Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-03-15
THE
SHADOW
A Story of
Hypnotism
By ETHEL B. HAYNES
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911.

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Estella Brooks looked wistfully at
the prospective buyer. Pm very anx-
ious to sell the place." she said slowly.
"Your offer is satisfactory to me, but
| hardly think you will want 1t after
have told you about the shadow" As
she uttered the last word all the color
forsook her cheeks, and she looked
years older
You needn't say a word about 1t UNI
less you want to relieve your mind.
I'll take It even II the shadow is a
ghost" assured Mr.. Baker warmly.
1T isn't an ordinary ghost" protest
ed Esteila, I'm fact, It isn't ghost
anyway tell myself can't believe
In them and be member of the
church at the same time. but it's very
queer that the shadow should be there,
Just the sume"
"Show 1t to me, please" requested
Mr.. Brooks and In silence Estella led
the way down the front steps to the
gate that opened into the highroad.
Here she paused and turned. facing
the long farmhouse. with Its low pitch
ed roof and many gabled windows.
Look there" she said simply, point
ing up at the roof OF the house. THE
sun is behind the clouds, yet what Is
there to cast shadow like that on
the roof"
Mr.. Thomas Baker scanned the red
stained shingles with critical eye.
He glanced up at the sky. mass Of
gray leaden clouds; he looked at Estel-
la standing beside him with every
muscle tensed, her wide brown eyes
staring ut the roof.
II can't see anything, Miss Brooks"
he said gently.
Estella turned disappointed face
to his. 81 was afraid you couldn't see
anything But it's there, right be-
tween the two chimneys, a great black
shadow as plain as can be on the roof.
suppose IT'S only for the family to
see and rememberw
Tell me about 1t II you care to,
Miss Brooks. But I assure you that
1t won't make any difference In my
decision. ri take Wistaria farm II
you will accept my offer"
I'm tell You about the shadow first,"
said Estella. leading the way back to
the deep shaded veranda. After
that, II you want to conclude the bar
gain. am quite ready. My father
was very stern man, cold by nature
but possessing a powerful magnetism
that bound his family to him by cords
OF fear as well as love. My mother
died while was little girl. and my
sister and ! we're brought up under
my fathers strict rule. As Barbara.
my sister, grew older she seemed to
develop the same magnetism. and so
It was that her will and my fathers
often clashed over little matters and
at last over larger affairs.
about ten years ago Barbara was
twenty and | was twenty-five. My
sister met and fell In love with a
young man who wrote poems for q
living. He was spending the summer
In Riyerdale. and he wrote verses
about Barbara's beautiful eyes and
her lovely hair ana M course ba was
in love with her. Nv father discov.
cred the verses and forbade him the
house, aralgning him In the most
stinRinR terms. accusing him Of seek.
ing 10 marry Barbara for the little
Dntrimony that would one dav be hers.
calling him a beRgarly scribbler and
saying other terrible things. although
ne really vac n most manly fellow
and | liked him exceedingly. As for
NV sister. poor barbara was deepIv I'm
love with him from tho be0inn,no ana
when INV father sent her lover awav
tossing tbe desnised versea after him
Barbars dcaed father 10 bis face and
declared she yonId marry Allan IN
spitc of everything
"Tbat might abe bade mo farewell
and went awov with Alien searIe and
was married Inv her own minister here
I'm RiverdaIt I'm tho manning wban
nv father discovered bar aiobt and
read the letter she had left for bia
nerusai ha led mo ont 10 tho cato
yonder and nointino IN tba roof NJ
The bou.e no sa,d aoIamn,v.
".EsteIla thero "a n .bodow nm opr
bo,se IN vou .ea that grim bIack
sbadow Of i,sgrsce s,ain,ng 10 nuro
roofy Loot long NJ n yonr s,.tor.