Mrs. Bob: A Novel — page 195: what you’re looking at

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THE GHOST WALKS AT GORDON MANOR. 187 Gordon Manor—all Virginia knows of it—was the scene of many strange incidents during the war times. Since then it has been redeemed and made one of the loveliest homes south of Mason and Dixon’s line, The old slave cabins long since gave way to com- fortable houses for the hands, some little distance back of the mansion itself. Everything is kept in apple-pie order. “‘T see a light,’? announces Joe, and then as other windows comein range, they find that it is rot confined to one place. Thus they finally reach the house and silently mount the front steps leading to the doors, great, heavy carved affairs a hundred and fifty years old, on one of which is hung a ponderous brass knocker, which Gypsy remembers well, as it was her great delight to raise this and after knocking, run and hide to watch Dinah’s amazed face as she found no one there and believed spirit hands had beat the summons. ‘SShall we knock?’’ asks the Senator, as his hand comes in contact with the brass summons server. _‘What’s the use—the door’s open,’’ remarks Bob. “Very hospitable, these people, with their open gates and doors ajar,’’ mutters Joe. So, without any invitation, they enter the house. The great wide hall receives them—it is not quite in darkness for a lamp hanging in a swinging bracket relieves their surroundings of the gloom that must otherwise be upon them. Is Rudolph Gordon here, and, if so, in what posi- tion? Would faithful old Reuben recognize and re- E@NAIE OOOKS (CO) in =)