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

my steps, I was delayed considerably, and
it was half past 8 when I reached the
frame house opposite the cemetery o.
trance, where 1 had been told the sexton
resided.
"As a beacon to all who might wish to
journey toward the city of the dead in the
silent watches of the night some enter
prising individual had set UP two street
Ia mps, one on either side the gateway oIe
ing into the sections spacious grounds.
Both of these lamps were brightly lighted
and their warm glow impressed me most
pleasantly, l assure you, after the deep
gloom of the roads l had just Travelled. l
hitched my horse to the gate post and.
hurrying up the path, sought admission o
the sections house Receiving no re-
Spouse to my repeated raps on the front
door, l went around TO the back entrance
and renewed my vigorous pounding But
the second assault likewise failed to elicit
any reply from within. The kitchen and
adjoining rooms were as dark and silent
as the graveyard across the way l even
took the the pains TO grope around the
Woodshed and SmokehouSe in the hope OF
unearthing somebody possessed of rev
of the facts which Hotter was so anxious
to acquire for the benefit of the Death
Watch's readers; but here again l was
unsuccessful.
This slight examination of the premises
occupied perhaps five minutes. Having
been by that time forced to the CONCLUSION
that there was nobody at home, L started
back to my horse and buggy. The sexton
house was a long, irregular oulldlng, the
front of which was only few feet from
the gate There was a sort of protuber-
ance in the wall that prevented my catch
ing a glimpse of the buggy until step
ned souarely out in front of the house,
which placed me almost within reach OF
the gate post. During my absence the
horse had moved forward to the utmost
limit of the hitching strap and had drawn
the buggy into such position that the
light of both street lamps fell directly
across the seat. The instant l stepped
round the projection of the wall, my eyes
lighted upon the buggy and beheld
sight that paralyzed me for moment.
There was a creature sitting thereih-a
creature which common sense soon told
me was a woman. Her face was white
with a fearful death-like wilderness, and
could see even then that she had on
grave clothes Her hair was black ana
unIoosened and blew wildly round her
face and hung to her waist in dlshevei-
ed mass of darkness Her hands clutched
the edge OF the white fur laprobe which
she had drawn up over her knees. Her
deep-set. dark eyes stared directly at me-
She saw me as soon as / saw her. For
awhile both remained motlonless. She was
first to speak.
..'Hello she said. 80 you've come at
last? You were gone a long while. Twas
no use to stay so long. There's nobody
there. Come on with me- I'm the one you
want
1.-The woman's voice was high-keyed ana
strident but discordant though the tones
were they sounded in my ears like sweet
music. for they convinced me that 1t was
a living woman had to deal with and not
supernatural being as l had. at first
blush. been inclined TO believe Great as
was the relief impaired by this knowl-
edge l did not at once accept the invita-
ton TO go with her. At last she spoke
again.
Well she said, why don't you come?
IN, tired wailing and I'm very cold
IT stepped up to the side OF the buggy
then. Where is 1t you want me 20 goY
/ asked.
80 Wen 90 to the dance first,' she said.
That's what I came out for. And then
wen go home
Where is your homer asked
"she said nothing. but slowly raised her
thin white hand and pointed toward the
Coms terry.
" IN ihore| / asked.
d" 'Of course she replied. Where did
YOU expect u 90 be2 I'm dead. All dead
people stay there. ! Just slipped OUT 70