Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-29


| In all the world but Il ghost
In the meantime where was Jimmy
Vie had promised to bc on hand IL VIC
had amy ghostly visitors! The ghosts
had arrived on schedule time. but Mr..
Barton was failing us.
sheet. ii revolver and a queer little
box OF makeup accompanied him when
! he started on his travels after telc-
nhnning me not TO shoot amy ghost that
night. At tho csinninR OF his Journey
he stopped and had u little Interview
! with one Of the various police ser
Gennta who were his friends.
Thea he returned to the empty house
| which he had previously that morning
! visited. and sat waiting
After a time his patience WAS re-
| Whrueu. TWO men came into the hall :
| Way where he was crouchins AMI van
ishcd somewhere I'm the upper reaches
, of the house.
Jimmy watched with II grin ON his
| race which was little more cynical than
| friendly THIS time. Before long one of
tho men he had seen entering the house
| appeared again in costume quite diff
fcrent from the Immediately tailored
! suit which he had worn Il little while
! before.
| 1T consisted OF an claboratcly drape,,
/ sheet Streaked with some phoSphores-
cen. stuff and II face painted cleaning
| white and further decorated by white
! WHISPERS. Jimmy followed the ghost
VIII" WAS stumbling along in his sheet
ana curSiniS 1t i'm 81 voice far more en-
phntir than sepulchral
! The quarry he was stalking climbed
10 the top OF the house. accompanied,
! ny IN" second man. who still wore or
binary citizens attire. Then the ghost
mounted through scuttle which tho
oihe" 'nan lifted for him anu disnp
! pcarcd somewhere out on tho uncbnrt .
cd reaches u: the uniform roofs
I The other man turned with nm
I chucElc. And he found Jimmy Bar;on
! waiting for him. Mr. Barton saw his
duty. ana did it. The ghosts assistant
was choked into insensibility. and a
few moments later Il second ghos. d;s-
I appeared along the path the first had
| taken. And the second ghuyt was ,h,
! frs, ghosts double.
When seized my revolver and nrc-
pared tn cross the hall and run TO th..
! rescue OF Jane Hamlin knew for
/ OF sor, that had nothing to do vii II
the supernatural and everything Ia do
| with the real Could Jane tIaml;u's
morbid imagination endure ANYTHING
/ more OF pain ana terror?
| From the open doorway Of the girls
room voice proceeded. II was throa,v
ana scp"!ch"al II carried with j, u
.'riln menace. could SEC Jane sittiu,:
up in bed staring in sheer terror. I
I lifted my arm and pointed my gun a,
the ghostly figure. Then suddenly
remembered what Jimmy had said:
Don't shoot any ghosts. I'll he there"
became curiou.ly aware OF tie fact
that the shos; had shifted its attcntior,
; from Jane Hamlin to me 1t seemed
70 he standing stiff and tense staring
with Fixed eyes at the barrel Of the kun,
mad aimed with such quiet menace
And then one of its arms icrked M
inechanically and ! SAW II ;:lcamim.,
gun barrel.
took aim quite calmly. This WIS
no ghost. but some evil man with whom
II would not do to attcmp; pa-!..
Jimmy had said he would lie there
but he had failed US. The ghost took
IL waTcr'ng step toward me- and then
became aware Of Il startling state Of
ara irs-therc were two ghost, at Jane
l!amlin's bedside.
When Jane ilamiin awoke from The
sleep which her faith In me had made
comparatively easy and placid i; wu.
10 sec standing AT her bedside n sheet
cd white figure which she Knew a; once
J 10 resemble nothing so much in all
the world as her dead father She tried
! 10 tell herself that il was Il ngIncnt
OF her diSor'!ercd imagination n vision
summoned np by her grief and SUI.
| fering.
And then in voice which souniei
as II II might be death become art:cu-
late the ghost said: Give my nven.
ton TO the man YOU love"
I
haHds In suppliSation. Fright had made
ne" colo with terror as chill as ,ientl.
ascii. She could hnd no words Will!
which 10 answer. Hey brain rcclch in
numb h"lpl'3smcss. surely hc! father
Vas irving - com" back from beyond
tue sraic to give her some MESSAGE
ana as surely She could not determine
what he meant that message to he
MA willie her brain WAS st;ll whirl-
''t "i'H nhcertainiy and the i~hos,ly
hEure before her was turning with
stately majesty and walking to Inc
mined 10 leave her /" her validating:
hnhnprinc2s. the door opened and i'm
staiked another GHOST
And now-ihouch Jane !Iamiin was
!ar TO" frightened To see it-trarnd.
was become comedy. The TWO shccted
WhItc figures confronted each other
and the iirsi. go stately aud dirr!ncd
"ut F." moment before. Shrank back in
"pJtct terror The Second Euost
stepped Owe" 1" the switch which con-
troilcd the electric lights and hooded
tn" room with illumination.
'heh it dropped it's sheet. ana out
81 ihe ahostly make believe stepped
jimmy Barton. as cheerful and un-
iNft"d as If masqucradinS as a ghost
Nor" part of his day'& work as star
reporter.
Thc Jimmy grin vanished. ana in It's
H''"' 'H'rc ga iu'' II look Of That. de-
examination which does not parlcy with
"Hi!do"rs. Ito advanced unwavcrineiy
an" pointed " KUN st the still sh.c;cd
'hn'c. which iarcv up it's hands in
aricct SURRENDER.
Take of that sheet. sou cad com
handed Jimmy.
\ inc;nemi !ateg heard Jane fiaml!n
'nr'Hk IN disbelief. which swung TO
VII" unhappincss clayton. Clavtnn!--
now could YOU
i'"i"rc The trembling >ouIh captive
I" iinimN's bow and arrow could u:fei.
any laundering cXola na,iun another
h""ro entered on the sccu. uf action
when Jimmy had con-" upon the
man "ho was guarding The :cuitIc
down which the ;,hostiy figure which
hc "as now fncing had vanished he
mao "rappicd with him promptly and
r""kcd him into uncon seriousness lie
ma" u" "ay Of knowing chat the man
Wh"S" threat his fingers were cucir-
riiiS was l;cthunc Svcr,irup,
nc KING "f anarchists was possessed
90 an uhcann! genius for avoiding 2ub-
hcily. Photographs Of his victims had
tod