Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-08-19
THE GHOSTS EYES,
\ Tale OF Chinese Help on A southern
California knnrh.

heid up, but allowed to tran little am an,
10 20 sbcR sb ] i9f ne dnSt 3na TAR yens weed s'G @
r. G,,.ssinls sns nurtied on. N2thihg 9t .rihihE III
| poriahGe could have forced Mary IhVing-
S,o,o S,n & &iitnS iar 10 ieIge' heF eIes""t sen
| M log was coming w from the sea anu
SivNis, ,siosihE IN ana deepenlng tne snaI
! VMS "i lile tofge. ~ was airealN late, tWl-
/ HEht. anu the loneliness ana gloom of tue
~ het oVet-ssi,S li.s nerves
! g. a t''t.e We, 9"i ll9W win q snrlll scream over
6el}ied Ground squirrel rustled in the gn.
! AZ KY suSn up tne pahk, uhd she tet tnat
"'t ','Sg r0rs oI the mngi9 were upon hef
eome l9f IN se igw Of The , hSgse and be The yo We
couraeo. She quickenel her steps stu
,,,,,, more N @ nor easerhess forgetting that the
ben3 nnd ns.nT rosd sd g rG3d sS at Ssg
| ~ aii'hie 9erp; Even this she scarcely mo-
eG"T,a.s pui pushed on over the slippery
| we gate. breathless and lisheveled that
s..gt seeIaog 20 Pe ahie tQ think,
snne SAD saiu 10 herself He would ask me
NJ inailyI el questions. and not be put
~, no! SUI Just then a slight youthful
wkIre s!ksiir,5,,, appt ared az the veranda steps,
S'aiwS'bsnag .,, on CIrutehes ~ i.5l ,..,..
et ne called 10 her. II thought you never
Voice % Sy vas NSt even ana & tn hn more somp2Gqf
u, man a., usual. sing is ON one Of his worst
ner & iate. ! was even afraid to ask him
here in the dark FOR ages. II there's a
ilsn iis,en 5ett =, ont there it won't be his fault.
seemed to go spinning across the kitchen.
am very sorry. my dear" said Mrs.
by the engineer He says the thresher en-
Elne is broken. and he must 60 to Seco
Sianle tomorrow for repairs some OF
ACCOUNTS, to look over. viii be glad when
your father gets home. Harvesting is too
4nportant time Tor me to be left alone.
POOR Allie. What forlorn time you've
and she preceded him into the dark little
parlor.
quickly lighting the lamp she said:
Turn it up more, dear. after it has
burned little. ana tell Sing to have din
ner in five minutes. Iii be right OUT
and she hurried to her room. leaving her
son wondering vaguely that his mofher,s
hand should tremble as she held the
match. and secretly wishing She had not
left him to face the irat" Sing ntone NV
ctstoned to- bsyIrg MSs Va, /" but iomg acI
for HIM he WAY mas1g tTTerE WING i,,i tempered
a little spoiled. Mrs IIyinRstone iaVistc}
upon him that yearning and passionate
calls forfh from from ,notbs m m eni1 @
at once her idol ana her sorrro,, ry ma w ht
sIirLiost wish wss Low. 'o'i'"' anu ms
i5innSr M 10 ,an,, Nv; b'N,;, ,. ,.,, -.
quiet than ustai that ovsp, WAS eNrn , more
ntf7Si,. ,'7T.oHS anptdrea urea ana preoccupled
ratte, Iyar,, 81 @ S.iitdlshF ~ over the
t?Ale. abb, ,e.,,.,., c,,.
in suIISm ro,,tire ftsr Ia,he aiao WSnt t
I
sofs Ssbors n,, g arm I'm, iovlnsH ,,t over her @
S9r,or @ Siib3Ilue'S' tbus ana th'y went out TO the
s,Mtd ~ haye T-bi, ioyelEE } scheme dearest" she
f.vi,i Haivui, me me lalner is away. L thlnk "
siesn in vor oII ipI roor Gpp tGe 10 ZONE oyer & ahd
Viii he more enciaIo n sr it,me tI, m t
a, i, io , atlu we ian pay we
think >" ''''e'' "e"''' NAT uo you
- don't wind " soid Ana, ,,dinoror+,,,
1iI, tin2r I" TdIiiG HiG sac A'iieh' lnailiefehtV'
The house was one of those nrimitive
Spanisb sfrictiIras huiIt nf sdhhn nno
Story and tbra ies . rrIn "i @u9ps am on 0nS
square-verv pleasant and artistic with the
deep yerandps. vine-covered and cool. and
the little court always fun OF flowers and
sunshine but not so convenient and practi-
cal for everyday comfort as some more
modern plans for homes The main part
of the house is taken up by the living
rooms. leaving the sleeping rooms in the
wings and far separated.
1t had been a trying time for Mrs. Liv-
incstone. when her husband had Insisted
mat Allen should give up his little bed
room next TO theirs which ne mad always
hhoS WIS j no iohser longer nany, ne said ana ne
nae mao alWaEs hetsIed Inat room ior ms own
eif he TH fanii IN orten "iICh @
III si,IS iI 'H ;i,,nr IL
rrafgrred To nav I,is mon in coin ratbar |
iban bv check In the usual way
pnt 6iE ,-ifa nod ncvny hsen racopniIod |
boynr n her da1icnie child o,it of tba
sound of her voice at night, and many a |
ssn d at hG his s'T Window 10 10 sne sne bat Ss
darling was sleeping well, and to indulge |
She strained her eyes TO see the pale face |
on the pillow. II will go across the YER |
anda now dear" she said, as Allen
smoked land bring your things for the |
night. The couch is very comfortable, and |
1t VIII be lovely TO have you back"
The chill air struck her unpleasantly as |
she opened the door. She shuddered a lit |
tie and drew her shawl closer.
''What fog" she exclaimed. THE beans
viii be again delayed. It's worse than the
conflict Of haymakng and showers in New
England"
Coming out of her sons room few mo-
ments later, with her arms full of clothing,
she was startled by a slight noise across
me court 1t seemed IKE some heavy
lhlnE dropplhS WITH less noise than rs
weight would suggest IN the misty dark
stone was known FAR and near as woman
of unbounded courage ana se!t-rehance
During her husband 5 frequent business
trips 70 san FRANCISCO She stayed and ruled
the little Kingdom llke n queen. MOI
man on the fahch nut was Slsu When Mrs
LiyingstonG was boss, AZ. me house N the the
canon was her castle, where She and Allen,
which none dared 10 moleSt. u anyone
had told her week ago that this night
she would be haunted creature, trem-
hilng ana hnsuuns, lofmehted ny an eNll
ana ufendlhg she knew not
what she would nave laughed the prophet
TO scorn. ~
The parlor door had heen left little a1ar
and she pushed through II ana ON TO her
own apartment
are fuli III he ready Tor You soon.
Drawing the shades she set resolutely to
work about making her sons room com
.ortable for the nlEht' She dared not lnlnK