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charge of old wrinkled negress, with silver bracelets and other similar ornaments who lives there all alone and [[red underline]] who is positive the manor is haunted. Fraser [[/red underline]] rushed in hopping up the rather unsteady stairs and when reaching the upper floor suddenly [[red underline]] fainted for a few seconds. [[/red underline]] The old Negress immediately rushed down stairs and quick as lightning came rushing up balancing a tin tub of water on her head. ready to splash the contents over Fraser. - [[red underline]] She was positive Fraser had seen the ghost! [[/red underline]] 
March 13. Last night a northern was blowing and the temperature dropped rapidly to 70 [[degrees]] F. - rather unusual here
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This morning it rose again to 74 [[degrees]] - 75 [[degree]] F.
Walking then swimming Read a very interesting book of Phillip Gibbs: [[red underline]] "People of Destiny" published 1920 by Harpers. [[/red underline]]
March 14. Swimming most of morning. Drew $100 from little bank here. Afternoon drive to [[red underline]] Adelphi. The Daily Gleaner has a long article about me [[/red underline]] which is a verbal copy of an article which appeared in American papers about two months ago. In as far as there is a reference to Alex. [[red underline]] McCatty having been my assistant in 1890 [[/red underline]] I suppose it is thru him that the Gleaner got the article.
March 15. Sorry to leave this hotel. Left 9:00 AM for