Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-12-14
Observation-Disclosures,
THE GHOST
SPY
Observation-Disclosures


weak point He did not remove his
armor, as we did. for freedom TO work
and kept his visor closed. Suspecting
him, we seized him"
"Ah, hav' exclaimed the general.
Take him TO the parapet and hang him
In view Of the prince who sent him"
A gsbbet was erected, ladder placed
In position and the prisoner taken on TO
the parapet for hanging. He begged
that he might offer his last alteration
to his God In his own way, and when
permission was given him. facing to
the west where the sun was sinking,
he bowed low three times.
Hes worse than a heather" cried
the captain OF the execution party.
He worships FIRE. Send him to bell.
where he belongs"
The youth was forced. to climb the
ladder, the moose was put about his
neck, and the ladder was kicked away.
There were a few jerks and ALI was
quiet.
The night was dark. The sentry. who
guarded that part Of the parnpet where
the SPY hung was obliged to pass and
repass the grewsome object on his beat.
At first he would not look at 1t. Then
I'm passing he turned his eyes toward
it, as though compelled by dread fas-
cination. There was nothing Of the
body TO be seen within the armor ex-
cept a lock Of hair that hung below the
helmet.
TIt doth amaze me-" muttered the
sentry, "bow long these cavaliers wear
their locks Mayhap 1t serves for
rope whereby Satan lowers them into
the burning lake"
Encouraged by the thought, he gave
the corpse a poke with bis pike. As II
swung back toward him he thought
he heard a low moan. Darling to the
end OF his beat, he hid behind stone
projection and could not induce him
self to again walk past the body.
While he stood shivering in his corner
q wind sprang up. swaying the dread
ed object and occasionally knocking
the steel armor against the gibbet. To
shut out the sound he put his fingers
In his ears.
When he.heard the relief coming he
took up his pike and resumed his beat.
There was.the ghostly thing still sway
ing in the wind. The sentry was re-
lieved, and his successor, a Drawer
man, marched TO and fro on his beat
without fear. Once when passing II
occurred to him to strike it with his
pike. What was his surprise to hear
It emit q hollow sound. He struck 1t
again, with the same result. Then he
put hand under one foot and lifted
it without any more exertion than
would be required to lift an empty
suit OF armor.
Captain of the guard" he cried,
1.-THE devil has flown away with the
spy's body!"
The captain came, examined the
armor and stood aghast. Then he re-
ported the fact to the general. The
general came, saw and was conquered.
They were superstitious In those days,
and he believed that the spy was
supernatural being who had come to
find out how best the stronghold could
be taken. The ghost had seen that
but a handful of men defended 1t. Be
sides, it had seen a circuitous path
that led to the rear, over which force
might come and fire into the works
from a greater height. The general
went trembling back to his quarters.
The next morning he saw the forces
Of the enemy drawn up prepared TO
climb the heights and q detachment
moving toward the path leading to bis
rear. He ordered white flag display
ed on the battlements.
Later a party carrying litter came
up the declivity. In the litter was
girl, pale and languid. Ayoung knight
who accompanied her stated that she
had been sent to receive the surren-
der. The general gave 1t, saying:
81 can fight men, but not spirits.
Yesterday a mysterious stranger was
observed.spyingo on our works. He had
neither the face of man nor woman.
but a creature betwixt the two. We
hanged him on the parapet that the
prince might be deferred from sending
others. In the night that which seem
ed to be a body vanished.
A smile came upon the girls wan
face. general" she said, 81 was this
supernatural creature. l volunteered
to come and get the information re-
quired for your defeat Before the ex-
ecution I bowed thrice TO the west,
which, by code agreed upon, told the
prince your weakness and the best
route Of procedure. When was hang
ed my hair was loose under my he'll
met and protected my throat from the
moose. which, too, caught in proJee-
ton Of my armor. remained unccn-
scious till Sheilooked at her COM
panion. He said:
Seeing the body OF my afianced
bride hanging on the parapet, 1 resolv-
ed to secure 1t or die. A party brought
ladders, by which / crossed the moat
and by another climbed the battle
ment. AS was about to cut the body
down / heard atmoan. loosened the
moose, took the burden TO the other
side Of the moatiand sent man back
with the armor TO hang It up, thinking
to conceal the theft TIL we could take
counsel. Our brave girl was brought
back to consciousness. and the prince
gave her the right to receive your sur
render"
The girl who had achieved this great
work and nerved herself to complete
1t as soon as the story was told faint