Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-06-10
( dom, know how long Y might hava

and went out of that house like one ine
dream.
How ! managed to attend to my work
that day don't know. hardly remem-
Der one incident OF the - hours.
was overwhelmed with dreadful antici-
pations Of events 10 trauspire during
the coming night. The third night
The third night was the additionally
fated night.
was tempted 10 unbosom myself toa
friend and get him TO 90 and sleep Win
me. but / was too much ashamed Of NY
pusillanmousncss Better suffer any
thing at the hands of spook than Laye
myself the laughing stock Of all mg
friends.
This time | was determined to see o.
out. would sit up all night 20 waich
that clock and sec with my own cre1
how it was managed and by VIVA.
p.eans.
| accordingly made arrangement Joy
a big fire 10 be kept up all night. srv-
eral extra lights, something TO ear and
drink, my pipe and plenty OF books.
Then | shut my windows dioeec1
down the shades so that the light would
not bc conspicuous from the outside
aud prepared myself for the shcstly cn-
slaught
That should have IIed 10 en1oOAl'F
real ghost must nave pee" 0''1
under the necessarily peculiar 'I'''Ini'
stances qualifying me Tor suil 'r3o uia~
encounters. / dcgouty wished otter
circumstances ha" oeeh employ CO..
BY this time was -ph\Slcalf d.
] could neither eat, drink nor smoke.
could only thlhk' ana ~, uinu was lA q
perfect Whirlg.g OF confusion.
How the hours ORA gtc, Us hours WI
that are uhehlp4ol co. ! "'lloS' ,"""e'-
time loitered Will I"ai'ce ai'Te1hoNt''
w hen one hcau Us ON we o'otA ."-S
say 1t Is relel lor Inc HA 10 I"ll' %
Aeve l could have a-u'liA'," ana SUB
fered dec2pltation Jess oifa@reeao.i.
At ten O'Clock wound ana SET by M
watch my precious alarm ana plaeel ~
in It's customary place upon the InaAlti.
1t was a capriclous niue ailair al ocs..
and lately had TO be lald upon us btct
in order to keep proper time-'n 'oet.
TO run at al; SO turned II on IT'S Dack
as usual and sat "oWn TO "otch H. Inc
rain had clearer ap' but the WIND e0s-
tinued TO howA around III a hlueous'E
unpleasant manner uoH INN"
nave ever heard Wlhu DO" as u Vi"
upon that particular night. mug neg
1t TO De thIck Win lhA| ue'H9 tHal or
lowed ana groaneu ana lau9H'u JIM
sArIeked al IN Il pre"Ih' nc prdIcl ea
OF sycamore tree seraIiAg asu'iS' ~
roof maze my Hesh creep NHIe LIZ
WIND surFlng through tAe wiz oIdNSs
trees created queer Whls'HuE SouA1
which never heard neiofe or since
Oh. the interminable time | Nat there
sick at heart, worn out ~ mlnd ana
body watching ana waiting or hoe"
not what buck ANDERSON lo0' q"
come au' TAKE IL cur OF me- - sweet
state l tad Worked nlseI mo- ,'u'f-
How WouIu IL emu N"a' "ou4" az ~
10 me- IAN upon ana Dr'1o1F 1N'.
small matter / was nol airaI' ~
what any human coUlu uo 10 H'''
could yea up my me WI" as 1oO'N
grace as the next H"h' nul @Ios'-
"hat means "oui" ne e'I ploS oo-'"
not anticipate H. Noulu nave - see
H. nave 10 experience H.
glanced mp at the little clock and
II Il knife had been plunged INTO m}
heart the emotion could not nave been
otherwise than ii was When saw 'n1t
IL mad moved. The clock had moved
y certain ornamental point winch haa
noted matched with certain figure in
me mautel lamhrequh upon when 4
had rested my eyes had unmls'aNao.S
moved. broke INTO coio sweat ny
throat hur' NE horr'olI' ana l leIt ny
haIr rlee upon iA} mead. was power
less TO chao2e the posilloh OIL hhSeE
1t had moved lAefe was 10 cH"4cf
Tor DOUBT II was iact
gazcd speilbound, all my senses ao-
sorbed into that OF seeing. For holrf
and hours sat III state OF hall con
sclousness watching the clock move
Slowly, slowly, to the left, almost TOO
SLOWLY 10 DE DpTGQHfIDtp. until il had