Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-22

lakihg one himself. the mAn led the way tt
 investigate the whereabouts of spirit
 who thus dared to interfere with the eity's
 great piece of work.
 You see, sir, when we got about six feet
 below the surface we began to find odd
 bits of coffin wood and bones. We're close
 to the old ehurchyard, an one day we
 struck coffin which had not routed be
 cause 1t WAS mostly metal, an DO matter how often we put that coffin back, 1t came out again every time there was. blast anywhere in the place. It seemed pos sessed to bother us, an tonight the lid fell on. was at another side of the work but the dagoes said there Is woman in the box, an they ran away. Here we are, sir. V
 Wilbur Strong looked about the place curiously. Lights placed here and there at intervals aloug the line of work had grow! dim. and the torches carried by himself and his guide served to produce fantastic shadows oil the unfinished walls which were enough to make less Ignorant minds than those of the poor Italians imagine they saw all sorts of hobgoblins In the broken coffin which rested lightly on a projecting stone. Naturally, the young man would not have even acknowledged that he was superstitious or believed in such an impossible thing as a ghostly yisitant in the Subway, nevertheless he felt looking intently through the aperture In the coffin id, saw. or imagined he saw. the face of q woman with wide opened eyes looking intentIy at him. His knees weak ened and his heart beat so loudly he was afraid his companion would detect his eowardice, as he mentally called it. Just
 ,,s ,hls hi,oseIs De tas.tssp spd ne ,oss @ sbo. ,ss old girls trying to see what was going on in the Twentieth Century distaDt blast shook the eai tn about them and the old coffin slipped from its resting place with . thud, causing the lid to fall and the ghasuy occupant to assume a sitting posture. The man who was with him horrible box landed almost at the foot of Wilbur Strong. The latter felt like doing the same, but as he jumped back to avoid the thing, package of old yellow papers eneased In some kind of skin touched his foot and he inyoluntarily stopped to pick It up. If was addi essed to General George Washington. and had the name of An thony Wayne, as the sender in one corner young man raised his head determined, yet threading to look again at the awful ap- partition. He need not have feared. for from the instant Wilbur Strong stopped 10 secure that packet Of papers, all that re- mained of the old metal and wooden coffin and its ghastly occupant weIe few bits of rusted metal a handful of dust and broken bits of moulded wood. He never felt sure that the vision he saw was not a fancy of the brain, yet there was some things hard to explain even to himself. venture, MT. Strong found his frightened companion croRching inside the outlet rather. than let his men know that he, too, at him awhile. assuring him that even the coffin was no longer there. having fallen in pieces with the tumble it had, they went outside to reassure the men, who at last filed back to their work be- cause the geHtleman convinced them, when the boss could not
 Of the papers Wilbur made 20 mention. They might not be his, but at least they were not theirs, and he had found them in what they were and to whom they be- longea by right of inheritance.
 Having tl ayelled all day and half the night he was tired enough to look forward day would bring with 1t the work he had left home determined to accomplish for 1t meant honor, love and life itself to clear nls grandstre's name, which was second 10 none were that blot removed. At first he thought of Investigating the papers he had found in such strange place, but physical 1sity. and Wilbur hurried along until he cached the Astor House. where he was 'oon provided with q comfortable room and 'ed, into which he plunged somewhe,e some way Ethel and the Subway ghost were strangely mixed. and in a way con iented with the musty papers in his pocket. . snIi Wnen tqily awake. Wilbur reached out broke the seal as soon as he had read the almost iilegible address.
 It contained two important documents. one addressed to General Geoi se Wash
 
 strong. Lieutsnant in the - under Gener- al Anthony Wayne" As he read. the young man pinched himself, as if to make sure that it were really himself awake in the flesh. for 1t all seemed incredible. Never. theless 1t was true, and hereby hangs the tale of "The Hands of the Clock"
 Carefully Ie-reading the paper that had come into his hands as if by a miracle. Wil- bur Strong sprang from the bed and hastily ionniDg his clothes. he ate a light break fast and was not long in reaching the sta ton. where he took the first train for having had no thought of sight seeing in the Great Metropolis" His quest was over. and through him joy was was coming into the saddened life of his father. who had tried and failed to lift the burden of shame left to him to bear. could be proud of the name he would give her. Wilbur was a man, yet boyish enough 10 give vent to his happiness, and ne fair y huzEed the old musty papers which lay dose to his heart in an inner pocket so that 10 danger of loss could reach them. Reach Ing home he went directly to bis fathers room. and for the first time since he was the father. whom he had never seen laugh pr smile. He kissed him, iI st on one cheek and then the other.
 Why, my boy, what has come over you?' said Mir. Su oDg, looking at the handsome -0ung fellow of whom he was SO proud.
 "Father. can you bear great. good news; he very best you could haye?"
 .'Is II that you are to marryf" A look of paiioT crept over his face as he thought , ooo co oooUauv,,o Q 10 Q co
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