The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-09
THE DAILY
.sHORT STORY
A Ghost and a Pink
Slipper
BY Rose Meredith.

uaseAL 1OO' .,ii.dy and
when her long, pAllid c~ountenameS
rokCd out SuspiciousIy he remove"
Iig straw hat.
AIRS, Bcggs, you didn't ten ne
that your house was haunted he
accused.
nGhost in my room last ngnt-
II never had a ghost here IN my
iife-you must have brougnnt u
with you" she said mechanically ~,
Dick laughed. J " boon =
beautiful mansion once uPon Z
tim and there might be q Gh9St o.
the papt haunting i. you to!q ~
that / was the on :oomer herG
and that sou and your hueonlg
lived alone. yet ne repay
his hat, picxcd up ~ ~ 1caJ towarj
and strolled down the r3ao 1e"ar n
the beech woods where ne ~ e ~
ing to finish a picture :" '"s
brown brook. 90 ~
AS he went ne tE3ugn' % Snd
strange old house wncre ne nv ID.
found a room whereih ne LEV Se
sleep quietly at nlgns' InouGH az
obtained his meals a. y Elii@
inn. He thought OF sac nig r, nro
and sGSI'' the silent untenantcd other
rooms-and he suddenly puiieH
from his coat V9cket a littie pun
lie had found It in front of his
bedroom door a short hour ago:
lie puff Of golden threads on the
turned up toe. I Ca,.
Where had it come iron. NJ
tainly Mrs. Beggs was not aAuict
ed to SUCH frivolitieS.,he vas E!ht,
that he rad not told her about InS
slipper. She would nave 0mau mgJ
he rather liked the forsaken 0'u
tomb. .,ho, Ia
He was tired that n!%ht "Lei ~
came bacl; tc the gloomy noHa
Through the thick shrunDerS tIiae
surrounded it he saw the pm PG IiI
Of red light that Indicated tne "a
lamp. He was not att3wcn 70 y" ond
heard the iangiing bell tar be!oW E
I'm from the bowels OF eatSo
came Mrs. Beegs trampins me .
gladintor. - az
She smiled Wan4y a. III 4s,ro,s
hope you amt told anyooGy NIX ,Ehi.
ghosts in my mouse 'S
pered anxiously. r.ii
"Not n word-ana heSss JL IN
only he hes!tatea. Shouiu ~
tell?
Only what pono thank
Nothing! Mrs. l5ess?, ~ nm
YOU" n nc went ups'"'A'
absent minded way, ~ roo,,
When nc was insI"T HnI ,ddnniy
with the door Giosg0, ny 1900
put down his burden ana !e"i not
against the panels; ne was ~
alone. ~, bo,,
Somewhere in that DIM caam4e :.
was another ltVlhG; DLeaali.:s
form. He heard 4 lltt!c EuTCLnIS
sound from the corner anu NE -
that the intruder wcS h!alnE ~ ~
shadow Of. the great ionE postsu
bed. He had heard q llRht sIep
and he knew that a woman was
there. 81
He took out his pocSct fase !,
light and sud2eiiIN
Of the ancient mirror reid a PIC
ture that startled MIN :
Pressed against the curtains o.
tho bed, stood the SIM FORM o. d
girl dressed = w1lts. ne nnJ say y,iJ .
lovely h~eart-shapGd lace an4 vi" W.
shame and fear in her face, nc
turned away as i ne naa seer
nothing, snapped OF n hgnt, ans
strollcd to the window, LOOKING
out ut the starry SKY:
He heard her slipping past nm
in the dark room and nc Iongeu to
stop her, then from the door, !
soft, breaking voice challenged
him.
"I-beg your pardon kno"
you saw mc-but was lonesome
and I've been reading youll
books-don't blame Mrs. BcGgs.
The door opened and closed
softly and she was gone from tho
room, but not from his dreams.
/ The next morning, Mrs: beggs
was waiting for him at the 1901
Of the stairs. "Did you hear any
ghosts last night, Mr.. Carson! Z
she asked. -,
HNnkhinG unpleasant, save LHG