The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-10-04
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aged twenty-nine. quite good looking
enough and with two or three attrac.
tive and mysterious traits. For one he
was very devoted to his mother, and
that was sufficiently odd to deserve no.
tice. For others he talked SO little
that 1t was irritating. and he seemed
either very shy or very deep. Ter.
ence interested Mrs. Bellmore because
she was not sure which it was. She
intended to study him little longer
unless she forgot the matter. II be
was only shy she would abandon him.
for shyness is a bore. II he was deep
she would also abandon him, for depth
is precarious.
On the afternoon Of the third day
OF her visit Terence hunted up Mrs.
Bellmore and found her in a nook &C.
tually looking at an album.
ITS so good OF you" said he. ITO
come down here and retrieve the day
for US. suppose you have heard that
Mrs. Fischer-Suympkins scuttled the
ship before she left. She knocked a
whole plank out Of the bottom with a
bod. My mother is grieving herself
III about 1t. Can't you manage to see
a ghost for us while you are here. Mrs
Rellmore--a bang-up. swell ghost. with
coronet on his head and check
book under his arm?"
THAT was a naughty old lady. Ter
ence," said Mrs. Bellmore. Ito tell such
stories. Perhaps you gave her too
much supper. Your mother doesn't
really take 1t seriously. does she?"
~ think she does" answered Ter
ence. Zone would think every brick
in the hod had dropped on her. It's a
good nanny. and l don't like to see
her worried"
I'm sleeping in the ghost chamber"
said Mra Bellmore pensively. But
it's SO nice ! wouldn't change 1t. even
II were afraid. which I'm not. 1t
wouldn't do for me to submit counter
story of desirable. aristocratic shade.
would It? would do SO with pleas
ure. but 1t seems to me It would be too
obviously an antidote for the other mar.
rative to be effective"
True" said Terence. running two
fingers thoughtfully into his crisp,
brown hair: that would never do.
How would 1t work to see the same
ghost again minus the overalls and
have gold bricks in the hod?"
There was an ancestor who fought
against the Britishers, wasn't there7
Your mother said something to that
effect"
~ believe so-one of those old chaps
in raglan vests and golf trousers. l
don't care continental for a Con-
tinental myself. But the mother has
set her heart on pomp and heraldry
and pyrotechnics. and want her to be
happy"
You are a good boy. Terence" said
Mrs. Bellmore. sweeping her silks
close to one side Of her. mot to beat
your mother. Sit here by me. and
let's look at the album. Just as people
used to do twenty years ago. Now.
tell me about every one of them. Who
Is this tall. dlgnified gentleman lean
ing against the horizon with one arm
on the C0rinthian column"
THAT old chap with the big feetr.
inquired Terence, craning his neck.
That's Great-uncle O'Brannigan. He
used to keep rathskeller on the Bow.
cry"
Il asked you to sit down, Terence.
II you are not going to amuse or obey
me l shall report In the morning that
! saw ghost wearing an apron and
carrying schooners Of beer. Now, that
Is better. To be shy at your age. Ter
ence. Is thing that you should blush
to acknowledge"
At breakfast on the last morning OF
her visit Mrs. Bellmore startled and
entranced every one present by an
nouncing positively that she had seen
the ghost.
Did It have a-a-a"- Mrs. Kin.
solving In her suspense and agitation
could not bring out the word.
mo. indeed: far from It."
There was chorus of questions
from others Mt the table. Weren't
you frightenedY' what did It dor
How did 1t look?" How was 1t
dresscd?" did It say anything?"
Didn't you scream?"
III Try 10 answer everything nj
once" said Mrs. Bellmore heroically.
although I'm frightfully hungry.
Something awakened me-I'm not sure
whether 1t was noise or q touch
and there stood the phantom. ! never
burn light Mt night. SO the room was
quite dark. but saw it plainly. ]
wasn't dreaming. 1t was a tall man.
all misty white from head to foot. 1t
wore the full dress Of the old colonial
hair. buggy coat
skirts. lace ruffles and a sword. 1t
looked intangible and luminous in the
dark and moved without sound. Yes.
l was little frightened at first. or
should say. It was the
first ghost had ever seen. No, It
didn't say anything. didn't scream.
raised up on my elbow. and then 1t
glided silently away and disappeared
when It reached the door,"
Mrs. Kinsolving was in the seventh
heaven. THE description is that Of
Captain Kinsolving Of General Greene's
army, one of our ancestors" she said |
In voice that trembled with pride and
relief. Il really think l must apollo