Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-02-23
LOVE FINDS A WAY.
By JEANETTE q. WALWORTH.
copyright, 1850. by Jeanette Fl. Walw orth. J
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tier father had himself we'll in hand
now. Then she had seen it too! But
that her experience was repetition of
his own. He maintained his stern at
titude even to che point Of disengaging
her clinging arms from about his neck
and holding her hands in firm clasp.
BOLIVIA, insist upon your acting
more nationally. What brought you
down stairs at such an hour Of the
night"
"Why, you made me go to bed at
such a ridiculous hour Of the day that
by midnight l was wide awake, with
no more sleep left in my eyes. Try as
might, just got wider awake ev-
cry moment. So l thought | could
slip down stairs without anybody
knowing it and get book out Of the
library. | stole down just as softly as
one Of those mice Tom talks about, for
l was afraid Of the steps creaking and
waking you up. And then, oh, father,
oh. Tom, just as | stepped over the H.
brary doorsill | saw, just as plainly as
/ see both Of you now a tall figure in
white standing by Colonel Broxton's
desk! Whoever it was stood with his
head bent low over the desk. A faint
light that seemed to come from the
bosom of-of-the thing shonc o.. lie
desk. screamed and dropped my
candle and didn't know anything more
until | heard Toms voice, papa, and
kelt your arms about me. That is ALL
Her story told, she began to weep so
Historically that further questioning
would have been cruelty. Her father
wrapped his arms about her and pour
ed soothing endearments into her ears.
'Then she had seen it, too,' was the
unspoken thought of both men. The
sound Of Olivia's sobs nearly broke
Toms heart His voice shook little
as he asked briskly:
wouldn't glass Of wine be good
for her, Mr.. Matthews?"
mo wine, thank you, Thomas; lit.
tie bromide now, If you could find such
a thing about the house"
"There is a medicine cabinet in IA
theirs room. I'll explore it,"
Olivia raised her head and listened
until his footsteps could no longer be
heard. Then she said:
Papa, would rather not have told
that story in poor Toms presence, but
you made me-" Her teeth were chat
ferlng. and she chung to him convul-
Bively. "Father, do you believe there
Are Such things IA rhOStS?"
, OF course do not. No sensible per-
explosive violence.
i : mot even after people have seen one,
papa, with their own eyes?'
{ mo one ever has seen one, Olivia.
You were unstrung by your accident,
and prowlng about at midnight in this
gloomy old house did the rest"
g! was not at all unstrung, father.
slept like baby until l had all the
sleep needed
"And, having become slecpless in a
strange bed, you grew fanciful. Rest
assured, my love, you did not see a
ghost"
"Then what did see, father, there.
right through the open glass door?
You know l am not fanciful, and I
know what l saw-a faint light shining
on the ceiling Of the study and some
thing tall and white, as tall as old
Colonel Broxton, leaning over his
desk"
The lawyers tongue felt dry and
not as it Glove to the roof of his mouth.
Clammy moisture stood In great beads
on his forehead. He cleared his throat
to gain command Of his voice, but only