The New York herald., 1922-03-09
DR.. Prince Goes to Bed Hoping.
That His Slumber May
Be Disturbed.
SAYS THEY'LL COME AGAIN
Mary Ellen Macdonald,
Quizzed, Repeats Story of
the VisitatiOns.

CALEDONIA MILLS. n. s., March 3 (by
Staff Expeditionary Member) Round
l in the fight OF the Antigonist Ghost
versus DR.. w. Franklin Prince goes
to the latter by default. his opponent
having failed to enter the ring.
Daybreak to-day found the intrepid
band of watchers at the Mac Donald
homestead in a state of relieved disap-
pointment; relieved because they hld
not been rudely handled or chased cut
into the fury OF the terrific wind end
rain storm that ragged all through the
night and disappointed because Tho
ghost had failed entirely TO make his
presence known.
DR.. Prince says ne slept well and Re
is not at all surprised tEat nothing
happened TO interfere with his slam
bers-that is. nothing of an unusual
nature. True, the house was rocked
and tortured by one OF the most
furious wind and rain storms that has
swept this locality for years. A per-
feet setting for an incendiary and
manhandling ghost. But there was
not rap. creak or flicker TINT re-
minded us of the idiosyncrasies OF the
famous Antigonish Ghost.
Too stormy TO sleep.
But il the learned doctor slept well
II was not so with the rest OF us in the
house. He retired early as per usual
custom, he said. and left the rest OF us
to our own devices but with Instructions
&c take no action, in case OF unusual
occurrences, without first arouslng him.
We did not feel like sleeping. The
action OF the elements was not CON
ducive to repose. So we sat around and
smoked and played cards. II was hard
TO keep our minds on the subject
was looked upon as a veteran, having
already heard and felt the manifesto
tions Of the inexpllcable power that
haunts this place. But could not con-
troll my nervousness and would not At
tempt to conceal It. All hands waited
in unspoken apprehension for the zero
hour-midnisht. For that. according TO
tradition. Is the critical moment for
ghostly actions. Watches were glanced
at-surreptitious glances they were. too
II some ghostly rapping had sounded
the strokes OF IL o'clock on some snec
trail gong ap sure we would have gone
through the wall.
But not a sound was heard that tbe
storm did not make. except our own
uneasy activities as we clustered around
the kitchen stove and tried 10 appesr
nonchalant.
Twelve o'clock and alls we'll" said
McMitchie. and he moved to retire.
Scarcely had the words left his mouth
when We were electrified by the sound
OF tinkling bell In DR.. Princes room
Inc ghost !! some one exclaimed az
we waited, tense with excitement FOR
what would come next.
But IL was only Dr. Prince acci-
Gentally jarring the delicate apparatus
mat he hopes will betray the presence
or unwelcome visitors during his slum-
Der
Door Blown In by storm.
50 the might passed with us. pune
tuatcd with ntfu slumber between the
violent gusts Of the storm. The door
was blown In more than once. and we
had 70 brace II strongly before II would
hold against the terrific force OF the
SAFE n1 pTeNlous experience In the
house has given me an uncanny belief
that can tell when the weird forces arc
about TO get In their work. And felt
sure last night. after the zero hour had
passed that wo would witness nothing
OF a phenomenal nature.
Nevertheless the ineffacable effect or
that alarming night when Carroll (a de-
tectiye) and ! were actually ''slap pped'
by the strange power that we could
hear but not see feel but not grasp, has
left me With a horror of this house that
grips me the moment enter r. But
our first night here was much the same
as laet night We witnessed nothing
unusual. and my skep'lclrn was stimu-
lated ny tn. fact Hut ! lost IL all the
second night. This party Is not 80 skep-
teal am wondering n they win he
even lees .kept'cal after another night
under tho rocf.
Dr Prince has now completed practi-