The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-06-11

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escape, to run away. But he simply
placed his hand upon the skull Of the
animal and under the touch she uttered
one of those long howls that may be
heard 10y night through the great silence
of the country.
! felt myself numbed, dizzy rs one
feels when on the deck of rocking
ship. / saw the furniture bending
the walls moving. l gasped out
Enough Of this, jacques! enough!"
But he did not listen to me. He con
timed to gaze at Mira in frightful,
CONTIGUOUS manner. She closed her
eyes at last and let her head drop rs il
sinking to sleep. He turned toward
| ME.
at is DONE" he said. Snow watch. >
| And throwing his handkerchief tc the
further end Of the apartment, he shout
ed: Fetch it," The animal rose,
staggering, stumbling rs il blind, NOV
ing her feet rs paralytics move their
limbs. and found her way to. the hand
kerchief, which made white spot at
the edge of tho wall. Several times she
tried to seize it i'm her mouth: hat she
snapped in the air close beside it. as il
she could not seize il. Finally she
caught it in her jaws. and returned il
with the same unsteady, somnambulistis
gait.
1t was something terrifying to see.
He commanded her: "Lic DOWN."
| She crouched. Then touching her
forehead he cried: "A hare sick him
sick hint" And the animal, still lying
on her side. seemed trying to run,
tossed her limbs like dogs do. while
dreaming, and without opening hei
mouth ma IL strange barking sounds
ventriIoquistic barkings.
jacques seemed now like one insane.
The sweat streamcd from his forehead
/ He Numbered out: Bite him bite
your master!" She made two or three
terrible struggles, one would have
sworn she was trying to resist, striving
against an irresistible force. He re.
peatcd: Bite him." Then rising up,
my own dog approach e,l me. and l re.
coiled; | retrcatcd to tho wall. tremb-
ling with fright. my foot raised to kick
her. to ropulse her.
But jacques again ordered: Come
back hcre-at once" She returned &c
him. Then with his two great hands,
he commenced to rub her head. ms
though removing invisible bands which
tied it.
Mira reopcned her eyes. "That's
all !" he said.
did not dare to lay my hand upon
hcr-and pushed the door open i'm
mcdiately to let her go ont. She went
forth very slowly. trembling all over,
thoroughly exhausted; and once more J
heard the pattering Of her claws as she
decended the stairs.
But Jacques again approached me.
"That is not the worst" he said.
what terriiics me most is this: Objects
obey mol"
On my table was lying u sort OF or.
namental poniard which used to cut
the leaves of books. 1t seemed to crawl
it moved slowly-and all ut once ]
saw-yes, saw the knife itself tremble
and culver, and slide of its own accord,
slowly, surely to the outstretched hand
waiting for it, into the grasp Of the
fingers ready to close upon it.
/ screamed with terror. thought
moment that had become mad myself:
but the shrek Of my own voice at once
Gained me.
jacques continued:
"All objects come to me in the same
way. That is why 1 hide my hands.
What is this? Is it magnetism, cleo.
tricity. loadstone powder? l don't
know-but it il horrible? When find
myself alone-the very moment / am
alone-I cannot help calling to me
everything about me. And l spend
whole days in moving things this way
from place to place-never firing Of ex-
erting this abominable power of mine,
as if to find out whether am losing il
or not"
He had again buried his two large
hands in his pocket; and he stared IN.
to the night. A slight noise, faint
shuldering seemed to pass through the
trees.
It was the ram commencing to fall.
muttered. ut is frightful!"
He repeated: at is horriblc"
Then great tremor rushed through
the foliage like gust Of wind. II was
tho heavy shower descending thick
and torrcntial rain.
jacques began to breathe in the air.
with long powerful aspirations which
lifted his chest.
Leave me-" he said; the rain will
give me calm. / wish now to he alone"
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