The Washington times., 1910-05-15
THE GREEN LAMP

the early spring Of IA or 10 ne sud
denly relinquiShed his practice-a large
cIe-ln Atlanta and moved here 10 Cul-
''Acting as your fathers agent, and
BY his instructions, ] quietly bought
for him a residence some distance from
this town on the DELLA road II was
then Enagnlllcent place. NJ uoLLe
for the lord Of a demesues adapted Tor
entertaining on an extravagant scale
Nevertheless, and despite the 1act
that he vas OF ali men the most com
panionable. your father lived there IN
state Of the utmost reserve. holdlng
alOof from the neighbors and making
IL sufficiently plain that he desired
nothing more than to be left alone;
your mother appeared 20 share MS SEN
timents-
They seemed 10 wish to attract as
little attention as might be possible l.
who alone Of all the countryside was
made welcome there, more than once
.fancied that they both were in fear OF
some great danger.
1T vas in this house that you were
born ] attended your mother, out, Ge-
spite the greatest care and efforts the
most strenuous. she died on the third
your father. desoIated and rendered
half insane-or mOre-by grief, caused
your removal from his sight. that ne
might not be reminded OF your exist
ence which had cost him so dearly
Your were sent TO New Haven conn,
where you were cared Tor and IN part
side Of the family. a Miss Salina john
ston, If my memory serves me Alright.
But she. going the way Of deshs leIt
you an OTphan-yOur father having died
in me meantime. I was apprised or
the event. and had myself appointed
your guardian After seeing that you
received a fair education at the acao-
envy which you SO heartliy 80 leo'
brought you here 20 Cuipeppef-
by that time the name OF F'araday
was almost forgotten Which perhaps.
accounts for the fact that you never
learned from other lips OF the sad events
connected with your fathers demise.
To return TO your father. He shut
himself I'D IN his home, ard there lived
the life OF a recluse, retaining but one
servant. an aged negro am convinced
that he was extremely studious for some
time preceding his sudden death
often and again. returning as late as
three IN the morning from some pa
TENTS bedside, have seen SHINING
forth from his library window the green
rea ding lamp which he used.
That lamp. as you know. still burns
7 saw il TO more than a week ago.
could drive out and Sc il now. You
yourself have seen il when. in company
with your playmates, qUivsriHS with
fear and horror. YOU have SCurr1ed past
the old hOUsc-the haunted house-the
DelapierTe place on the Della road
For such was the house Of your birth
my boy
why does Il burn. YOU are aslxine2 Z
have ever been deferred from iuvesfigat-
Ing the DhenCmenon by a fear stronger
even than the shame II causes ne 10
confess 10 II
DO give credence to ghosts2 I dare
not either affirm or deny their existence.
one thing do know The green lamp
sun purus. AFTER twenty years. ~ the
house on the DELLA road
y have otter thought that It might
D. The spirit OF your father keeping
watch and ward over the fortune that
was 20 be yours az your maturity For.
although q man Of means. no trace OF
his property was ever fOund after his
murder"
Here the writing struggled OF 10 an
end I stopped and looked at Faraday.
Go on he whispered tenseiy. wet
ting dry lips With the tip OF his tongue.
THAT is Az
1 was watching him curiously. His
face was knotted strangely with emo
ton He sat gripping the arms OF his
c1a@E- with hands on which the muscles
stood out ia iron humps
'lts-rather interesting 70 me-yOU
EuOW- he said with some hesitation.
Rather-uncommon ] had mono sus-
DiclOu of-an this What are the other
papsrs2
read them aloud TO him There were