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Show THE HAND OF FATE. Blenklnsop's t.tmp Due to Sleeping In Haunted Room. "Yes," said Jones, "Blemdnsop does limp. It Is because ho would sleop In a haunted room nbout a year ago. All went well till about two o'clock In tho morning, when he nwoko with tho knowledgo thnt tho flickering gns-Jct was filling the room with weird shndows, and that a blast of cold air was sweeping through tho room. It was unennny; but thero was worse to come. Glancing nt tho foot of tho bed ho saw tho dim outline out-line of a hand on tho bed-rail. "Even his Iron courago failed Grasping a revolver ho had provided In case of accidents, ho pointed at tho hand. "'Whatever ghost jou may bo,' he luavered, 'take jour hand from tho bed-rail, or I fire!' "Thero was no reply, and no movement move-ment of tho hand. Only tho wind howled In tho trees outside. "Then bang! bang! went tbo pistol. "And that, sir," finished Jones, "is why Blenklnsop limps. Ho shot off two of his own toes." |