The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-12-09
A HAUNTING MAID
Dy MILDRED WHITE

Bruce had promised his friend that
beautiful town OF Lynden. he would
call OF his aunt.
| Aunt Caroline Is n queer old Ord,
the friend unexpectedly infor.hcn
him. she has money to give away,
int she never does give II away; In
fact. have not heard from the dear
old Indy, since when ut college,
touched her for q ten. However. that
IL In the dim and dusty past. But
II inight be to your advantage 10 meet
Aunt Caroline, as you are Obliged to
stop over In the deadly restful VILLA
| B,mae, walking about the lonely VII
iRYe streets at twilight. decided t."
follow his friends suggestion. Hut first,
he asked directions Of the N"lubls
hotel keeper.
you askin' for Miss Lntimer." that
man exclaimed. why she's been dend
more than two months. The house
| Isl closed up, until Susanah. Miss Lit
| tiNcr's E,nid, gets back from tn. cit,
With The help she went after to clean
1t. They have to pack things up for
nnction.'
| S"Whr," asked Bruce Ia the Interest
Of his friend. did Miss Lntimcr will
hsf property to-
| The man grinned. "To missions"
he suid, Though no one knew she Ind
any missionary spirit. while she live'
! ---be"Ond adopting Susannh from u"
| OFpl,anagc, hut then Sue worked her
Own way. If ever Nrl did. Miss Lii
timer kept her going. An she lE,si
left her "A cent. Some think whatlnadc
Mis- LatInier so queer. Wis dwcllin:
on the hunt. Sort IT got On her
mind. il did, TINT ole story Of tile
haunt woman of LatImer garden
| Bruce smiled amusedly. Tell me
ahUnt it," he said.
The hotel keeper lighted lis pipe
enjoyubly.
| THE haunt woman he explained
"was a L4ti,ner way buck before evrf
Miss Csrolinc's time. Got disappointed
In love the way girls used to. before
bObbed hnlr and athletics an all that
come in. And ever since, she's been
haunting the big gates. waiting for the
man who never came back. Som"
| negroes who saw her one night, says
she wears long white lace dress
and has black lmIr. piled W the way
they used to do, with Il white rose
In 1t. She has n white face that look
tragic with Its big black eyes, and
she is certainly mighty pretty
| ,"Sounds interesting" Bruce re.
marked, Il will take look ut Miss
LatImer's deserted home
| The gardens were very still in the
moonlight. lie admitted an eeric
feeling. as he sank to u seat on nm
| Old stone bench. Then he SAW tn"
vision. She came, a wraithlikc figure,
around the old stone wall, TO tbs
gates. and stood there. her face turned
toward the road At Bruce's low ejacu-
iatiOn, she turned, her dark eyes re-,
gardlpg him. In the clear moonlight
he could almost see their expression of
mild SURPRISE.
| Then with q soft little rush sh,
came toward him. "Who are yoaT'
she asked.
| Pardon me-" he spoke mechanical.
ly. 81 had thought the place deserted. :
ut Ia deserted" her voice low and
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h.ck IN ham, rho home I hive known.
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