New-York tribune., 1903-01-14

X. H.. IN THE COURT JOURNAL.

Lady Pansophy had spoken. She had said
Ghosts? Ny dear creature! Indigestion. if you
Hke-disease Of the optic nerve-an overourdened
Conscience
Rats" the little country cousin had mildly sug-
gested with a seraphic innocence
Her ladyship hesitated for a moment as II sus-
picous and then with a firm viciousness she en-
phasized the suggestion. "Or rats. Certainly
With difficulty the clever repressed sneer
at the universal ignorance and superstition and
Mrs. Carew nterposed
1T doesn't really matter what they are she
said ..but it's quite certain that anybody who IS
ANYBODY has his private ghost-uness he's sort
of new and ready-made person. and then mes sol
to buy one. It's part of the honor OF the mousse
4 country house without ghost would be-er-
Silly
We'll this ones perfect beast of a ghost
observed the little country cousin: lit makes noises
oh awful noises-and its footsteps cone-come-
all the wav up the stairs and right along the cor
rdor in the west wing and not one OF the servants
would ever think of going there after dark ana
there's Observation-Disclosures Ones-and voices ano
signs and clanking chains
And it's A free show" asked the General;
there's no charge whatever for this pantomimeF
There's no charge" the little country cousin
,iI 5o,,htfrl1v only they say after you've seen
it the next thing you do is to go mao ana ole'
The real story
Mr. Boreham-w Wood said BY Jove!' and Lady
Pansophy said Nonsense. A sort of shiver ran
through Q
more than the usual infringement of moral
Laws revenge and murder. and with subsequent
unrest and discomfort for the principal actors
every detail exaggerated and distended oy tne sell
timentaI dreamer whose wild imagination was
started bv the cracking of old furniture and basket
work and stimulated by the hour, the season and
the Ublstlina of the wind in forgotten corners
LADY Pansophy hedged. 1t might be true or 1t
might not but as she had always maintained
there was good in everything. and everything had
njvE
and was careful of her digestiop-still you never
knew and it was well to be on the safe side.
For the honor of the house the real story had 10
be believed and the contempatve mind found II
self specializing from one horror to an6Lner, @ % Inc
theIess been impressed by the testimony OF aieged
eve witnesses and retired later the seclusion of
his own room to consider the matter Judicially
from every point, and 70 questqn lnt "lsuon "
investigation The words OF the ntte country
cousin And so. of course, the next thing you 90
go mad and die tbif INN an5 Wn5n crackng
nsde with their varying waves of heat. pictures
IN the heaFe sortions such evil fncarnations that
at last desperately he closed his eyes the oetteF
A cTash-a sudden and tremendous crash He
started violently and cursed IN Sheer nervous sai in
he Closed his eyes and listened dreamily 70 the
gigbing ge of the wind around the house: to the
81 81 Inf Of the logs and then, above ALL to the
swish swish of softly trailing garments. Al once
the other side of his doorthe ghost? Pooh! NOT NOT
for moment could ne really ana aruiy DnosT3
With sudden plunge into defiant courage "a tdi ne
star cd hprOicaiT
very dens If need be: he reached the corrldqI.
paused and then his heart stood stil for straigne @
before him in his path was the military inquire
of the General .zz .oo,i,,,
The hour and the occasion demanded greeting
revond m How YOU OF clVlllzeu NE
With a gigantic effort he threw himself back a
connie of centuries. and trasically muttered INST
The General turned His face was cooreSs, ms ~
evas gIared: his gaze was fixed upon nothing IN
ma rticUIar as he slowly waited past
.C,ood Lord The clever man trefnpled stfnost
rearfnIiv But he well enough at dinner!
What's he saying? -, - -,
NC1niI- an NJ Y o. it muttered after ALL only
an n V O.. Yet The laborer Is worshy OF MS
The clever man passed through crowd OF Phah-
tom moving figures that seemed sud- enly 10 nav
filed the west corridor hustlng each other NIt'l
tion whispers borne upon sighs filled the AR anu
above all still the Generals wall OiiiS an
Awful crush ISN'T it?' The clever man l3oked S
ronn6 Close behind him stood Mr. BorehatLa nan
Wood dapper and elegant save foF the !, u Ills
9fter the fashion of opera hat instead OF y. IL
usIIaI place on his shoulders LOOK mere. NJ ~
e-r,in1biad irving tilt il TO a convenient ausie
Tor looking into the clever mans race. JUST i3oh
beraf some bodys been saying II was TOO sWoilsil
and nov nv eyes are under my armpit! Jolly
nuisance r1sv,sor,,. j.,
a resigned state OF mind. One must ne thanh1ui
e. y9 vorser' Her ladyships massive ngure
ioomed through diaphanous draper1es that set aIks
on tne inst and the unjust. and n1ysterlously con-
sailed somewhere about her person were heavy
TT comes OF being too keen on physical culture
obeerTed Mr. Boreham- Wood, Solemnly. "OE