Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-11
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ways sat at table with him and chattere' and ate and drank as freely as he did
 .'why did he resign the plaeeY'
 ''oh. he was rolling stone. a born wan derer and never remained long in any spot
 Did he take all his live stock and es
 tahlshment with him when he cieares eutT'
 ''Yes. they went of in half adosen cara
 sans--so people tell me"
 But now. the obvious question arisei
 was the house haunted before his occu patton of 1t or notg Or do the unearthl, occurrences date iron; his departurer"
 Well, 1 imagine. putting two and tws toethrr. Mir. AnfrobHs left really beraus, he found the place too hot for him. thougt was tine breath of his existance. and aiss he wanted q new sphere for his studies a'
 "Did you ever see himT'
 No. but our intermediary declared hs was like bis monkeys. as one pea resem hles another pea. From constant inter course with them. hss face. bis voice. his astonishing reversion to fype--L C., simian ancestry. But for ali'---
 'Iia. ha. ha. 'sois mon frere ou je te tue. Tiens. mon amir !"
 The Interruption was appalling in its sud denness and, followed by 6 diabolical ehuckie, it made my steady old humdrum heart Kick for q moment though hitherto this organ had rarely admitted an accele- rated pulse from love or any of the GUS toinary exeiteineHts. A point of law. Of an artistic murder. might sometimes gen fly quicken It's action. but nothing else could. In the course of our conversation we had left the library where we were sitting. and going up stairs had just reached the closed door of the haunted room.
 T don't think have overstated my case" observed Colonel Alger, with a low. grlm gesture of exultation.
 By no means" l answered eheerfully. recovering with an effort my balance of equanimity. which had been so rudely dis turhed. Your invisible tenant is appar. ently as much at its ease in the day time as In the night"
 'Indeeu.' said my friend. '.I have never heard 1t after sunset"
 It was now a dull average October after noon, The sun had coquetted with the clouds for a few hours. and had then entire ly disappeared. and an oppressive silence lay over the wing of the house In which the room was situated. And. AS I had proved the strange words just uttered. without any competing sounds to act as hearings.
 This Is deiicious,' I cried. You prom. ised me, Horace. q warm welcome and ety of this interesting kind. Please let my possessions be transferred at once to tnis enchanting chamber. I promise myself an agreeable and instructive visit.
 The change was speedily effected, Colonel Alger's valet regarding my rashness with ill-eonceaied compassion and curiosity. The room. upon examination. presented no sal lent feature CT ambiguous construction. The walls were oak panels. and when dilt gently tapped and tried yielded no results, beyond few cohwebs and little dust The floor, too. seemed sound.
 ''Bah." I exclaimed aloud. T believe there IS nothing to discover. Perhaps you''-
 .'Le diabIe est boni yIve le bon L.able.' And harsh mocking stuttering kind of un- earthly caehinnation came close upon the utterance of this atroclous sentiment. again my investigations were fruitiess.
 spent the best part or fortnight with my friend. shooting. reading, yarning, and fhost-hunting. Bat nothing transpired, no clue could he established towards the un- travelling of the enigma.
 I had escertained long ago that Horace Alger had positively seen nothing, ex- shadows. which melted at once ,ss when sub. mitted to a little breezy, brisk cross-e1- animation. And the roof was tae one point my vigorous and varied scrutiny had for gotten.
 ladder was procured and planted agsins, the side of the house over the window of my room. felt here if anywhere, must be the solution of the problem.
 ''Go up, Giles" said Colonel Alger to the gardener, and see that all Is right above, before Mir. Parsons makes his survey" \, family yAi in case @ of psd aeeideSts Tepied Giies as he reluctantly mounted the rungs. I'd stand up 10 any man my weight but ghostssses Is egt of my reckoning. There's
 Presently he descended with run, white and trembling. and horribly scared. Its a-swearing awful :" he stammered-"iike 6 offence meant" And here he glanced apologetically at the Colonel, who laughed.
 I then slowly ascended the ladder. stepped on the roof, and in a moment the mystery was revealed.
 Horace" I shouted In triumph, here's l sky-Iight. and now our course Is clear" Up we rushed to my room, and once more tried the panels. Presently one. which had been imperfectly fastened, gave ! little and then slid back, revealing a ioor beyond. Opening this we foune our seives in a tiny room lighted from the top. 1 And there. evidently dying and feebly yraspiag & rude perch, was great gray lf food long exhausted. As we entered he l revived with n knowing wink, and shrieke1 ! 'Sois mon frere ou ie te tue. Le dfable {, est bon, yiye le bon diahler' Then with a sharp eonvUlsion he fell iifeless to the farA