirely mistaken
Come. iii see il | can't light the lam
tern, ii that insane BOBBY hasn /
smashed il all to pieces in getting
out.
Let me 20, please, the ghost
begged IN a very polite manner
aud as il spoke the words sounded
Ia me very much as from human
voice disguised, and Vet ] cOnldn /
49,, tor TIM life oi mp how anything
human could have got into tao
house after We came in, or how amy
thing human could have Inadr such
an everlasting row and ratified IT,
bones so unpleasuntly kui tlp
ghost hands had flesh ou them
Ny curiosity was aroused, - stid.
No, | can't lrr Won 90
Its wrong buGgius ms when SON
love another
Whom 10 love-
Mrs. Butter S,otrh III course /
know ull about ID
ion do, IA; Then | suppose Won
know how il all happened?
Yes, 81 course | do
Do yon know why stopped.
Because you hadn't money
enough to ask her tO marry You
YOUR. perfectly right, my dear
little ghost but neither sou nor
know whether she'd have married
mr even Il / happened to hnvtpleuty
oi money. wish you'd tell me-
thnt
Il won't 10 anything Of the kind
I'm perfectly surprised ut myself lOr
talking 10 mortal 30 long Good
bye man Go back Is the Humpl,.
reys, and tell them what you have
seen lfthe old man buys this house,
won't make il hot Tor hint Good
bye, mortal
But ! would not let 20 81 tho
ghost \ arm.
Please let me 20 now, the phnn
tom beSeeched
A bright idea rumr 10 ms, said.
Can trust you1 n d ghosts word
good for anything"
With grrat dignity il answered.
Yes; never liz
"All right II youll promise u
meet me tomorrow evening undcr
the old apple tr,c on Mr. Humphreys
place al ten o clock III let you 20. 4"
Aud as released my hold the ghost
seemed 10 vanish away, ana ! opened
the door and went out Ms senses,
WERE dnzrd in the open uir tn" even.
ny had been 20 strange. 80 almost
suspicious, that could not fathuu
y hll ~ once Besides. | had al.
lowed the ghost 10 90 before it had
gwen the promise TO meet nr uguin
! remembered my stupidity with r.
greet, but somehow | lclt the ghost
would consider the promise ns hnv.
ing been given, and be at the tryst.
ingplaCe. A. the house they hnd
given me up for lost, and were dis
GUESSING all manner 1T plans for my
rescue and Ned was on thu point 81
coming for me alone, ~ MIR steele
could not be persuaded 10 enter thnt
house again until daylight. How.
ever the thing was settled. nnd Mr..
Humphreys accepted our report Nh.
questionably, but with great regret.
ana the next morning Mabel was In.
formed Of the result. At last the
evening came, and we Wpre in tho
porch. Mabel had retired with n
headache, and the rcst Of ns smoked
our cigars and followed our own
thoughts in silence. Az II nearcd
ten, | arose lcisurelv. and strnllod
Of to the old apple tree. had been
there but few minutes when / saw
a white figure approaching rs IL nom
the adjoining place, and il came
to me and stopped nj my
side.
lifted my hat Good evening.
] said.
The phantom responded with 4
neat little ghostly courtesy. Nor.
tal, J never tell q lie II said
VIII you shake hands? Truly i
ghost = word can be believed
The phantom give me its hnnd
but after had held lit a decent length
o.ftime, tried to regain possession of |
Does the old gentleman believes
asked the ghost.
Yes: it's all right-he won't buy
ne house now. You can remain
tlOnp i'm III in un,tufu,t,aI .