The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-06-09

day, In the wind. ,Seel this path leads
to beautiful lake; you can see the wat
er plainly through those parting tree
boughs. There the body was supposed
to have been flung, to hide It for time;
| but II must have been carried away the
same night, for 1t never has been found"
THAT is very strangew Quoth the doc
tor. Where could the murderers have
hidden itT
"No one can tell. People think his
brother did the deed, as they had quar-
relied the night before It happened; but
when be was tried 1t seemed to be prov
ed that he did not"
"Yonder Is q curious looking building"
remarked Earle, pointing to square
brick tower that stood beyond, yet at
tached to, the deserted wing. What may
that bep
ut is called The Haunted Tower
Please drive fast past that, doctor, for !
shlver whenever think of It, even, much
less pass near itp returned Sandy.
"WhyT
Because 1t is q fearful place. 1t Is
harNtedg' was the whispered reply.
"Who says so?"
Everybody. No one likes to take this
path, even In daylight such terrible
things appear at those windows at the
top Of the tower on dark stormy nights"
who for one, has seen these things%
II have; and so has every person who
lives In a house with windows facing
this way, or who Is out much nights.
You see, that tower Is very tall, and
scars way above the trees / saw 1t my
self the last time we had terrible storm.
was staying with Jim Colgrove all
night. Jim lives Just below you, In the
village. 1t was about ten o'clock and
we were In his room. When we were
ready for bed, Jim put out the light and
| ran to the window TO see II It still
stormed, when, suddenly, a bright light
caught my eyes, In the top Of the tower,
and, looking up, / saw the most frightful
object eyes ever beheld, dancing inside,
plainly seen through the windows"
The boy stopped here, while his eyes
seemed dilating with horror at the re-
membrance, and his lips grew pale.
What was 1t likeT
"0h, l don't want to describe I'll /
can't, really! Jim looked out when I
screamed, and was as frightened az /, 30
we both jumped into bed, quick, and COW
cred up our heads to shut out the sight.
1t was terrible, doctor, terribleW
DIR. Elfenstein said no more, but In.
wardly resolved to be on the lookout for
the specter Of the Haunted Tower. Yet,
while he resolved, he laughed at himself
for putting the least faith In this boys
unlikely story.
1T Is wild tale these villagers have
invented, in order to excite strangers, and
draw attention to this quiet, rural place.
do not believe one word about the
ghost yet, for the Joke Of the thing, l
will look this way about ten, some real
stormy night, and see what Ia to be
seem"
As II to keep the thing In remem-
brance, Earle saw that the sun was sink
Ing, even then, into a bank Of clouds,
and he concluded that a thunder storm
would burst over them that very night.
One thing, however, Earle Elfcnstein
noted, the present baronet's apartments
were on the same side of the building
that connected with the ruined portion,
while the tall old tower which seemed Of
more modern build, stood Just back Of
the whole, while It's large windows on
each of the four sides, could be distinct
ly seen by the whole village inhabitants,
as 1t rose so far above the houses,
and even above many of the numerous
trees that filed the grounds.
ITO be continued,l