The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-06-26
Ag'in the Government
BY a SILENT SISTER
BY a SILENT SISTER

ling of the sand against the tree
trunks, the low scrub keeping the
sand back from the trees until the
branches are reached and these form a
screen or archway. The floor of the
hollow is about 15x20 feet, with a very
small opening at the top. The trees
are very luxuriant and so dense that
one looking down through thu narrow
opening can scarcely see the floor. At
| the side is low, narrow opening al
most hidden by a growth of vines.
The interior of the hollow was such
a cool, refreshing change from the
glare and heat of the sun that imme-
diately agreed with Jean to spend our
vacation on the island.
| 1--WE can fish; the sound Is famous
| for its variety and the superior quality
| of it's fish. It Is close enough to Pen
sacola to get supplies and there are
several small grocery stores along the
shore On the mainland so we need not
go hungry. No one need KNOW we
are here, so we can dispense with the
services of a chaperone and for once
man"
"AlI right. Josie. there's this com
! fort about it: we can go home when
ever We choose"
| We had spent two weeks on the
island and yet had no desire to leave.
| The perfect peace and quiet and
above all the freedom to do as we
please appealed strongly to the primi-
tive within us.
| We discussed the legends we had
heard and decided that the night OF
the full moon at II o'clock the mystic
| hour when "graveyards yawn," we
would watch for the walking phantom.
| The morning preceding the full
moon we went to Pensacola for sup
plies and our mail; as We were re-
turning the skies became darkened
with clouds, and by the time we reach.
led Pirates Cove it was so dark that
we decided it would be safer to land
there and to walk across to the hol.
low than to ride the waves with a
windstorm threatening. We could re-
turn the following morning for the
launch. -
AS we were fastening the painter
Josie exclaimed, Look, lean! ,.e
are in time to see the three lights and
the unfortunate lady"
But this is not midnight"
| 1--WE were wishing for an adventure
and now here 1t is; but let us keep
quiet and let the ghost walk in peace
! / forgot the coming storm, and felt
rooted TO the spot as watched those
lights; there were three, and pale
blue. The cold chills crept up and
down my spine and l gasped for
breath as watched them, the uncanny
blue lights dancing up and down on
the water. They shone in one place
la few seconds and then glided along a
short distance, then back again and
then started in direct line to Pirates
Cove and they arose from the center
of the Haunted Cove.
! We took a few steps nearer the
shore and waited, watching the blue
lights dance up and down, back and
forth, then stop brief moment. but it
was long enough for us to see by the
dim, uncanny light form rise with
something in it's arms and above the
wind and wave we heard the splash of
falling object and the low spoken
words, tomorrow night"
And then the light glimmered and
danced back to the Haunted Cove
well, Jean, what do you think of
that?"
Il don't know what to think, but
mean to be here tomorrow night
The next day passed slowly and now
that we were on the track of the
famed ha'nt we could scarcely curb