Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-10-08
NuNEER THIRTppr

9iaFe WAS Tree and unfet,o..i
compared with our modern PM. .,.'3d as
have settled the style of hons, ,, We
be haunted and limited the hon. ' ''. mas
/ FOR the ghosts appcaraDc, NJ },'l''s9'e
mas appeared he may moan. m. " ntA b,
wave, or beckOn. but thera po,h', Or
hltle else that he may do. H.. ragc1oas
,, ;paopeIE thinh-any rg,i..ai
hoVatlonS. We lave been IN ~ az H.
to lay down u few simple nil ,'ie palas
guidance or the supernatural ana ~, lie
pect those rules to be followed VIC FL
n superficial study of tho I;+,
Oh the subject has convinced mo fb.'N' e
are rarely disappointed. On, '"1t Ne
nave been brought to recognize IA, ,hes's
pfopriety OF haunting modern raSi5.tla'
and the superior picturesouenee, w nee
gallery OF the old manor ba,1Se " iu tie
are at home from midnight mn, .tthsF
IN the morning. | gather also tbat ' rht
appear only t. the siBguiariy euai my
hard-headed people of splendid nerva ana
no imagination who are incapah Rio af "aa
ceiying themselves. oe'
Therefore, can quite understand N.
resentment that was felt when il hem. ,as
denniteIy proved that No. Is. Pisbg,
road, Wandsworth, was haunted
lie was all wrong Ii WAS a INV. h,n-
ouiit t30 house---the last place IN n.
world for an educated ghost. All tSa'
could be said for it was that the nu,obas
was undoubtedly Is, and that the oSna,
al servant who left the house s,rear,;n.
ana refused to return left it at pidnjoa77
ana was on her own confession a sjnSl.
iary cool and hard-headed person H..
iiad Mysteries and a little gin at tSs
house OF married sister, and defl;naS
III information at to what she had ssnn
connning herself to the statement tba5
she would not spend another niohf ~
tnat house, no, not If King Edward vi
nlmset We're to ask her on his bendnj
knee. His majesty either did not Know
OF the case or did not think il one fan
ms direct general Interference. In any
case, the general servant land if cum,
De too widely known that her name wa.
susan did not go back, but did 20 around
70 the other houses limiting Of Things foe
awful for human speech. wv
AT TINS time other people suddenly -,
membered that they had always noticed
something queer about the place: VITA ,
iauuable desire TO get back to strict Ell
quette of the supernatural they snail.
OF strange lights, green for choice sn",,
IN the windows late at night. do nor
know II this was good for anything. bat
1t was extremely bad for the valpp nr
residential property III the neighborbonl
lanes Milk, who owned six houses IL.
Guiding No. IL, in Pigbury road. had ays
OF them standing empty. and was in
state of unsurpassed fury.
IF | could get hold OF that girl -" h.
SAID, I'd wiring her neck. She oush, /,
get seven years. It's all stuff and non
sehce, She goes spreading her lies ahoat
ana L Ill suffering from il. There's uoIh.
ing wrong with the house: n0rhing what
ever. And he set his glass down win
bang which really seemed to prove il
and rule line underneath
sfIn fhnt
one of your cold and judicial Young fel.
lows with very small mouth and sill
YER cigarette case-"in that case. M
MIX, why don't yo1 go and spend a
night there yOurseifI That would b.
facer for them. That would soon son
the talk. You'd soon get your tenants
back
You'll excuse me. said Mr.. MIR
ried man."
Albert Shedding admitted his bachelor
hood.
Then you can't be expected to under
stand the delicate nerves of a wnnau
Mrs. Milk is most particularly that way
Ii | were TO do what you said she'd 20
mad or perhaps drop dead. Its no good
arguing about it. She's like that
Albert Seeding pushed his glass 10
the girl behind the bar and said Il mast
trouble you again, miss" Then he he
gan TO whistle. Mr.. Milk watched him
and grew annoyed.
Look here" said Mr. Milk. Il know
what you're thinking and | don't mind
telling you what / think ] think you
won't lay me sovereign you'l spend the
night there Yourself
Certainly, will,' said Mr. Shedding.
with pleasure.
1t was at II that night that Mr.. Stei-
ding fumbled with the key which Mr..
Milk had given him. He almost hoped
that the lock would not turn. II would
be a fair excuse. His spirits had beeu
falling steadily ever since he made that
rash bet. He did not like the looks Of the
place; there might be nothing in Susans
stories or with all that smoke there might
be little fire. He had done his best to
keep himself up in the manner that ira
dition assigns to the Dutch, but vet he
had run down. If only Mr.. Milk had by
some mistake given him the wrong key
But the front door opened easily
few minutes later Mr. Shedding hud
spread his rug on the bare boards of the
deSolate front room and was composing
himself to sleep. A candle fickered i'll 4
beer bottle on the floor. his whisky flask
lay by his side for purposes of reference.
in his hand was deadly revolver. with
the mechanism and conduct of which he
was unacquainted.
He woke suddenly. The room was
dark and he was sweating with horror
What was it that had touched him
What was the awful voice that he had
heard? Without one thought of his bet
he struck Il match and made rush to
get out of the house
II was daylight outside and the number
-19-was quite clear on the outer door
Mr.. Shedding went back into the house
again, opened the shutters of the front
room and reflected, He reflected that
the number ) is easily mistaken for the
3 under certain circumstances.
He reflected also that those who expect
to find the supernatural always do find il.
And at present he lives mt No. - AZ
an absurdly low rental. Barry Pain, ju
The Sphere.