Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24

you are awfully good,' said Mr..
Beldon. You can see what trouble
you'd get me into with the editors.
They'd probably dismiss me from
the paper. They think we must do
whatever job they put us on. regard
| less of our feelings. I wouldn't have
minded ordinarily, but as 1 almost
promised you, and as I like your
house so much
''Then it is better than you thought
it was going to be?''
'sOh, yes-much better! The lady
in the front room hasn't disturbed
me at all as yet She did move her
furniture about a good deal yester-
day
'.That was To- said 1, "and again
this morning. l am extremely sorry,
but the rooms must be swept some
times, you know"
"To change the subject said Mr..
| Beldon, who's that old lady that
came into my room last night?n
Into your room! Why, were you
at home? Oh, yes! remember you
said you should take nights rest
| Why. I'm sure l can't tell you. You
must have been dreaming. It must
have been Glorianna, if anyone, but
She"
"Oh, no, know her; she's the man
CT Baldy's house, isn't she? Oh, no,
not Glorianna at all. It was a large,
heavy old lady,
There is absolutely no one," said
L. "My aunt is indeed large and
Int fo ~, a%oIx
move, She is an invalid, and cannot
get up without help, and then not
without great pain"
"Then," said Mr.. Beldon, ''youH
house is haunted"
What time was it?" asked.
'Well, I really don't know 1 was
SO sleepy that I hardly walked up
enough to see whether it was man or
woman. 1 heard slight noise, more
like pouff! SO, and opened my eyes,
| and there was this creature at my
table, turning over my papers"
Don't you lock your door,"
"Never thought of such a thing
have nothing to steal; but I shall
hereafter
'Did--did-it go out, then?'
Eyes, vanished, with a sort of
heavy lope, before you could say
Jack Robinson I lay there, won
dering what it could all mean. After
about ten minutes I thought I'd get
up and investigate, but the hall was as
dark as a tomb. Now who do you
| think it WASP"
SIN sure 1 can't tell" said 1. Not
Aunt Jane Mary certainly. However,
l advise you to lock your door here
after
Then it would have to be ghosts"
said Mr.. Beldon, laughing. mo, I
think the best way will be to go on
believing it's human. By the way,
did you find that money!"
Now, I had never told Mr.. Beldon
| about my strange loss.
What money!" I said.
''Oh, beg your pardon;" he looked
confused. Il heard whisper about
it. Servants always catch on to
those things, you know"
Eyes. know they d." said I. Its
in the very air sometimes. Well, is
there anything can do for your"
$50 you don't want to answer
about the money? Very well, then.
No, nothing you can do; only lay
the ghosts. and keep the old lady
overhead quiet
Quiet? Really, Mr.. Beldon, you
are extremely nervous on the SUBJ
| ject of noise. I told you that my
| aunt could not move from her bed"
Yes, l know you told me So"
"And you don't believe me?"
"I am sorry to say, dear Mrs.
Brathwaite, that 1 do not. Not that
[ think you wiufnlly misrepresent
matters, but think you are deceived
yourself. The person you think the
| most unlikely to have taken your
money is the one who has taken it.
You say that your aunt cannot get
out of bed. Therefore she gets up
when you can't see her. You say
she would not dream of taking a
penny that is not her own. She has
your money without doubt
Can you give me description Of
the person you saw?"
IT told you. large and ponderous
person, putting and blowing, in q
lowered sacque, really the most aw-
full thing ever beheld in the shape
of woman. Her head
"Her head? Gray eurls piled high ?"
"No, you don't!" said Mr.. Beldon.
Rather, dear Mrs. Brathwaite, don't
try to lead me astray. Her head
was as big as, a pork barrel, and
tied round and round with a black