The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-02
Ghosts Around
By M. QUAD
Copyright. 1870 by Associated Lit
erary Press.
BY M. QUAD

dozen years, attracting no attention
Then some yilager saw ghost. Peter
asked the full particulars and was
thenceforth considered believer In
ghosts.
Next he inherited $4,000; then MS
neighbors began to pay him marked
attention
Miss Nancy Beebe, an old maid OF
nearly forty. had never married be
cause she was homely aud had no
money. Miss Prudence Higgins was
III the same Tx. The widow Hender
sou could marry again II she had a
couple OF thousand; SO could the wild
ow drew. Mrs. John White was a
married woman, but while her husband
WIS Il carpenter she had arfstocratic
tastes and couldn't carry them out for
the want OF money.
These hive women not only heard
that old Peter believed In ghosts, bur
each one arranged her program 10
have "A ghost pay him midnight visit.
ale hadn't got his money yet when one
night at the most solemn hour and
while he was sleeping with his win
dow open scratching on the casing
awoke nm 20 ask what was wanted.
1t was the first night he had ever been
disturbed
Peter" said a hollow voice that
started the sweat on him. Nancy
Bebee is very unhappy"
is that So:' he replied.
"fes. ana 1t rests with you to make
her happy. am the ghost OF her
dead mother. charge you to give her
the sum of $1,000 as soon as you get
your money. She will marry. and she
VIII bless you, Fan not, Peter fail
hottest the smallpox comes. 10 your
she shall have it, replied Peter as
he looked out OF the window and saw
an object In white gliding away. On
The next night he was wide awake.
but lying on his bed when second
ehost pad him visit He mad fgur
ed that there was more than one
ghost III lie world and that there
might De another caller. He heard a
soft rustiing. cold breeze blew in at
The window, and a scary voice an.
bounced.
Peter Baines. do good with your
money or you will be found dead
Prudence Higgins is Il sad sad girl
She may commit suicide. Ii she does
you viii be to. blame for it, You can
save her life and make her happy by
giving her $1,000. Do it, Peter, and
live to be hundred years old"
Yes, Ill do it, want to live to be
a hundred. What ghost are you?"
Her graudmothers"
And another white object floated
over the grass and through d gap in
the fence and was swallowed up in
The gloom of night, Some men would
nave gone around telling what they
had seen, but old Peter kept still
tongue and prepared himself for other
visits from other ghosts Where there
were two there must be three. the
same AS crows. He reasoned correct
Is. On the third night third ghost
appeared. She was being waited for,
and old i'eter was not 50 badly scared
when voice reached his ear. saying:
Peter. grim death is All around YOU,
1t flies on wings aud stalks on legs. 1t
looks Tor victim. ii stands at yon
gate and slares ut your house"
But tell il to pass on" replied
Peter. Il want to live to be a hun
dred years old"
Then do as tell you. You know
tile widow Drew. Make her happy.
Give her a chance. When you get
your money give her $1,000. 1t is lit.
tie to you, but much TO her"
wouldn't Il hundred do?" asked old
Peter AZ he began to feel stiugy.
Shall beckon to death to come and
enter this Window" menaced the
ghost.
No no, no. The wilder shall have
her thousand. didn't know but d
hundred would do, but | see it won't.
Whose ghost are YOU"
nat OF gypsy woman who was
murdered. Beware OF my anger. po
not play me false go-l COL GO
And she COED" She seemed to get
hung for moment in the gap. and the
old man thought he heard the ripping
of cloth. but she got clear and disap-
peared before he was sure He didn't
want any more ghosts IN his. He had
seen three and promised 5000 out Of
his legacy. The pace was too hot.
Next night he shut and nailed down
the window. but 1t was IN vain. The
fourth ghost came and announced that
he must provide for the widow Hen.
derson or prepare to be haunted all
the rest Of his life by evil spirits. He
hung off for few minutes, but the
signs and groans and scratchinss on
the glass were too much for him. The
widow Henderson was to receive 81 500
IN cash.
On the next night old Peter took
some bedding and lay down under the
currant bushes, where no fifth ghost
could find him He kept wide awake
and alert At midnight he saw ghost
No. . appear. She glided for his bed
room window. She was just about
to appeal to him when four other
ghosts showed up, The five stood and
looked at each other for moment.
Then human voices were heard calling
names. Then human hands and feet