Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-23

dark corridor. and ! gathered courage from the thought that ghosts create echoes no more than they cast shad- ows.
 As the steps drew nearer l prepared myself to spring upon him. | must un- consciously have taken step for he paused suddenly stood still for a mo- ment then turned and scampered back the way he had come After him 1 went as fast as ! could run The ce- ment paved corridor was four or Ave feet wide. and ! plunged through the dark at my best speed At the end Of the corridor was pretty certain of my quarry, and made ready to grapplo with him Then as I plunged Into the wall my hands touched a mans face and for a moment clutched the collar of his coat He had beeg waiting for me Go strike the wall, and as he slip ped ont of my grasp be ran back to- ward the Co8l cellar had struck the wall with a force that knocked the wind out of me. but | got myself to- gether with the loss of only am instant and renewed pursuit ] had no fear but that if he attempted Go reach the open by means Of the coal hole should catch him ou the ladder. and sprInted for aIl l was worth to make sure of 1 him
 ! My Acetiug grasp of the mans col lar and thc agility with which he had i slipped from my clasp had settled the 1 ghost question: and ] had now resoIy- ed tlc intruder into common thief l As l reached the old stairway he was mounting it two steps at time ! Ds l judged from the sound. l had hoped t0 catch and dispose Of him without alarming the house. hut it seemed inevitable now that the chase would end in such fashion as to arouse the company assembled in the ! library.
 ] heard him stumble and fall head l long at thc door above Then he shot off into the stlll darkened hall, and when ! had gained the top lost track of him for a moment. paused and J was about to strike a match when he . resumed his flight, and | was forced 10 grapplc with the fact that some one else was pursuing him. l held my match unsUuck upon this new dis closure and stepped back within Che concealed doors and waited Up and down the hall two persons were run ming. and when they reached the ends of the corridor ! heard hands touch the wall and the sound of lodging, and then almost instantly the two run- ncrs flashed by me again. The hall was so dark that ! saw nothing but as the runners passed the door ] felt the rush of air caused by their flight
 Three or four times this had hap. pened, and then, sdll without having made light ] thrust ont my foot at the next return of the unseen run. ners Some one tripped and fell head long, and l promptly flung myself upon him
 My prisoners resistance engaged my best attention moment. but when had sat upon his legs and got hold of his struggling hands some one stole softly by me. My prisoner foo. heard and was attentive Not only did [ ex perience the same sensation as on Che previous night Of a passing near by but ! was conscious or the same faInl perfume as of a flower scent hali caught in a garden at night that bad added to my mystidcatiou before Then without the slightest warning the lights dashed on and a door closed somewhere. but it was nol the hiddet one leading down into thp remnant o the old house for my prisoners hruC and shoulders hay across its threshold He sighed deeply, bringing my daze' wits back Co him. and ! fomd mysel gazing into the bliuking eyes of LOr' ArrOWoOd.
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