The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-05-11

Calcutta. Nov 13-l have had an ad
fenture to-day I was riding back
acre from Tom Sadlers place. where a
few Of Us have been stopping since
y last Thursday, when I came upon O
lYoung lady in distress. She had baen
itrying 70 ford a swollen stream. and
her mare a narr0W.chested brute. had
pretty nearly come 70 grief It was a
close thing. and no mistake They q
have been down the stream anyhow
In another minute. and ! doubt If the
great br-te wouldn't have dragged her
under even II she hadn't been able TO
swim OF course i managed TO pull
her out. and found her not much the
worse for her duckng. took her
home, as she really wasn't fit TO go
alone, but I'm thankful 10 say that
escaped the parental blessing The
old sentleman--he's q tea-planter--
was out
November 20.--I can't get that girls
face out Of my mind. I don't know
that ever saw a more lovely one.
Strange thing for me to do. but I've
actually dreamt Of her three nights
following What an absurdityi
am going up country TO seek her at
the house
December 20.-Just returned. I
found the house shut up, and learned
that the late proprietor and his daugh-
ter had gone to Europe
December 30.-The mail has brought
me strange news My uncle and cousin
have died suddenly, and / am Sir
Reginald shagshaft Of Shagshaft cas-
tle. Northumberland. Good-by to IN
dia, and the army sail for England
in a week
February 20--I am at Shagshaft
castle, and grand old place 1t is, but
terribly desolate II is built on the
summit Of a cliff The screech Of the
sea gulls alone Is enough to give one
the horrors, and in all this great
place there are only three servants,
for not a girl in all the countryside
viii come here because Of the ghost.
which Is said to inhabit the western
wing aud to walk in the black copse.
Mrs Cross, the housekeeper, seems q.
decent sort Of a person, but she firm
ly believes in the ghost and came to
me yesterday with tears In her eyes
imploring me not to intrude upon its
Ilaunts.
February 21--T can't understand
Mrs. Cross at all To-day she would
persist in telling me the story OF
a terrible tragedy which took place
near here a few months ago "a man
by a girl--and insisted upon (
nay giving my opinion about it. | said (
hat II the story she told was true, it 7
served the man right-an 50 It did
She seemed unaccountably pleased at
ny answer
February 22-I walked in the black
'opse tonight Unless my eyes lie, /
lave seen a ghost ! was in the gar
len last night and distinctly saw
white figure move along the battle
nents Of the western towers and dis
ippear It was the figure Of a wom-
N, and, strange though it may ap.
iear, It seemed somehow familiar t0
ne
February 26.-This morning | asked
irs- Cross for an old manuscript copy
1 the history Of shagshait castle, as
iancied that had heard something
bout a secret room in the western /
ling
What a nervous woman she Isl
ad scarcely got the words out before
he tainted There is something an
bout this which ] cannot understand.
vhen she came to, she declared sol
mnly that she had never heard Of
ich book This must be false, for
have often been told about it., any
ow. was only the more determined I
) thoroughly explore the western
ing so ! commenced at once. On
ie topmost story. starting from the
inter tower and going to the right, 4
| counted IS rooms, all large, empty, :
I'd in neglected state When
ached the furthermost turned round !,
lth q start ta find Mrs Cross just be- 4
I'D me
you have found the book2' She !,
sped You know about the secret e
lambert" =,
Preciselyl" I answered "And IT 4
u go IN with its tenant"
Then She fell on her knees before
E
For the love Of God, don't hurt her is
{ Reginald She moaned. Don't re
fe her up; SO young as she is, and gi
beautiful and SO innocent like. IN
ed never a burt a hair Of old Roger si
lrtin's head if he hadn't offered her at
insult worse than death. and she de