The Delta independent., 1899-10-20
THE GRAVES ODOR.

ing iu his chair. nid abruptly;
"Do you know. Dick. . nsa was Gbos
onoe juss where yoo'rs sitsinor'
Naturally l WAS startled. and. isseeed
of replying 70 StanAsld's rsoask.
glanced uueasily down the loa0. gbese-
" veranda. Of which the oasss sd0s iay
in bright mooulighs. while IL isnse
portion was wrapped b the esnss
shadow of the partly dsawn bamboo
jalousies
III know the feeling" Z" md stas1e1d,
noting my uueasinssa- II never sis here
Of sn evening without getting crsspy
sensation all over ms. The servants ny
the old bungalow 10 haunted. ard
shouldn't wonder II they are right.
Anyhow. IL 10 in't 10 osshs % b. Sss
shs story connected with 10 10 - o9uns-
ny one aleoQetheI. See that holo - -
jalousies there on your rishsF'
"Do you mean shas oblong slis jsss
above the balustrade? 'Po0 ny word,
against tine moonlight. IL looks fos all
the world like malignant sysi''
80 is is." a,d Stasaeld, with .
sligbs shivsr. ''ls WAS through that
bole Judge Robersson. my Dssdscsnos.
was shot
"Ah. I've heard there Wa . slsangs
story connected with his dsafh, ~ !
know pone Of the parsioslaea 6apposs
you light auoshef weed and ealk - eas
Of this creepy Hs"
"Taik you into . woeno 90. Dere
like retorted ssanneld. stsikiaG
fusee. I'm wager you nsves hGns1 .
vsirdsr story. Bus yos shall hsvs ~
facts and then judss foe yourself. "
With thst he ssssIsd hinsssif = Ne
chair. aud after pa0ipS fs0ssetvo1v =
his cheroos fus soas ssco1ds w1ss - -
ssil me tie seasy q ~ - sDsaGb
tbs 5aiousies:
"Robsrtsou, yos muss ksow. - -
Csou boy. like myssif. We wsse ehsdIss
In fact. in slss Old dayA asd shas = ~
came to know of . peculiar sssatsIen.
u may 70 name u, thss is ~ - haVo
bssn il hrs family fos cssessisa
II don't know wbesbes yoa bslievo
In death y warnings. Dict. bot u sosaDs
thas for hundreds Of ysass - Rohesess1
has ever died withost 1sss havisO ~
sipcs psemosisios os his spDruaso30B
end. aud. what 10 moss ssnaRkabee G1ioa
the warning always COMES h ~ 1asD
Of m odos. sr earthly sDsll-shs De1D
II nav dug grave
"well. shoas wssk bs1oee hie1sasA
VIXEN hs vas o. bic wsy % aa4s ~ his
paseed through AalaRiahn6, Vhaso ]
was &C sLss time ststiossd - eulbseeaR.
and Of courfs ] Pat hin up fos ths ot0hG
After dinner We wess sitting sDsktaG
Jest - yos and ass nsW. Wboo -
sutIy be s1ys:
"'ssapheId.' ays hs. 'shsFs's ~.
ilisb quser smell ahost. 0ssa havta0
any digging dops o. sbs pssnisssr
"'Eo. sstd I. i haves't. asA ~ ~
life Of me cast aDsll asyshiaO a.
ceps there Dindissls ws'ss sasokisG'
"'Perbsts shat's whas u 4, shea.'
aid - dosbsfslly. cd fD baif -
hour q % ths ssb3sss We 6su0psA
''Just ~ .-s wsss nskisg . 0ovo ~
bsd, howsves. - ssdAssly sstps ~
hand, aud, Ssapnejd, ays - boas0.
y, fog Gods 0ts ssll ~ Ties yoag
people hsvs bern diRsing snDswhoo
neas ~ that there's bsso . shoWss. ]
cas's get tbss essthy snssll 0ss a ~
po-sstis It's iiks sesaAtag osss . ~
made ernve.'
"Josa . week later. 20 . ~. Vas
as work In my olBos oss nossisg Whso
. peon broosht IN . ssIsssso. Dtsk.
thss seies1sn bsosshs 10 ssWs shso
ko5srtsoa mad tsss sbos dsaA - his
own busiss - = o'clock ~ sv0taG ~
foesr'
"By his own bssjesr' ! ssclstos1
bosriIsd. fnr wills ssssAsld was ssass-
ing this tragic tale bsd basA ~
voics of hir bssisr giving arlsss - ~
tabis boys In the dining so00 ss oaR
back.
YEA BY bis own butiss." rssunsa
Sfaufie,d, ".nd o. the very spus wsssU
you SIT. lsssesd. sossslsiss his wssch.
"ss hapye... luss ss this tiise, fos ts's
SOW O'Clock 20 sbs miuooA" ~
"Bul" csted. s!ancisg sppssaso-
stvely - sb- syviiks spestoss - ~
jsiossie. why b Bic bssIssf ~
kesv.s's ssha. eaplaisr'
~ wnI." cubsisssd UtanosjA, 49,
rr.s muss bart tick . bic aod sslI ~
tnst tbs sescgssm osdesed - 20 pswss1
ss uuco to sLis sssstua - RsAssssun's
ssc.sssm Well. ! ~ - - alouss
ny ss.s ass1 - . jss-R wss - ny ~
pus fellows @ssosass."
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