The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-08-28

room during the night and put her out
OF her misery. If it did she might lie
Lnere TILL her rent was due without her
demise being discovered.
Ahat night she heard a door above
smut, a few steps; then all was silent.
Inns was not repetition of the
sounds heard on the two previons
nights.
Miss Williamson, shaking OF her
fears, got out Of bed, put on a dress.
ing gown and slippers and crept shrink
mgly upstairs. All was dark and 81.
lent in the hall. She stood listening
but heard no sound. Then suddenly
there came groan.
This was too much for the poor girls
pluck, and she ran downstairs so fast
that she came near breaking her neck.
for she fell at the bottom Of the flight,
and since it was dark as Egypt she
knew not what was in her way. She
picked herself up and stood uncertain
what next to do.
There was bravery In Miss William
sons makeup, and she determined to
make another attempt to discover the
ghost. Climbing the stairs again, she
stood with her face on a level with
the top step. 1t was also on level
with the landing Under the door of
one Of the rooms was line of light.
For a few moments Miss William
sons mind was balanced between two
hypothesis. Either there was a super
natural glow In that room, or 1t was
Illuminated by artificial light. Being
inclined to rational view of things,
she settled down to the opinion that q
gas jet was burning In the room. Ghosts
don't require gas Jets. Therefore a
human being must be in the room.
At this moment there was another
groan. This time the hearers imagina-
ton was not at work, and the groan
sounded human. It struck her that 1t
proceeded from one who was Ill She
went to the door in question and open
ed 1t.
On a bed with his clothes on was
young man. He was very pale and
evidently in great pain. Miss William
son approached him and stood over
him.
'NShall l call doctor2" she asked.
mo; I've been this way before. Ill
get over 1t pretty soon. Please look
In the top drawer of that bureau
You'll find a small bottle Give me
one of the tablets In it,"
Miss Williamson produced the tab
let, and II relieved the patient very
soon. The paroxysm from which he
suffered passed. and he did not have
another. Miss Williamson told him
that she had thought the fat he was
in to be unoccupied and asked how
he came to be there and why she had
never seen him there In the daytime.
Il am a newspaper reporter" he re-
piled. Il come In between and 3
o'clock in the morning, when the paper
goes to press, and go out about noon.
I am permitted by the owner to occupy
this fat temporarily"
"YOu must be a sound sleeper" said
the girl Il have raped at this door
about o'clock in the morning and re-
CeINeu no RESPONSE.
II am a sound sleeper" was the re-
Spouse. "and lately I have been over
worked. No maiden tap would awake
me-"
If had known that a man occupied
this fat Alone" said Miss Williamson,
y would not have taken the lower
one"
u don't occupy 1t. am only per
mttted to use 1t temporarily. Besides,
where's the harm2 l come in at 2
a. m. and you 60 out about s."
Nevertheless l shall give up my
rooms
Miss Williamson gave the story as 1t
has been told here-how she had been
so upset by the strange sounds above
her that she had Numbered at her
work and been discharged. She was
out Of position. and now she must
leave the only home she had.
you shall not leave your home"
said the reporter, "for win cease to
come here. AS for position, think
l can; get you one with the city editor
of my paper, who is In need of a
stenOgrapher."
A way was finally found by which |
the newspaper man remained, and
Miss Williamson did not accept the
position offered her. They concluded
to marry. and the lady moved upstairs.