The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-06-18

share my feelings, though from an en-
tirely different cause.
pistols and lanterns are no good
here he grumbled what we want
at-this blessed minute is priest with
sprinkling of holy water; and ! for
one
He was actually sliding of.
With a smothered oath 1 drew him
back
"see herev cried, you're not a
babe in arms. Come on Or Well,
what nowY'
He had clinched my arm and was
| pointing to the door which was slowly |
| swaying to behind US.
"Notice that" he whispered. mo
| key in the lockl Men use keys, but
MY patience could stand no more.
With shake rid myself of his clutch,
muttering:
There, go! You're too much of
fool for me- I'm in for it alone" And
in proof of my determination turned
the slide of the lantern and flashed the
light through the house.
The effect was ghostly; but while the
fellow at my side breathed hard, he
did not take advantage of my words
to make his escape, as half expected
MIN to. The truth is, l was startled
myself. but was able to hide the fact
and to whisper back to him ferceiy:
"Hushv'
had just heard something.
For a moment we stood breathless,
but as the sound was not repeated l
concluded that it was the crealSing of
that faraway shutter. Certainly there
was nothing moving near US.
"Shall we go upstairs?" whispered
Hubbard.
e mot till we have made sure that all
n is right down here"
d A door stood slightly ajar on ouI
q left
s Pushing it open, we looked In.
% well furnished parlor was before us.
% -.Here's where the wedding tool
% place." remarked Hubbard, strainini
1T his head over my shoulder.
$ There were signs of this wedding OF
E. every side. Walls and ceilings hat
IN been hung with garlands, and thes
Id still chung to the mantelpiece and owe
Of and around the various doorways- In
ie clock occupying the center of the mar
ed telpiece alone gave evidence or llre-
og had been wound for the wedding an
tie had not yet run down. Its tick-tc
if came faint enough, however, throug
ng the darkness, as II it, too, had lost heal
Sc and would soon lapse into the dead
rs quiet Of it's ghostly surroundings.
"It's- it's funernl-like," chattere
he Hubbard.
ng He was right; / felt as If we
he shutting the lid of coffin when hna
bit, ly closed the door.
oh Our next steps took us into the res
where we found little to detain US, al
/ then, with a certain dread fully JUS
as fed by the event, we made for {
door defined by the two Corinthi'
est columns.
my 1t was ajar like the rest, and, call I
as coward or call me fool have call
of Hibbard both, you will remember
the found that it cost me an effort to
ing NV hand on its mahogany pane
and Danger. if danger there was, Turk
eet. here, and while 1 hid never kno'
dis myself to quail before any ordina
antagonist, 1, like others &c my XII
.om have no especial fondness for unst
,sti- and mysterious perils-
the Hubbard, who up to this point /
e Is followed me almost too closely, n
airy accorded me all the room that was u
re- essary. 1t was with a sense or en'
ing alone upon the scene that ma
first thrust wide the door and crossed
b a threshold of this redoubtable 70
no where, but two short weeks before
fresh victim had been added to
I'm list of those who had by some unhe
,r a of, unimaginable means found Il
death within its recesses-
evil My first glance showed me little
yays the ponderous outlines of an old
able tie, which jutted from the corner
land the fireplace half way out into
into room. AS it was seemingly from
ID. | seat that the men, who at var
way times had been found lying here,
ssed fallen to their doom, q thrill pat
over me as noted its unwieldy
You and the deep shadow 1t threw on
half ancient and dishonored neartnst
To escape the CHASTITY memorie
men evoked and also to satisfy myself
ever the room was really as empty q
with seemed l took another step forw
that This caused the light from the Ian
e as. / carried to spread beyond the !
thout on which it had hitherto been 81
dog fectively concentrated put tne II
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