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CHAPTER Iv.-(Continued.)
"Prejudiced! BY love! go great
deal further than that. should like
to see her we'll shaken-I should like
to shake her myself. in fact. First.
for believing such nonsense herself, and
then for writing pack of stories.
enough to turn whole nursery of
children into dangerous lunatics. l
wonder if she let's her own children
read that wretched book"
Il can't say. But ii you would only
let me read you one story, papa"
fRead to me!-a ghost story to me!
Rose, begin to think you must be
going mad"
I'M not. papa: and this particular
6ry Is vouched for by your beau ideal
sMr. Hewitt"
Il don't believe It,"
But it is. indeed! There is his
'Sname! and he had the accounts Of the
eunted house from credible Witness
-
"oh, yes-of course!" sneered Mr..
Cowley. However, 1 don't care IL
hear this one tale. should like to
see what kind of case he can make
out of such outrageous rubbish"
Il won't bother you with long sto-
ry; but just hear what Mr.. Drury says
he saw at the haunted house in Will
mington, where Mr.. Hewitt went af-
terwnrds."
She began to read
About ten minutes to twelve we
heard noise, as IL a number Of peo-
pie were pattering with their bare feet
upon the floor; and yet. 80 singular
was the noise that could not minute
ly determine from whence 1t proceeded.
A few minutes afterwards we heard a
noise, and as IL some one was knock
ing with his knuckles among our feet:
this was followed by a hollow cough
from the very room from which the
apparition proceeded. The only noise
Ting against the wall in coming up
stairs. At a quarter to one told my
friend that, feeling a little cold. /
would like to go to bed, as we might
bar the noise equally we'll there; he
Eeplied that he might not go to bed
4tiA daylight. l took up note which
had accidentally dropped. and began
to read it, after which took out my
watch 10 ascertain the time, and found
that It wanted ten minutes to one.
Nm taking my eyes from the watch
tey became riveted upon closet door
which l distinctly saw open, and saw
also the figure of female attired in
greyish garments, with the head inclin-
ing downwards, and the one hand
pressed upon the chest, as IL in pain,
and the other, viz, the right hand. ex-
tended towards the floor, with the in
dex finger pointing downwards 1t ad-
vanced with an apparent cautious step
across the floor towards me; immedi-
ately as 1t approached my friend. who
was slumbering. its right hand was
extended towards him. then rushed
at 1t, giving, as Mr.. Proctor states,
a most awful yell; but, instead of
grasping it, fell upon my friend, and
recollected nothing distinctly for
nearly three hours afterwards. have
since learned that was carried down
stairs In an agony Of fear and terror.
Il hereby certify that the above ac-
count is strictly true and correct in
every respect.
EDWARD DRURY."
North Shields
What stunt" exclaimed Mr. Cowley.
there any more. Rose"
"A little, papa. An account of
ghost seen in the same house by two
young ladies'"
'The hrst night. as they were Sleep
ing in the same bed. they felt the bed
!. lifted up beneath them. OF course, they
Sfee much alarmed. They feared lest
asoSe one had concealed himself there
for the purpose of robbery. They gave
an alarm. search was made. but moth
ing was found. On another night their
bed was violently shaken, and the cur
tains suddenly hoisted up all around to
the very tester. as II pulled by cords,
and as rapidly let down again, several
times. Search again produced no evil
dence Of the cause. The next day they
had the curtains totally removed from
the bed, resolving to sleep without
them as they felt as thouRh evil ovou