The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-04-17

our rooms, and served our supper in a
lofty chamber whose windows looked
out upon :hc sea, that already began 20
moan through the rocky caves and
passes with the restless motion that
foretells a rising storm.
After supper my Sergeant strOlled
down to the village to see his men and
arrange about getting them together in
the morning; and the landlord, with
whom he bad struck up an acquaint-
ance, accompanied him to show him the
persons he required. Before leaving the
house he said something 20 my comrade
in Welsh.
He says, sir said the Sergeant, sa-
lUting, THAT he hopes you won't mind
being left alone in the house for an
hour or two. No one will intrude upon
you. There is one other gentleman
stopping here, but he is out now and
most likely won't be back till morning.
He is a man who goes about with
hammer collecting bits of rock"
''Ah, a geologist," i replied. mo,
| have no objection to be left alone. l
would come down to the village with
you, but that l am tired, and ! think l
will Just smoke pipe and go to bed. -
This message being duly translated
to my host he made me a bow and the
two started off, shutting the door after
them. lit my pipe and made myself
comfortable with couple of chairs by
the fire. There is no more sleepy oc-
cupation than watching tobacco smoke
curling upwards, and | soon fell into
doze. do not know how long l had
slept when / was awakened by stir in
the room and saw at once that the
''other gentleman had returned sooner
than he was expected, and was now re-
garding me with some interest.
He was man of about thirty-five,
tall and wcll-made, dressed in a thick
fricze suit, with belt of the same ma
tcrial round the waist. In his hand
were a bag of fossils and rock speci-
mems and a biologists hammer. These
he laid on the table, and then came over
and shook hands with me.
- l did not expect to meet gentle
man in this Out-Og- the-way place" he
said. No one comes here unless it be
to follow such pursuits rs mine, or from
love of seeing Nature unspOiled by
man S handiwork."
/ was glad of some company, and told
him what had brought me there.
He set my mind somewhat at ease by
saving that, from what he had seen of
! the people, he thought my task would
| be simple enough; and then we drifted
! into an interesting conversation. He
was, found. 4 clever, well-read man,
and we got on eXCellently together, but
| noticed now and then an anxious
watching expression in bis eyes for
which ! could not account. l was not,
/ however, mu h of Judge of physiog-
Monty, and did not trouble myself with
! theories on the subject.
/ 4 : we were tal<inOr the moan of the
! sea grew louder and louder, and at
/ length came a sudden dash of wind and
! rain against the windows. The gale
was beginning in earnest.
What followed | can scarcely expect
my readers to believe, and indeed, look
ing back on it now as L sit in my cosy
| quarters, with the lamp burning bright
" on the table, I could almost think
that had been the victim OF some terri
BILE hallucination; but it was real enough
TO me that night.
After the first impetuOus gust of the
! torn there came a pause of stiffness,
and in the unnatural tension of the
nerves that one feels in such an interva
of expectancy l heard, as clearly as ever
heard anything in my life, Il woman 5
voice outside the window crying in 3
waling tone: 80, Jack, Jackr'
" She will be blown over the cliff
cried ''NYhat can she be doing THEREOF
and / rose to open the door.
My companion did not answer a
word. ! glanced at him and saw that
his face, lips and all, had pNied to a
CHASTITY Wilderness. His eyes were GXSt
upon the window with an expression O
such deadly fear as | hope | may never
see &gain.
1t was useless to expect help from
him, SO, mentally setting him down a.
an arrant coward, l ran 20 the houst
door and opened it, intending to let il
the Wayfarer whose voice | had heard
As l raised the latch the wind rushed
in with impctuous violence and nearly
tore the door from my hand A cole
dash of mingled spray and rain strucl
me full in the face.
Come in whoever YOU are, - l cried
impatiently. Il can't hold the doc
! open all night.
There was no answer. l stepped ont
side and looked around. There was full
moon that night, and though the cloud
were thick there was n glimmer q
light sufficient to see any object within
a few Yards distance. There was
| phusphorescent ustcr on the sea tina
CLEANED brightly now aud then as tn,
waves broke out on the rocks, and ;
, frightened sea bird almost brushed M
face rs it flew past. But of the woman
| expected to see there was no trace
p whatever,
Puzzled and irritated | walked rounC
the house to see where she could hav,
gone At the back of the building Their,
was broad, open field, without an,
trees or shrubs that could serve as
? hiding-place. 1t seemed impOssibl,
, that any one could have crossed it anC
, got out of sight during the few mo
mCntS that had elapsed since l hearC
the cry; nevertheless, such had evident
, " been the case, for there was no on,
{ there.
went in again. and closed the door
determined to think twice before | wen
- TO the trouble of opening it again
z whoever might demand admittance
, My companion was sitting lust as l lef
) him, with the same look on his face.
spoke to him twice, but received n,
answer, Fearing he might be in a fit
went over to him and raised his arm.
felt stiff and unnatural. l went to tn
table for some water, intending to dasl
/ it in his face and rouse him if possible
Hardly had I made step forwar,
? when the same voice had heard befor
| sounded once more from without. Thi
time there was no installing the intcns
/ agony of the tone. had never hear
- anything IN the least like it and
I rooted me to the spot where 1 stood
/ The words it spoke were, Come, come
$ Gomez three times repeated.
To my great surprise, the man ha
Y believed in dangerous tit rose an
l moved toward the door. I can scarcel
describe the way in which he walked
r. 1t was as though his whole nature wa
2 striving to prevent the action, and We
t some stronger power compelled him t
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