The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-02-21
CHAPTER ".
Tns HORROR n TnE NIGHT.

The figure which now st,sph irnprcss-
lively still, ar'Sc In an imposing hight,
and Wa forced tu lrrw ~ entering the
Ia" d'HrwaN a circumstance adding 90
~ general fTighifulu'>~. II appeal red
| IS'~-'.>s'-i 1T l'-l!lv suf-'ln"r. and vet
-''''in'Tl again To- consist at mi a frame
| work ni iT'urS. r'TlIhIr, this nlca was
| heightened hv tho IuirtI>i,,I,,.,> Of the
head. hi'h WAS iuin'd t"..ard Bever-
l,n. If:tn~iiNIn, hIH Th. head was
| plainly that 1T a human skull. the laws
"f which 'hJtIrr'-l up and duwr inreS-
sanity - II from inI'nS,. t'uId while the
hollow st the eve, emitted. Instead of
the human rlnnr,. -trlng,.. rcd. r,-,t
h-sS glitter. not uulIk" thlt -.-.n IN ruby
tinS'l Expanding from the head. un,lcr
ilie confinement "i q peculiar ,ruwn like
aii:.ir whsch "nrir.l',i III" Uranium. -,iv-
ins i"rih frequent pr'rn >IurkS lik,.
i"T.:c'i shakes IunEIU.-. l,ll = hong vii
manil'' al purple material. down un tu
the vIhlz.I like ~hnul,l,r, The ,I'nuldrr-
were IuTilr.r covered with q ,,:iIs. com
Er~.Il 81 II:uuuriii.lr link, II IRON.
~ hI' h. wui-.tti- iI,p each other. I,Tu
du"rd tic Cut.ilni IuliaIli. ~.tInI t.
UhI'h hr lr,d i--n hardening. \
-ha'!"rN l'E,I-iN -'--r,nd &" go
~hi"td tli'. l"w'.T f-utr. a.rl h. l,.-
IAN" r'rs'.IIIni uf hong Eiuk hands
wIt';"u' q - Hm.l Ir'i E,-a.Il1 Is.udlui
with chains. ~ hIr'r gave cut harsh.
-Urapiug ,Llnh with c,rry irulrIucut
H.. laI.I, ipIsIr,d {" IL. tripping aud
r'r' ~ ~ i,h huml3 bal
VERY >is-siIrulIr' \.r, fire. ind,,-l,''
rIu'irr,d i.,rrlin. sIrumHsir.. .nmr Of
tia. Sa,I" 81 -LrItI i>i., 10 EI, all. vet
iuwar,!lk wr.ughi ~, t.. nr u.r,.nrci,a-
hl'' pitch "i.u,I" il.,. Ii"i-T thing ~
deed. striving =" r..lm himself IN
-iSrr-h ami Il.U- iil him. ~ ~ the horn
Tie I''tTIi.Hir.'I .i'..!i".. u'.rn lam ''tlI,.
hlrUk Eat. ll,.. -..i.I'.. Sc, %, o. th,-Ihc
Oh' lie 'uIili - I.'.r.,rr. lgi'gtil ..
h..i f"r. ken L,..t g. va, mi. hos.
over. ri''II II d'-'''i.i,. 81 i,...r,uVri 4.
vet. mi hrIu-ru. Ia, It.vrlVrr a-aiu Iulm
play lie held II up. ~ desperation. aud
Ink - ipmhlIn. aim kih sIIdd -
move. inrn'u>u1lily rapid. H., ligurr 1
approached linn until th,. GOV dripping
hhgvr. h''nr >rI~Ia.ni''d iu7t aIuNc lis
rtII;It.g tNt tall. Heavens the o. 4
ru- i, Il tia. lkrrl must drop ~ rrIr.i.r.
oHI~ i..k"Iis uis'u i,I> iruU i--Ii,-.ith tlrr~,
awful ia't~. I'm ~ utuu,,Itlr.rr .ur-
rounded hini. w.. WIs smS,luia,i ~ q. Il
chilled lin 1" la. Iu.,rr..N "f th, bpn,..
~ that Tho upli!I,I pistol ,irrI.fs,i ir,rt,
tInrnllV uInI the Ilppr ~ II ItsrII I,u
paTalyEvi To- 'Ipl-i,.. H.. Ina. NV
moe rg,LTl with Ili-rlri,. I,:,i and AZ |
pr"l!en~Iun than lee liah ,.,t: o. 80 uIfI |
SrIa'Ic pain rlir..Uh away terrified from |
hI- rlI:G~ilN u"I-lIiSuf a, u Ia a., arl,. Iru
tiin' -; lsIIl lie. tE',IIiIp:t 81 Ih, 90. /
events had irTH ~ IIiii that 1T wit, |
>"ciiE'l departed. la the tt.fuiiu.,.
th"r" ltIh i-- % 10 abatement Il 'ir.n'lvI
annoy ANS. 'I'rylEIrg NJ, i.r..t ttI.I
int''n ~ los ne T,-r,itt :.rtts.l Iui ..
a. ralIIlI e., Il li...I alydiitr i tie li..rI.t.
"Ii!''Ir'O irrin hun IsI',. - -, ~
e 'Hil i'ar ih"-' itIshtfTI ~ = charter
ing - u grinding cut anaihculas. n
though non" w"T" spoken one iinpr,-s-
Sive in'l'.N finger It'll continuing tn point
tnVIr' him a. an unfortunate ohi'r.t for
Persecution How long thrv continued
in this mutual Is'~itiun roveTlin could
not have known. u SEEMED CvClT- to him
He felt like one turned to munmv 90
long di7fmt-Sli"d. Ills head " hen he at
I"iuIie'l {" turn II. APPEARED {" work on y
massive hraS- hinge grown rusty or an
intricate combination hs.k His ,.vPS
liked and imm"Vallt'. had forfeited the
SOVIET ui wInkIns any lunc,r. his mouth
" - - " -h''NtlaTl lffEsllltt. MS 'lfIliE I
tai rnh infl, Nii,l'. hike from mrmlsrS
! lee "r,l, tight IN .whirh his companion
,i"at that from the lall-was - nm
'rrtaIn and dim that had u not lscpn fer
80 "'rg,~iur,al Ihn-pliur'~ccnt glow
= iI"h "inanat"d fr,m the huny anat-
INV 81 ~. creature % must have CON
Inu"d quite indisrinsui>hablt in the
y'nrral rilppm Bev'.TIin somewhat re-
I>SurI-l hv the slight barrier ui distanre
hus IntcrI-t-'-l. AT up IA his chair lit
]" and tri'-i To frame lis mouth into a |
question. The faint. gaping srnnI
mIii'd left u" I-ISsible doubt - To hls
nnpl e.. fright
oh. Willi. wi'lin.- came the wall .
N v"i"" irrH dow - i-.lDw. and now.
BE "lIuiN Of hurrirs' tin. distinct sound
Z . ~iiugI;l".. rrim" was Ieing cum I
niiis'i MI li,' man. defender. could ,
ct prevent a. H. Ua- I-,vrfl'.Ss while
rtil mur'tf was dealing UIsn pure in .
gr7,sftss,. H. t.rftsI zfr,E.