The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-17

tAkuty Wne{uoS ~ was t0&utACas VstH ts~t
In the picture. But the nSurs vas Ger
watched and waited, one finger ready on
the trigger Of my revolver.
With the clacksng sound described by
Mrs. Jackson II came down the gallery.
The stick tapped. and the long train rus.
tied. and the moonlight played upon the
rich bues Of the brocade. It did not come
near me, but kept close by the range Of
the family pictures, lingering the frames
and pass.ng IT. white hand over the SUR
faces. At times It stopped, and with bent
held scrutintxed more closely the faces Of
the portraits, Then II began to glide back
more swiftly than II had come. / rose,
perhaps too tncautiously. and must have
made some noise, for before ! could raise
my. revolver to take aim the ghost started,
retreated rapidly towards the painted win
dow. and vanished
Yes, before my very eyes, II vanished
hurried to the spot whore / had last
seen It. but not trace OF anything could
I nnd. Unless Il had dropped through the
f1oor or had passed through solid wall
could not see for the life of me how
1t had got away. Could It be true phan-
tom, after all? No; my reason wouldn't
allow such a supposition. Beyond all
doubt II was flesh and blood memb
OF the household got up to resemble Lady
Marian, was more than ever per-
picked
l related everything 10. M. Brag. next
morning But he kept my story care
fuliy from his wife and Helen. They
were recovering their spirits somewhat.
and It would not do to damp them again
by saying that ! had seen the thing iny-
self. Mr. Brag. indeed. was considerably
agitated at this seeming confirmation of
the apparition. and II was az much a
ever could do to talk him out of the
conviction that spiritual II was.
But what on earth can It be, manYs
he said
well" replied, IT have some sort Of
idea, but at present / won't state II lest
should prove to be wrong. I prOnosS
that you watch with me tonight, M,
Bras, and together wen see. II We catist
unmask the ghost"
But DO you think II VIII come again
tonightf" Sss
II can't say. Perhaps not 1t may b
that the trickster, whoevets & utAy ~, has
had a fright and win delay fuftllSr oper..
atoms for while. 1t H. SONS one ii
the house. ! am convinced hf that when
announced that would watch nothiue
was seen OF It. But directly / said
would give up watching, La6x Marian
appears. What we must do Is to watch
regularly. Mr.. Brag: even should I'll not
appear for a week or mores'
II turned out that was rirht. N,rht
after night We concealed o,vrseIvcn -.
hind the curtain v1t,, no aToyx,ay
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he Intended 10 alarm tbe ho,,se whev
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