The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-20

] saw, Sitting IN the shadow OF one OF
the pillars a figure which tae light Of
the moon In the Cast quarter scarcely
revealed.
"lrs just moc sor. Old Roger. from
The 'Cladcs. cross the way said cor
aial voice.
u often come here 10 smoke and
think There Is so much work oye7
youdor that a man has no time 70 think
an I'm rettn' a biz old. now. sir
"'Youll be the gentleman that Or
Etoppiu at SawyCr's. In TIE village. /
hHowcd 20 by your smoAin' a aegyar.
for Churchstlle smokes pipe
Thank'ye. I'm try Il. though I'm some
aieard Of EN-. but 10 be social. for. IN
. Try H.
A few adrolt questions set him 20
talkins about himself bis master, and
/ the old days az IothcFg.ade
Master is strange man. and a
BIZ set, but ] speak my mind 70 'um
I often. au' be tells me 20 leave. but
/ I've served too long as man and boy
10 turn out az my age. got as good
a right 10 stay as he. an / tell him so.
I'm none afeard o. him. for all his
/ giowerin' NJ me with his strange eyes.
Ever since the demon o. death ear
/ fIed away the souls OF the two young
masters he's been lord o the place his
self. an that were thirty years ago
/ Aye. a black and sad day, and here 10
/ this very church u we're. and not q
man. woman nor child but me. sor
I and now and then a visitor, has pm,
FOO, into Il since. The simple folk are
afraid OF the 'hants.' but ] know that
there would be no ghosts but Of my
dear young masters. an Ia be nole
aicard o. them.
The old man. fatiercd apparently by
an apprcciatiye listener. pulled labor
iously az his cigar. and continued
There were two masters o Hether-
. glade. and o. the church. for Il vas
never owned by the village. but were
built over three hundred year ago by
q sayman o. them times. and held by
/ their heirs ever since. Two kinder
nor better hearted lads never lived
than them. twins they were. an o.
near alike as two peas Tall with
naxen curls that always marked the
Saymans. until this one Their father
Eho had ministerod az this church for
two score Of years. were that proud OF
them Il were sinful One we're o
preacher and one we're a player. and
such music ns come out o. that old or.
gan! Il was like the heavenly choir
Well. the ola minister died. loay.
en- everything 10 his two sons. an u
both o. them died without heirs. q
his brother IN India. this same jasper
sayman. An % were down 10 the vii
that the one should preach ana th,
other play so long as they lived. In th,
ola church here.
We'll. looked Ike the old mar
knowcd somc;hin were 20. Tor d,
turned up az The rcaiin' o. the viii an
were sore angry a, the conditions. FOL
be said be were fi,y then. an labl,
20 be an old man. an poor. Hes mig,
onto a hundred now sor. though vol
m.ghtnt think o. But the two BARN
made him bide with them. an told hin
be should be their care 30 long as the,
lived.
lit were two years after the Oh
lords dcathI was sexton o. this churcI
always. that we're before I were gar
dcner. cook and iooiman. an rolled 10
20 one be added Ia pagcn;hetical dis
gust
An ! went up one morning 20 tld,
T. up a Bit The two lads spent much q
their time here. one wri,la' o. bis ser
| mons. ln the library o. the church. an
the Other maxim music that took YOU
senses away. Tor the wonder % Il.
When ! opened the door that mori
. O. seemed 90 me that the air. was wrong
70 were black with the shadow sin.
found In a minute. an filled with thu
/ very smell OF he'll
Just In front OF the altar. 10 N,
right OF the organ. was the youn.
I preacher. lyin dead, vi a knife IN hi
. heart. his hand graspin' the hilt OF. a
Q. he had put Il there hisselt Tn
other was slitin' 90 the organ. leauln
forward. bis head sunk down. an on
music crumplcd up Ia his arms whicI
were lyin' on the KEYS. Tie were dead
too. dead. as he were a playIn' o.
Lost Chord. they said. There ver
an ugly knife wound In his neck. Q
the heart
Il did not know whether was dea
. or alive. but ! screamed so that IA
! uncle. an soon the whole village cam,
! In the Inquest o. was allowed TIA
one had killed the other. then himself
but there were always some VII
doubted though there was nothing {
prove contrary.
. The uncle came In Tor the es,ai,
an has lived close and stingy the year
since.
Tin an old man. sor. an IN nC
b have to walt long to ind out the truth
No. ! never 'spicioned nobody. but
3 think they never done 50 black a dee,
neither one Of them.
Il had listened to the old mans stor
80 intenily that forgot the la,encss q
OF the hour and the storm that IA
threatened. until a loud thunder claI
RICH, over our head. recalled me. W
looked up TO hnd that the dense cloud
, bad gathered thick. and already bl
, drops were beating down on u.s. W
, both stepped inside the church doc
|, Tor shelter. as the storm burst IN re-.
fury and dashed itself In an uproa
2 that dcafened our cars.
r Presently there was a lull. and "
] were terrified to hear a sound OF wal
2 ing music come from the organ IN n
. rear OF the church We strained on
ears In the darkness, then from OF
e the shadow the music CHANGED into N