GHOST IN THE ATTIC.
I was told this ; story in San Francisco. The incident occurred in the- attic of one of * the old ;J Spanish adobe; mansions that had T survived both earthquake ; and J fire, and was actually in existence, }, although in hi 1 repair,. when I was. there 15 years ago. ::' The attic was \by no means; small, being; about? 20ft t. square, but ;■ there was no ingress or "\ egress ; save '■ by the door. The roof : sloped down, and . in the roof was a window, the low half of which slid up. and down. Over the window iron bars were fixed. ' ' : Anyhow, there had been some rumours of a ghost in the house, it had never made its presence known until Jong after; it had been taken • over by. an - English family. ."■'•' ."' . One of the sons had made this attic his bedroom. One right,. as he lay half asleep and half awake,' he suddenly became conscious of a presence in his room. The door was locked, and he knew that whoever was there could not get out without his knowledge. v ■•/■!■ ; i He determined to spring- up ; suddenly and make straight for a bureau where he kept a revolver, but before he could carry this into effect he felt- his ' left hand suddenly gripped , by ; a cold, y clammy hand. >. Next he felt the breath on his cheeks of someone over. him, and. before he could think what to do his right wrist in turn was gripped by . another. clammy hand. Then suddenly both wrists were released. ,'■'■."'•-'•: : -".. • l-.i;.' ' ? The boy had pluck. " . '; ' He jumped up, found his revolver, rushed to the door, which he found still locked, then struck a lighi;. . He; searched high:■'■;■ and low, but there • was \. no one there. The following night a visitor ; came, and • ifc '[ was ;. convenient r for - this boy,, to' share his brother's bedroom, .; leaving the attic to the visitor. .: ' ' . *:. . V ; The visitor came/down next morning and recounted a. similar,'experience. ; :The man who told me this story was the visi--1 tor on;that occasion. , ■' . I.' A" few weeks r after -this the old I Spaniard, the former owner of? the house, I came to -; 'Frisco .on business. He was 'I - o *' **"& ; presence of the clammy hand 1 m ; tho abtie, ja nd shook his head. V -He &.ffi 6 £«* «fr » c*fci- ■■ the-TaUe.r» ;•;.;"'^-,-_: i: '- - Hobson, in 1 'V l '- '^ani£[s*
GHOST IN THE ATTIC.
New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13796, 8 July 1908, Page 10
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