New-York tribune., 1901-01-06
SOME WAYS OF THE WORLD.
A MAN WHO CLAIMS HE SAW A GHOST
in BROAD DAY-THE GERMAN
GIRLS DEBUT.

a
al night and in the darkness" remarked a solemn
looking young man his neighbor at dinner. 81
have seen one in broad daylight In Wall-st"
''How absurd laughed the pretty girl TO whom
he talking.
Fact assure you' continued the serious youth.
'I have seen her several times, and she
is a ghost. How do know? Oh, by her general
appearance. Once / through her-and. besides
that, she seems 10 sort OF float instead OF walking.
But the thing that really convinced me she is
spirit is that I the only person that
her. The last time she appeared 10
month ago. Did / tell you she g typewriter?
That is / imagined she must have been when
living. She carries roll of papers and is almost
pretty you Well. as i was saying.
seems notice her. A newsboy right up against
her. or rather, as il seemed TO me, through her,
and he never swerved and horrid old stockbroker
/ know. who always stares at a pretty woman,
passed her by without a glance. She is evidently
haunting me alone. but why cannot imagine. i
feel cold shivers run down my back whenever 1
meet her, and am sure singled out for
purpose. What would you do about it?"
Are you really seriousg" queried his companion
II really am returned the man with apparent
conviction. IT haunted by the daylight ghost
of a pretty typewriter. and L feel that 1 have
mission to give peace 10 her troubled soul"
lis Mr. X little queer2" asked the girl of her
hostess after the women had returned TO the draw
ting And she related the foregoing conversa-
ton. WAS he trying TO quiz me- or did he. like
the Ancient Mariner, feel impeed TO tell his tale
particular person and therefore single
outT'
week or two later she again Mr.. X. This
time ii at a ball. How is your ghosts" she
asked him iippantly.
81 have found out all about her!' he exclaimed
sole.nnly. Come with me into SUPPER and win
tell YOU an her history. You know he began
sfter he had supplied her and himself with chicken
croquettes and salad and taken his seat at the
little table, that told you that / thought was
haunted by that girl for purpose. and I was.
The day after talked TO you about her saw her
again, and I thought 1 would follow her. Try as
might / could overtake her; she always
about feet in front Of me. Sometimes the crowd
would separate u.s. 5ul would soon see her again
fitting ahead. always az the same distance. She
continued FOG couple OF docks n Mas, 1o ano
stairway next 70 small eigsr shop amd turning
then ,zlioed up the stairs / following At the top
was an open door beading into empty office
soea woefs ne typeer a once more The girI turned
toward me. pointed 10 the desk, and then TO my
and apparently plunged into space. rushed TO the
peopie were walking to and fro as usual. and
my fsat fe tfe fo1 sb M ig qea yom IN tost
She ghost did not actually believe IL until
shop and buying some cigarettes 1 engaged The
proprietor in COMPENSATION. in The course Of Which
eeiS ~ ~ ;ismrine from the wniew OF the room
above. There had been some money lost in the Of
fee where she had been employed as Typewriter,
Confirmed her employers in the belief of her dis
honesty. AS he talked L began to discover the
reason why had been haunted. am of what y
generally known receptive nature, that is.
have been told by friends that experiment
with magnetism and the so-called spiritual mani
festations- Ny theory is that j was chosen on
that account TO prove her innocence 10 the world,
FOR i went 10 her employers, told them the whole
story and insisted, despite their scepticsm, upon
q thorough examination OF the dead girls desk.
Back q the drawers empty tnclosed
sTace formed by tho construction OF the desk; the
BACK board Of the drawer had become slightly
showed down and through this aperture the miss.
ing money had undoubtedly fallen. FOR IL was found
the bottom OF the empty boKlike space. OF
course she in her spiritualzed condition became
aware OF this fact. and, but nsturai, sought
a medium 10 whom she could discover IT.
ibid Mr. X. make that all up do you think,
said the society girl afterward, or does he believe
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