Telegram-herald., 1888-07-29

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&C che otasr to-z<iA
Tie weaaa1 -zs me flrss 10 recovsr asr~h
i doas sskssss yea, master. e.Ee sxsins
q ff<< eE<x - Dent laSsxn y klna. SaH. tLs
kness a~<ssr thai tai n nEssE Andree n-s
saas shsEes sad a. Ne
i = t1ess ] sail g - issok Ter hina. Al
any rate. ! iepllsd A. - yea, Yea cAo
F.ezse yourselves, - long - o. 4s..Te ne -
ARA a-a aaa SO lngo nv cle.tsa
Elzae ne loag business q gssf taiiei, being
- Hal lie Supposed. anything tslt easY "a
-44gs - Els llsiao- h2stssl s31ns ssastflss, II.
lel Iae tons sis hs1 aao5,le1 q uss 4ns-s.4Es,
te~l1 i--sA waiting bessw ~ lusis. upea ~
sSeSl ioNanE sssne AGA ccffos o0fodV I EFT ths
aeas1. and - seli nls tAGl AL h4a isvce1tea
nle - tx CEDAR
"a as hast, Jass now, sae sad. and ]
ask year psis.9l tat ! Nould soo4er have
-9al1 t1s master dead IL ms Cfa 1Aan nat
- eaoaAa &c where you s&y hf Is better
e-aa IA nS rigaf minds thousand TIMES
lN-sei -llaD allVs VIII As heft. out 90 ltt
G1a sax q Il ne Nj IL tsen before e. az he
vent e t1e old house Ao1 aaAt kno~ --
there nossosy Sno~s but ~ three-ibese ere
tA-.7e tnat h4t~ stan. but tles don't under
slaaa ! tel VOC / Eould sooiler / never ssw
ni-l 4sEl1-.he..1 Csc kRo~s ho~ II w..gid
oe VIA a. witeo4l HIM than thai Ia should
: ie fo1nQ -
y wa Nth TINS comforting ASSURANCE that
4 81 iofth Inels was ne tine Tor thought.
~ilGt VA required q me Was action AM ]
ald ncl les Ne sgass grow under ny feet
net The Ola llut nulan lgsi outside TIE gate
al tbs Cssiars. Nothing hAd b=>sB seel ~
heard Of Mr. NsR Deekermann their he
had basn satisfied II Would be "a, bat as for
me
Il am nor satisfied yet | said y shall
+ not h< satisfied until / have been over TIE
house \ "a can come oAck VITA uae or DOT,
a. YOU Ike
lie did come back with me. though that he
thought he headstEoag II lot mere. and that
his opinion ~as sAaTed by TIE 4 nlculns, was
evident enough What STRANGE intuition
possessed rae 90 not know. lat what had
been az nfst no more than az idea had grown
into a conviction 1 felt sSe ] should and
my host Ia TIE nom ! had myself oss'uFled
/ the previous nignI Ia vain did thes Try 70
persuade me that even had M Van Decker
mann been insane enough ID lei himself into
the house ~ midnight IN inidwlnier. has en-
Try could not have been made without ARGUS
Ing them Wa bent upon taxing my own
Nay, and they had 40 alternative Out 10 ioi-
low me
Al the door Of the room paused and list
ened could hear nothing. and ] Was about
70 open it-rhen, as | laid my hand upon IL,
was arrested by the sound 0f low. pro
longea laugh proceeding from within II
was succeeded by sharp cry behind me. ana
an exclamation Ia his native tongue. ful 81
plteOusness and horror. from Jan III be
could. the poor old fellow would have held
me back. but had rot persisted 50 FAR "a
shrink from what lay before me al last. and
| turned the handle without more ado and
went in
The arrangement Of the furniture had been
unclStuTDad since ny brief OCCUPATION q The
room-wlth one exception: the old arm chair
lay literally upon rs bach; rs dlncy dana. !
tors, while al little distance from "a. seated
on the ground. smoothing out some crumples
pieces OF paper. aud chstJering ana chucklnl
10 himself a. ne did So IN a manner fha
made my blood creep a. | listened u him
was the object ot my search. he looked ~
as we went in. but be did not cease from III
occupation. and for some seconds the silenc,
was unbroken save by himself Nv com
panions stood huddled together at the door
too much appalled, 20 speak, and wac myself
IN little better case. By way Of attracting
his attention drew the curtain from acros
the further window and let the light full i
upon him. He blinked and shifted bis sea
somewhat. as II 10 escape IT,. bot be took M
further notice. Mr. Van DeckernIann."
said Don't YOU know il is past breakfaS
time and YOU are keeping me waiting
But the words conveyed no meaning u
him, no more meaning 10 him than hls owl
wordless. incoherent labbering did 10 u.
1T is no good. master" Jan said ia a broker
voice Hell have nothing more to say Il
any one in this world he has come n tho
ruth after al these years, and be has got hi,
death blow with il. Where did he find them
think you -
He had dropped on his knees by the side Of
bis master. and he now he'll Up FOR my ia
spection what l now perceived TO bc bank
note Van Deckermann still engaged IN bis
monUtonous occupation Of smoothing out and
fondling IT. fellows. took no notice 81 the
action. The note was yellow with age, and
involuntarily, as the strange experiences OF
tn9 niSn' 1 had myse,' seent IN ,h' room re
upon The chair which had met with such un