The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-05-06

BUSINESS, but her amiabe attitude to-
ward me clearly puzzled him.
1T takes u good man to uncover
thing l try to hide. said nothing to
you, Miss HOLSTER, about the retention
within the walls of this house Of parts
of an old one that formerly occupied
the site for the reason that l thought
you might refuse to buy the estate.
The gentleman for whom built Hope
field was supersitious, as many men
Of advanced years are, as to the build
ing of a new house, and 90 the site hs
chose Is one Of the finest in the country
he compelled me to construct this house
which is the most satisfactory have
builtAn such manper that enough Of
the old should be kept intact to soothe
his superstitious soul with the idea
that ne had merely altered an old
house, not built a new one. As It Is
the architects business to yield to
such caprices, obeyed him strictly.
SO there are two rooms Of an old farm
house hidden under the east wing. and
1t amused me once had got into It to
preserve part Of the old stairway and
connect the retained chambers with
the upper hall Of this house. had to
patch the original stair, which was
only one fight. with discarded hmber
from the old house. But natter myself
that I managed It neatly. even saved
the old nails to avert the wnth Of the
evil spirits. When the umbrella ana
dyspepsia cure man debtor he did
die. as you know--I believed the secret
had died with him. az he was very SEN
sitive about bis superstit3oas. Most Of
the laborers on that psrt Of the Job
were brought from a long distance. and
supposed they never ready knew just
what we were doing. might have
known. though. that II fellow N ciev-
er as Ames got to pecking at the house
the trick would be dls9oyeced. But the
chimney. old man-wkht on Sarth was
the matter with itg'
"It will never happen again. and
promised the ghost never to toll how
1t was DONE
you were quite right In doing that.
Arnold. ghosts secrets should he
sacred: but let us now proceed to the
hidden chambers" saih Miss HoIiister.
rising without further ado.
She summoned Cecilia. to whom we
explained matters briefly. and at Pep
perton's suggestion the four of us went
directly to the fourth floor. 80 that
Miss Octavia might zee the whole con-
t1vance In the most effective manner
possible.
My awkward pen faiters In the at
tempt to convey any idea Of Miss Oc-
tavia's delight In PerDerton's revela-
ton. She kept reneating her admira-
ton Of his genius, and her praise Of
my cleverness. which. to pro tect Heze-
klah. | was forced TO accept meekly.
When In broad daylight Pepperton
found and pressed the spring In the
upper hall. and the hidden door opened
with a slowness that indicated real
ization of its own dramatic value, Miss
octavia cried out gleefully. like n child
that witnesses the manipulation Of a
new and wonderful toy.
Beyond any question" she kept as.
sorting, beneath the chambers of the
old house down there we shall find the
bones Of that British soldier who per-
ished here, or II Is even possible that
chest Of hidden treasure is concealed
beneath the floor"
| We were lighting candles prepare.
tory to stepping down into the dark
! stairway. and Pepperton was plainly
/ hard put to keep from laughing
Miss Octavia followed Pepperton
slowly. pausing frequently to hold her
candle close to the stair walls. whose
rough surfaces confirmed all that Pep
perton had said Of the preservation OF
the old timbers. had brought a
handful of candles. and when we had
reached the dark rooms beneath
black corners Of the old rooms. In
which. Miss Octavia remarked. not
even the wall paper had been disturb
ed. The exit Into the coal cellar and
concealed openings left for ventilation
which had escaped me before, were
now pointed out by the architect, who
kept laughing al the huge Joke of 1t all
HAiSo oSNuN" sCuiNhcu thoToukhAy
for any signs Of trapdoor beneath
which the bones Of the British soldier
might repose.
II had foreseen her persistence II
clinging to the tradition of the III fateC
Briton should have taken the trouble
, to hide few bones under the flooring
Miss Octavia had brought a stick from
the coal room and was humping tn,
door with 1t even while Pepperton tried
to discourage her further investiga
lions. We were all ranged about he
, with our candles, and these, with th'
others ! had thrust into the corners
, lighted the room well.
= I'm afraid you've seen the whole O.
, It, Miss HOLSTER" said Pepperton
/ The old house was built after thu
: Revolution, judge, but your British
: soldier was probably left hanging to
l tree and never buried at ALL"
Miss Octavia had been over the door
7 Of the two rooms twice and was abou
to desist. She made her last stand In tn,
n