The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-09

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rbr plan set Anal hE ifr HHF.
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aut item whom Fau slrrd Hn iHt
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"tII check it up uuf may hF
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tug 2
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an imhrril0
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thoughtful person rumlnsrins aloud
"urJ back % your plan 70 extract
ing the H8Euor win nom tho Lionel
proposition
Au right SIS idea is tu scare
him into utsE
Lovely And iuln
Them WHY then uen give up
the wiz
"rn youfr
SuUy
Nui che soaring procedure
Zlzi leaned toward Wise and whid
rerrd Chests
"iou.rg vrazs
"No. I'm NOT happened 60
learn that Lionel iayuur o. murr
or lcss of "a spiriiuIiisi or rather
that he believes ln spirits and ia
monully afraid of them. Now M
give ham "a manifestation that n ii
doesn't persuade him 10 EiYe up
that will. az least viii prove that
he has suppressed or destroyed a.
~, might ~ n good thing Wise
said. medltatively II know your
powers in that direction. Zis-i
means IN carrying out a scheme OF
that sort and say 80 ahead, Hut
DO Il now"
"Ycs. tonight. Ana ! don't want
any help
late. I suppose
Eyes. wen after midnight
And thata how ig happened that
very late that nigtt. about hail
past two. a slim little figure stood
la front o. mirror and dppcd
itself with "a multitude ~ Etuzy
gray dnpsrics that no1ted and
waved az "a breath or "a motion,
Z.LfB head and shoulders az wei
as her tiny body were covered
with the misty wells and tho Cowl'
shaped hood came well over her
forehead. Her uiakeu up boX had
turned her face ehalky white. her
lips were pale. but her eyes were
not only ringcd with black shadows.
but a tiny touch Of phosphorus on
her eyebrows Eayo an uneaTthly
glow that was suggestive % tho
Internal.
Unseen. tho gray figure gided
along tho hall and paused az tho
door Of Lionel Baynora room.
Listening a moment Ztd heard
no sound save The regular breath
ing ua OF sound sleeper, and soft
IS turning the knob she entered the
door ana closed u behind her,
Reaching tho bedside. Zlzi. 10 in.
tent ON her work that she felt al
most real ghost leaned over and
lightly touched tho sleeper on the
arm.
when he aWoko suddenly. and sat
bolt upright. the ghost was IN the
middle OF tho room. and with glow
~ waving arms was coming toward
him.
Now RRynor wns afraid q ghosts
he vowed hia unbeligf In them.
but he always knew that II ho over
saw ono no should ~ frightened
out OF his wits. And hc una
lilo turned cold al over. "a chill
Precipitation broke out on him. and
nltho. he tried 90 scream. he found
himself unable 20 utter "a sound
zizl had done her work well. \
moro frightful ghost, even a moro
evident ono. would have roufed
Raynora suspicion Of triCkcry. bat
never drchmlRg ot such a thing IN
this housa. and. moreover. Impress
ed by the iypr Of apparliion-which
no had hlwuSa held was the real
thinE-ha "a once accepted thc
wrni,hllkc figure as supernatural
Even wheu the eyes turned on
him. and Sc saw merely two snail
blurs Of nickcriug iight-Zlzl was
TOO much Of an artist 90 oysrdo tho
phosphorus seemed that nj last
II true ghost had appeared to him.
and Lionel Raynor gave way to .
OF fear.
He writhcd. he mumblod. he /
elutched AZ tho bedclo,hes. and The 4
watchful Zlzi saw that there wa1 I
danger OF the mans going into 4
convulslons.
in tho faintcst OF tones she said: 4
Fear uOt-fcar not no harm I,
shalt touch you-if-if-if--"
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