Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-05-15

0fcourDe moi" aid Flint. "You'
botteR taAs 1870 brandy, Scott. It's Vi
1ogtnnats; I'd like 10 have hunted OF
tAat Bernard, hut il can't be helped"
1GSooka pull at the brandy 6Ask an
handed Il over u me. He was ~ cool
the climate, my friends. In the meal
whils the horseA feeling the reins fallin
looeely from my fainting handa trotte
npid1y on. Heaven help those egotis|
that hold the human intellect supreme
The ponies CHOSE the right direction. |
Len than ten minutes those blessed ponis
carried ~ within sight Of the line Of 4
tseeA. WAS transported by the felici1
Ous view Of some honest smoke wreath
ing up between the scraggy branche
which sheltered . low, struggling, RED
II the windows, through which W coul'
- the rcd light of the household fire
The squawk Of . fowl suggested It
speedy conveyance to . neighbOring spit
the gruntinK 0f pigs near BY was NOR
meIodiOus 10 ny ears than the music o
the spheres Sipnder in the storm-tossed
"Weyres sved, Flint, my boy" l cried
"Thank God. We are saved"
"This mu11k1be Befuard's," said Flint
looking aboIt1im with his sharp gray
eyes; "and over yondef l think ] can re.
Aantlinesof the haunted hotse."
lEsse min6tes after I'VE saTsst09 long
Efl lied a. ftment Chat covcsed hall
tho ground floor. The rattan almost
touched the Head Off tall tfnrper who
ApdgingfEith Mqnieur Bsfkaf3. He
Ind : long EtQnde beard and singularly
mclodious xoace. Th4re was quite q
M3er Of enests Mere, As!ssf them
f11k1all mar they called CaDsssn had
{Se shDuldets 81 q HERCULES withthe face
IM Apollo. / suppose / was some-
tnssfdazed With the sudden relief and
$50 foFsit appeared to me- that a
i801k wem41who sat by the are, pairing
GEp5s the yery color Of her lUny braids
bali, wal-as beautiful as an angel.s
s1yes wyfs soft and luminous, hef
ford1ead ldv 1nd white; an indescribas
b6s-ar Of tender melancholy shadowed
her face. TIE chemisette she wore was
= white aststhe snow upon which it
6eached; her bodice was OF home
spun; the bl4 buckles on her shoes could
not hide the pretty arch of her instep.
BheNng under her breath alittls coup
|nf.s516f which the refrain was .Jamais
(AnAk!" Hungry ~ / waslT could
toVeh the fins grillcd fowl pre-
pesea for u, but my Soul deSesFed the
daughter of Monsieur BernarAs The
trapper and his companions weresdpping
in . neighbsring room; We could hear
glasses rap upon the table or hit
each other; scraps of songs and
disjointed sentenceS.xeached our ears
Flint pickc11he chicken TO the bone, in
the meanwhile talking in a quiet tone 70
bernard, Who was in the heat
that poured nom the sides of the sheet
iron stove, and blinked at Flint like an
ancient lizard. He was a little, dried up
man, with q close cap upon his head; his
leather breeches reached just below his
kaUeysoeWnrm 49, nigh w0olen
and wooden sabots completed
his costume. An hour or two went by;
tie trappers in the neighboring room
had finished their meal, and apparently
gone to bed. Flint and the Frenchman
pursued their conversation. As for me,
/ had drawn close to the beautiful young
woman, who was washing some quaint
yellow mugs at the end of a long table.
Her name was Marie. In this primitive
region cOnventionalities were set aside
an earnest passion glided along like snow
shoes. got over a good deal of ground
in q very short time. ! began to believe
this journey was marked out for me. l
told Marie 80, and raised one of her long
braids to my lips. l was just thinking
what . sensation that peculiar colored
haix md hex hsautY would create iAronE
circles at home, when Flint called out to
me thIg = had nsolved to 60 over and
sleep il rtle haps Eedk house.
"Don't you want to go along, Scott"
he said, "or are you afraid 7"
sTheelatteE pGFtsU1 his sentences had I
peculiar ApSefink i&tonatio}. sIxSaH !
Nnpt safsaid, but thoughtft d very
abshrd and Internally nncomfovtabk
thing to leave q warm Preside and &c
plunging over there in the now and thu
freezing air for q freak Of curiosity.
Marie clasped her hands. and besough'
of ", for the sake of the Redeemer, no
~ 11a4sinxthe room upstairs, upol
tha1GyspaAiet - straw, the murdered
nsax1gx heons fpQnd; and nobody hat
.ale1e dnce; ofstaid in the house.
x6pt tho ghosts of Chatelousse,'
I'D hef Mther, in a dry, wheezy voice
Bat Flint got his lantern ready. o
geonrse l hadpto 60. If one man venture
.opOn a fool-hardy freak, another mus
follow, or Eest under the imputation o
|coWardice. Monsieur Bernard helped u
- with cur overcoats. Hooked intoth
4uDt epgnzpf Marie; they were dilate'
NAV kpression of terror one sees i
- eyes OF fawn. l took her col,
kAnds in my GGn.
Rest trsn4dysmy sweet child,o
ntd,fcr~I Va f3dihed by her tende,
Axs1tl1s EtnxA 10 you"
We made our way through the blind
ing SNOW, and found the house black an
empty. Tho door 1seaked on its rust
hinges, AAc sAnttefshAnged, a melaachol
wind howled through the corridor.
We shal have souk lGhofs for on
pains,nI mid, - HeaAtessd The ROOF
upstairs; :" there is nothing remarkable j
a.few broken chairs. and an old bundl
of straw" s1&& &As@N ~
!. w mpnt he patient" said Fin
throwing the buffalo robe upon the. bes
I'D blDWing out the lznterr; weI1nu
wsit Tor the hour d midnight
There was nothing fof me- to do BUTT
creep in beside him. l took the inne
side, and, worn cat with countless emo
ti0ns, must have fallen4asleep before tn
haysesd touched my hair. I was avail
ened by 9 peculiar mocking laugh, seen
ingly close by my ear; but, upon gainin
The aesiyity of my senses, I found
distant and hollow. Again and again
seemed y come from the very bowels
the ssstA. T. bsgan-to feel . chill ru
down my vertebra.
"Efnb"sI whispered, reaching owe
for HIM. az you hear that?"
But my hand wandered over an empt
| space At my side. Flint was goHe.I wa
alone in this ACQUIRED Aeuse. Strang
noises came TO me. I fancied l heard
groan. the clanking Of . chain. Heaye
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