Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-02
THAT MYSTERIOUS VISION.

THAT MYSTERIOUS VISION.
some years ago I met Gascoyne,
dressed .n suit Of Scotch gray Sport
Ing clothes It was q, q railway STA
ton. and ne had beside him his gun
ease and fishing rods.
-Hauo. Gascoyue.' I said, as l came
I'D with him. Whats the game no"
Tbts looks something like business
"Ab my boy" says he, Il should
tlt-z II Is. roo Old Johnson has been
locking cu- for q country place for some
r-r1a YOU know. and he has managed 10
ind one uD in the north at a marvel
or=rv cheap rent. He's taken 1t for y
.p,~.ss ana II ne likes b. he has The
chance Of buying it at a ridiculous ng-
ure. ..o.,
.way. what's the master with it?'
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.Cr. nothing" he replied, chat I
know of. but it doesn't suit the owner
for some reason, and ne has had IL on
his hands for q long time and could
not let s-. and I suppose he thought ne
would get rid of il az any price. Jonn-
SON asked me 90 so and have a month S
SPORT. ,..,.
What was my surprise, In a little
more than q week 9f-ecU3rd, to- meet
him one evening in High street as was
returning from business.
"Wh. Gascoyne, / said, whatever
has brought you backasain so soon!
i thought YOU were going TO stay a
month.
Never a month would I stay az that
place for any price. he replied, but
come. lee us walk up 20 the Ring Of
Bells a- the end Of the village. We
shall be cu!a. there, and shall tell YOU
am about it,
we went up to the old inn, and before
comfortable glass and blazing IRE we
T- our pipes and ne commenced:
owe had three most enjoyable days.
We had O few idle shots, and cast fly
OF Two for trout as we sauntered along,
talking of old times. and these lazy
trials were sufficient 10 show us that We
should have fine sport when we COM
mencel in earnest
con The fourth day the others came.
We had q glorious time of it and went
to- bed tired ont. I dropped to sleep at
once. but after some two hours I woke
ND. bs-hed In q cold perspiratiOn and
with q terrible feelngthat I could not
account for.
Whether I had been dreaming or no
7 could not tell. bur right by the foot
Of The bed I saw-the bust of q woman,
as though the body had been cut
through at the waist,
"Tne face was rs white as marble
land the eyes seemed to- look beseeching-
PSF ur1u me--errifiel, I was unable 20
SIR. and the figure gradually iOated
away and disappeared through the pam
els of the wall heaying, as !. did so, a
lew. deep sigh
"I went down 20 bre3kf3s- with the
effects Of the nights apparit.on still
upon me. and before I had finished my
second cup o. coffee what I had dsup-
posed To- De the usual query in such
cases arose Co nay mind-c0Uld l af-er
au have iaCcieI tina. the app2ritiOn ap-
paacei7
cat the far end Of he table 7 noticed
gentleman who laughed with the
Ioude- yes eriav and whose Saliies had
amused us an. but who was now silent
and tacturn. AS soon rs breakfast was
over j sought him cut and said to him:
"T ann AFRAID something has hap
Dened to- disturb you: you were in such
excellent spirits when we parted last
night and seemed SO very different et
the table this morning that I feel sure
something must be the mater. Per-
aa9s Won didn't have a good nights
rest9"
sWe'1' he said # cannot saw +hat
/ ala. hr-T do moi wish IN sneak Of it,
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