The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-18

Into that horrible grnyep' tSy
But Doctor Martin pressed his
hand more firmly on her forehead.
and said
Listen to me. madam: Hortense
st. Afghan shall not drag you down.
II Was not the hand OF u ghost, It
was her little dog. who is In the
habit OF occasionally spending the
night on the grave OF his dead mis-
tress, who pulled at your dress,
saw him there the next day: poor
little Bijou was still playing with
the piece he had torn from It,"
A lucid interval had really come
TO the poor sufferer and she asked
In a low voice.
rs it really SO? You are not de-
cetving me-"
Il am not"
Exhausted the woman fell back
and almost Immediately sank into
a deep slumber. On awakening sew
eral hours after. the superintendent
OF police and other officials were sent
for. and the following confession
was made and duly attested:-
My name Is Fanny Jardls. am
twenty-one years OF age, and an
actress. | have good voice. sing.
dance and act with more than or
binary Talent. but owing to my excess
sive plainness Of face cannot be en-
ployed in desirable roles. | must be
the bad fairy, the ugly witch, the
bold mischief-maker, or the uncanny
ghost.
While playing in N O.
few weeks ago appeared as a
ghost, and wearing deaths head
mask. and sang u plaintive air. I'm
fortunately business was very poor.
and the following morning our man
ager stated that he was bankrupt
and divided the previous evenings
receipts among US. before his other
creditors could attach them. My
! share was seventy cents. and owed
thirty dollars for board. Explaining
matters to the woman with whom
boarded, and giving her the seventy
cents, begged her to be indulgent:
but she would grant no favors. and
| announced her Intentions OF having
me arrested II did not pay the next
day. had not another cent. was
without immediate prospects. saw no
hope in the future, and SO deter
mined to end my misery: I went to
the river intending to jump in, but
courage failed. and returned to my
| lodgings SO numbed with grief rs
to hardly care what became Of me.
feeling that even arrest would be
| better than such a death.
when entered Mrs. Tirard' s
| house her bearing was entirely
! changed: she greeted me pleasantly,
and said.-
AN will. yet be well, miss; u
manager Is here who has seen you
/ act and is delighted with your tai
| ent.
Greatly astonished ! entered the
i parlor to meet man, who 1t Is true.
looked more like student than a
! theatrical manager.
II was at the theatre last night
he said. No one understands more
+ admirably thnn yon how 10 portray
a ghost. The sound OF your voice
also pleases me very much; 1t re-
minds me OF young woman's who
is not now living. will engage you.
pay your debt. Of which the landlady
has Informed me, and give you
three hundred dollars in advance for
appearing one night only. Can you
accompany me Tomorrow"
Il instantly accepted his PROPOSE
ton. scarcely realizing what then
seemed my good fortune. and We
started almost Immediately for
B R. Shortly after arriv-
ing he revealed the plot.
:" I am cousin OF Phillip st. Aig-
mans, he said. the greatest portion
OF whose property would probably
come to me II he died without heirs.
l had until recently expected this to
| occur. as he Is widower, inclined to
melancholy. and was apparently In
! the first stages Of decline: but now
| he intends to marry again. Such
! move would be contrary to my int
erests, and don't intend that he
shall. The piece which is to be pro-
duced, and for which l have engaged
you, bears upon these circumstances.
There are three little scenes: the
first in a cemetery, the second at
masked ball, the third also at the
cemetery. Each will last only a few
minutes
u was much frightened. but he
assured me that II the scheme failed
1t would be only joke. and no harm
GOULD possibly come to us. while IL
1t succeeded should receive a thou
sand dollars in cash and life an
nutty, with the provtso, OF course.
that strict silence was observed In
the matter. allowed myself to be
tempted and expressed willingness
to comply with his demands. This
was the plot. How 1t has been car
ried out. and its effects you know.
THE solemn words which |, as
| the ghost OF a dead woman smoke