| Show I Liberty Liberty- Park Lake Phantom Is Brought to Bay and Captured After A Week Week- of Wild Thrills BY KATCHEM Ibert park Is haunted haunted haunt haunted d by th the fair lair In fair fall weather weather but but It is II of ot the tho dark night though wo we speak For how long nobody knows but certainly for forI forthe forthe the last week promptly as tho clock tolled l I 11 a white ghostly figure loomed neal heat the tho center of the tho lake take Straightway MS Its the I scripture tells tella us the walked eo so O this phantom form crosses the wat water r and clr circles Jur ab about ut for Cor a bit and d th then n disappears pears Some who have breathlessly ly watched from the distance declare tho tl JUuro uro raises several numerals aril alphabetical letters to heaven Then a n. phantom ph sign ghastly In Its dull due flashes The Time Tittle hasn't como come and all Is Js darkness Others II say a the tho ghostly figure pulls the numbers from the air all Lovers in tho the park have been beon have havo to scared to say sn Thc They breathlessly held teach leach each others other's hand some Iome holding each other and tightening their grip as the ghostly spectre gazed gared out on the tho quiet and peaceful night from trout the dark duk mystery background But most ghosts this one doesn't appear In the pate palo white shroud of death The figure is Illuminated not Illuminated not with the brilliancy of ol electricity for It is more like the tho moony gloam or dull dun penetrating rays nys of oC radium Within Its magic marlc circle this cadaverous form torm moves mo for lor fifteen minutes min min- utes or so ISO To the tho huddling lovers scattered scattered scat t about the tho park It seems like hours I Then the shroud seems to lift lilt In tho ho mist misty heavens hea Tho The matter matler was vas first called to tho the writers writer's attention last Wednesday It appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap for forthe the he first time last Sunday night and since then for tor lovers ers in Liberty Libert park late August and early September always and rightfully an oo open n season SeaBon has hea been a black visionary ry nightmare After 11 p p. p m m. m lips havo have seemed to lose 1015 th their lr accuracy quIver and some ome even lost their taste The gentle encircling arms of manhood have become the crushing clamps clamp of giants and some lome havo have lost tn their Ir crush al altogether al- al together Cool evenings of ot dreams have been bee turned Into hot nights of ot beaded perspiration harassed thoughts and wild imaginations All because All because ause phantom form mysteriously appeal the darl darkest st part of the lake The writer as his first prelim step toward investigation joined an all party going out to see seo the ghost other night and like some somo other tift fifty V r sixty people who had heard the rumor was was content to watch from about a block away in a car As per schedule and asper js as s sper per description tho the ghost host appeared and disappeared Although ever everyone one seemed worried a abit abit abit bit scared when Mr Ghost actually tip tip- nobody had made an any preparation to catch him So I J. J as fearless as hn any married still in the man service sel could be set out to capture tho the phantom form sin sin sin- gle handed Things were beginning to get serious Those old park ark benches where lovers are so pleased lease to mako ono one chair do tho the work o of of two tuo were actual actually becoming deserted Something must be bedone bedone bedone done and It was up to me me Thursday took tool up my position In a boat at about tho the center center- of ol the lake where I thought Mr Ur Ghost would show As per schedule he appeared but feet to the tho left Before I could row to tho the position he had disappeared But ho loft me mo something something- to meditate on tho the next da day The Tho numbers and letters letters let let- letters he was flourishing were a haz hazy September Sep Sep- ember 4 to 11 11 and then Tho The Time I Come I Friday night I prepared my I position whore I thought tho the ghost would have ha to appear I was was however howe about twenty five lIvo feet out of oC his path I noticed noticed noticed no no- I one ono thins thing In particular Mr lr Ghost seemed to be bo actually walking on thoI tho the water and he perceived me Also this I didn't seem to make him happy for Cor he didn't t linger qui quite to as lons The same sign September Septem r 4 to 11 was flashed The usual Tho The Time Hasn't Como followed followed fol- fol lowed and the ghost disappeared At the rate I J was progressing I could see seo It would be man many moons before I could hope to trap Mr lr Ghost Everyone else seemed scorned too scared to Join In the in investigation investigation In- In although the crowds on the shore had grown from a couple of or dozen doen to a a. thousand people Last night my fourth appearance solved my m mystery for Cor I might as well add your little hero Is 11 a real detective and all ends well for Cor him In the tho last chap chap- tor tar with the villain In his usual flight I had placed an under wire netting In the lake lako covering an area arca of about feet feet- The details of DC this I will wilt not trouble you jou ou to describe but it was ver very simple only calling for a couple of oC hundred feet of ol wire four iron bars and four wooden posts poste The ghost appeared as per pel schedule I T as before had been out genera led and he was twenty feet away I should Judge As soon as he began his mystic flashing I gave aVe ch chase e. e I tried to put a flashlight which I had Installed upon the tho boat on his phantom form but he was too elusive elusive elu elu- sive she The crowd on tho the bank for the tho first time lime since his original appearance gave save an any Indications of or life As 8 I attempted to cover him with the flashlight a min min- pled Kled shriek of oC horror and shout of ot sur cur surprise prise e went up The ghost host realized he would have havo a tough time lime getting awa away but he hadn't lost his nerve nene or confidence His numerals nu numerals numerals nu- nu began to flash Clash The They had changed This might have been enough to solve e the mystery But solving It wasn't m my ambition ambition ambi ambi- tion alone it was capturing the phantom who had ruined nl night ht life for Cor lovers in Liberty park and brought a a. curious cro crowd d doC of oC several thousand Quickly the ghostly figures in their deadened hue flashed September 4 to 11 I It It Is Here Paramount Week A Arid And T 1 then Mr Ir Ghost started for tor his getaway eta ay My ry wire had done the work His boat came to a quick halt I was within five feet of him M My boat ran alongside and Mr 11 Ghost decided to abandon his ship He Ho plunged Into the water ater The force Coree of oC m my mr boat collided with his or of the wire Ire made for tor m indecision up my whether hether to follow rollow or not and I found myself in Liberty Liberty Liberty Lib Lib- erty park lake struggling to grip crip him As I grabbed he ho went down probably down probably to his chin in water and into the tho mUdd muddy mudd muddy bottom O Of course It was al a a. man In an illuminated hated shroud We half haIr swum and halt half drug ourselves to the shore for he seemed content now novo to be congenial In the dark dark- Continued on page pae 5 liBERTY PARK I Continued d from page 2 n ness nees we weere ere lot lost to the crowd that hov hov- hovered ered red about the shore Under a l clump of or bushes on the bank we waited until the crowd had disappeared for Mr Ir Ghost had bad promised to tell all If It I wouldn't Just juat show him up to the crowd on th the bunk bank I willingly wil wit willingly promised And heres here's the simple II story tor our ghost told September 4 to 11 Is III here Its It's Paramount week The Paramount Empress the Photoplay Broadway Co Cozy Cosy and Empire show Paramount Paramount Paramount Para Para- mount pictures all aU n next week and I 1 am simply the press prell agent Now that Liberty Libert park has haa been once a again ln saved to lovers my report has hils been given to th the public Ill I'll again retire with withy my y pipe and house sneakers to my stud study until time time- deems deem fit lit to again ask uk for tor my talent |
