The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-07

self only been few days in the house and a.
yet did not know all the people about the
place When told him that no one else in
the house had ever heard of such person
Sydney was completely staggered. In fact,
the only result OF our conversation was to
leave on tho minds Of each of Us grave doubts
as TO the others sanity, IL not as to his own.
But before we parted | made the boy promise
mo solcmnly that the very next time he saw
| this mysterious figure no would summon mo
at once
Next day nothing happened, and | mcdi-
tated di,misiing Sydney. The day after, an
event occurred which changed the current of
my thoughts which, thank God altered my
whole life since, and which has made Sydney
Loeb the most faithful friend | have.
II was late in the aftcrnODn--a winter dusk.
| was upstairs in my bedroom, writing a
letter TO Nelly, vowiug that | would never
give her up, and yet seeing no prospect Of
ever being able TO claim her for my wife. II
was that hour when the day begins to pass
into the night, and shadows have grown
gigantic, and mems thoughts are turning
toward dinner Suddenly | was reused by a
quick step and knock at my door. | called
on, Come it, AMI sydney appeared on the
threshold lie looked very pale and excited
as far rs could see HIM by the dim light of
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went down and acros, the hall. and then out
If IN. front door into the cold air. 1t was
ouito dark outside, though one or two blurred
stars were nickering ptlely. and the moon.
| thouoht WINS STRUGGLING behind n cloud
Round the house we went. faster and faster,
into the gardens at the back, and down the
slopcs toward the sea. sydney seemed to DO
DRAGGING me along. Once | caught a glimpse
of hi, fnce, and saw it was deadly white,
though his eyes were straining wildly after
the phantom he was following Still he
went ON and on, We were nearing the beach
now. and | could hear the surf beating
npainst the rocks and dimlv see the white
crcsts Of the wave, hanging in the foggv
nicht Now we were on the beach. | felt
the seaweed under nv feet and stumbled.
Still the boy DRAGGED me along. Now we
must he ON fine brink Of the water, | thought,
and shiyerel Then put out my other hand
md clutcbcd at Sy,luey's arm.
ain Gods name. where are YOU going" |
said in n terrified whispcr
The bow did not answer He stopped dead
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standing in n mist. and even the blurred
stars had faded ont Suddenly felt n wave
hr,ol over INV feet And ot that moment
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