The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-03

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ezaght h5sa doing anything unlaNfSl @
place him IN the hands ct Tie au,noTiSlez'
Lite wAs = eonsiesI siga1t. aodgEns 2
ard ont Among the aE@lles AID trees, ~
throwing fsisaself Fat down upon the sEcaIi ~
behind Tufts Of grass that would hzssiIy
h5le q rabbft. whenevsE be imagined tasi
the stranger was aaozs 70 turn or look
Eastward. The mar, however, walked
straight along. making a turn noE aIaa
then. Mrst up ore lasse. then down another
AE&tkl II LASS IL IA iva A&tE ASeA-~
entered, and was seen 70 more that even-
inz.
Little, however. was on the watch. and
Late that night be saw the stranger, szfetses
In hand. steal cot Of the house and wend
hts waY np the street ~ she direction OF
the rafgroad station. The detective deter
mined % follow and see him safely out q
the place. He kept within sight Of hr.
Brown Tor some time. uutil the latter sud
denly turned from the street and walked
up q lane. grass-grown and full Of tai
weeds that led 10 the village burial ground
Little followed. and in few minutes the
tEo men were among the headsfones and
rude Enclosures marking the homes ei the
dweilers in the silent city.
Here & strange and une xpected sight met
Little eyes. In the light oi two lanterns
be could see men moving absut. appearing
and disappearing IN the alternate darkness
and luminous spaces. The sound ct
bgshed voices also sere heard and the thud
Of falling earth with now and then a keeHeT
sound Is though the spades we're touching
against some bard substance Little halted
At safe distance; but the stranger went
straight onward and joined the spectral
agures al work among the graves.
What were these men doing Was the
stronger a rohber Of graves Was the box
at the railroad station a coffin. and the two
men his aceonplicesz These questions
crowded in upon Little's brain, and he
answered them in the affirmative, What
was best for him 10 do He solved this
problem quickly by turning back tue way
he ha.i come, and Fastening 10 Fairfield as
fast as his legs would carry him.
II vas no easy matter for Little 10 rouse
the sleepy inhabitants of Fairfield out of
their dreams but he succeeded at last in
gathering few of them around him Mr..
Putnam among the number TO these men
Little told what he had discovered. They
we're greatly shocked by the recital; but
rome of them except Mr.. Putnam. evineed
any great desire TO go and capture the
stranger and his companion ghouls Mr..
Putnam. however. was ready for The adven-
tare, and urged the crowd to follow him.
Three men at last consented to accom-
pany the old man. Little among the num-
Der. and they set ont for the graveyard.
When they arrived there everything was
stil and silent, and darkness brooded ever
the scene Little lei the way to where he
had seen the men at work, when = figure
suddenly rose, as out OF grave, and con-
fronted them.
IL wss the stranger.
Friends" be said In a husky voice,
what brings you here at this time of the
night"
what are you doing among the resting
places of our dead p asked Mr.. Putnam.
as 3 counter question.
Mr.. Putnam. said tie stranger, will you
kindly step aside with me for few mo-
menls?"
The old gentleman readily assented. and
he and the stranger walked apart from the
rest They talked for a few moments in
low tones: then the stranger led the way
to where new marble shaft cleaned even
in the dim light. and a. be cast the rays of
his dark lantern upon one side of the col
umn, Mr. Putham read the inscription:
SACREn