The Newark journal., 1903-03-27
4 HAUNT DISCOVERED
III NJ. l.. RAsNE.

I -itt hss ANN Nsff When Doss Said was shown into the white and gold parlor of the former mlss ionary to Ceylon he invariably seated himself in a l foreign bamboo chair Which became his dark l type of oriental manhood 90 perfectly that surrounded him with his na nasiyeatmosphere
 Doss Said was going away iu the mo- ment ef teastug and adulation, and Ca milla was iHhalng for the last time the incense of his presence. When he had made his ddieuN 10 his lady of ligat' and she had returned to the white and gold parler the odor Of sandaiwood and foreign spices remained, and on the table lay a peculiar white baA two or three inches square. which certainly had moi been there before the Hindu made his parting eall
 The girl took it in her hand and hesitated a moment before opening it. There was >omei hfrg forbiddug about it that sine did not like, but she rc-olutely removed the cov- er expecting some eurio such as he Was stoned to lavish oh his friends To Camilla surprise tine box was empty.
 He probably Icpentcd of his generosity and put the content. in hi, pocket ,y then you were aot looking satd Kenneth Graham, her lover, when discussing thc incident
 But | did not see the box until he was gone. How did he manage to put 1t on the table when 1 was talking 10 him at the tune, and why did he leave an empty box" asked Camilla, regarding the object with d close scrutiny.
 Have you looked everywhere for gems that might possibly have been spilled wedding gift from your dark skinned friend suggested Graham.
 There l> strange oder to the box Camilla poised il on tbe palm of her hand and drew q deep inhalation. "I feel like quoting my first lesson m Shakespeare
 By the prekiuE of lHy thumbs
 Something wicked this way comes.
 aIi Ne had qa8frcled l should think my Hindu was working some of his strange spells upon me
 Let me catch him at if, retorted her lover, and then the box was laid aside and forgotten in the pleasant and more impof- tant theme of preparations for the coming wedding When the young man Left fine grl she Ma. planning d future gaaiaHt w3th leve and happiness. The next day he Was sum- maned by her father to a mysterious inter- View. Camilla Was not present. Mr. Ratn- bun, her father, looked greatly troubled.
 My daughter is lll he said as a first greeting. @Sbc Is suffering from fever and deHfium. \ eu saw her last uIgat. and ste was in her usual health. Did anything hap pen to dj~tfe-, herr She raves about an empty box What does it meautz'
 .Good Aeaven~i" cred Graham jnco- herentx, "98ye you had d daetor3 S6e found Che box eH tae table, Who knows, there may have been eautaaiou n il.
 He related the episode te her Iataer, who scarcely seemed to comprehend It. some ether thought Was troubling ann. He E4n his fingers through his han iH distracted way.
 Come into the p9lors IIeled the way to the white and guld room. winch Was dedicated t+ Camilla u-e Graham expect cd to see her. but Inc place had a,trouiled and di~erdefed Ieek Mr. Ratabun pointed to the large white paueicd folding doors which secluded t6- apartment from the rest of the house. to when indeed Il bore little relation.
 Look, he said. what GO you see taerez2
 Kenneth Graham. practical fellow that he was, felt as ii he were losing his head. He pulled himself together with an effort.
 The marks of five 9ncommonly dirty tin- gers, should say. he answered. And there was indeed the appearance of five distinct long dark lines that appeared on the white surface of the satin--moothed enamel, as If the fingers had been abuormaiy long and horribly unelean.
 They have been washed off by the house maid and have eappeared-aIways when nobody was in the room. You know. Gfa- ham, l am not believer in the super natural. but how did the finger marks come there without hands? Tell me that
 Some one put them there. that is eer- tam, saId the young man boldly. Moth ing happens by chance in this Wotld-not III my reckoning He advanced closely to investigate the marks and was seized with a giddiHess and repulsion that made him in- stantlv seek the air. Let me see Camilla he demanded Have those marks removed, and, Mr Rathbun, set watch in that room
 some one who will be prudent and >ilent.'
 While Mr Bathbuu was attending 10 these details Kenneth had his interview with Camilla He found her in the care of the old nurse wao had tended her through her methcrless childhood. and she was in- deed iilWith strange malady such as he had never seen. She attempted to walk across the floor to meet nm. but instead sae danced, and she complained that everything wa> red. and begged to be taken to the sea, her dear sea. The young man Was appalled, at tHe change iu her, and hls thoughts reverted to that mysterious box He asked her about { gently >o a- not to ~tartle her. hut sae ead forgotten or failed to understand ham. But she historically referred Jo toe finger marks, ending with d Wild cry of eGhosJ-, gao>ts, ghostsl'
 The e4pty box had been destroyed tbe housemid had burned it, so that menace was gone
 Meanwhile Camilla was growing worse, doctors and specialists failed to help her, and Graham suggested to her father her re- moval from the house. ln the hurry ot nov ing and packing he ghostiy fingers failed to appear Everything was ready and Camilla was given a sleeping draught to prepare her for the ordeal. She was laid upon d divan in the white and gold room, which she had not entered since the first fatal day of aer strange sickness Then her father and her lover sat near to watch her The utmost quet was observed and she fell into a tran quil sleep. This was the time when she was to be taken out to the carriage in waiting, but the two watchers t.led fr1m ,leepless nights and anxious days yielded to the strange somnoleuce ei Inc room. and t4ey, too, slept
 Only a second it seemed, but when Gra- aasl opened his eyes lie saw that which gal vanized nim iuto motion sudden aEG swift