The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-25

by the horrors OF war anu reuuy W |
shield any of it's victims even among |
his country's foes. !.
But Captain Ivanovich thereafter
kept his eyes and ears open. He walk
ed around the house. looking up at the
windows. The blinds were all closed,
and there was not sign of life. to be
seen. after ALL" he said to himself.
Il wonder If could have dreamed it"
However, Iyanovich repudiated this
idea. He had seen figure robed In
white descend the staircase. return
and disappear through the door lead
ing to the floor above OF this he
was certain, and the absence of any
appearance Of life there did not con-
vince him that he was in error.
Soon after the appearance Of the
mysterious figure the captains atten-
ton was diverted from its considera-
ton by the appearance Of large force
of the enemy to the southeast. He
DISPATCHED a courier to find the gen.
eral, II possible, and later, hearing
heavy firing and seeing columns OF
smoke in the same direction, he dis
, patched another courier with another
message
These matters having been attended
to, the young captains mind again re-
verted to the mystery Of the upper
| story. He said nothing to his men
about the matter, fearing that If he
/ did he would excite desire on their
part to investigate, whereas If there
were any investigating to be done he
preferred to do 1t himself. One day
one of the troopers came to him anu
told him that he had better leave MS
quarters, for the man was sure the
house was haunted. He had seen In
the middle OF the night figure clad
in white standing at an upper window.
The superstitious Russian, having con-
sidered the third story vacant, natural
ly regarded the figure at the window as
wrath. Ivanovich told him that the
figure he had seen must have been an
illusion, but failed to convince him.
There was a hillside back OF the
house, covered by trees. hanover
went out there with his binoculars ano
remained long while, watching wha'
was going on. The distance was too
great for him to gain much knowl
edge Of any value, but he kept hi
, watch till satisfied that 1t was useless
then turned and was emerging from
/ the wood, when, casting an eye at
. window on the third story OF tn
house, he saw standing there yOunl
girl looking at what he had been oh
serving.
This time the sun was shining full 4
q her face, and the captain saw not onl
that she was cOmely, but there was o
her features that anxiety which Is
a touching in the young. Realizing tina
D IL she saw she was discovered 1t woul
\ add to her distress, he remained In col
cealment till she withdrew. closing tn
window.
u That face, once seen by mOOnl1gf
II and again by sunlight, produced viv1
u impression on Ivan IvanOvich. 1t fioa
ed before him during the day, ana
night he saw the wraithlike figure d
8 scending the staircase. 1t was evidei
e. that girl was hiding, and 1t was pc
sible that there was some other eau
IS for suffering than fear Of an enem
Is The location was German Poland, al
Peter had told him that the residen
m of the house were Poles. But In wa
'e time one Is as likely to be plundered
he friends "a enemies.
Up One night Ivanovich heard qui
Or footsteps overhead. Getting out Of b
le and putting OH some Of his clothing,
re went out and listened ut the door lea
ing to the third story. He heard sig
III Of something happening above. Tn
H. the door was unlocked and woman
~ this time dressed in ordinary apparel
IT. came out and met him face to IA
he She turned to go back. but Ivanovi
said:
n; You have nothing to fear from u
ed Tell me If there is anything can
OF for you"
mt Having been thus given confiden
ne the girl revealed the mystery. WI
H. the Russians appeared In the req
RS her mother, herself and her broth
lie aged seventeen, a wounded cOnscr
ere in the German army, expecting to
au murdered. retreated to the third stO
leaving Peter to deceive, II pOssil
my whoever might come. They had tai
HIS provisions with them and would HI
'sh got Oh had 1t not been for the woun'
ers boy, who was deprived Of medical CT
vi The night she had appeared on
Ms staircase she was going below TO
ou' bottle of medicine which surg
HIS had left for the use of the invalid.
jar this her second appearance her brot
sh' was much worse. and she was try
to steal out with view to get
III medical advice as to what to do
., him. She closed her explanation v
I've" pleading that Ivanovich should
" make her brother prisoner. for If
'uis prived of her and her mothers tel
u care he would surely die.
hs'. The captain, having assured her
Vi though an enemy. he had II heart, v
'ho below aud ordered one of his mel
vi find surgeon and bring him Their
'"h once. Then he went upstairs and fC
the mother and the wounded
ue whose fears he allayed. They '
aieu comfortable so far as their quar-
NOR We're concerned. and he ordered
"as, to bring them properly prepared
lied tnoatn, ,ha ,,o,rdo, how Who n
G In ~ ono. 10 ,nnrova
not wi, r,ss,,, a ftor tho ,,rv.,,;,
uoo, the mystery before Captain Ivant