Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-09
BY META SlMMtNS.
Author Of ushed 10

"a ghost" The exclamation was shrill
and Edith's
What nonsenser said Darlington,
sternly He looked not at the servant.
but at his wife He saw that her face
was gray. and that she trembled violent
~. Nv nat did she think she saw, and
where2'
In my ladys bed room" said the but
Ter She was laying out my lady's things.
She fanced she saw something or some
one moving In the room-a white figure.
She called TO IT, and went into the dress
ing room, but il had vanished.
such courage was very unlike Vic
torine. SAID Edith with tremulous con-
tempt II can not imagine her chal-
longing ghost
she thought il was the housemaid,
my lady but when she entered the bed
room there was no sign Of any one or
anything, SO she ran foolishly screaming
through The house
This is very remarkable story, said
Darlington
Again the remark was addressed to the
servant and the look to his wife.
80 remarkable that I believe it to be
untrue said Edith. Where is the fool
ish girl now
In the housekeepers room OF course.
il may be only her fancy Then ! feared
II might be a thief the butler answered.
tut TUT said Darlington. When
men set out to rob they do not choose
o'clock in the afternoon TO invade a
lady's bed room Go downstairs and try
and see that better order is kept"
The servant turned and went down.
stairs, with a distinct sense OF injury
Darlington looked at his wife
You look frightened, he said.
~ am frightened
She made a little movement toward
him, but he did not respond.
Come. thought YOU had more pluck
chan that or what are you frightened
Of me OF the ghost?
shaky Nerves.
Edith harrington shiyered
"Of neither really, I suppose only it's
all little spookY and unpleasant
"a should certainly have thought you
beyond such fears, he asid. "Victorne
evidently suffers from guilty conscience.
That is why she fed from the ghost. |
suppose for FORMS sake. We had better
have another look around"
They were at the boudoir door, and
Edith would have hung back. only her
husband was already halfway in the room
follow him Together they made a round
Of the room and il seemed to her that
Barrlngtons search was perfunctory to a
degree But she, with the daring of
desperation. even tried the door to the
dress closet
Locked" asked Darlington NO one
could hide there. then Well every
thing seems serene doesn't it? am
afraid il was a spook
''Victorine has the key Of that cupboard
she keeps my keys | expect the silly
girl saw a curtain waving in the wind,
and tried 20 terrfy us all TO death"
The dressing gong booming through the
house ca Used her TO start violently, and
her husband turned TO her
Your own nerves are not much to
boast of. he said
At that moment a knock interrupted
them II was the houseFeeper
Fl have come to tell you that Nictorine
IS poorly my lady" she said Il am
afraid she is quite incapable of performing
her duties
Edith frowned and said it was tiresome
and was about to refuse the housekeep-
er's timidly offered assistance. when Bar
rugton forestaled her
The Maid VI.
An YES Mrs. Marowe stay" he said
with hoartness Of manner not ha bitua
to him Mrs Darlington is tired ant
a little upset by this ridiculous fuss.
believe she is afraid to be left alone ir
this haunted room think | shall have
To question Nictorine."
He laughed and left nc room. with JUS
passing word to his wife.
The progress Of Edith's toilet was {
continuous mental anguish Darlington
conduct left her vacillating between hop,
and despair Despair had the louder
voice Il 'ried mistakenly that there wa,
something sinister in the calm with which
Darlington had listened to the butler
story. something appallingly suspicious il
the careless manner in which he had gon'
around the room FOR FORMS sake"
Thanks to her maids absence and t,
her own nervousness, the last gong sound
ed before she was really ready TO e
downstairs She would have given tn
world If she had dared to remain benin,
even for a moment but at all times he
husband was a sticker for punctuality
and tonight delay would have been con
frmation Of his doubts-if he had an.
doubts
As dinner progressed Mrs. harrington
began to feel that it might be POSSIBLE
he had none Not for weeks had Ton,
been so charming and irresponsible. S
fun Of quips and iests, of plans an,
projects for the future. What seemed It
her somewhat promising was that he di,
not ignore the alarm which had occurred
lie discussed laughingly the advisable
Jay of putting the matter into the hand
of the Society for Physical Research ]
amy further manifestations took place
"Nictorine may be cslrvoyante, n
said seriously "She has all the oharac
erstics Of the type II may prove al
intensely interesting case Edie Wha
pity she is in bed or we might hav
/ had her In and taken down her deposi
1 zion
20 don't think there is much Of tn
/ plairvoyante about Nictorine SAID Edith
and the matter dropped