The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03

a' dust so e% the sa bed fpom s aG0t DOWN
I sfbSs pa but, P ad ns
Know. Is the bar s,ronsl he Shispered. as n' the
go on We'll. all at once I woke with that
Queer feeling you must knew when there's
candle. so threw OF the old blanket. and Jest
was big f ro 5r9Ne pole leaning
against the, wall. he said after minute, / saw
The 4 Bona
van. IN never see the like again There stood
. woman. an in white; with a wreath on, her
and wound about her like. As. / looked she
raised her hands oyer her head ard screamed
coming out Of the shadow a n an: who sprane at
her throat and bore her down. Ye don't know
and spranE ont. never stopp In3 for the table.
aud Ss bow 'e cara fsc ,asn Eth oy %s
spreading the dishes On the a9or. and fell on o.;
s,;pped into a toghant.a chill like death.
tho the woman m" and araseins her H' into the bsdroom
meset up and rushed at him again. but when
reached the door they were gone not hair
IA been Fighting the dead OF haunted house
I'm no coward. Donovan; but when heard the
opened the door oT and f ran for me lie: how
made me way over the mountains tonight no
He stayed with me. shiyerinR an d grnannG.
till morning. and when the storm cleared he
crept out, looking as he had had a At Of sick.
haye been his imag nation. But the old house
is haunted. sure us the sun rises TO- morrow"
S the Ss doaSns 'Rs o
these men had the habits OF their trade-mes-
cal, and pleSty OF 4 smusslers, keys hid In the
Donovan SHOOK his head. ''Graly was sober
then II he ever was. know a nan drunk and
Johnny alone. There's an old man fond OF
there. and every " onee in wSe he came am up
and s,Sd TS mi and spent week gpnS over
was. too: no drinIsr and not OF" one to be fooled
era ssa ;SS h d tel Gou TIC
Sa @ST WIZ VII said s IF ' me- SSeys s'yS
had the stranGest dream and combin alton
n nsSs have at ever the had DID hG Ssd
big bag Of stun to pack and was be4,sd, so
wnEea aH Inn d p hS naS When
and across the entrance was the finest cobwseb..
the most beautiful g!ometrcnl pattern you
q collector. in my way and said 10 myself,
i'm ffys n a" s"a p" n9 @% 9hs
| house. lifted one OF the windows and crawlrd
around with a good deal Of curiosity. It twas WAS
well furnished, curtains, at the windows,
must n.' TSayyo bo SH' covered
,NS am 1'G py hs d Sn@n some
table was, set. tablccloth. dishes and plate Of
broad and some dried meat on platter all
souG YIN had ready 10 I'd
down 10 dinner. but had been called suddenly
out and had never returned.
1t was an nncanny sort of place. admit
bother me, SO took an old dusty paper from
| that were In the fireplace and bull a rousIng
| fire. After had eaten my supper lighted my
Woke from half stupor suddsnIy by hearing T4
snS Sss ss %s i ,Ss SSs
had on long white dress and seemed to have
awreath on her head. and as near as could
had hop a hands behind her As ' You 'q NAV
suppose. was astonished, and, at first, speech
said. Madam. She turned her eyes on me-and
such eyes! They were black and ustreless-
SaSa the door, Il aas az
aarE as eonld s DE; aug e an s%9rgsr EsGcr
Mexican woman who might have come from a
camp nearby but when ] reached the door
/ his web covered with crystals from the fog.
began TO feel queer. AS the web covered the
| space so that no one could have passed
through without brushing IL aside. No one
had passed the door. Donovan. you may be
"'And whit did you do then p said I.
| "'Well. tho old man said. 1 was weak enough
to go into the BEDROOM, get my things together
| a holly bush couple OF hundred yards away,
| but didn't sleep all night. When went back
ss . h4psS G ,se morning there was
"'1nd yet ! said, you don't believe, the
/ had the worst com biDation OF ind digestion and
nightmare that man Of my. years ever had.
Then ! told him the story Of Johnny CRAZY,
why" replied Donovan. he said II was q