Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-11-08

Dougan, and let the dreams take care Of
themselves. Tho sickness left me with 9
strange name and these cursed eyes. But
tonight, Jack, il all came back TO me
the haunting dream came back and then
it all cleared up. and / find am not Jos
Dougan, but Fritz Bauer. Tonight ]
went by the cabin of the boy you cal
''Dutchy;" for some reason / looked in,
as he sat there in the dark; he held a
photograph in his hand; ! caught a
glimpse Of it. And, jack" Dougan
lowered his voice almost to a whisper,
''my life upon it, it was my wife (and
, God be praised for these eyes for once)l
Don't you understand, Jack-it was my
wife and this boy is my boy, my son,
my Fritzchen?n
"My Godr' exclaimed Hinton, and
Dougan could see that his face was as
white as sheet.
"What is il, rnan9 For heavens sake,
speak," cried Joe.
Hinton stared at him a moment in a
dazed way.
You didn't speak to him, did you,
Joe?' he gasped.
| mo, no! What of that?"
"Why, he thinks you're dead" con-
tinued Hinton, hoarsely.
"Well, what of that? amt" cried
Dougan.
"But-but"- stammered Jack. Ills
your wi-fe-thinks you're deadr'
"Well," roared Dougan, didn't tell
you 1 ain't9 What's the difference
But, Joe," began Hinton again,
TREMENDOUSLY, "she-shc's married again
there. / had TO say it, Joe. The
youngster told me all about it last week. {"
Dougan sank down on the edge of the
couch with low moan. Hinton looked
at him helplessly; once or twice he es-
sayed to speak, but no words came from
his lips.
Zach! mein Fritzchen-und meme
schoene Helena-noch NAL verlorenV
mcaned Dougan, with his face in his
hands. Then he arose and staggered from
the cabin. Hinton watched the lettering
figure cross the stretch of moonlit ground
until it was lost from sight in the uncer-
tain shadows.
Just after dark the next evening Joe
Dougan went down the road toward the
young Germans cabin, but finding it
empty he walked on. He did not notice
the figure following him in the twilight
1t was Jack Hinton. 1t grew dark as
Dougan strobe on. He turned off from
the road and went up the slope, where by
day the yawning mouths of several scat
teren tunnels could be seen.
"Dutchy's working night as well as
day now and he's going to see him"
muttered Hinton to himself, as he OBJ
served the direction Dougan bad taken.
1t grew still darker as Joe proceeded up
the hill. At last he stopped at ono of the
dark openings. Hinton crept nearer and
was about to speak when Dougan sud-
denly turned and walked on in diagonal
direction up the slope. The action puz-
2led Hinton, but there seemed to be some
method in it, Us if the man had caught
sight Of something up the mountain. AS
DouSan proceeded further up his form
emerged from the shadow Of the distant
and Hinton could see it dis
tinctly against the starlit sky, for the
moon had not come up yet. Then all of
a sudden Jack saw the form of his friend
gan had seen something which was not
visible to his own ordinary eyes, and had
laid down to creep nearer the object or
person without being observed. Hinton |
at once made toward the spot where he
had seen Dougan crouch down. He had |
hardly reached it when pistol shot, fol-
lowed by two more in rapid succession,
rang out; he saw tie flashes not far
2way, and then dimly discerncd two
figures flying off down the slope. Hinton
ran to the spot. A couple of dark bodies
lay on the ground among the rocks. One
Of them moaned and turned, and Hinton
recognized the glaring eyes of Dougan as
they turned toward Kim in the darkness.
joel he cried, as ho dropped or his
knees beside the fallen man and lifted
us head into his lap, "for heavens sake,
what does this mean? Are you badly hit2"
eyes, jack" said DouGan, with an
fort. "I'm done for this time, sure; l
eel it coming. They would have killed
ny boy and stolen his claim, Jack.
Thank God for these eyes have cursed
o often; l saw them up here"
Dougan stopped and ground his teeth
ogethcr in pain. Hinton opened his
hrt and stanched the blood the best he
ould.
They meant" continued Dougan,
rokenly, ito boro--into the cross tun-
tl-and flood the mine from the flume
night-stop up the mouth-and
rown the boy Ike rat. Jacl-so they
ould jump the claim-but l and my
yes saved him--tell him that, Jack
II him his father saved the claim for s
inn I
Dougan's head sank bacl, on jacks !
rp. His eyes closed, but he opened !
lcm again in a moment, and Hinton
Aw that their strange glow was growing .
lintcr, as the mans life cbbed away. =
''Oh, Helenav" murmurcd DouSan,
rcamily. I'm coming back -men
'ibes Schaet2chcn!" ard he ran off into
stream of German, no doubt going Il
ack to the old days in the fathcrland. /
nco moro he opened his eyes and looked =
Hinton. There was a dying flicker in :
lem. :,
Zach, mein licber Freund, auf glueck- :,
chcs ENTHUSIASTICALLY, Jackw
His head fell bac!: limp and lifeless-
le light had fled forever from DouGan's
yes. p
The big blonde German stoned took I