The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-07-12
Martha PennV'S
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Inc young widow who had come down
to Garland to hire a little house for the
summer had followed the agent into the
two story cottage and was staring about
her.
only four rooms?' she said. "Surely
there We're ten mean that the house
looks larger on the outside"
"Oh. there We're ten originally. ma'am."
the agent replied. There were ten. but
the rest are boarded up. This is simply
the wing, but you have a parlor. a din
Ing room and two bedrooms. besides the
lttlc outside kitchen, which is building
10y itself, and the rent is actually nomi-
nal"
But the folly of boarding up six good
rooms said the lady. The parlor with
the wainscot and the black marble man
tclpicce.'
You know the house," cried the agent.
Oh, IN houses of this sort you ALWAYS
Ind Il black marble mantel ana vain
SCOT said the lady. And on the other
SUI" Of the hall the sitting room and spare
bedroom and three bedrooms up stairs
aud the linen closet and bathroom-the
hong. dark linen closet"
The ghost always comes out of that"
said the agent
oh. ho.' cried the lady. The cat is
ont If the bag The house is haunted?"
Yes, ma am" replied the agent. TT
has That reputation among ignorant peo-
pie. hut since the main building has been
boarded in the figure has never been seen
10y any one"
he hSureF asked the lady. "All in
white like an ironing board?"
M ~ white, but like pretty girl of
l6, replied the agent. Il remember the
murder myself. My father was in the
real estate business. where ! am now. |
was schooib"y. | remember how the
news ran through the village that Martha
I"nny had been killed by wild Jack
Parker and how rushed up with the
crowd To- see her Yes, ma'am. | saw her
living welteriu- in her blood across the
threshold Of the linen closet"
The lady shuddored and sat down in
iHo large chiuz covered armchair of the
ceom thcy had entered.
You can go and play in the garden"
She said Ia the little hoy whom she led
by the hand. Don't 20 out of sight.
Now. tell me the story. Mr Brick"
Very sensible a. send the child away"
The agent SAID. "Wcll. the fact, were
those. Martha Penny lived as eram,trcSs
with Mrs. Parker They made her one
oi the family. Jack f,il in love with her.
hr story Guc. thar She refused him ana
that he said that She should never marry
amy other man. Then She declared thai
She meant 90 80 away. and She was get
ting ready tu gp when She saw him with
blazing eyes comm. down the passage
ana r4n ina tl. n1., ,l...., Ill.
servant watched il an Is h. passed
the door BE- shot her. They arrested him
aud took him 81 ~ prison. But while
tho body was waiting for the coroner il
disappeared. mo- one ever kurw how.
Mrs. Parker had taken to her had.
Hlack Ann had boon afraid to sit In the
room with the murdered girl In the
night Martha pcuuy'> corpse vanished.
The jury made up their minds that
Jack was crazy and De was locked up
awhile. though be- >worc that The pistol
went oG by accident. When he WA, lrt
ont again. his mother was dead. H.. i.
quite q rich man. but DC never could bear
90 live on his property. He has "a room
at th" hotel AMI ln~ let nh the land. Al
first lc let the house also. hut tho TN
ants were all scared away hy the ghost
they said, 50 tive years ago he boarded
mp the main building and only lrt, Tine
wing. Every summer people hire H. II
is prcttly furnished. yol >re. with now
things. The old stuff Is all in the old
rooms. They do say that they hear noises
in thr big building. but probably RATS
make them Ana. Mrs. Smith. Won don't
hook like "A lady who would be afraid
Of
Martha Pcuuy's Chostf" interrupted
the lady. "ludccd am not. Poor little
Martha wouldn't do no one any harm.
should bc much more afraid of wild Jack
Parker. though be- is alive"
Hes an altered man, ma'am." sail
the agent. quite broken. though hr i,
rather young 10 years"
"l'll take the house, Mr.. Brick" said
the widow. rising and Reckoning through
the open window 10 her little boy. "and
my servant uud and little Tom win
move 10 on Monday"
They did So. and soon flowers bloomcl
In th, garden and nj the window. Some.
times ut uight-yrs. at midnight-whcn
little Tom aud the maid were sound
asleep. the lady. wrapped in double
gown and with wooden shippers on her
feet. would glide out into thr hail and
there. with her ear To- the light partition
that divided the wing from the main
huirlinr would listen ~ foot that vent
IA and fro. 10 woil. and means h, MIA,
seemed +, nor nr,,.,. ,,pI -, ,,.,,,, 80,
,itiops az tlta n,ps "liortt, y. NM
Nar,ba Penny +" tY,. ,ft,,,,., "Nt,rtl,,,,
aim. Sbe nrvcr sr,t. ~ tlis :, ma,
an, and II v,s nl,i, ,b,, IN. ION ~.