The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-29

go TO the dance. But I've been gone q
long while and I'm very tired and l have
notion not to go to the dance, after all,
but to go back home at once if you'll
only take me there. Do you know, here
she suddenly lowered her voice TO a whis-
per and bent her head forward until her
black hair brushed my face, do you know
what makes me so tired tonight"
No sold I what is it?'
4 was disturbed last night she sad,
with tragic earnestnes I had a terri
bic time. l was taken from my grave
and robbed. l am Viola Hartmann
II felt my blood run cold again at this
statement for Viola Hartmann was thu
name of the dead girl and 1 remembered
now that this woman's appearance tailed
exactly win the description Hotter had
given me of the deceased.
" They came TO my grave last night
about l O'clock she went on in the low,
pathetic monotone she had now assumed
and they took me out and carried me
away off-away off, up the road and down
the road and across meadows. And they
took me into a little house down among
the hills. l had bracelets on my arms
rings on my fingers and long necklace
They tore these things off and then they
put me in another grave out under the
the-but no. I shan't tell where they put
me- 1t was no use for them to do that
and they can't keep me away from home
My grave is ready for me and I'm going
TO 1t right now. Come on. You'll have
to drive me there. I'm too tired to walk ;
LAS the woman talked on my mind was
working rapidly. 1 saw, Hike a flash, that
she was indeed the person l wanted, rath-
er than the sexton. 1t was quite plain
that the poor creatures brain had been
turned by the events of the preceding
night, and 1t was also equally plain that
no unfounded bits of gossip current in
the neighborhood could have been produc-
tive of a shock sufficient to bring about
the deplorable mental infirmity, but that
she was the possessor of some vital
knowledge that had thus affected her.
hesitated no longer but stepped into the
buggy and wrapped her up as best could
in the fur robe.
You must tell me which way to co.
said. You must remember that 1 do not
know where your grave is
" oh yes she said. III tell you. We
won't go in at the front gate. It's locked
Wen go down the road a bit and then
turn into Bennet's lane and drive along
that till we come to another lane, and
then by and by we'll come to the back
entrance to the cemetery. That's the
way they took me out last night Just
do as tell you and you'll come out all
right
II took UP the reins and we began our
weird journey. Down the road we went
for what seemed about half a mile. Then.
at her command, l turned into a lane
leading TO the east. In a little while 1
made still another turn as directed, and
soon we were brought to a halt by run
ming into a board fence which my COM
panion assured me- was the cemetery en-
closure.
Wen have to walk the rest of the
way said she compacently. This is the
new part OF the graveyard. There are not
many people buried here yet but they'll
come in time. My grave is over yonder
Just behind that tall cedar tree with the
high monument beside IT,
1.-THE clouds had scattered a little then,
ana by the light Of the few stars that
had come struggling forth | could make
out the outline Of the tree and the m0nu-
ment TO which she had called my atten-
zion. / tied the horse TO the fence and as
sisted the woman 20 alight
oh, ! can't walk, she cried. as her
feet struck the ground. I'm dead, and
dead people can't walk. You'll have 20
carry me
Realizing that ! had much 20 learn
from her In the course OF tho night. /
decided that Il vas best 10 humor her
slightest within Accordingly took her ia
my arms aud set out on the last stage