The times., 1897-03-26

| negress to live on, but he said nothing
| about it.
One day when called found him sit
ting on the floor III front of his organ count
| ing money into a small tin box He hardly
| noticed me, and there was strange, terri
| fled look in his eyes.
They made me spend five dollars, he
moaned.
"Wh0?''
They said the yard and cellar should bt
cleaned and they cleaned thenl-made mt
pay five dollars | could have started in
two weeks He pressed the bills down
into his box, and after a fins caressng
look shut it and hid it back Of the organ.
| guessed that an agent Of the board OF
health had been to see him.
Three weeks later he told me that he
would be gone in five days and asked me
to 20 down to the ship with him and
see him off He had engaged his passage
in the stecrase.
"Miie is to have the house when
am gone and my two hundred year for
working for me. She can eat three times
day till she dies
But what will you do for yourself?'
asked
Me? | shall die when | have played
on the big organ. shall not bother
about money any more. | have $50
besides my ticket-what more can need?'
That had been on "A Thursday In August.
His ship sailed on the following Wednes-
day. helped him pack his bag and
get his things ready. feeling as though
| were aiding and abetting some unlaw
full act. The old ncgreSs looked gIum
and augry.
| was to help him down TO the wharf,
so I appeared at his house at 8 O'Clock
Wednesday morning. When | rounded
the corner / saw n score OF persons
standing in front of his door, and my
heart sprang into my mouth. l ran
down the street and pushed my way into
the crowd
Whats thc rnatter?'' | demanded.
II don't KNOW said the man, but
listen"
The wailing notes Of the organ struck
my ears and made me shiyer. The same
notes, the same discords walled out un-
ceaSnsly. The windows We're shut. |
showed my way up the steps and rang
the bell. could hear it awaken the
echoes in tile all but empty house and
tliel ult GOWN ana get IOSl III Jne Ndli-
ing OF the organ No one came to the
door. rang again, and the crowd
looked at me wonderinSly. My face
was pale | know, and | must have looked
as / felt terribly excited
There's ghosts in there l heard an
old man say. and those who heard passed
the remark to the others, and all drew
away from the house little. A policeman
came mp and wanted to know what the
trouble was
My friend, a musician, lives here l
explained, land ! think something has
happened to him.
Ring the bell" he said, and then gave
IL pull himself He got no answer, and
the waiIing Of the organ still continued.
Come with me 10 the back of the house
ana let us break in suggested We went
around through filthy alley, followed by
half of the curious crowd
A small boy climbed over the fence and
open ed the gate for us. The back door was
open, and rushed through the house ahead
of the policeman and into the parlor.
could see nothing on account OF the dark
ness, but the wailing of the organ chilled
me knew that Iny friend lay on the keys.
! opened one of the shutters, and we
picked him up, the policeman and /, and
carried him upstairs to his warm little
bed.
He was not dead. When we had bathed
his head and forced a little whisky into