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AN H (f R0' -'"* COPYRIGIIT, 1901, BY THIOMA, (ClAl'TE-:t IX. A DANGECROUS MElTINO. Although a copile of' weeks had pass ed since Jimhes iel vinl arrived onI 'OS sum1) iidge, the public bad by Io iteIalis lost Interest In him, and nelther had Its curliosity regarding him been in any teo. gree satislied. lie was still a tilhijert of wontder, and speculatilon voncerning him-his past life atId chairaItr ci al his purpose in coming to the li -itg' - was 1s rife as It hail ever beel. Of course his staitenilell to old 111i1n Turner that he hal(d comeIV IIereto1 IrO-t pect for minen halid spraltd IIIbOad aliong tile people, but therle' wetr ery few who bel!'?ved for. a it hlalie t 1 t11:1t there wavIs i word of' truth iI It. ThIIer were to I ine a e velot' ilive ts i tll:t Section alnd, S1so fa s anly one kw. tr4 i o nois rs f rin ral delimsits. Il view of thse tings, wtliw i eilo was thiere of a coinpany (o ttapit:msis seld.(tk ing t a Irua therli on liny s ch i I Bioll ? ill) S.a11111so:1, S s O W 1*1 Orals f l i i HlIM Ity to judge peo le at fir-t 1ih, 4a bien compelled to al it, thoug lih, did It reluctia tly enughli t nlt' it foll r It nice Ilt lraid ae1l41 a mistaki wheIt he ml 0111it' dently a.i s srlted that Melvi t' wls ai rIllea er and that his object inl eting to Poussuinl Ridge wsto h14oh l sne "evetin's i t the (t11t 10 11n "n -ti tn holuse." Jason i oberts, Wtill h01 tinlt exCuse for holding to hi s ter 111' not 1 opinion, continued to rgue 1hav e lic % there for the puriose orfm. llin, sai tine th1ing. But Jaisonl was alo i, wr v try'. oll ly so, in hIe ll ipillilll, a'ld ll h lit and )lat had the St. d ll! io lie saI ing Jlln Thorn,1 liund. upst'-r, lolisltlil t ' leald In pubile opinion for ollwe. todvt soon ot woved thal(hot whivier' hae went tiheed people watched him culi ously anid t1Imt thle great manjkrity (of the n so l fin till 1nista kal , diLois doll to aivoid himn. lic conl (en Igl, but few k the l oin l overs otion . if h o I h e mse group ' timi :141a till' ebtook herto sh to-el 1he l si'il.ni o ll Ills n tuer htI- it'l'itdia ot b Ilg a ' exrsaidge fr1 irke ghtilleds :nti tlt'still ly, one bly one, dn1-ppe-d away 11unil hc a left abtl'e. Oif course this ritSlit onilO 1.11h 1 h l the people whi ph.asant t. a it .ra ger, for gt It Inade h tu l t hat i. us nlot w lo IIIt : lt tha t hi s tt was less ry ofer. i To Mle vinl It waIs 1111nc . It 1110 tI ann -htoyed b' t disarbed(I.' m. . inat1 who s. aryIn inl hi-. I -.Ii n h"Nson o'te that.heIwioin tobefu! outel an aoul anttl thantiy coul for conduIt tof t oe ou hiuIns. ureit Ixcyou heis suapicions in thunlwn lin bin loa feeling It uintnbetwrigs. t do' leve ts; utingt two weonk, I loe you had I'lati visittoa' you.keI chases' t he I t. rbt''rait o hear fdit lreu*thre. uic Ie, wau ever,' heay contha s e hnt' "o hisu Ipurosle repnlied. "It hati moe rightithaneanmdonefelsee fil'aI lov lopmore, ahnd iou loosinc.l thha thiekwodhe e caely, butder face t fa er with.\ds. Preaentl hoh .'ated hin'tl youlve an, Louiasngh" hnd wIte has moene looked uptol "You ar el: I h rid I yoTharenkot, y.ou'd Spac in. you hat noras ttt!" ia ha. "Thcn Ite re," h rid, hoyfully, furher looreds upto hsfa and ena(te "Gtomen iose wonhIisv drawnd bu-r ians tway ez behwl thel ILas lo. N.. a*1 MBLE BY THOMAS - P. MONTFORT P. MONTFORT -'-Y "It Isa n~~wedc," hc rep)lied.~ ""e learned to love when Nwe lid a righl. before you inarriled thait man. It Is not as though we had begtui to lo% 114)w You were inline- your heiart 1niid your soul--hel'ore you Iweafli Iis. We loved each other tly-1, anIId It is Iot wicked iI 118 that our love wIll not Ilie." " don't know,"' shl answered thougltlfl' lly. "It seeiiis like' 111 happl ness Is wrolig ainld tlat we cai't (lo right withouit being iiniseraile. Oh, I don't kiow why wve should ever liave "Siy raith.r that you dlon't knilt(w why "Ol, 1ouis:., why dId you1 go aIwiy from tle when youi kliew I loved you and witited you to be lily wIfe'? W Iy did( you leave lte wheni you lovedl nie?" "] didn-t. knlow then." "Dlidn't knlow what1C?" "That I lovedl you." "Dlidn't you knlow I( thient" "No. I knew I liked you. 1nil I thoiuhit oi you set ti.ies III I a d:ierin wiy 4ro11 what i evel t1hoght 41 a. ny (pile eise, b1it I was young, an 1 I1 h1n' 1 lili)%w w h.at love was." "Why 4ll41 youl Inarry - that t r? .lIy parents urgel d tiie. lit11 1 ILiwel hin. I vlle thought i loved himA In . radthe rels(it w l:tlg a tn awalnigt aIn ',I*\\ 3.11,41 t i't wI ll li t he trut. T , wIm illn: wa bitterni cruel I . " "i'i yolus l h salid 11 t' pIla i g hi I is ba ld Iliii i r' 1il-:i1. ".\ : poorlitle girl'" " Yes ; I sulfeored," shte repIl ie-d wonrily. ".tal I od lo e kn owsow i n 1u11'' lI I sil% I know." he said, ag.in taking her ''11int in us.li t IIhere I h-. ew Ili ture." She shook her~l hecad silowl.I. "it will bet thet s. 11i t'.a thlt. past andl (t(ie presentf. I shiall go (Onil llo ii a thet end." "lilt yonll11e(1 illot ." "I 111ust." Ile w as thougih illy silent fIo I li tle whil'. Thn) he. said: "Lllisa, you have nk righkt to sci ie lift! a t I bngY your lit' Wid 1hainess, bnin e o . SI oui he t sino, a lt'r greatr Si than -- th e o tb si! kew Is 141ning, :11 She. drew ItwVay ' roin b1l11. W het, Shit spolw, there.L was resenltinent in) her. voice. "I dol't think I hale given o ay s been fIo saying titt," s Dot go tit. Y u intst let, 'ne o."tr tiel ~usL aftr Ill 'OUr longo sarationel" hse "In hur oe. "Ihae saletoo 1iin 'leay""h "1 did11 nolest nn t at Inthien to hut you, hall I hto ly ." nerl head.1(' Wotii her lieemuisa?" l "''yes (14' blive youi. INowiiI iI iit gos b~en sluce I I saw' yttl Don'ti go just; yet 131111Irii-st 01' "'it (11s you who114 a(re scruel "anlht' il't you undersandlwh t'u keeing lme aterel~ mans?"euwtha "Irennoi undestan hat lItpeas tasteliof heento me"i etl o t"And lore pa, and nu~rin a forl tll you thin I hve o cons,.juch t" "Iwoh youtin itr eloss wnheonew drop ofyour logh itis banto lof you go.ehen shal l pt'see you~ atIn':" the mnlillons (t h itman beliis on thR earth. Is your love greater thaI that?" "No. 11ut yet you dive mie from you." "I do, because I know it Is best and because I a in strong enough to resist temptation. You must leave here, and( 1 weLi must ievet imtet againl. Goodby." "Wat a Imolielit. )ild you receive amy note that i rst (aly I came?" "Yes." "I am glad of It. I was afrald the boy I seit it by might lose it or got it isiiplaced. You knew who it was from?" "O 0f Coit I'se. "Amld I Presule You wondered what It mleanlt?" "Naturally. I cold not understand why you should be so anxious to keep yotir namie a secret." "Shall I tell you?" "J list ats you please." "I think I would better. I am In hid. 11ng." "In hiding! Froin what?" "Fromn tie law." She started back with a little cry of ril'j)t'se and 1)1a1in and placed her hand oil hier heart. "Oh, Frank!" she cried. "You havo not ('0tuiiittt'd a cLr'ile? Don't tell ine "I .ouisa," lie said in all seriousniess, "I have (on1e soIethlIng dreadful, soin('thing I would give all the world to udo. liut it, was not mlly fault. I did It heanlist' I (ould iot lielp it." She lookel tilt at hi ini woIlderingly, whi a t1 erile seinsion of fear and (re'ad tlugged lit ier' heart. W' Ith that keen, unneountabile itiltioni pecillar to w(1114-n she gu'lessed the truth ait onc'', bit she would nlot accuse lili evel to hiit'self. She drew a little naIIrr to ha1111 d Spol iI low tonts. " I-,-'raItik, " she saItid, "tell file thle tr1u11h. What hav%-( you donet10" "Are you sure," hle asked, "that I hadll better tell you':" "Yes; I miiust know." "11111 It Is dtiful, Louisa." "Yes; I expect th1e worst."' "TIe very worst ? "The vey worst." "And YoUi do not shrink fron me?" "No, bVeaeiIL' 3ou m:ay youR were not to blate 111 (1tht yout couldi't help it." "lIut I t reible to tell you." "Ilave RIO feari for tue. I belIev what You have sitid. You have" "Taken the lif'e ofi a fellow 1 mani'! C11APTFlit X.I NEI(uinloi.v (;osslP%. "You illis i1n1y say wltt you pleise', ait YOU ul 11111 Y sIiy it jest ns long 11s yoll unlls please; hut, as I have said be fore inl its I'll colitineitr to say, thar's s0min111I pow'fiul heavy at-weighin n111 Sn ill an11k4' iit "Lord, Pl) 8:ampsl"on, you've bieen at-sayin ftell words till we unils haI.ve aill donele rn 'em1-) by .1111 hea,11 Ml You can111 keep ()n 21-S-1yin '4-m1 till youi've woreo 'e1 pIIiiiI oti if yI wait to, blut I tell yolu right now yuill'rt brlilkliR) lilte wron1g t'e. I' salid lefor', al I Say ag'i, that all on taris le Itiatter with Silli)ns Is 1tha ie's fixin to < iiave ai spell Iof I'evir." ' ''You have oahi lhat. .htioii Itoberits, thO ol 30s 1 tilliilt. lilt If y'Ol'll allow ilit I jest Wall lii aisk y'oi OnRe (lies. Toul jest g.o ah teaildIa Batupson1, anl ask all thle 'Inlestin y(11 Ou please. I'll answier aill I kin of 'etii, an wmhten you as5k tone I C1nn't scraple up1 itO aniwer fort; Ill holler.' "Vetry wvellI. N ow. then, ,Jason0 lob-| ets, entni youR t'll mR liwhyli3 a feller fix in to haiive a spiell of fe'ver wiould go mop1-| ilInroundl for' t wo lonlg weeks, Riot a-feel-| In slek norii nothlin , bu11t jest actin for all1 te worl Iike he'd lost e vetr'Riet hie back'~ . 'an you11 jest tell mec that '" "'Couldn't a teller lix In to hav1 e thle fevter net that a1-way ?"' "'i lbby hel. couild, , lsoni, but lie don't. Yolu hain't anliswer'ed liy (JuestIOn, '"N' y 0 noio Is, I'api, that thar' alin't Rno nieed or him aniswein It, for I reckon you an1 Jastin's bo0th got the wronig ptig by the tail.'' "'If yo'r'te so smarllt, Jim11 Thorn, whiy doni't y'ou Rettehi ito the penl an gI t ai hold oft the tail of the righit plgt" "I have." "Th'len youR jes5t show that pilg to us an let uts see its ('olor1, wmill you?"2' ''1 wIll. Ali on 'athl's the maltter with SI anks is toot this.~ ll's maoonin rounid '11use lie enni i't have her," "'That's thei 'olor of' thie pigK you got by the tail. ia. '"Thn, Junii iThori. all1 I got to say is thiat yoti d id'l t eve I'l 4it yet11r pig oulteni the riht iie'n. The one 011 you got's a lumb~n Oti'ray." sont, but you11 .iest wit an y~t ou'lI see."' I 'a p t humlped his enn'tie downl almost vIe lo 11013. "'Jilt Thlorn,'" lhe osait, "y3oul'll never make tue htelleve'i no ichI a Ithitig as that of 5111m HanRks, Riot If you'I prleach it till y'ouRr hteitd's as 1bahI as5 aiIit Iumk in, I've k nowed Sim sincIte lie wa 'n't no bigger thanl a1 eat, an i 1n t' say013, ani s1ay It opein an ab1o1veboard't, Itillt I ait' t liever yet knowed~t't bIinti to io itry3 a sfiglte thing that he lit' a11111y eatll t o be aishiamIed of.'' "'N1y lanid. l'atp. do y'ou t hiink beln in loive wilth Nlis'uis Nlaln l i anythlulg to be' itshamied of't" ''It woui lit fotr a man11 that1's al ready13 got at woiianl slhor'ely, 11n iin't kntowi, Jriun T1hornt, but whati I 'dI he1 aishamned of it e'venii I didn't havi no ii There w'~as a geneRatlI lit1gb at which entIsedl 'ap to atra'ighiten lip andti look imnportanit. "Th'lat'R a pultty hard knock on I the wldder,"'Ilieks observ~ed presently.,"hnt if P'ap was a widower I bet lie wou~inIi't talk 110 slech a way." "Nary t ime lie wouldnl't," ,lnsoni agreed, "L~ord! If l'ap was ainglt, he'd( lbe cuittin r'ounld after' tho womieni wulss'ni a hungry e'at after crieiami." "That's all right, JIason," P'ap saitd, "an I Reckon you1 ain't talkin so moughty mutch Out of y'our' head as sonme folks mtought think. Lord a-mias. 53', it's a powv'full good thing f'or t hese young c'hiaps round here that I haIi't *Ingle. Lord(, I'd soon h.lave all thir liesen out of joint even If I am iini onl to 70." "You 'low you1 could cut 'em all out, r'anR"'N4c,..-ke " 4Je as eay as falllin tlown a well Why, shu1cks4, Jak1e, donl't you know I'C Lkave the plek an~d ch'.lee utnlong the Wvo niell 7", "Mebby you1 woulin't, Pap," soti Me said, "if that Mi'. )ielvin were tc ltilrn loose an take to sparkin r'ound." "lteekon Simu Hanks' wvife Is the Only wvoman Melviii keers 'bout t sparkin,' roung Sam Morgan observed. l'ap Sampson brought 1i.9 cane dowi numphatically. "Sam Morgan," he said, "do yoU nind how Sti Banks done Jim Thon thar, right here on this platform, the )ther night?" "I guess I (1o," Sfam replied. "Then let iue tell you that It you ain't tehii to be done the 111110 way you'l -r f "Tell -u18 al1 about it, woufi't youm" letter tightenl the revins oil yourlt b1osses lititle anl be Sorter keert'ul wvhar You lrive. "I hlaill't arearil of Sim lan iks." "Youl hetter he it' y-ou git to le-ttinl 'mll. tonlguet 1,un onl I.41neesy." "I hainl't saild nar1y it word about .oucvesy, have I ':" "\Yanl, in-bby notA exactly." "Btut I wIII Say this, l'ap sailupsonl. I voIlldil'1 wvallt lit) wift' of tillille IlileetUil hait fllr1 out inl th o a 1tdin 'talkinl lo hin, with himn a-holt of her mailds." "Youl mieanl to saly, Sain \Morganl, thlat touesy Itaiks done th'a" "I ain't enllitt It() nlames, I'l'a S.alup onl, but I rec'ko mliost anybody ort to e thriigh a hoard if it's got a :ighr ole Iln it." Tlet init exchanged i surpri 1 tlatinc, buit fIo a little m ile no ole poke. Finally, hiowever, icks broke "Sai,"lh salid, "have you been seeh iat vIi vili al' some ti lil doi n like -oil said4?." "01 'TIout iren tionin lit ini es, Jake, inl bounial to say 1 have." "Whlen was it, ai whiar? " "eYisttddy evenin, right down here in ;limt Banksi' own iliece of tiilber land." "Tell It, :l 'hout it, wvonl't You?" There11 was- a1 conlcerted hlitching of 'hair up los r .11-1111d 3a1,1a d a msihoaittstt as3 1tl hav eat oe he littl group iT, er whasitle' vr ittl, ofeieineti rt dinteet heo thn lve.s oif the eiltzens or P'ossult Itidye, uid when'l any t thing strianige or out (of he' colgninult did lulilppen they liked te nake th Ittoost8 of It and1( et~loy It to t he uillest 10ss1ible ox tent. ''Ten, too, inl tis inlstane, they .sc'ent ad stomiethintg it the way of scandal listenetrs4. Unsoph~liistIietl and s11m1ph ais tiley) wert, I ty possessedl tha t insa tLable curmioslity (a114 that1 moorbid love t: the unlsavorlty whlih art' nott altogethlei thIngs apart11 frinl thei lives of manyli o Sam .\iorgan, tindiing htitnself' the een'l tter of' alt tag'r girtup whlo walltd will 01)en inoth Is for' himi 1 1tospek, t'elt hi impoirtanctte, attl It was excusable [ hun tat lhe remtalint'd silenit for a littli whlteIt to enjoye, the situitaton. It wat ntot 'el'ry tdaty lbe ('ould( occupyI)3 ai posi thon tlIke I tha. tt, ndIt was v'ery ntatur'a that lie shotuld desire to make the 1110 oft It. But glor'yIing in a Itinmlph, eve sue15i(' ai tr' till h as511 tha t ita110t las It forevier So finally Som oin tes'tendetd t) speak. "via' bee Souttt n-utoi," he shotan "anilel orni 'n up oners tImhe litk timberI hoini, l'ei lt'm 'lot r 1 tired 'l ni ' tlowed ' I iIn o lt.'s elst'o n a rst n hlit. Soe. redoto tept 'luirrlsot oif lat tinie tin1fol hnih tlht tre, 111 I 1rec o." lst11 toy' 'Tedalllsodded,' .Issti Thenl'at "'aal t i was seve n est, uam I''sto "Youii adilat mt~,w t tlimte yothld 'hout edt,"' sit rit ed~ii. "I mu'ut'l utat mos "An Igide time nbt efr hawt," .lasin thl etso adel. "Iiord Itrkon it'llound tiht nt tim Papll otletan sthoy." "al tdtt on t anuirrlslnt'almt til ~y an 'ner'enIt allt.'" l' CO,'asked. l "Notd dedun ont"(so.epid "Wa~l, yhar whats aeven quitrl ut bpo''before itt kIlled, ''bttafwrd Sovelll ellreltsetti 'ong ont at thnb turey initto, with)1 ath as, turm ed t hec r. tt10w Ste., 0(1 Ita ed tha re'' ''ite not tuck i at the ItIheadef'th niginlestuto il. "I'haleen awayti thi'. alie flty ill'i s, whe aill ggen 'ow Itheolsi 'a brecii linle'l0 m~uiblille of tht lllie 15il ttl-l ' bleaguniog .\I 1 tleeyfll gtine ofil nkilhed al tol 'urkey teriatr tree kne atou," Jao apnin, P-allIi admt't,"utothar wlas oerbot fellhrrshot h.iu offs't th "WAt downC behin it yn? th hae aked eger." -waai, they talked kinder low most of the time," Sam replied, "so I couldn't hear iuch they said, but what I did hear was nioughty int'restin, I can tell you." "What was it?" Hicks asked, and tie others all leaned forward in breathless eagerness to listen for the reply. "Waal, in the first phice," Sam said, "I heard Melvinl say, 'It may he wrong, but I don't b'lleve it is; but, right of wrong, I love you.' " "Lordi" Jason exclaimed. "He was gittin sweet, wa'n't he? But what did she say then?" "Site says: 'Don't say that. You ain't no right.' Then he says, 'I have more right than anybody else, 'cause I love you more an 'cause you love me,' an lie says, 'Don't you love ile?' " "Then what did she say?" "She didn't say nothin." "Jest stood thar an never opened her mouth?" "At first she did, but after while, when he had crowded her a right smart an had said to her, 'You do love me, don't you?' site up anl says: 'God knows I do. It's wicked, but I can't help it. I love you with all my heart an soul.' " "Lord! Did you ever hear the like? Say. I bet then he jest gathered her in his arms an kissed her." "No; lie didn't." "Wonder why. Any woman was to tell me, like that, she loved me I'd shore kiss her." "Not if she wouldn't let you, I guess." "Wouldn't she let him?" "Not much; wouldn't let him tech -her, only her hands." "What else did they say?" "Didn't make out much they said after that on account of 'em tulkin so low, but I heerd her call him Frank oncet, which shows that lie ain't goin by his shore 'nough name, an toward the last I heerd him say he'd done soiethin dretful art was hidin out froni the law." For a full minute Sam's auditors sat staring at him in astonishment. Then Hicks broke the-slience by ejaculating: "Waal, I'll be datd gummedl If that don't stump mly taters!" "I reckon, ,lake," Jason said, "It's enough to stumip anybody's taters. Lord! Did anybody ever hear of any thing like it?" They all shook their heads, and again there was silence. After a little [licks said: "I wonder what we ort to do 'bout it?" "I don't know," Jason replied. "I reckon, though, we shore ort to d somehthin. 'Pear's like it's our plumb duty, don't it?" "Do somethin 'bout what?" l'ap Sampson asked. "Why 'bout puttin the law on to thc track of that fellow an bringin Ulm to jistice an 'hout-well, somebody ort to tell Sim Banks, I reckon." "'Bout puttin the law after that fel low-that's all right, an I'm willin tc help you. But 'bout tellin Sit Banks are you willin to be the one to do it. Jasoni Roberts?" Jason inde no reply. Pap put th same qiuestion to llicks and Sanm Mor gan and the others, and they all shoolt their heads. 'Then lie turned to Thort and said: "Jimi Thoru, are you whill to be the one to tell Simu Banks?" "It ali't nothin to mie," Thorn re Iplied, "ant I guess I ain't got no call tF miiix upl In no slch mat ters." "That's sensible.,.limt, aii I feel 'bou It jest like the rest of you." hiclks said "We ain't none of uts got no call to tel Slut Banks nothtin, an the best thlnj we can do is to keep outr mouths shli I tell you now, an it's a gospel trutt> as shore as Sim Blanks ever finds on what Sam Miorgani hats told uts hie'l shoot that M 'lvini dotwn jest like' ini would a shti) kill in (log. Yoiu mari i mav word f'or 1" TrO UE CONTINUED.J THE HAUNTED RED HOUSE The Prank of Mischievous Boys Told By One of Themn in Afte, Years. The Yorkville Enquirer is reprintini bits of local history. written by Dr Maurice Moore and' first published i The Enquirer of 1870. In its last issui is an excellent ghost story, which wil be enjoyed by our readers even if the are not acquainted with the local sur roundings: There still stands on the cross stree in Yorkville, opposite the residence o the late Colonel Withers poon, and a present occupied by Mr Whit a houst built by John Mc Knight, a carpenter and known in my (lay as " the ret house.'' McKnight soldl the house in a feiw years antd moved to Florida. 1t passet from one hand to anothter--frequentl3 changing hands. It bore an Ill name Strange and unaccountable noises has been heard in it. It was said to be s haunted house, and, therefore, was ofter without a tenant. A man namied Aberniathy, fronm Charleston, a sailor previously, mioved up to Yorkville, bringing with him som< trunks of dry goods on speculation He rented the " red house," and in oat of the lower rooms laid the goods out on a long table, in dlefault of a counter, ready for inispection atnd sale. Hlimself his wife and his mother, occupied apart mients upstairs. o They soon told of being awakened at night by the sound of a crush, like goods falling off the table. As soon as they could get a catidle lighted they hurried down stairs. No onet could be found. The table, though, was overturned, and the goods all lying on the floor. On examining them not a piece was gone, and nothing else thley could discover appeared to have been disturbed. Looking to bolts and bars with redoub'ed vigi ance, they set the table up as they were before Hardly retired to theIr beds until they heard the same sounds of a crush. On going dow n, it was a repetit[r n of the first disturbance. Trablo overturned goods on the floor--but not the wrap plng of a finger to be missed. This, A b ernathy, his wife and mothor, all solemn. ly affirmed, happened night after night. The aso heard, they salid, strange rap pings in different parts of the house, for whIch they could find no cause, nor In any way explain. The reputation of the house- confirmed in his mind by those mysterious occurrences- determined Abernathy to move his family, as soon as he could get another house to go in, firmly believing this one to be a haunted house. For a long time " the red house'' wasn without an oceupant, and had eons. quently fallen much out of repair. It'I had got Into Dr. (Crenehaw' andsA I dV ROP STn. AVgetable PreparationforAs similaniig thelFood antdllejuila ing ithe Stomachs and Bowels of Promotes DigesionCheerful ness and Rest.Contains neither Opium,Morphine nor Mineral. NOT ~NAnc OTIC. 1~qw af -MMAy~M.IMtWR IRecA#* S ./r - Adse.*vd I~fip Xed - $/*f/rara Aperfect Remedy forConsipa Tion, Sour Slotach, Diarrhoea Worms,ConvulsionsFeverish ness and Loss OF SLEEP. Facs~nite Signlature or NEW YOIRK. EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. think, when an opportunity of renting it if in a better state, induced him to hav it fixed up. Abernathy had moved inti the country ; but, being a " jack of al trades," Dr. Crenshaw got him to tak, the job of glazing it, the windows beinj nearly guiltless of glass, there beinj scarcely a pane to the sash. Abernathy came to town and went t work quite readily, for in daytime h did not mind being in the haunte( house. One evening, having been drink ing a good deal during the (lay, he lai( down before the tire ho usually kept ui in one of the fireplaces when he was a work, and fell asleep. le did no awaken until next morning, and thei was proud beyond measure at the ac cident, boasting that he had stayed al night, alone, in the haunted house Abernathy, in his elation, began t< banter me for a bet that he would spen a night alone in the haunted house. I of course, cariag nothing about th matter, declined. For a day or two every time we caime in contact, h, would again propose and insist on ii At length, becoming annoyed by his per tinacity, I determined on some fun a his expense, and agreed to make the be with him on cer ain conditions. II was so eager for the wager, he sull scribed to anything to get it up. Th stake, by his own choice, was a fine hal and a condition of the bet was that afte t he once laid down that night he wa not to rise. If he did so on any accouo he lost. Afttr supper, armed with his tool: and a b)ottle of whiskey, he went int< the "~ haunted houae.'" Ie worked unti late, taking frequent pulls at his b)ottle to fortify his courage. ie locked an< barred the doors, and over each lowe: window sash drove a nail to preven them from being hoisted At length tiredl andl sleepy, he laid down on hii p allet before the lire. Outside. watching our chance, weri beside myself, William McCaw, Itan dolph Ervin, andl one or two others W< were tired of waiting, for Abernath~ had worked later than we had anticipa ted. As soon as we saw through th< windows that he had laid down, we be gan operations. His head could hardi1 have touched the pillow till he slept and so sound was his slumber, he was not easily disturbed. We were provide( with one of old Mrs. McCall's cats, r bladder containing shot to tie to itt tall, and William MlcCaw had a syring< which held nearly a quart, filled with: water ready for use. Abernathy had fastened the window 50 securely, it was a great deal of troubh( to get one open. With the help of a crowbar, we at length succeeded ir doing so. We threw in the cat as w< raised the sash, for she was getting ob. streperous, and using her claws vigor ously, andl then let the sash fall of iti ownI weight. This noise aroused A ber nathy for the first time. Around thc Iroom went the cat, dragrging the blad der of shot after her on the floor. "[Il shoot some of you !" roard A bernathy:| "I know you boys are trying to scarct me." Rattle, r attle. " I'll shoot some of you, I say," again he cried, afraid tc raise fromi the pallet on the floor, thc condition of the bet being that he was tc lose if he arose. The cat found a dark corner, and the fire was nearly burned out, and rested a moment on her terrified circuit. A confederate, under the house, gave a sepulchral groan, aiid in a ghostly voice pronounced the awful words, " ThIs night shall thy soul be re qluired of thee." The cat again began to run aroundl the room as furiously as before. Rattle, rattle, went the bladder on the floor, and groans issued from different corners of the building. "I'll shoot you ! I'll shoot you !'' halloed A bernathy. The threat was cchoed by a hollow groan. On went the cat in its frantic course, fairly mad itself with terror. " Great heaven ! 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