The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-06-24

] asked her in a bantering tone, yet
more disturbed By her revelations than
! cared 10 show. The fact that the
house might have an undesirable repu-
tation was not pleasant thought 10
me. AS Ee had been through all tho
house ! suggested returning To the
hotel
We continued our search for house
for several days. but found nothing
that was satisfactory. AS time passed
and our disappointment increased, ny
repugnance to the unpleasant tradition
Of the I.angton house grew less. had
liked the house from the first, the size
and arrangement Of the rooms as well
as the location suited me But when
| spoke 70 Dorothy about waving fool
fish notions and taking the house she
refused positively with a shudder
one week from the day that we had
looked at the old house Dorothy and
had retired. feeling very weary and
discouraged. / particularly. for felt
provoked al Dorothy for the persistent
objection TO the only house that was
available 10 us. WEAKNESS dispelled
the worry from my mind and / was
soon asleep. only 20 be awakened by
Dorothy speaking 20 me in an agi-
tated voice.
What is it," I asked sleepily, with
q hay notion OF burglars.
Dorothy was clinging to me and
trembling with excitement
"Oh. Edward. | have had such
strange experience. saw father"
You san him." exclaimed, in
credulously. you mean that you
dreamt that you did"
NO. Edwari." she protested. Il was
not asleep. was lying in a quiet
state, just bordering on active con-
seriousness. thoughts. altogether for
eign TO my situation. were fitting
through my mind heard my fathers
voice calling me. and at the same mo-
ment | saw him emerging from be-
tween the portieres. In a perfectly
natural manner he said: Take Fred
Langton's old house. Dorothy. II will
prove profitable TO YOU"
attempted 70 discuss the improb-
ability Of the whole matter, declaring
II TO be nothing more than a dream.
But Dorothy insisted on regarding It
as a visitation from her father. and
The influence Of this belief upon her
was such that. much as she was OPP
posed TO taking the house before, she
was now as much ia favor Of II. AS
this was in perfect accord with my
own wishes. and VIII le was skeptical
as 10 the true nature Of her expert
ence. its effect upon her was so salts
factory 10 me that refrained from
further argument We discussed the
matter during half the night. with the
result that in the morning | went TO
see the owner Of the house and signed
the lease for two years. The owner
fulfilled all Of his promises with re-
gard TO repairs and We furnished the
lower rooms according 10 our means
One evening I was studying in the
sitting room. while Dorothy sat in a
low rocker working on a sofa cush-
ion. Her chair rocked violently and
she sprang to her feet. scattering her
working materials far and near. She
stood in the center OF the room and
looked aghast at the still moving
chair
What is the matter, Dorothy" !
asked
Edward. some one rocked my
chair' she gasped
You rocked il yourself"
No. Edward. didn't Don't YOU
see. il IS rocking yet?" she said. with
Z nervous shudder
THE force with which YOU jumped
ont o. i would cause il TO rock" I said
to her reassuringly.
Edward. IL rocked while / was sit
ting IN Il. was intent on matching
my silks when il seemed as though
some one rraspeI my chair and pulled
It back WIKI q jerk"
NOW. my dear" 7 said. soothincly.
"as a physician ] pronounce this a
case Of nerves and recommend you 20
20 to-bed. A nights rest viii restore
YOU"
Dorothy received my suggestion with |
4 lool, 81 indignation and commenced !
% rather mp her scattered work
Frequent occurrences Of a Ike ma
TIRE followed this. our FIRST expert |
ence. Dorothy always being the re-
cipient ~ the uncanny attentions AZ
such times she declared that she could /
feel the touch OF an unseen hand and /
catch the vibration OF an unheard |
voice AS Dorothy was a brave. sensi- /
bic little woman. not given to foolish /
fancies. finally gave credence to her /
statements and regretted having taken I
the house When alone we spent our /
evenings in the sitting room and II |
was here that most Of these perplex- /
ing incidents took place
When we had been In the house six /
months we both sat reading one sun \
day afternoon. Dorothy in her favorite /
rocker. at my reading table The \
sound Of Dorothy's book falling 20 the /
floor caused me to turn. I was sur
prised TO see her standing facing the
door. with one arm raised. Her face
was pale. her lips were parted and her
eyes set
With her gaze fixed. she passed
through the door and down the hall.
I followed. As she walked. she talked
in a low even tone. describing her ac-