The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-03-05

ncrvc---an ovrrhurdCn"d conScicncc---
"I:al*," the littic country cousin lad
mildly suggested. with Scr;nhic IN
nocCncr.
Her ladyShip hcSitatcd for Il moment
rs il suspicious, and then with firm
viciou$ncSs she emphasized the suE'
Scst!on "Or rats. Certainly"
With difficulty The clever man re-
pressed i Snrrr at the universal i%hor-
Hncc and superstition. and Mrs. Carcw
intcrpOSrd.
1T really doesn't matter what they
arc" she said. "but lis quite certain
that anybody who is anybody has his
private GhoSt-un!VSS he's Il sort OF
now and rcady-maNr person. and then
he's got to buy one. It's part Of tho
honor OF tn" house. \ country house
without Il CHOSE would hc.-~cr-Sily."
"N"li. This ores y perfect beast OF Il
ghost. observed rNr little country
cousin: ''it makes noiSrS--oh awful
noi$rH-and its rODi&irpS rOnir-cGnl'-
all til" way UP the stairs hnd rIGhi
alOn& the corridor i'll the west Wing,
and not ono or the servants would ever
think OF going there after dark. And
there's Dluo,lslain>--hu horrible ones and
vol, - and Sighs and cianEinE
chHllS---'
And It's rrcc show" asked thr
General; "th?r"'s no charge wha;cvc?
for THIS pantomimr:
"Thrrc's no charge" the little colN-
try cousin said NnUhtIiliy. "Oniy they
say after you'v" s"rn ii the nHvt thing
YOU DO is to 90 ;nad ard die. The real
story
Mr.. Eorcham-Wocd said "Hy Iovr.."
AND Lady p&nSophy said "Non>rnSc"
\ Srr, Nf SEiv"r ran through The res!
of ui--tilc real Story? Nothing moro
iiian III" usual thin: n::--iafrinwcmrn; o.
moral laws. revenge and murder. and
with subsequent unrr$, anu il:Scomro?
for i!ic principal nct0rs-cyrry detail
"&A"srrh'?d a;!H G.*t"ndch by ihc S+n-
lir"HLnl G"cnm": wilosr wild ima", NJ
,Hn va started ~ iEr crArkin: rG
old furniture ara BASKET work. Hiu
S;iH!n."i"d ~ IL" :in;'.. thN season :iiN
the Whi%,,in- o. :.:r wind in io".:uttcl
corners.
Lady IA" <"pAy li"l%"G. I; mi"n;
i" ilH" or i; lni,n; no.. hul. IS sac
hNn always H2:t;M}:'.ll.,. there va: GOOD
~ every ,!ing. "i'i 'yrry,iii" lad is
GSri. Personally 81" locked hn" do -
~ n,%i|. and Wis c>rrr;il of h":' di~rs-
;in,}.-uiil, yam ,,.,,.g.. i....,,,. ,, :. ,,.,.
W"H /" be al Ihr &,:fv SIDE
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iY.. from orc bo.ro, :, ,;,n,,,,. NV,
hud rryr?inr;r.s lInn ;,,,>rn,..,L
"" the ,rs;;,2cuv o. ,,,n.~.d ryc,.;,.
posses. and rn,i"ni l.t, !, tho encl,.
son o. his nv,, rco,, IN cor.i,,,, ,h,
mnlinr ;uIiriniiv :rnn nv,,,- r,iut
?rd 10 G;rSiion the r.;s,,n:, of invcsii.
-nl:nn. Tkr words az ;;,r li,iIc rn,,u,rv
cousin. "AnI so. OF cc,irSc tlc nr,I
,h.nw y0u 10 i, Ia ro mod ,nI ,l;."
j>l,:n,Cd hin with t:"n&nmr rciic.a;.or
rln hiirninr Iows si,irtir~ .,uL cr,rl;
linz, made. with ti!":i varying waves
o: heat. pictures in til" hear. O.: ,hr
ylowin: iira. n"i showed :""h rri"iH-
rul dis stor,,orS. such evil iir:;rna.;ons.
rl}at ii Lass. G2>;u2"%tclv. he closed hi;
owes IN, nyjioi 70 f,r-rt
\ crnsi,--a sudden and t-c:ncndo,4
crash. llC started violently uMd cursed
in sheer nrrv0,,S irritatiol--n coal h"G
fallen from ;nn crate. AGAIN he closed
his eyes ana listened ,lrcami!v TO the
signing Of the wind around the house.
to The crarkling CT thc logs. and then.
above All. 10 thc swish. swish OF softly
trailing garments. At once II" was
alert. Certainly there were movements
at the other side CT his do0r--;hc ghost.
Pooh! Not for Il moment could he
really and truly believe that such Il
thing could he. And even suDpos-
ing. With 4 sudden plunge into Il
defiant courage. he started hcroically
to beard these spoolis III their very
dcns, If need be: he reached the cor
ridor, paused. and then his heart stood
still, for straight before him in his
very path was tho military figure OF
the General
The hour and the occasion demanded
greeting beyond the mere "How are
you? Of civilized life With gigantic
effort he threw himself back a couple
OF centuries, and traglcally mu;tcrcd
"liist!'
The General turned. His face was
colorless. his eyes glarcd; his gaze