The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-16

of light appeared to shine from wall to wall and at
last formed dim circle. Then marks-horrid creep.
ing marks-appeared on the bright circle and these
gradually shaped themselves into the fingers of
moving hand. 1t like a human hand cut Off ut
the wrist and 1t began2O God! 1 swear to you it
began write slowly on the wall The letters grew
into words, and the words grew into sentence. AT
last read in strangely formed caligraphy the awfui
warning: Prepare to meet thy God
81 terrified to death and unable to move; and
1 watched, spellbound the fearful letters faded
away and the was left in utter darkness again.
Il lay the rest Of the night rejecting upon this
apparition and wondering whether it was meant for
me, for Tom, for both of us. When daylight re-
turned my nerves felt rather more steady, for the
vas exactly as usual and showed sign of the
ghostly writing almost expected to find it indelby
recorded upon the wall 1 Thought perhaps the whole
thing had been a nightmare, and determined to say
not word about it, but to sleep alone in the room
again and see if it repeated.
THAT was the day you Sent me to bed early; and,
being out as the result of the previous nights
experience 1 soon~fell into ftful doze On one Of
my awakenings I found that the room was getting
light just as before The circle reappeared the
marks in it. the great black hand, the gradually
formed letters; but the warning different 1t
said: God shall Judge
II sprang out of bed and rushed to the writing.
put my hand on it's horrible sable signs. and it van
ished instantaneously. 1t was no dream
''You imagine the condition in which await
ed the break of day 1 did not call my husband for
had indefnable sense that danger i'll when
he concerned. was impending in this ROOM ana
that warning had been vouc1lsafed to me that he
would be unable to perceive with his different and
rather unbelieving constitution
That morning he insisted upon my going with
him TO Great Malvern; and while were away from
this fearful house felt a sense of freedom and re-
gained a measure Of composure. began almost
to think again. the days went by. that the whole
thing must have been passing madness, and De
termned on my return to spend yet one more night
in the alone before asking him to come back
me.
But last night more horrible than all.
awOke with great start in black darkness. There
came burst of white light which disappeared as
suddenly it had come, and left darkness that
could be felt. Then another burst, and then dark
ness again. Then the dim circle began to appear In
the same hdeous outline and as it got brighter the
hand traced slowly the cruel doom: Your hour is
nigh tainted away. aid reeolect nothing more
until daylight this morningfg
AS she spoke it occurred to, me that the whole
appearance must be nothing more than a vivid HAT
lucination- possibly the harbinger of insanity. So
it had had extraordinary physical effect. allowing
for the girls delieately strung and artistic
temperament. Still, the effort must be made to
fathom the mystery.
Answer me one question truly" 1 urged
DO you know any Who has a grudge against
your s qsas.
Doctor she replied, with a troubled look in her
innocent eyes, so far 1 know, L never injured
living creature. never disagreed with any one
much, except an Italian in my stage days. who would
persist In wanting to marry after pledged
to Tom"
"Hls manner"