Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-21
THE CURIOSITY SHOP.

They had been dickering for some time.
Il have just one word to say 10 you. said
the dealer, either make your purchase or
walk ont of nv shop
True. true. said Markheim. Enough
fooling To business. Show me some
thing else"
The dealer stopped once more. this time
to replace a glass upon the shelf, his thin
blonde hair falling over his eyes aS he did
So Markhrim moved little nearer. with
one hand in the pocket of his Treatc0at'
he drew himself up and filled his lungs at
the same time many different emotions
were depicted together on his face terror,
horror. and resolve, fascination and a
physical repulsion. and through a haggard
lift of his upper lip his teeth looked out.
This. perhaps. may suit" observed the
dealer and then rs he began 10 re-arise,
Markheim bounded from behind upon his
victim The long. skewer like dagger
flashed and fell The dealer struggled like
hen. striking his temple on the shelf. and
then tumbled on the floor in heap.
Time had some score of small voices in
that shop, some stately and slow rs was
becoming to their great age; Others garru-
lous and hurried All these told out the
Then the passage of lads feet heavily
running on the pavement. broke in upon
these smaller voices and startled Mark
helm into the consciousness Of his sur
roundings He looked about him awfully
The candle stood on the counter, its flame
.olemnly wagging in draught and. by
that inconsiderabe movement. the whole
room was filled with noiselesS hustle and
l. s.,n
nOdding, the gross blotS of darkness swell
ing and dwindling as with respiration, the
faces of the portraits and the china gods
changing and wavering like images in
water. The inner door stood ajar, and
peered into that Lacquer of shadows with
long slit Of daylight like Il pointing
finger
From these fearStrickep rovings. Mark
helms eyes returned 10 the body Of his
victim. where it lay both bumped and
sprawling incredibly small, and strangely
meaner than in life. In these poor. mi
serly clothes in that ungainly attitude, the
dealer lay like SO much sawdust. Mark
helm had feared to see it. and. To- it WAS
nothing And yet, rs he gazed, this
bundle Of old clothes and pool of blood be
gan 10 find eloquent voices. There it
must lie; there was none TO work the Gun
ming hinges or direct the miracle of loco
mouon-ihere II must lie I'LL II was iouhd.
Found ay, and then,
Inc Thought was YET IN MS lnlhd' Wheh'
first one and then another. with every va
rlcty OF pace ana Nolce-ohe deep "a 'he
bell from a cathedral turret, another ring
ing on us treh!e notes the preiuue "l
waltZ-the CLOCKS beSah 10 strike the h"ur
d IN the AFTERNOON
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