The Washington times., 1910-05-18

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v Y and dreaming. too reck-
on, about that rather
unsatisfactory communication from old
Spotswood; and the more consider it.
the more convinced am that there IS
something more than ordinarily queer
in the whole business
Il could have told you that IN the be
ginning"
Il know, sir-I know. But you don't
know all the circumstance
Now I, Thomas F'araday- homeless
orphan and vvanderer on the face Of
many waters, I have got a bunch that
there's money. coming TO me II Z can
solve the rystery Of this green lamp
business
Its scared me more than a little
has that same glCstly ught-when I
was a little fellow. But OF late IL has
kind Of dropped out OF my mind
haunted house isn't anything out Of the
common run OF things IN a southern
village Ike CulDeDIser- One grows &C
custOmed to the Thought Of i. and &C
Cepts IL rather as = natural mau1es-
JaUiOn than IS something OF which 20 De
LeaTS0me-
IN fact. I think Culpepper would
feel nuTT II II COuI1u boast or a haunt
cd mansion or two, And so far for that
reason. no one ha sever bothered 20
investigate the cause OF the green
But in the light OF recent infOrma-
ton I'm strongly inclined 70 the be-
lief that my father mad something OF
a fortune If IL IS IN that house II
as SDOEsWOod fearS-Or hopes, which
ever IL is-th0 old mans spirit is
keeping watch over my inheritance Of
II the house is merely infested with
trampS who keep up the EhOSL theory
for their own purpose 1 intend 10 get
at the bottom Of Il as soon as 1 re
turn.
If there any money concealed on
the premises, II viii be Tom Eara-
day 5, and don't you forget IL
"N hat do you say Ar- Hammond, sir
you've been kind and courteous TO
ne. and 1 Ike you frsc rate indeed
what DO you say 70 joining me IN my
ghost hunt2 Il there's any money,
Wei whack up And-and If there
1sn L why you WONT De out any JhiI5-
/ knocked the ashes from my pipe
and TehIled il before I answered
one thing was certain IN what ne
said-that I wouldn't be out anything
and I had 10 admit that I was euuT-
mouSlv tired Of Manhattan and living
on nuSks- The thought came 10 me that
If could get out Of the city for few
months OF 50 my luck might have time
IN DO It. Mr. Faraday. I can't see
why I shouldn't OF course I should
not III be imposing on your hOSpi-
Iailty he made a gesture Of dissent,
but T went Ou-..Ii-ing or your means
and offer ne nothing in return
But heaven knows I have no rea-
son 20 stick at me. points Already
I have asked a total stranger 10 pay
for my dinner-and let him do it
have gsmbled with his money, and
wound Up by sleeping with my shoes
look here sirI'' Faradav flushed
IF you talk Ike that I don't want
YOU III withdraw the invitation But,
no. / understand YOU didn't mean L.,
sir he added generously. Gomez You
Egree2 Shake on it--aud, believe me-
sir. I'm proud 10 have You with me-
10 EE1H D Mn
two, troubled line gathering between
his eyes.
But the very deuce Of II is ne ex-
pfoded savd yely. 1--WE re both dead broke.
and we've not grub enough aboard TO
last two DAYS, much less week. What
20 do noW2'
# he looked TO me for information. he
vas destined to get none. nor any com
fort 7 could only shake my head and
- stare bianklE out at the summer sky. q
section OF which was framed bv the
Comp7Dionway-
81 am useless" said I finally. eff
could, I make touch But it's a safe
net-fvhiCh is immoral TO make-that
there ism { a friend Of mine fin the CITY.
nor an enemy. who cares enough about
ne 70 lend me enough money to set
cut OF town
7 hadn't any thought Of anything Of
the sort, re1olneC Faraday with some
heat II m not only the owner and cap
tain OF this loop. but the committee on
ways and means and IT'S sole member,
sou must understand. sir
He broke of suddenly. and ran I'D the
ccmpanionway- AT the top he paused,
seeming to look aroun5 the deck
Zeb-'' he called. and getting no re-
sponse-"Zeb- You iTp Of Empusa!
Zebr''
'YassUhl' I heard the voice coming
family as from a distance. followed BIZ
a heavy pounding Of flGt feet as the
negro hurried down the wharf
followed F'araday on deck lust in
time TO see Leb come on board and TO
be confronted hv that renarza BE srIf--|
ting Of his head into two distinct hen1l-