The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-06-15


traveller could we'll imagine TIL
dwelling was rudeIy composed o
each extreme end, kitchen in tn
rear with large room in the center
into which we were ushered and
save for a large old fireplace pl
winch the flames were rising warn
and bright, the interior would hav,
presented as cold and cherries I
picture as the outside.
In due time we found ourselve.
quite dry and comfortable and made
happy and satisfied as we fingered
over plentiful and delicious supper
after which we lighted our pipes and
sat around the mammoth fireplace
we chatted pleasantly with the pro
prletor. Mines, farms, stock inter
ests and various other subjects were
discussed until we became fairly talk
ed out, when our cold, benumbed
nerves succumbed to the genial eff
fects of the warm, blazing fire, and
we q, for one, at least) silently sat,
dreamily watching the pictures of my
life as they passed to and fro through
the camera of the Goals. Whoever
has INDUCED in pleasant phantasies
and delightful dreams that did not
suffer an abrupt awakening, to be
plunged into some mental or physical
agony? Thus it proved to me soon
after.
We were allotted as our sleep
ing apartment the little bedroom in
the west end of the building, and
being shown the way by the prophet
or, he gave us light and babe us
good night. After securely fasten-
ing the door and window and, while
preparing for bed, we observed that
we occupied an ordinary room about
IL feet square, containing a double
bed, an old organ, chairs and a small
bureau over which hung a glass, at
the foot of the bed. Raising the win
dow blind sufficiently to allow the
rays of the moon to light up the OBJ
Jects about us, we extinguished the
sallow glim of the candle and lay
down to slumber. Weary bones took
kindly to the soft and downy influ-
ence of sheets and pillows, and sleep
soon transported me to the land of
dreams, where the brain might take
respite in the fields of the unknown.
An Apparition
Il had not slept long before some
unaccountable influence caused me
to suddenly awake and sit bolt up
right, staring at the hazys and dimly-
outlined figure and form of a woman
slowly advancing with outstretched
arms toward the bed. My endeavor
to arouse my companion seemed an
age, and when accomplished, the ap-
partition had receded to the shadow
ed corner of the room opposite our
position, and three times slowly ex-
tending her right arm towards us,
she vanished within the space from
whence she came. You will, no doubt,
exclaim: There is nothing remark
able in such demonstration and
so should 1 Chem and this story
never would have been written but
for what followed. Had the strange
occurrence ceased at this point
would have badly and for all time
charged it to the imagination of a
disordered mind Sleep, of course,
fOrsook me; not so my companion,
who, having seen nothing unnatural,
and Immediately recovering from the
fright of my having assured him that
1 had, soon slumbered again, much
to my contempt and disgust. Moth
ing but the heavy slumber of my
partner broke the awful stiffness of
the tomb-like place, when an hour
and a half of fearful suspense had
passed, my eyes were again staring
at the sight of the same CHASTITY
form of the woman once more APP
pearing at the same corner. I awak-
ened my companion again, who saw
and vainly pointed out the
spectre. I described to him minute
ly her movements, which were per-
ceptibly holder, this time proceeding |
a few feet farther from the corner |
to the old organ where she disturbed |
the papers lying thereon, taking the
while paper scroll in her left hand, |
and again making those ominous ges-
lures with her right, disappeared as |
as before.
you may well imagine that was
thoroughly awake and quite aston
shed at the uncanny visitation of the
lead in such form. My sleepy COM
oanion, seeing nothing all this time,
vas simply nervous over my actions |
saying repeatedly, Imagination!
81 endeayored to make myself be-
ieve that l was the victim of some
but impossible-the
pirit form of a human being had
plainly appeared twice in it's weird
md CHASTITY lineaments.
"As l was not then a believer in
he occult, resolved to keep the Sc
ret of the vision and to impress the
necessity of secrecy on my compan-
on if possible, so that if it was an
lallucination we would not be ridi-
uled for having seriously mentioned
t. How eagerly I wished the morn
ng, the noise and motion of day to
hange this terrible scene at night.
1t last the glorious light of dawn
finding me excited and
usy with my thoughts, my compan-
on sleeping heavily by my side. I
egan to feel as though some evil
influence had been shaken from me
nd all the heavy oppressiveness of
he night gone, and in its place a re-
axed and exhausted sensation, and !
ny eyelids closed in sleep once more. ,
Third Visitation