Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-12-22

rest Dy the IO4Q SluS, Wnen lOOkIn8 lnlt
/ the forest, he beheld the light cleaning
from the window adrIosszI q sssil
/ f.Whatl fpe miles from here 2''s inter:
rupted the captain !. t'twhy, where l saw
it tonight must be all Of ten miles from
here"
81 have no doubt ofit-it is seen at al
distances along the road. but he saw il
FIVE miles from here, on the right hand
hand side of the road -.r ot
I ~The right hand side it was on the
LEFT hand side when saw it,
sch, for the matter of that, it is seen
on either side by different persons In
fact, no two ever saw it at the same
place."
"The devil but 60 on"
t'The moment Heinrich beheld the light,
feeling thirsty, he determined to approach
the cottage and request draught ofmilki
mind, This was before it had become Sc
noted naturally supposing that he was
made his way through the underwood to-
wards it, wondering at the taste of man
who could build his house amid thick
wood of brambles. 1t seems he had mis-
calculated the distance, for when he
thought he could have gained the light,
it was as far off as when he first saw it
He continued to press on for about fifteen
minutes, yet the light maintained the
same distance. He paused, bewildered;
for few moments it grew more distinct
he could count the panes of glass, and he
almost thought he saw strange, wild
face gazing out upon him. A sudden
terror seized upon him and he turned and
fled. That terror saved his life: had he
| followed the fearful light an instant lon
ger, he would have been lost. He reach
ed home more dead than alive, and it
was more than an hour before he could
| find breath to tell us what | have Just re-
lated.
$50 you think that the fend himself
had something to do with this travelling
window.
81 do not know what to think. You
know this inn of mine lies half way be-
tween the towns of Waldburg and Moritz.
Many rich travellers leave one of these
towns for the other, yet one out of every
two never reach their place of destination.
They are missed between here and Wald-
burg.
.tRobbed and murdered, perhaps. by
some ruffians who infest the road"
.Their bodies are never found"
.sHave the police investigated these
mysteries ?"
"Yes. but without. discovering any
signs of band of robbers. We told
them of the window, they watched for 1t,
but as they could never see it, laughed
us, and told us our light was nothing but
FREELY"
1T is strange that it did not appear to
them
'It was so, after they left the neigh
borhood the window again became visible,
and travellers disappeared as before.
"Was there anything singular eonnec-
tod with the disappearance OF these trave-
lers?''
Eyes, one thing all that were missed
had iourneyed alone. Strange to say,
i those who travelled in parties of two or
three invariably escaped"
s.Well, my worthy host; do you know
that strange desire has seized upon me
to penetrate this mystery? 1t seems that
l am the only solitary traveller who has
escaped the dangers of this mysterious
window; that is prestige of success.
have nothing better on my hands at pre-
sent have passed through some scenes
of danger, and may be allowed to remark
that 1 am no coward. This is a promi-
sing adventure to soldier who finds il
somewhat hard to settle down in quiet
life, after the hustle and strife of a long
campaign. So, if my stout Heinrich there
will bear me company, I'll even undertake
the solution of this enigma"
with all my heart, captain answer
ed Heinrich, promptly.
''Then let us set forth at once"
What. tonight exclaimed the
host.
"Aye, tonight" replied the captain
'.it is scarcely ten O'Clock, and am IN ex-
cellent trim; so prepare. my lad, and we
will set forth at once"
The captain examined the printing OF
his pistols carefully, and then thrust them
into his belt; he then buckled on his sa-
bre-Henrich was ready, armed with
stout cudgel. In this manner they salli-
ed forth.
After proceeding few PAGES up the
road, the captain paused to give his
companion few instructions
Heinrich" he said, ga skilful COM
mander always eonceals the number OF
his force for the furtherance of my plan
of action, it is necessary that we should
pass for one man. You are the guide
consequently you must go frss-l vii
'lock step with you-tread lightly, and
our mingled footsteps will sound like the
tread of single man. In this manner
-ah, yo1 understand. ro> bad soldier
for beginning. Now, whatever you
see or hear, keep your tongue between
your teeth-if you wish to callimy atten'
ton to anything. nudge me on the el'
bow-if you see the light on the left, the