Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18

welcome US, seemed q quiet, good-nat-
ured looking man. He showed us to
our rooms. aud served our supper in a
lofty chamber whose windows looked
out upon The sea, that already began 20
moan through the rocky caves and
passes with the restless motion that
fOretells rising storm.
Alter supper my Sergeant strolled
down to the village 10 see his men and
arrange about getting them together in
the morning; and the landlord, with
whom he bad struck up an acauaint-
ance, accompanied him TO sho him the
persons he required. Before leaving the
house ho said something to 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 hack till morning.
lie is man who goes about with a
hammer collecting bits of rock"
"Ah, a geologist," l replied. mo.
I have no objection to be left alone. /
would come down to the village with
YOU. but that am tired. and think
will Just smosc pipe and go to bed. :"
This message being duly translated
60 my host hc made me bow and the
two started OIL. shutting the door after
them. liz my pipe and made myself
comfortable with couple of chairs by
the lire. There is no more sleepy oc-
cupatiOn than watching tobacco smoke
curling upwards. and soon fell into n
dozc. do not know how long / had
slept when was awakened by stir in
the room and saw at once that the
"Oiher gentleman had returned sooner
than he was expected. and was now re q.
garding me with some interest.
lie was n man of about thirty-five,
tall and well-made, dressed in n thick
frieLe suit, with belt Of the same ma
terial round the waist. In his hand
were "a bag Of fossils and rock speci-
mems aud n geologist's hammer. These
he laid ON the table. and then came over
and shook hands with me.
did not expect to meet n gentle
man in this Out-ot. the-way place" he
said. mo one comes here unless IL be
to follow such pursuits rs mine. or from
a love of seeing Nature unspoied by
mans handiwOrk."
was glad OF some company, and told
him what had brought me there.
lie set my mind somewhat ut ease by
saying that, from what he had seen of
the people, he thought nv task would
be simple enough; anil then we drifted
into an Interesting conversation. He
was. found. a clever, well-read man,
and we got OF eX, ellently together, but
/ noticed now and then an anxious
watching expression In his eyes for
which ! could not account. was not,
however. anu Ia Of judge of physiog-
nomy. and did not trouble myself with
theories on the subject.
As we were talking the moan of the
sea grew louder aud louder, and at
length came 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 ba k on it now rs / sit in nv cosy
quarters, with the lamp burning bright
" on the table, l could almost think
that | had been the victim OF some terri
BILE hallucination; but it was real enough
10 me that night.
After the fir impetuous gust of the
torn there came pause OF stiffness.
and in the unnatural tension of the
nerves that one feels in such an interv nj
OF expectancy heard. rs clearly as ever
l heard anything in my lie, a woman s
Vol e outside the window CRYING i'm a
wailing tone: 80, in K, Jackr'
"She will be blown over the cliH!'' I
cried. "What can she be doing there"
and rose TO open the door.
My companion did not answer n
word. glanced ut him and saw that
his face, lips AMI all. had paled to a
CHASTITY VIII teness. His eyes were fixed
upon the window with an expression of
such deadly fear rs | hope / may never
see again
IL was useless to expect help from
him. so. mentally setting MIN down as
an arraut coward, l ran to the house
door and opened il, intending 10 let in
the wayiarer whose voice / had heard.
As | raised the latch the wind rushed
in with impetuous violence and nearly
tore the door from my hand. A cold
dash of mingled spray and rain struck
NE full in the face.
Come in whoever You are. " l cried,
impatiently. IL can't hold the door
open all night"
There was no answer. | stepped out
side and looked around. There was full
moon that ght, and though the clouds
were thick there was a glimmer of
light sufficient To see any o6 ect within
few Yards distance. There was n
phosphorescent luster on the sea that
CLEANED brightly now and then rs the
waves broke out on the rocks, and n
frightened sea bird almost brushed nv
face as IL few past. But of the woman
| txpectedto see there wa, no trace
whatever.
Puzzled and irritated l walked round
the house to see where she could have
gone. Al the back of the build ng there
was broad. open field. without any
trees OF shrubs that could serve as n
hid'ng-place. II seemed impossible
that any one could have crossed 1t and
got out Of sight during the few mo-
mcnt' that had elapsed since heard
the cry; nevertheless, such had evident
~ becn the case, for there was no one
there.
went in again and closed the door,
determined to think twice before went
10 the tTOuOle OF opening it again,
whoever might demand admittaucc.
My companion was sitting Just rs left
HIM. with the same look on his face. /
spoke to him twice. but received no
answer. Fearing he might be In fit
went over to him and raised his arm. II
felt still and unnatural l went to the
table for some water. intending TO dash
1t in his face and rouse him II possible.
Hardly had made a step forward
when the same voice had heard before
sounded once more from without. This
time there was no mistaking the intense
agony OF the tone. had never heard
anything in the least like IL and IL
rooted me to the spot where stood.
The words II spoke were. Tome, come,
Gomez! three times repeated.
To my great surprise. the man had
believed in dangerous fit rose and
moved toward the door. lean scarcely
describe the way in which he walked