Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-30
CHAPTER XIV
A Visit from Louise.

visit from Louise.
That day was destined 20 be an
eventual one, for when entered .rc
louise and found Eliza enseonsed in
the upper hall on chair with Mary
ammo doing her best to stine her with
household ammonia, and Liddy rub
hing her wrists-whatevcr good tina;
is supposed To dol knew that the
ghost had been walking again. and
this time in daylight
Eliza was In a frenzy of fear She
clutched at my sleeve When went
close TO her, and refused TO lot 20
until she had told her story. Coming
just after the fire, the household was
dcmoralized. and IL was no surprise
to me TO find Alex and the under
gardener struggling downstairs with
Il heavy trunk between them.
Il didn't want TO do II. Miss lanes"
Alex said. but she was so excited
was afraid she would do MS she said
drag II down herself. and scratch
the staircase"
| was trying TO get my bonnet OF
and to keep the maids quiet az tho
same time Now, Eliza. when YOU
have washed your face and stopped
bawling,' | said, come into my sitting
room and tell me what has hapunned g"
Iiddy put away my things without
speaking. The very set OF her shout
ders expressed disapproval
'Well,'I said. when the silence be
came uncomfortable, things seem to
be warming up"
Silence from Liddy, and 1onS sigh
IF Eliza goes. don't know where
20 look for another cook" More 81
lcuce.
Rosie is probably good cook"
sniff.
"Liddy." I said at last. cont dare
to deny that you are having. tho time
OF your life. You positively rloat In
this excitement You never looked
better It's my opinion an this rtnaing
around and getting ioltod out Of a
rut. has stirred up that torpid liver Of
yours" ...,..,.-
IFS not myself I'm thinking about. '
she said goaded into speech. May.
be my liver was torpid and maybe It
wasn't; but ! know ills: lie got
some feelings left. and To sec YOU
standing at the foot Of that At ircase
shootln through the door-Tu never
be the same woman again" 90,
We'll, I'm glad of that---apYthing
for a change ] said. And In came
Eliza hanked by Rosie and Mary
Anne
Her story, broken with sobs and cor.
rections from the other two, was this:
AT two o'clock (2l15 Rosie insisted)
she had gone upstairs TO get a picture
from her room 10 show Mary Anne
GA picture of lady Mary Ammo inter.
posed) She went up the servants
staircase and along the corr idor 10 he r
room, which lay between the trunk.
room and the unfinished ballroom. She
heard sound as che went down the
= corridor like some one moving furni.
turc, but she was not nervous. She
thought itmight be men examinng the
house after the FIRE the night before,
but she looked in the trunkrooh ana
saw nobody
She went into her room quietly. Tho
noise had ceased and everything was
quiet. Then she sat down on Tic side
OF her bed, and. feeling raint-flc wac
subject to spells-CI told yog that
when | came. didn't /. Roster" Yos'm.
indeed She did''D-she put her. head
down on her pillow and
Took a nap. All right" I s, d. "Go
on"
When I came to, Miss Inn.1. SUR.
rs I'm sittin' here, I thought I'd die.
Sooothin' hit me in the face. and I
sol up, sudden. And then I soon the
plaster drop, droppin' from ltlc