The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-15
Continued from Thursday S 4n'e
1iCancnr.l

Our first nights watching was pro-
life If no result, and the hHe mat io4
/ lowed were equally monotonous' oh.
Upon Grmsby,s suggestion - N.Y.. we of of
: these dispositions. Even Coram $ sn Sis
household WAS kept in ignorance on lHls
, midnight watching. .,.,
Grirnsby. following out some theory
Of his own. now dnte ,r t TO p'S t;rnek
room. Friday was intensely hot ana
! occasional Htful hreeZes brought Will
them banRS Of black thunderciouos,
which. however. did not break, ana up
| ~ the time that we assumed our pos''
~ the museum no rain had fallen,
! Al about twelve o'clock looked out
intn South Grafton Square and Sa" that
his sky waa entirely obscurcd U!
heavy mass OF lnky CLOUDS oi''li'ou7 -
a gathering storm. ,.. .ha
electric lamp. | took up Il work OF Mars
Twain's which l had brought as llkei!
antidote to melancholy or nervousness
AS l commenced to read' Ior Inc t"erd
the scratch Of Grimsby's match IN inc
next room. and knew that he had Hghl-
cd his ff:h cigar. ,,,,
II mus: have been about one c'1Ch
when the rain camG. heard the pig
irnns on the glass roof. followed py
the steady pouring of the deluSe'
For perhaps five minutes 1t ralneu
steadily. and then ceased as odIup'Iy
as it had begun. Above inc noise .,,I-
Icrs | distinctly detected the SOUND Oh
f;rimshy striking another match.
Then. with O mighty crash. came the
thunder. , :, sa.n,ed
Directly above the museum II se M,rs,
as though the very heavens had purS,,
and the glass roof Iatt led as IL Il sho~er
If stones had fallen. the thunderous re-
port ecboing and rercroratlhs hoilo"S
through thd building. ,u,,,
, AS The lightning flashed win aaz".,, ,S
hriIlancn. ! started from my CHAIR ai !t,
stood undetermined what 10 40: nut
thn alcrt, for. strangely intermrnGllHS
with the pattcr Of the rain that Iom
,.nnncnccd tn fall again. came low
wailing' like nothing 50 much as the
voice of patient succumplne 10 "i'
ancSthctic. .L, .,eo,
hut indcScrlhnblH WelFd III '''e ~" ~
mysterious music. T
'Eot Knowing whence it proceeded, l
s,oodl undetermined what 10 10, "u
inst as the thunder doomed again L
heard Il wild cry---undoue'ca! prGSee, -,
ing from the Greek room. SprlHSlHs ~
the door. / threw it open.
All was in darkness. but as L entered
vivid flash of lightning Illuminated the
place. ,,,,,or for-
set. Grimshy lag flat upon the hoor oS
The further door.
Bui. dreadful as that spectacle was
il scarcely engaged my attention; n"l
did | waste second glance upuH iia re
near harp. WEIGH lay eiose
empty case. ,,,1 l.,
rnt the figure of a woman. draped IN
fIimsy white. was passing across '"e
Greek room. g., ,, ,hroat
since i could not doubt tina; what
saw was a supernatural maniicstati".i
Durkness followed. heard loud
wniling cry and i sound as ut lali
Then t'uram came running through
Trembling violently. Joined him. and
together NC stood looking down al
TODD God" whispered Coram. this
= awi,il. II cannot DC the work Of
mortal hands. Poor Grimshy Is dead.
Did yuu--see-thc woman: l nut,
tered. / will confess il: my courage
had comnlGte'E deserted m, me- as gcals
came running to join US. glanced fear
fully into the shadows OF the Greek
room. , 1
around tirimsbyS recumbent BODY We
could almost hear the beating OF each
Suddsnly; F'yiEE a1m great i stert G he
T Taid. e! "WhaTx RI That, : ill.,
| held my breath and listened. IT'S
tho thunder in the distance said
Leale. ..,. :.
some one knocking NJ the hall en-
trance. There GOES the bell. now
,nram gave sigh uf relief.
heavens" he said. "l, I've no ~. NJ nerves
The three Of US keeping very close
together passed quickly through the
Greek room and down into the hall.
IS the ringing continued. coram n I'm:
steps. stood Morris klaw!
Some vague idea OF his mission
flashed through my mind.
You arc too late ! cried. "Grims-
hy has gone. go
/ saw look Of something like anger
pass over his large. pale features. nnd
then he had darted past us and vanished
UP tho stairs.
Morris lilaw in the Greek room. He
was kncelng beside Grtsmby In the
dim light, and Grimsby. his face Ehastly
pale. vas sitting UP and drinking from
a flask. 49,, ,,,. ,-,.u
1T was The ghost" WHISPERED TIC
man from Scotland Yard. My God:
I'm prepared for anything human-hut
when the lightning came and saw
that white thinE-playing IN" harp-
Coram turned aside md WAS about TO
nick up the harp which lay upon tho
floor near when
AN" cried Morris klaw. do not
touch il. It is DEATH"
Coram started hack as though he hal
heen stung. as GrimSLy very unstcadiiE
got upon his feet.
Turn up lights" directed Morris klaw.
and Will show YOU
The curator went out TO the switch
board and tho Greek room became
brightly illuminated. The ramshackle
figure If Morris Klaw seemed to be in
vested with g. triumphant majesty. Be-
hind the pebbles his eyes cleaned.
''Ohsrrve." he said. II raise the harn
from the floor" He did so And I
live. For why Because do not take
hold upon it In natural maner--by the
top:I take 1t by the side. Conway and
Macalister took hold upon it at the top:
and where are they? Conway and Ma
calister:"
Mr. Klaw." said Coram. II cannot
doubt that this black business Is all
clear to your very unusual intelligence.
but to me II Is a profound mystery.
have, myself, in the past. taken up tho