The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-08

with all my heart. your lordship.~
replied the lady. The bishop arosa
and. returning TO the drawing room
found the clergyman where he had
left him few minutes before. Hav.
ing no fear the bishop said kindly.
who are you. my friend. and WHY
are you hereT
The specter seemed to sigh deeply
and say rs though to itself. AT lastr'
Then In a hollow voice. ADDRESSING
the bishop. 1t continued: 81 am the
spirit OF a clergyman who left this
world some eighty years ago. and
am here 20 lmpart TO any one who will
receive II secret which died with
me. / could not rest In my grave
while great wrong was being done
which II was In my power TO right.
have been returning all these years in
the hope some one would address me.
for IL was not given to me to be the
first to speak. All men have Stunned
me until now. and II Is your mission
to do my bidding. l was called to this
house eighty years ago TO receive a
confession from a dying man. He
was the sole possessor of secret the
knowledge of which would alter ma
terlally the entail Of this vast estate.
and In his death he wished TO repair
the terrible wrong upon his kin.
''At his request / wrote down the
confession word for word as he gave
1t to me. and when he finished he ex-
pired In my arms. 1t was very impor-
tant that ] should return 10 London
that night. and In passing through the
library TO leave the house concluded
1t would be safer not TO carry the pa
per on which was written the confess
sion away with me. but TO place It in
some secure. unseen spot. where 1
could obtain 1t the following day and
deliver the document to the person for
whom II was intended. Mounting the
steps to the bookshelves, took out
copy of Young's Night Thoughts
which was the first book upon the up
permost shelf nearest the last win
dow, and. inserting the paper careful
ly between it's leaves. l replaced the
book and departed. A horse was
awaiting me at the door, but ere we
reached the entrance OF the grounds
he took fright. ! was thrown and in
stantly killed Thus died the secret
with me. No one has disturbed that
book In all these years. and no one
has had the courage TO address this
messenger from the unknown. The
paper will be found as have stated.
and 1t remains for you to correct the
injustice which has so long been upon
this noble family. My mission Is over,
and / can rest In peace"
At the close of this remarkable
speech the specter faded gradually
from sight. and the bishop was left
gazing into space. Recovering from
his establishment. Bishop Wilberforce
went at once to the library and found
the book exactly as indicated by the
specter. In its secluded corner upon
the top shelf. thick with the dust Of
ages, evidently the book had remained
unmolested many years. There was
the document just as described. but
now faded and yellow. The secret Of
the confession never became known TO
the world. The good bishop regarded
it as confidence from the spiritual
world and always ended the story with
the assurance that the priestly specter
was never again seen.
1t is fact. however, that about the
time of this extraordinary occurrence
the magnificent estate in question pass
ed into possession of remote member
of the family who until then had lived
In obscurity-London Standard.