The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-10-05

iuIBo uOB. IN Bou 0SUl uppo0lUnCe
tho dog was not unlike Satan, but
Satan had been black and curly, and
this dog was brown and short haired.
Evidently Rudolph had his doubts
on the subject, for he whistled to
the dog, and called him Satan,
old fellow !" but not an eyelid, nor
q hair on tho dogs tail moved by
way Of recognitiou.
The stranger said he should leave
early in The morning, aud would pay
his bill that night, 10 rs 10 avoid dis
turbing anybody. He stepped inside
the bar, aud pulled out long purse
we'll filed with gold.
The bill settled the landlord wink
ed at him in q peculiar way land
lords have, and invited him into a
small apartment at the back. The
stranger and the dog followed him
unhesitatingly-the dog running be-
fore, ard shifting at the walls as
though he scented prey. .lt
Through dark passage, and into
q round apartment, lighted only by
a single lamp suspended from the
centre Of the ceiling, went Rudolph,
and taking down from a shelf set
out with bottles, o decanter and
lwine-glasa be ! poared some Of the
contents Of the bottle into the glass
"a little choice wine which keep
for some of my best f-iends," be
said, and taking the stranger by the
tnrm, he would have drawn him for
ward into the centre OF the room.
but tho man drew back, and with
uplifted finger pointing to the trem
bling landlord, he snalaimed .tsrf,
"Satanl do your dnty !"
Quick as lightning the dog sprang
upon Rudolph, and dragged him up
on the fatal spot beneath tho lamp.
There was dull crash, and stifed
sound Of afearf,,l curse luuched out
upon'the fonl- air which rushed up
from the sinking trap-hole, and Rud-
olph Fredricks had disappeared
through the floor, and the dog, with
. savage growl If satisfaction, turned
away from.the.sp0t aud accompanied
his master back to the bar-room.
The stranger slept that night at the
Wolf. aud as he had said no should
do, departed in the morning before
any one was astir, q e q / 4
Great was tho CONSERVATION
among the denizens of the Black
Wolf when Rudolf was found to be
missing. For many days the search
went on, and, but for the reap pear
ance Of the stranger and his dog it
might have been going on to this
day. .r,t.
But the stranger, whose name was
Gotthold, led the way at once to the
circular apartment at the end Of the
dark passage, and pressing his foot
on q spring the trap fell, and foul
breath OF thecharnel, house air rush
ed into the faces Of all around. u +
'Three years ago" said Gotthold,
II staid night in this inn. | had
much money with me, and after
| had drank more wine than was
good for nae. mine. host led me hith-
er. Satan, there, came with Us. I
might rs well tell you that Satan
was stolen from me six years ago
when pup, bnt dog never for-
gets. The landlord offered me wine
and while was drinking, he said to
the dog, Satan, do your duty 7 but
the dog did not stir. | understood
it at once. I knew that l had been
doomed to some terrible fate, for /
remember oil the tales had heard
Of this Internal den, and that dogs
memory OF mo had saved me, New
er shall forget the rage upon tho
mans face. He touched this fatal
spring with his foot, and looked as
il he would spring upon rue, but l
covered him with my eye at the same
time | cooked a pistol in my pocket.
He heard and understood the sound.
He mastered his rage by q strong
effort smiled in ghastly sort OF
way, and followed me back to the
bar room.-Not O word was said by
either Of us.-After went to bed
that highland you may be sure |
slept with one eye open--I heard
4lss most fearful howls Of pain from
q dog, and knew that Satan was re-
ceiving punishment for his disobe-
'dience. Before morning. ]. crept
down t0ste stsble- yard and pnloosed
the dog, Bhi6h !. was tblesdiog and
woundsa 'fiom the beating he had
received, and together we, went
away. I'll O II
"Tbree years passed, and I have
travelled over half the known world.
Str<ngers, think Of it as you will, a.
maps best frisniis his dog. Wa
came back here codple OF weeks
ago. I think Friedricks recognized
us. He asked me into his place ~
before aud once bore, IL occurred
to me that the tune had come to-
send the murderer pfter, his victims,
I gave Satan the oriIer and he obey
ed. l think yon will find him il YOU
seek below there ,,,.,s ,.,s
And without stopping to witness
the effect OF the investigation, Cot
thold stalked away with the dog ut
bic ksah. and nobody IN ell ths ss.
gion round about the Black Wolf
ever saw them again, 10 ,,..si-o..E sef