The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-02-21

1 DcVer.In sA,t "A poe CI mortar up a.
I ward the OU ueT Ui tia. nrliTIl.ul Csrhi
I nation. but WIS ~ yuirkly r,.Vgrle,
with su'-lt Chiul Of rubbish IN riurr
/ that be- ,lctm,d IL safe lu retreat H.
| igft tlI, dining TuOu therefore sOnIew ID al
pr,yipiiately and tried to calm his t.
H,-tive n-rS,-- ly his former cigar In
vain: a ,rtsin debility seemed tn have
~ciZ"d uI'In him and la rentlrf him ~,
pr'.h"n-iNe Of T"n'w Cd disturbance. II
MS H.-,--,sIry To- investigate hIs environ
msnts. Tie Tn-IulcTed the entrance hall.
To the right 0l the front dor d.. dis. rov.
cred an ample led ltambDT Of which the
dor sI.".i jar. AMI which. with lis
,l..lllg if-pk sspnigd 10 invite r-J.uS-..
Her. nj least. thought Brverlin, ''is an
evIi-rCs. that ] was expected \ little
further along the hall another. similarly
arranged. lsC3me apparent. A stairway
a-rended from the library dOpr into the
up stairs regions. There WIS. however
no Limplight visible above and 10 his
deCTopit state Bevcrlin was not quite
EQUAL 10 mounting. even IL he had felt
that -u,h a step were not impairment
He wa- u'w quite ASSURED thst Carroll
had l"it hi- affairs and his dDmi, lie ia
the hands "i dumcstI'rs. no hId ia hI,
ab~an,e taken French have. aud W.r,.
n'w probably slipping ts..r OF Tripping
aiTy 'uiI!l'Hs va the distant halls at
pl-dSuT-. NJ anV rate th..V were MT
here. nor ti'' managing Amelia. ''liv
th" wnN. h' sfIi. Teti'rtiycly. Il do
wonder Wh"i'- the managing Amelia -
AM how: ih an . visit. PERHAPS.
Beveflin siuoh IN the front door and
booked ont UIcT the shading landsaIz..
II wa non considerably brighter, sin
the m"nn lad struggled into light AMI
the superintendent clouds had drifted
away The four tail pine trees stool
OIit IN the yard like grim unsaluting sen
tInels The wind mUaned dsSplatclv
through the lDughS. no fiUwers or shrub
lsaTN "T even dugs were elsewli,r,. visible.
even the hiirk cat had vanished % was
unm,-i-iIT.Illy lonely lie felt "A rulI
SILVER creep down hi~ lack 81 the very
c'.rUn'--- 81 his -ItuaiIun. aud the IpI,r-
pct of a night ~ this house with its fall
ing walls AMI CIIllcpIIU cats. Not even a
n"ighhT hniINr irhin calling distance:
a single light which might in'ir-aIc a
hntI~e glinim"ring aisrut half mile
DOWN the T,EId. The very T,gid itself
S'-'m'-d peculiarly untraVrlc,i b.ycrIin
stool observing Ihi- -'-rnc. intensified by
ItS very in'lI-tin'tue~S. when hi~ ,lir,-.t
attention was drawn away bv ilt,. inlni-
fest sound Of u hnT~,. trutiinr. tliat
seemed To- issue from IL. upISs,ii.. dire
lion. IN fact from tl, town. lila. S,ii
he El'Iiullv. at last, lie l. really turn-
ing n"w. aud IN mighty glad 81 il. ri
JrIsi ST /, inside AMI surprise hiu,' Hav-
ing hastily iTlien hi, hl-g1gs.. there
fore. Ice ch,'-,. an obscure Isr~iiIun in Ih,
window by the lsSkca~.-. ~ that his
l'r'--'''''r would not he Inimcli ii..ly q.
marked To- any one entering tli. r'S,m
lie listened Again that hollow unnlI-
~ her
~ hl' nn iIii .:rI. 10 even ilnN IT
/" hdiirT M %" nj ~ irriiIIr,n. "A
let 81 pigeons Uni,.I tn. cave ~ Il raven
rnlkiug IT. dI,mll tune. never l-.irrt
,II"U'etd' Il ~ uI-'.iiI'lg Iur. u j. all due
Ia the .'Ig E',iIun 81 Carroll bitter
plague e." lie listened again. Nr,.
ir.Ie came tlrTnll nearer ami rnli"r. |
lie w'lI!d turn down tlt,. lamp = litIlr:
l"U IT,. wI~ r.siv ~ thI- m',fu .ni |
'nh ,I"lrmt ilapping Of Ih. dining |
.v,n curtain i'uk pi.i,r' Toll, Nd nN |
~ u a crash 81 hrIrk HiI.l inuTiai IN ia, |
.hlIy stairway that Il s,-.nt-l Ia ,I,.'r:aru |
ti- Itr'--,n~,' IT,. ~ilii,.l uut Il,.r... ant
hinsIn:: l." rl,'-,. tn. l,sI l,.a,iIrr.: 81 Ih.
STti,". pushed It shut With all h. ~ ut
ND '.u'l'-iNur,rI To- lu-t.n down ilt,. ats
Mas. tin. would uI il-lrn. the, lriI ~
iIN u- Ia'U '-r~ IiI'.y e,-.hrd t. ~pItn. 4
at H.. IuIu,rl liHrtt a. dr>nil, t. ,Ii-
,NrI the witt Llurk at ,..r,rr,ng
r'sui',i thu table again. aud era pan. 1T
.t'h '.N''luiT'u iuf his own 4, Tii"T,
"aI tai
Truly. .IiI he. this il the mn-i n.
I.l.." l,N"I ,ITmL' | duwI.i
drI"il "..uli spun zap a hitl,. tat Then
r t'~'A = step "uI uTHn Ilr,. pprii,,r rom
IIniiii.s a Ni,.W 81 tia, T,std hrnr',. lad
ru'',i',,i tie 7,sIiId uf the trolling o.
ir' iuInt Ti...:Il! -ht there WIS nu mu,
~ "hJ,,t any "a here IS-rc,plIbl,
II -uII-.-.. hrWrN,T .stll ll,.vrrlin
ir'' hI- b, IiI- Ii'ur ALREADY arrived
all Iu-t have tlii- ,l,,iII,--Iir animal ln
pair the ttirk uui IuuItIr diIIIas,..
hIlrI | r-pIiI Ia met NV hr u,
- as vi I-',~.-,-t-j Vi ih tho tiiiil,IN
Ntrw Il hi> IU III amruI and
,iii'' Tu.rs'N",l iI"in ANY I-,lItcd idea al
''I'idlt:''i' all-II ~ 4 suitiyirnilY hrlp
- IiIi crippled stat. t. know his Lab |
m,an- Tor ISr--ibl, sslf h,f-u-r
Iligin, Ia suTprI-c when a. r,.,li.,rd
All the tpItirs which APPEARED Ia L..
WAYS appT,sI' hing. never - t,ling I ~
n~ih''tdlIN overdue ia arriving. slill
'iIiinlI'tl IL nionuiunuus ElIcLItN kla. I, |
Well. now. this l. yer, strange. !
Iu-t runi,-,>. lie stlIunIpTd ~ b..Wil |
'riurHt. Returning into the library ~
mingled tat. ul anger ami IS.rturl A
ia iie hanged the d,-pT after him and
IliEri hi '..'- L. In,lurt. i.ilin.t,--- n,
IrE'rl IT," krN. fortunately her. v:i~ ,t.I,
~ al l-si~i WhI'h under iuO,l th,. mean
= 81 that nNstIral lItIl. instrument
- ~ - sDlaUt1l it'll "a inUmpTtlry a.
ITai!'e 81 ,"niId'.urt. tut net fur k,IIs :
ara u had lac Resumed his lat l..fur, :
- Ild "v'-~ Ui Ih'. irIUs'IDtI~ 'stt i,.-,.. u I
star" at h,m IhnugL th,. glu~s 49, e. .
iih irInit" IuwIngs AMI riIuI.~ L. 81
Q "" IulicI down the blinds and
ui ont tine unwclrOnP sight with e in
''tINa ''S-~-Ss-It' THIS after all vs.
- 'nlT r,s'ni IN the house " here every 1
~ 's7 mol Ia work properly. II thiu..S
q r"i shortly impruv, h,' U"IIlI rrnIIIu :
= iri r daring the IT, III Again th,. {
Nsi"ri.Hi> tr'itIng. nov n"aU.r much | I
ar 2. Z: the gate. ~uI,.lN ~. Ia, -tpI, {
u. and now after lpng ls liS. Vs. tn Q
Idle l. drawn through tin. riIig and ih
ivt Der la~ entered tlI. gate. Z .rruII J.
= arrived Ia. sail with a si.h OF r. q
{. and l0E'd eNTs1t family toward ih &
ar. Vt ilti> mUinpnt "a bIuIs~itluu- O.
i:'l sli'-'k the glass dupT. ~ hI-li. hHI.i 0
: viii. uIS.iI. ~ great 4 y,,iunt,. al gust | 4
i thrnv u into the r'E,fu that Ii,N ~
lEui~h'-i the lamp. nothing tut hi | :
hen rig:'T sIrvEJl nov To- euli.ht.n tie ]
itT hl..'Ln'>~ within. AMI i,. Knew Iipi :
i'.T' To hnd q uaJrh. lie felt vtIN ! o.
i l'->s: the moan SEEMED a.-ain Ia lnVt =
dergnn" total O'rsTrllIrl. H.. v.s / n
rlCigsl 10y the srini al f,si,i,.t air -
drlinE up the pathway e. the hulS,.. Il
thar aglr'-ivh unly gave hiuI q 2
que indefinite i",lir. - ,lr,id. llr.r, a
i an "s.d battling. yllnAin. >HIud ~ Il
- coming i'yts' - Which tilt Tin a
ia nu a-~IIr,J = Use Uf SaitIl. bat a
her a n"ryOJIs tinIIiIiv. u l. trrr. -, -
] always ssCi!cd 1T th" supernatural e.
l+ii'f W!.s that Hll ulI'I"iu-Ii.l Ur:,
'I'vi ." - ll-iI,' sNUl.InI. ion: 4. itd s.t ~
!. = LIT a s,r.in-r IHvN i.lIstl,l,. .,a ri ! -
= Tin Wlivh Sr'v uI-tt III strain. IT, II
!'iiet car. l,.-,';iiu -UrIyh.7I ~ nj
Al ara hIs armchair. IL u iu War.l IL = "a
abb. assault. ami tiI'.n. dr.gNIp- ben {,
~ sud, :Iiy. thought tlh ,li'i,u. -! ~
= ,ia,rH attitude a., Ii. isIi,,l Lr,Ih.
~" wIs ~ a liE!i Ia tlI,. h-.ll tii,l .
amt L.W Tut hc Ma ma raiIr, n
iItutr Il illumination lie t-rri!I, |
Ii nuW continued To- sWD,E, ti,rrrl.-E
,i,-TW1l t.'->.1I abOut tii,. I,ttt.t,. on
rE,k iii e NI-i huttrr Il u iu.. I.iI.,T.
-h,-'A all iH, ,si-s-nI, T't-siIrtt
ileTN.7- stuts.r.-I y it, sam IA, lt-t..It |
iIId o., i..,,s.I L. uiu,,. StIi,i,-iI,