The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-03-28
royal PURPLE.

a mingled state OF anger ana peIlufha,
ton he banged tho door after him and
rubbed his eyes 20 induce CalmneRs lilo
turned tho key, fortunately here was one
door at least which understood tho mean
Ing OF that myatiCal little instrument
llG was ROlaced with a momentary u.s.
6urance Of confidence, but not for long
Scarcely had he resumed u II seat before
| tho wild eyes OF tho ferociouh cat began
10 stare nc him through tho glass door,
with frantic pawinga and efforts 10 en-,
teT. lle pulled down tho blinds and
shut out tho unweIoome sight with vim
diGtlye "B-R-scatN This after all was
the only room In tho house where every
uing eeemed 20 work properly u thingn
did not Rhortly improve he would remain
just here during tho night Again tho
myhtariOua trolling, now nearer, much
nearer, at the gatei mfely lao has stop
ped, and now after long delay, yea, tho
brdle Is drawn through tho ring and tho
| traveller hna entGrrd the gate, "CanOll
has arIiyedT no said with u hlgh OF 70
| lief, and looked eXpeGlantly toward tho
| door, AZ this moment tempoatuoua
wind ahOolI the glaRa door, which, burst
Ing wide open, 40 great u volume OF gust
was thrown into tho room that II OK
| tingilahod tho lampi nothing but hla
aRhGn cigar aeryod now 10 enlighten the
utter hlaClnfa within, and he know not
where 10 find q match, ue felt very
helpless, tho moon seemed again % have
undergone total obBcuratiOn, lle was
attracted by tho sound OF footatopa ap-
preaching up the pathway 70 tho houHei
but their approach only gave him o
Vague, indefinite feeling Of droadi there
waa an odd battling, clanldng sound In
those coming footsteps which llllod him
with no assured sense OF nalety, but
rather ncryuuH timidity II h tTuo no
had alwaya 6cOlfed at tho Rupornalurali
| hia belief waa that all phenomena wero
Rublcct 10 realistic explanation, and yet,
yet, what a strange lncNplienble sound
wpA thla which grow upon his strained,
unQuiet Gam1 hcycrlin cruuched far
down IN his armchair, na u 70 ward OIL q
possible assault, aud then, drawing him'
self up suddenly, thought with Ghamo Of
this craven attitude lie listened kCenly,
There was yet q light IN tho hall, ilickcr-
ing and low, but no wna not entirely
destitute Of illumination, Tho terrible
wind now continued 10 sweep through
the doorway, toned ahOnt the muhc on
the rack IA q vast ilultcr Of lying pap'H
Und shook all tho caAcmCnN diHtTuclcdly,
Ills neryea quiverod with apprehension;
he had no power 10 move Suddenly,
above the wild roaring, above tho sound
Of tho0o uncarthly footatopl, over draw,
ing nearer and yet mover arriving, and
which he atill hoped might provo an
nuriculaTdClusion, oamo a faint, low, un-
miRtnkahlo moan, a voice Of distress near
NJ handl Whence camo it2 Was II an
animal In pain-th0 ubiquitous cat, per
hapH An, no, II wnA a wOmana voice,
plainly that, ag tho rcp0titiona Impressed
tho novelty upon his notice, "Oh, Willie,
WillioF was tho sound, now growing
louder
"Poor thing" no Raid In n sympathetic
burst, whilo great beads Of Precipitation
started 10 his brow. Poor, poor thingw
he must go 10 her, Gho wag wounded,
she waa IN CXGruCiating agony, ahO rO'
quirod assistance Oh, what n oval
pufgia nacht" was thial What sounds,
bighlg, imaginationn forced themselves
upon his kent llo Rhiycrcd from
head 10 foot, but, with % certain
forCthought drew himself together,
whipped out revolver ho had almost
forgotten hO possessed, cock0d II and
determined 10 afford relief 10 tho un.
happy one, whoever ghO might bo, Whilo
ho was struggling tOwnrd tho hallway
lwhCrc hc presumed no would find nn
inner entrance 30 tho CELLAR, no was a
second timO overwhelmed with the
creeping sensation which seemed 10
climb along his joint0 and mugclcs and
bcnumb him into powcrlanOm,
"Pnhaw" thought he, maatGring him
self with IN effort, "Porhupg tlia one
may bc only q maniao patient Of Wal.
tor'a whom ho indulga In Gtraitjncllom
and tho punit0ry bath tub In tho private
Banilarium Of his C0llarl l had bOttcr
not modjlo; or pOrhapa II mny DO Tho
dorolouo Amolia" This thought was In
GpIration
"MiB Carrolln no called In a loud,
poitO voice; "MiW CarrollT
No answer And now, quito distinctly
'to DO heard was tho clanlsing uf many
chains, tho mttling az Of bones rudoly
jo8tlCd tho awful, uncertain foOtgtCp,
the nearing prCGOnCo oven now upon tho
N'lNNNll ANlNlNli NlllNl INAt "a NillN
slower but Slill onward. Must no face
II, meet II, roaliz0 Ia strange, fagcinat-
ing power, fall before II ng before jug.
gcrnaut Of l'ato and bo ground 70 atoma
whcro he gtoodP lo gragpod hH pistol
somewhat tighter, determined that II
flesh and blood confronted him ID must
moot tho fut0 Of doprodntory, lnwlcga
flesh aud blood; II otherwise, then NO bO
II, good-by 10 himG0lf llo would NJ
least summon all his courage and face
tho invader. Almost restored 10 calm
ncsg lac Cntdrod the hall; tho mir gcOmod
charged with electricity and innumCr
ablo gparka like tho iridcscGnt eyes Of
peacock feathers danced before his sorry
vision, He could not bring himself 10
face tho nwcsomo object, now 80 near;
his courage had oosOd awny with tho
prospect Of 10 tcrriblo relative position,
and ho ilnd back into the darhoncd
library, int1 tho rcmotegt Cornor-any-
whore, anywhere away from tho reach
Of that appalling dooml lie called him
self o coward, polLroon, a pusillani-
nous puppy Che was too fnrgonc 10 smile
at the Ollitorativo thought), but Obi that
this night werO ended, thoso signs,
goan8 (rapidly inCrmsing), thosograting
footsteps become but n memory 1lo
closed his eyes ns il 10 avoid realization,
and listened In frantic patience for
TINT slow, advancing apCCtor, whose
aspect no could now almost prclgurc.
pshaw, perhaps artcroll these multirorm
gcnaationB wero but tho reflex action of
his last hypodormio injection, admins
torcd prior TO his departure from homo;
morphine often played illusiyc prunkB
why might not his state Of mind, tho
Solitude The wild night, Carroll's letter,
coupled with his fcoboncs5 account for
everything no had read that such dc.
lusions wero not uncommon In certain
forms Of disca8c
Mol What do his rcoponed eyes be.
hold, now standing In tho entrance door
way Now with slow, positive steps
nearing tho libraryl and now entering
tho very room No delusion this, but
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