Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-11-22

/ asked her in bantering tone, yet
more disturbed by her revelations than
/ cared to show The fact that the
house might have an undesirable repu-
tation was not pleasant thought to
me. AS we had been through all the
house l 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, my
repugnance to the unpleasant tradition
of the Langton 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
l spoke to Dorothy about waving fool
ish notions and taking the house she
refused positively with shudder
One week from the day that we had
looked at the old house Dorothy and
1 had retired, feeling very weary and
discouraged. l particularly, for felt
provoked at Dorothy for the persistent
objection to the only house that was
available to us. WEAKNESS dispelled
the worry from my mind and I was
soon asleep, only to be awakened by
Dorothy speaking to me in an agi-
tated voice.
What is it?" l asked sleepily, with
hazy notion of burglars.
Dorothy was clinging to me and
trembling with excitement
ooh, Edward, l have had such
strange experience. l saw father"
"You saw him." I exclaimed, in
credulously, you mean that you
dreamt that you did,
mo, Edward" she protested, 81 was
not asleep. I was lying in a quiet
state, just bordering on active con-
seriousness, thoughts, altogether for
eign to my situation, were fitting
through my mind. l heard my fathers
voice calling me, and at the same mo-
ment 1 saw him emerging from be-
tween the pOrtieres. In a perfectly
natural manner he said: Take Fred
Langton's old house, Dorothy. 1t will
prove profitable to you
attempted to discuss the improb-
ability of the whole matter, declaring
it to be nothing more than a dream
| But Dorothy insisted on regarding it
| as 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 in favor of it. AS
this was in perfect accord with my
own wishes, and while l was skeptical
as to the true nature of her expert
ence, its effect upon her was so salts
| factory to me that I refrained from
| further argument. We discussed the
matter during half the night, with the
result that in the morning l 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 to our means
| One evening l was studying in the
sitting room, while Dorothy sat in a
low rocker working on 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" I
asked.
Edward, some one rocked my
chair she gasped.
You rocked it yourself
NO, Edward, l didn't. Don't you
| see, it is rocking YETI" she said, with
a nervous shudder.
'The force with which you jumped
out of it would cause it to rock | said
to her reassuringly.
Edward, it rocked while l was sit
ting in it. l was intent on matching
my silks when it seemed as though
some one grasped my chair and pulled
it back with jerk"
Now, my dear" l said, soothingly.
"as a physician l pronounce this a
case OF nerves and recommend you to
go to bed. A nights rest will restore
you
Dorothy received my suggestion with
look of indignation and commenced
to gather up her scattered work.
Frequent occurrences of a like ma
ture followed this, our first expert
ence, Dorothy always being the re-
cipient of the uncanny attentions. AT
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 brave, sensi-
bic little woman, not given to foolish
fancies, finally gave credence to her
statements and regretted having taken
the house. When alone we spent our
evenings in the sitting room and it
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