Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-01-26


Mrs. Sarah Penny.
The shutters were oil closed -. J.
place appeared deserted. H. - tul
was quite fat here and IA s'Vuna 4
meandered through the ranL sseee
back of the house. and the aa,s s.as
low lying ground appeared tlsms aSeal
marShy. aug
Nice. malarious spot" ,o,,
as we walked around a WesN a'Aea
path to the back door. s'owa|
might raise a, good crop q s,.,,
here" said Jack. pausing and lo sss
over toward the adjacent proOs, s
THE kid was, right; there mnst !. I
been IL farmhouse there one dav "
the sunken rectangles of turf uhsI
the buildings once stood? You can -. ~
get an idea of how the yard must H.,
looked in those days. There's sna.
ball bush and clump of lilacs !.
other Towering shrubs. and those AM
trees In the background must be n h
remains of the orchard"
followed the direction of his n,,.
ing finger and saw that he SPOKE N
truth. We were Specializing upon n
location of the different buildings vhs
l heard a slight sound and, turnin,
saw Mrs. Penny peering sharply M
a kitchen wipdew,.,,:~.
Here we, are. Mrs. Penny" nj
cheerfully. introducing my partns'
MT Rogers and propose to III \
tonight and lay. all these spcoks /
yours" 81. 49,, 20,
She fingered her .spectacles ratha
nervously and theii Removed them n,
raped the table smartly with tbep
cycling me keenly. =. &c.,.
This is no joke. young man. Il
said grayeiy. q: : ''''
Indeed. madam. |, replied warns
1--WE do not consider it as such
spoke lightly because wanted to all
your fears" - -.
Your own fears may need quiet,
after you have seen them"
People, you mean?" asked Jack.
) They were once" she answM
DULY. -. ',.,.'. II
You mean you have really NJ
Them"
Yes; the whole family. They're
dead now" e, e.: ::t.' -
you can recognize them from
: Window" he asked incredu.ously III
She nodded an affirmative andt
sat in moody silence while JackaN
conferred together, The result d
4 wandered about the spook ridden
next door until Mrs. Penny sumnl
p us to supper. We ate without refsl
|, to the object of our visit. In hc
h great depression seemed to have
e tied upon the three of us. The ali
> heavy and damp. but the sun sss
z liantly, and in the east splendid
moon was rising
u You can sit in the side pordS
u you want to-" said Sarah, Penny
e shall be in the sitting room here
7 Ing for it to come"
D Jac.; and both shrddered as sht
/ parted. We whispered to each rs
n and marveled that any sensible 81
l. would care to return to such g0aa
L God forsaken spot as this We lig.
S cigars and tried not to admit thai
v eerie sensation was creeping ovs
q when Mrs. Penny's shrill old V
J broke eXcitedly on the air.
1t They are here-it has. Gomez
u We lifted reluctant eyes and \
upon the spook farm. Thee Ti;e-5
fascination about the weird scene
drew us to the dividing fence.
. There had arisen before our V
- lieving eyes white misty build1s
u farmhouse with adjacent wings
Il barnS-and here and there were g
y of people. white wraiths with beW
t ing arms. 1t was a MINDLESS NIGH
3 the moon shone brightly
hcoith IllhS NolCC again UtV1' *
stiffness. this time hoarse with
y She was at my elbow. DO yG
it?" she whispered.
y "Yes." l answered. but
e Does he see it, tooY" i -
e Yes. but
e. Then it is So" she moaned.
II saw that she was holding her
bag under her arm. II must g..
y the papers. and perhaps they
e away" Il
e There was an instant of inter-
u lence. and then l turned my bod
u the spook farm and said quickly
'e Eyes, you must give up the
III Mrs. Penny, and right the wrong
had better move away" | ad'
u leading her into the. house
broken In spirit.
r yes. | will go away. have
E ter in the west. who wants
come. can sell this place-apdT
III are the deeds. executed then
D, ago. but l hated to part WITH
IL l have so little money" she
L pitifully. opening her black bag
Little by little wormed
y sion out of her Of how. she haa
q a mortgage on the farm next
p which was owned by alderman y
She had coveted the land. bn
l farmer had been industrious anu
e his interest promptly Then one
d sorely tempted. she had set fire
a. buildings. and when they lay
of ashes on the ground she tou
b land for the amount Of the morVs