The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-20

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ILice, When toll him that no olt. els il
the hou~' hal ever heard of sub I.r~og
SSdn''H ~,iS r'mI'lcte.y >t.is,sepsL Ia tact
the ouiy insult II CAR c,'uvrrSitinI WIS {,
k.sve un th,' lutlht> II "a Ia of u grave a l I,
as ~ tia. utLrr sanity. IT not IL q IN, own
but bfore We parted nctle iL,. Is,y pr,rur.
IA. soleunly that tlr very ntxt t.Ine h. SlS
this mysterious isyure liz. woubI summon Iie
at outs.
Next ,lay nothing hl4ent~l ami ulfil
tat.,l ,it,nll>rlnS Sy,bry. rle day after, an
event oourrri VIII, h changed the current II
my thoughts, which, thank Gai. altered nv
whole Ike SINE. AMI which has mate ~ ,lngS
losh thu INST faithful friend have
IL wa> lat. IN the aftsrnoan--a winter dusk
WAS upstairs In nv t-drOaul. writing a
hitter 10 Nelly, vowing that wouhl u.ycr
give her W, ami YET sseins no Prospect ut
ever tsInS able Ia claim hen for NV wlfr. II
wa> that hour when the day h'sIns To pas,
into the night, ami shadows have grown
Sl-aitb', ami mems thoughts are turning.
toward dnlIlsr. Su,t,hnly / vas r,tlS,l lv a
qdl,k step AMI "a knH'k at my door lralc,i
cut tome M, ami ~ ,lnty apI-apI IN the
i,
IL TAT Ii, cuui >.e HIM hy the ilnl l.ht q
nv candles. ami h" >loke IL. a strange Noltr
HE II here, sill, the obi gentleman in gray
in the passage
; Jumlsd up, ami Mas following linn In a
monient II must have been we'll past i
o'cl'k, AMI Yet the lights in the corrpllr
were still unll.htei booked all round but
couli s.e ~ one
w here SAIL in WHISPER for think
the gl"m ami the boys strange lspk, had
frighteucd my common selISe cut If np'
Syin'y took nle by the arm aIpi pointed
lfelt he was trembling all over. AMI for
my own part, AN Uncomfortable ,lnll ,.yui,i
e. b. creeping through my limbs.
There, slr, thrre-,lont YOU >,e him AZ
thu top ri the stars lie, btrLunius a, 10
follow some
strained my eyes IN the lir,,tiun vh,r9
h. painted, but cuuli llNrrn nothing. How.
ever, caught hnli Of SNln,,s arm ami
followed HIM silently like sh,p WHY |
did ~ | cannot al this moulent r,alc,l,r
The bIy hd the way down stars, upInr.
emily keeping his eyes fixed ou ,lnnthit. H.,
could sac IN front held Inn llndy. w.
went down ami arr,ss thu hall AMI then out
Of the front door into tho rnld an II wa,
quit" dark outside though olic or two hlutrd
stars wrrr i'irkrring palry, AMI the moan
! thought, was struggling behind "A rIuui
Round the house "" vent, faster AMI faster.
into the gardens at the back. AMI down the
Slopes toward the N,a Sydney SEEMED a. IL,
dragging me- along. once caught gllmI,,,
Of his face. and saw It wis deadly white.
though III, eyes We're Iraining willy after
th" phantom H. wa, following Still he
went IN ami on W. Vera nearing tn, laglrl
now, AMI ] coult hear the surf l,lting
AGAINST the rnk, AMI dinly $50 the white
crest, Of the wave, hanging III the fnsgy
night. Now "" We're On the beach | i,t
the sawed ulni,r my fest ami stumbled
Still the bny dragged nn along Now We
must Ia on the brink of thu water, thought,
AMI shl,rr't Then put out my uilrr hand
AMI clut'hSl at ~ dn'y arm
In tiots name, nh"ro arc You goiug r. |
SAID, ia u terrified Whisper
I'll" hoy 'ini not answer lie stopped dead
The ikmNs was thick about rs We were
standing in IA mist, AMI even the ihrr,d
stars hal faded cut Suil,nly felt wave
break over my feet And at that mulnnt
kissing out AMI echping across the darkness,
there grated in my ears the sound IT a harsh
and hollow laugh the very laugh | hal
heapl in my dr,aiu
The gl,pnl was ~ ,i,ll~, that rouIi only
see the outline of Sy,mys body, though |
was gruspng him with my two hand, Th,r
was n perfect silence. StIl stood There
motnnes,, ruot,d to the rocks Then felt
the boy start OF again, toward the huI.r.
Another wave washed up against my feet "a,
turned with him AMI began To ascend 10
the gardens again. Tho fog was growing
thinner. Presently II parted and n strong
wind seemed 10 have risen suddenly ont "
thu s'a. Now could distinctly Sc Sydney.
eyes still fixed on the invisible thing before
him could see, too, that we were mount
ing the pale avenue Of fir trees, nnl from the
distant windows Of the library n dim HIGHT
was casting shadows down upon our fa',s
But W. dli not make for those windows My
guide turned oil t. the left, AMI We entered
the deserted part 1T the house. flt utterly
spcllbound. seemed 10 have lost all power
of volition believe should bindly have
followed that boy 10 my death.
We had plunged into labyrinth o
shadowy rooms, leaving the outer air How
We got into that part Of the house | cannot
tell had not been there for years Sydney |
could never have been in it, and he bed me on I
rapidly, and never faltercd or hcsItatrl once |
think that the moon must have com, out, !
for there Vas Il FAINT light shining through
the windows Us We passed, and by that light /
be guided me. We cronscd several empty .
ROOMS aud passages, and at last came ont into
long corridor. That, too, We tfayorsi .
At the further end IA door opened hfuIe US /
stepped through it into my own lllnry
and stood there in the lainplight gazing
stupidity into Sydney face. t
He, too, had paused. BIT he never poke a .
word nor looked at nc His eyes we're fixed
OH IA tall Bookcase, ia a corner If the room
Presently hc isgnn to move slowly toward II,
and J. stlll holding him, followed Then, ms
We approached 1t, 10 my utter anHnucnt,
the whole bonkca@. swung back upon it. /
hinges revealing IA small clps,t, which hal
never sen lptore, with some dusty rolls Of
paper lying on "A shelf within il With IA
weird cry sydney sprnng forward, wrench
ing hiu@ II from my gasp IL" '4inI the
taIsr,. AMI. turning thrust them into ms
hand 1h,n with his face a4 Whit" a. snow
AMI "' ID { ui,ti, h" raised on" arm AMI
painted t" the winipn Ia another moment
be had tott.r'rI back nnI fallen Oh The ilyor
But "a- alrraIy ut the window In my
frenzy dashed my Shoulder agHn-t II Tho
fastening gaS" way The glass came crash.
ins ,irHn about no va, OUTSIDE, standing
ia the ct.I, blue night. ROM tun III" wind
was whining and clustering The fpl hnl
melted away Overhead the star, w,ro
burning golden The ianisir-l slpnI- had
gone Bat NJ siEn IT any human h.urn,
man IT ..i.,rt, wa, there. Ony the L-niAti