The Washington herald., 1912-03-03

Il acquiesced, smiling, and soon we
were knocking the balls about
Dick | asked, is there any one in
the east wing on our floor except our
selves !?
HE looked at me quizzicaily. why
no, Sally, there's no one else in that
particular part Of the building. Thought
that You wanted to be quiet, so. let you
have the whole thing. Only three rooms
out there and the bathroom. What's
the matter2 Not lonely, are your
No, not at all. It's perfectly COM
Portable, | assure you. But l heard
some one moving around there last
night after had gone to bed. | was
quite surprised
May have been the night watch
man
mo. II was in my room
The laird of the castle put down his
cue and pulled at his long mustaehe.
He looked worried.
So you heard it too, did you?'
"It-whatY
'"Ah, hum, the ah--well-ah-the
spirit
The spiritp
Yes. God bless me, girl, don't look
so frightened Perfectly harmless,
can assure you'll There is an old rumor
here, y'know, that the spirit Of an an
cient ancestress of mine goes about
there sometimes Heard the servants
talking about il; never put any stock
in It myself Now, are you sure that
you saw some oneS
Il had seated myself in a chair in
order to talk more easily, for this was
most interesting. :
az saw no one replied, but I dis
tinctly heard some one, whom could
not see, in my room
Probably won't occur again. Too
much lobster Newburg, Sally
~ didn't eat any,
We'll, hah-hum have been
the old lady. Perfectly harmless, | as
sure you. Ask her to have q seat next
time. Sure she can tell you some good
stories. Must have had a rough time
of il here in the old days
Dick was extremely amusing when
he wanted to be. All right answered.
When | see your respected spirit again,
I'll ask her to chat with me- And soon
we were lost in the intricacies of the
game.
THAT night retired early and found
that Molly was in a good humor and
had apparently forgotten the events of
the preceding day. She was far more
intelligent than the average servant,
and | knew that no weird tales told her
by the rest of the servants could
frighten her. Yet, in spite of her
steady nerves, decided to tell her
nothing about the spirit of Dicks
ghostly ancestress.
"As | am not very religious when
cold sanctuaries are the only places for
worship, J was not in the habit of using
the beautiful little shrine which was
next to my maids room. But this even
ing began 10 grow a bit homesick, and
decided TO offer prayer for the good
of my husband, whom felt sure was
in sore need of it. So before l un-
dressed | took taper in my hand and
walked TO the tiny chapel, which seemed
warmer than usual.
"As | knelt in silent devotion, sud
denly and without warning the two
candles upon either side began to shed
a brilliant light. As had taken only one
candle with me, | was naturally fright
ened with the extraordinary manifesto
tion of some unseen power | was too
startled to move.
Then upon my ear came the sound
of singing. Far away in the distance
boys voices chanted some strange, me-
lodiouS carol, which was not a tune with
which | was familiar, and yet it had no
novel sound. The singing grew louder
and clearer as | lnelt spellbound, and
| was so entranced with the marvellous
harmony from the ether of nothingness
that ! could move neither hand nor foot.
The light from the burning candles
grew stronger and clearer, while
brilliant luster shone from the little
crucifx in front.
"As this occurred, l was startled by
a deep sigh, which was so clear and
human that l felt certain that my maid
had entered the chamber. turned
and looked beside me, to be almost
transfxed with terror, for beside me
lnelt veiled figure. ...
II was too startled to shrek, and only
recoiled-shrank into one corner OF the
room. Then saw more clearly, and
was not afraid, for it was woman who
stopped and prayed, and il was a spirit
from another century LONG rornu-