Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1900-11-22

self anyone so affected. ! Hm disposed
The above remark was made to DIR
Maynard, as we sat on the piazza Of
his pretty villa, discussing the differ
ent effects Of terror on dissimilar TEN
peraments. Without replying to me
the doctor turned to his wife, anC
said
"Helen. will you please relate TO my
old friend the incident within your
own experience? 1t is the Z, )st con
yincing argument can advances
looked at Mrs Maynard in sur.
prise. had observed thai her hair
which was luXuriant. and dressed very
becomingly. was purely colorl ss; but
ns she was young woman. and Hlsc
very pretty one. surm.sed that il
waI powdered to heighten the bril-
linpcy Of her fine dark eyes.
The doctor and hGa been fellow.
students, but, after leaving college
we had drifteI apart; | to commence
pr.'tice in mn eastern c'/y. he to ur-
sue his profession in II growing town
In Che west. | was now on visit 10
him for the first time since his mar
riage.
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II was marry wv" years ago since
my nusoa"u was c"''eu on one evening
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,'o i,"I' ior We "e'er h"', "e'iru VI
ourB'"rs or nmy sort oi uoSp,.auoes
!" our our qu,el Nii,uBe' 'ne'' ~, rpuS's ,.nE VI
" ~" a'"''''eu to"Sos' "e '''''o" ,
i'"u'"B ou' v" '"e P,"AI" wee oPe"
US now put ! secureo 'he o'l''"s DC,
,ore my huSoa"u ueP"r'urr' "n"
,ooN." '"e '''s'ue uuors, az e"ceP' ne
iro"' one, "iieD ,eit 'o' 'he uoe
,o' W 'oSN a're' go "s ".'' 80 'ha'
u s'ou'u i"i' "S'eeP "'io'e MS 'e-
'urn' ne "ou,u e"',T W'',""' "lous'"g
',io' ",o'" 'ne uoc'o' r"t'u 'oo'-
steps ." 'he gra'e' quleNeneu ny 'he
ursen' zones Vi n,es' enger VINO
"wa,'eu h,ni' anu are the snarp
r"'''e oi 'he c"rriage "neels hau pe.
come put an echo' sen'eu Hlyseii
ny 'he Parlor astr"i' ana very soon
became eoSoroeu III the pook l nau
peeu r'au'nR oeiore pe'hg u'sluroeu
py 'he summons
but atter time my interest sue
eumoeu TO drowsiness' ana ! thought
OF re'irhg' Iheh the clock IN the
doctors study struck IL 80 deter
ihihed TO wait rev moments more
ieelihg mat ne would De nome very
soon closed my book donned Il
ROBE de chamhre' let down my hair
ana thfn returned to my seat to pa
uehtly wait ana listen not the rant
est SOUND disturbed the stiffness OF
the nlght' NOT breath ot,air stirred
the leaves Inc silence was so pro-
iouhu .hat II nechme oppressive !
lohgeu Tor the sharp click ot the gate
iatch ana the Weli,known step on the
gra.el Wa'k' l ana not care to break
,he hush nyseH oy moving or singing
was SO oppressed win the deep stlIl-
ness lhe human mind is strange
'orturer OF i'seH' oegan 10 conlure
up viva iahcies ABOUT ghostly visit
ants IN the MIDST OF which occurred
10 me the stories mad heard from
supersutlouS people ABOUT t2etrouhled
spirits OF those VINO had d''i sudden
~ IKE the man whom my servants
hnu gone TO wake VINO had been
k'''u oy an accident AT the Sawmill.
IN the MIDST OF these terrifying re
neetlonS' was startled by Stealthy
loo'taIi on the piazza listened be-
tween rear ana nope II might be
. .ne uuV'or, I', hut no. ne Won'd not
'r'n" ''Ne 'n"', 'he step was 700 sort
q, ""u '"u''VuS 'or any thing Tess WHY
wa" %" rs istenvu again. my
eSes ,Neu ON 'he "'huoW-n.lhd' ! saw
,"o s'a.s move slowly anu cautious
~ an" 'nen 'he rays OF the moon dls,
,'oSsu , " .nlh, 'au"'erous race ana
u''s"" glt'erihg eyes peer hg NJ me
norror. mo was itf or what was
~ ie'' inc eolu persp'raton start
az every pore ! seemed 10 De frozen
!" my en"'r' 'ou'u not moVe'
'ou" NOT cry out' my tongue seemed
g'ueu TO the ROOF OF my mouth. While
'ue uv"'n'N Wnl'e i"ee presSe" closer,
enu 'ne great suhkeh eyes wandered
III 'he" gaze "nout the room In
rev moments the ol'nd closed as
no'S'''SSly as II hau nee" oNeneo' ana
tne cautious footsteps came toward
.ne ooor' Mer''t"l he'VehS' l CRED
III horror 'S'rl'Nen Whisper as l
nearu 'he Key 'orn IT the, lock- the
uoe.or' .' IN nus naS'e' must nave tor-