The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-29
THE BLACK GHOSTS RES-
 URRECTI0N.

The local stan of The News and Ad- vertiser resented the employment or the Black Ghost almost to man ard both the women. It was no satis- faction that she was able to outwork every one of them and draw a larger salary at the cashiers winoow Sne was somewhat older than the other women on the paper said that tney were. She attended to her own aHalrs and so was dubbed queer. If sne "ehl out of her way to do anything TOT any body. it was for some one opViousIy nat able to return fayors. Tnat eA cited derisior. No one knew anything about her personal affairs. She passed in and out of the office Tn a Diach gown. always wan and still. strangers never failed to ask who she was, so the office dubbed her The Biack Ghost" and half wished that some- thing would happen to remove ner 10 other spheres of action.
 One day Lumberg, the assistant tel. egranh editor, came in from his small and dingy room down the hall. He was one member of the stan who was subject to what the woman's page ed- itor called "fevers of curiosity.
 He held a bit of flimsy paper In his hand and was evidently on a hunt for some one who could satisfy his thirst for knowledge. Out Of his small. shrewd eyes he now peered at the To- cal staff who, in body, were waiting fo: assignments.
 Say, Nick, do you remember that oddity that blew in here two or three years ago and wrote such good Wild West stun for Sunday"
 Nick" otherwise MT. Dayton on slow, looked bored, then reminiscent. That was ancient history with ven- geance. Because he actually had an extraordinary good memory, he did re- member, but he thought 1t was more becoming to appear indifferent. Under Lumberg's persistent gaze he finally drawled out:
 "oh. yes, the Black Ghosts protege! Sure, remember now. Why, Lummy' old boy?"
 ID ye remember his real name?- Mortimer, wasn't 1t? But the first name? Here's fellow of the name that had some land near Beaumont Texas, and has come into luck with three or four big gushers. Didn't that yawp claim that he had lands some where?"
 q, never jollied him much." said On slow. seeing that he hadn't the price of a shave. But ask the lady-The Black Ghost was very sympathizing She kept him up until he began tt draw his space. I feel sure."
 Out of sympathy. perhaps" sait Lumberg musingly. 'she wastes he substance on riotous and forlorr tramps like him. Misery loves com pany. I suppose. wherever 1t is found.
 The women both laughed and cas- glances at the door through whicl the Black Ghost usually disappeared One of them. however. turned on On slow quickly.
 Whats the story. Date?" | Onslow bit a fresh cigarette. | Ask Lily. He's a better talker thar am. I want to smoke"
 Lily. short for Liltenthal, snapped his black eyes and showed his teetf like a wolf.
 l He was one of those men who blow in. He blew in one day. good looking | fellow. but unshaven and unshorn Happened to hit the Black Ghost il the absence of any higher potentates Told her a series of fairy tales abou | his hard luck. He'd been on Sal Francisco paper and had glue from al uncle to buy some land in Texas. Go down there and found 1t bare waste Like to nave Stal NVu theAC. anu ue
 termined to set out for his forme
 home in Virginia. Came up with 1
 lot of cattle from Texas to St. Louis and somehow got in here, Used t' intimate that he had done work fo
 the Eastern magazines, etc., etc. H. got the cold shoulder here. I tell you 1 The Old Man put him to writing Sun day features and he ground out enough to buy suit of 'readys' and to star 1 East"
 Onslow regarded his fellow worke