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Show Bis Ghost Story. As a vonerablo minister tolls this story, It would bo ungracious and superfluous su-perfluous to adduce further evidence of Its truthfulness. "I went to a new parish that year," he relates. "In looking look-ing about for a hotiso I en 1110 upon a handsome residence that was charmingly charm-ingly situated. But everything indicated indi-cated Hint tho piece had lung beeu without a tenant, and I mudo Inquiry. The linuso was haunted, according 10 neighborhood tradition, and no one would rent It. ( saw the landlord, and he was gl td to let the pluee on eaiy terms. It .would bo worth much to LI 111 If 1 would oxorclso the ghost placed there by popular superstition, We moved In, and I admit that we had ti creppy experience ono that my wlfo could not long bavo endured. When everything had settled down to the quiet of the night wo would frequently hear the most distressing moans and the sound of somu one walking heavily In thu attic. I made several visit to that gloomy part of the house, but could find nothing to account for the uncanny noise. The next night ihat wo woro dl.nurbed I went up them with a determination to fnthom the mystery, And I did It, The moans wero produced by tho soughing of tho wind through the district telegraph wires that weie numerous on ono side of the root. Tho 'heavy walklim' was accounted for by a loose slate, flipped hy the tamo winds that did the moaning. moan-ing. Next morning I had the wires removed and the roof repaired." "And was that all?" "Not quite. Tho landlord nt onco advanced my root 100 par cent." Public Pub-lic Oplulon, |