Excerpt from Haunted by a ShadowFrank. Yes, mother, it is indeed Willie - the rover - returned with plenty of money. Mother dear, you shall never want again while life and strength are mine.Mrs. W. But why did you not write, Willie? I have not heard a word from you in three years.Frank. Mother, -i have been a prisoner among the indians during 111 that time, and while with them, I discovered a rich gold claim. I escaped, led a party of Speculators to the Spot, and sold my claim for enough to make as independent for the rest of our lives. So you see, I owe my good fortune to my capture by the savages. But, mother, what of Nora Dean? Has she forgotten her boy-lover, yet?Mrs W. Ah no, Willie! She has grown to be a most beautiful woman, the prettiest girl in the city, and the belle of her circle, but I know that she still thinks of you. She is in her room. I will send her in, for you must see her. (exit, R.Frank. So far, all right! N ow, if the girl can be deceived as easily, I am certainly a lucky dog.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.