Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-12-20

struggle were gong on oeniha lb' tnen the
carriage passeu oy' vanishing IN ciouu Oh
uusI.
lauGhed at the STORY 10 some' ana en-
ueaVoreu TO explain IL SIMPLY 10 others' out
hnuihg IL was hllPossioie 10 stem tne torrent
OF oostlnacy OF ignorance, OF poth, lelt the
matter alone
Aha6 tne iunatlcs were OF dangerous
class l hau oiteh hearu IL salu, out such re-
port would he sure, thought, 10 get anoat,
were 1t true or the reverse; ana rs Morning
ION was a long way from my mouse po was
quite rnle the o'heI sue Oh the III Woou,
which i'seIi was near mile oroao) ulo
hoU Fo"oie hiSSo'i "oouO sucn 'oies' wy
hlalu' however, WHO nau lNeu years WIN
me- constantly i"P'o'eu Hie " pe IesS ven
tu!eso''e Ill my morning walks ouu ! leu nc
le"r -''e b'''''SU ,"ia'"i'S ,h"' oo'i'u oelah
me mao collle' 50 was callous apouU any
tninS e.se'
Ell one morning ia'e III 'he autumn
having neeh more restless IMAM usual during
inc previous niSh.' g'C up carrier even than
was my WON'T ana ai'er Drisk walk found
myself IN me very nearu OF the WOOD:
kneW eNaclly WHERE WIS Ior seat hau
neeh piaceo thprc 10 marx inc center point.
IL was one OF Tue !tnep new 1ashlohcd
pack ana lnSt as reached u hearu VII
IaEe COCK SVrlNe D, anu lor inc irst Time III
my ne u knew hoC why, Wheh re"I'zeo my
Instance ron hoine' anu Uhe earlinesS vi 'ne
hour' shtuoer came over me- ana 'ne lact
thaI lle Pi"N3 was very ionely, ana tnaU l
was only "eah woman anu u'teIiS uelcnSc
IeAS' l'i'cu ,'Sc'I unl 'ie'S"i'l9 ui'o" ne
o'ctei i,i'H'u' no"eNtr' 10 Pouh P''h NY ie"iS'
- 'u'' ny SCH 'ooe'n'' anu W P'i S""0'e ny
'V,i wa. vas ii'' a. '.,.
~ - 'Ho "e"'"ei' o"'' ""iOi i''
uiinerNeu me- ana certainly IL was hoU re"S'
'u,lLia' ,.e.,
~ was " H.lui MOI iiihs 'nere Ia" oo'"
soo', TeAi VI i'''n uui si'e 'iio iis"', 49,
Pa',leu ~ "iIu t"S'S vi VIM liea'S Dl'TN
anu "'''c 'lou',s were nun ny acl 'i'7
ch9i anu ''''i''" ~ 'l"70 'i,o 'ci ,'eu ""'
iuerNc hlooi' ,9He was Il, her lu'i; anu ~
one moment neI uIi9n' anu uiiiiosV ollioinT
beams "ouiu pierce through tre waving trees
'"N,ins s''"nse' uileai 'liiS sn"uo"s aiouii'' ,
anu az lHe next She anu tile AhuudeIlh9 WOO"
would he enyelorcd IN a funeral pail OF inky
piacNheSs' Inc effect was "eTd Ill the eX
IRENE ana during one oil the moments Oh
sudden obscurlty sank down on a seat spell
bound, looking up at the sky with beating
heart and longing for the next appearance
OF the rolling moon. one angry cloud hat
already released her, but saw that yet an
other must pass over her lace before the
blessed hight could rcappear, and 1t was the
stranSest cloud ever oeheId' beng the exact
shape OF man S hahd WIN one long bohy
nhSer stretched out u lahclep III warning
Inc moon seemed to ron slowly and painfully
between the fingers, looking very pale AMI
FAINT the while; but ut last, with bound,
SHINING
a wild and happy brightness as though re
Jolclng to escape from the clutch of the hand
II also was lneNpresslbly relieved, and rose
quickly from my seat intending to hurry
nome; but now can pant tine ainaz"meht,
Tho horror felt, when perceived was no
longer alone! Another human being nae
sllentiy-"lth catllke steps-arrived during
INC darkness; a man was Suing on the seat
on inc luriher END OF the other size! Ills
ld"o was turned away, but his appearance
vas so peculiarly alarming that my heart
stood still Tor, at glance, took in the
SITUATION
Al escupe" iuii'.ic' ! .housnt' anu
ny oI-S '""iioT vi S"io'1 10 " VI ~ II ou''
AS 1,'1se 'nouhntS uai '@u 'hrouHn my
VI am ,N7 nun 9io"ly, 'us si'"4y' '"i HI ~,
MS he''u anu looheu uehoeI"tely ~ me- IN,
.Na' i'oN -"eNei' " my LYNX Jay sl"i'
lorsc. ~ see II no" Every tnliis hlos'
teiIIl4 ing nloSV SINISTER hiosV rePuisNe' was
III Ihuo iooh' AuuacltS' c"""fulce' liiSo'
ience' hii'iiceIui' "li 'he'e were 'here' ana
uooNc ''li' anu 'ilouSl tleill "il-niuC'iless'
Inc man was ueauly Paie' OF 'he s'rus'
EIns GAVIN Wiich was JUST Si!'eTlh9 the
noiI~'n' i'i'i'io MN "pPeai So' Ills eyes were
lr'?utlul'y ploousio', LIS 'ee'h were ia'e
ana very Whi'e' anu 'nere was Hshu iro'n
upon Ills Ups WHICH Had Inc due gray up
pearahce Oh corpse. ne wore long Us
yer co"t' pul'oleu from Ills uuIoaV 10 III;
leeV' ana tu'lOieu WINE coliar uppoareo
aooVe IT. giving me inc IMPRESSION .nau h'
must nave escaPcu from MS oed' ana III Ms
hi8nt gear, hat alarhieu me more lna'
any tLih9 VI any tlliiiS coulu DC more alarm
ing thah everything was was the iact .nat
center button OF lhe coat, al inc waist, was
unbuttoned, and IN the aperture thus formed
one OF the mans hands was thrust, and
kept asking myself:
hat Is he hldlng theref pistol, o knife
or whatF
Feeling my extreme helplessness' and how
entirely was, humanity speaking, at the
mercy OF mailman, sent up a prayer to The
| all powerful Coda cry for helD-fOr wis