The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-11-02

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4 aSom has IN 4 window and
hit q tho Hsspiace, and both
thake up The entire wall space.
kn0ld-fashi0ned bureau stood blythe
WindoMs0n the len hand on enteringtae
sso0tn u stationary wash-stand, witha
movable gas burner above, was placed
between she bureau and the door lead;
ING Into the little hall. IA rather faded.
Brussels carpet covered the foo-, and a
small oval handicapped table stood in
the center Of the room. A couple of
~easy.chairs md two plain chairs also
stood about. Ontthe right-hand side of
che room VAS q wardrobe near the foot
otthee1 bed, just outside the alcoye, and
bstwsen that and the fireplace was a
lounge. This completed tue furnishing
sOftlle room.
I had arrived from . railroad journey
md was yerytired, bntin superb health.
sI noyer WINS one likely to indulge in
vston; and wishit distinctly understood
That / am not aspiritualist, and do not
SelIeye II spiritual manifestations in any
way. relate what have to say just as
Il happened, lsavlng the explana-
tim I my = who an explain
CARVED, as 4 Say. and was gwen this
room. I had my dinner served IN the
room, and rat there until midnight writ
ling letters. and then calling the bell boy
and giving him the letters. ! closed and
locked tbs outer hall door. and then the
inner one. and alter looking at several
Photographic OF fiends, / left them and
my writing material on the table. and
Wentto bad. assuring myself that there
was no possibility OF any one entering
the room by the window. There were
no tFhnsoms. only q sort Of win iowblind
elatWOrk over the head oftha bed for
mir. I left the gas turned up slightly,
and the little table by the side Of the
stationary washsstand, where / had
drawn it for the sake Of the light,
there being no other burner in the
room.
Being very healthy, tired, and not
troubled BY . baa conscience or diges-
tion, / went to sleep almost as soon as L
was comfortably settled in bed, and 1
do not know how long I slept. Sudden
1y lRwOke and sat bolt upright in bed,
and saw two mon In the room. The
light was bright, and they we're seated
ri the rigttrhand aide OF the room at the
foot Of my bed One was on the sofa
and the other IN q chair, aud the little
lnxrbie-topped table was between them,
and on this table they were PLAYING
e1chre. I heard no words, but knew it
WIS enchre, because | understood that
aama fairly we'll myself.
He who Was sitting, or rather reciin-
G3rrvt nm tina AnvU& rpnu ~ r%aIennt ~ Ysno
laail, like one nnspoor health, and he
Maa dressed Id light suit Of clothes. He
had thin. redish hair and struggling
beard. His forehead was unusually
broad and high. and the rest OF his face
was so thin thHt tho pointed beard gave
hin AspAcudar look. His hands we're
long and thin, and his left wrist was
miaahapen, Asifit had been broken
and badly set.
Tba tsti.er man was stout. dark, with
piercing biaEk eyes, andeyebfDws which
seemed to stand out Etr1ixhG His hair
was straight ard thick and very black
md aiming. His mcustache was thick
md dropping. at one corner OF the
mOut1-I can't remember which-was q
little scar like the letter v in shape, and
his face and chin had that peculiar blue
tinGe that 0otne dasksxean have when
newly shaved. He was handsome, with.
q. He was dressed In dark clothing.
They played out one hand and had
played one trick on the next, when l
notteed they seemed angry and quarrel
tngs thought heard no sound, and in an
y Inst mt thepdark man quickly drew q
knife and stabbed the other in the LEFT
e5ealk. Tic knife penetrated to the very
Nit. He9hivered alittie. his eyes closed
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r0ee and iifteds1p the inert right ar m
1end a.0und the handle OF the knife
IA pushedfhe table closer until il held
stheaelboWofthe dead mnn in such a PC.
etaon ~ Wonld keep the arm from fall.
lnk akain. Then he gathered up the
dssputth into his pocket, took up
me- het,, snd in m instant the whole
.oones had disappeared, and / fell back
N sths bed and knew no more until
morning,
nigkt gives lonR description Of my
eeff0ssend work up y thrilling tale, but
as1am simply narratinR facts I must
eay inst was not frightened. I was
more surprised than anything else, and
the whole took piace 10 suddenly that /
nd not time to net frfghfened until it
akA4iSnesxana when i awake la the
M 3 haG Utmost passed from INV
miE6lsylk81 thought IL but u dream. Blu,
wleh ] rose and went into the room /
aaw that tho table stood BY the side oi
~theionnge and all my photographs and
papers e 0nsthe bureau. STILL I did
not gttach grl atimportancs tothat even,
ksWafksdin my sleep some when
xas young, and In the press 81 business
sae5 next dAylt went entirely out Of my
nl ,rie
lhat nlgsl3t was reused In precisely
tLe ZANE Z. nqe as before, and I saw
sne same thing precisely. In the morn
ang tale table stood by the sofa again,
nd ailstre things that had been on il
we're 81, the bureau. This surprised me
= good. deal, and 1 must confess to feel.
Inv 2 httie Gravity" about it; still much
0eclpatiOndnring the day almost etfacpd