The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-03-21

"Qnito a ROYAL Purple feast despite q
dearth Of nnpbina," ," hofaid complHCently
aa lao arose No length from Che taLie and
wpa about 90 T. 40 hib customary Clgnr
and make hnuHoli NJ homo over the
evening paper There IN nothing like
adaplability- nothing"
CHAPTER III,
THE COMING on ROYAL PURPLR.
At this moment tho only door In tho
room which WIS not already open burst
wide Aail impalol by superior strength
0ravcrItablotpnldo, aud diaGlocd ohih
a6tonlahod gaze u very steep stairway Of
rude architecture, which he fanCled
must lead 10 tln romOt0 regions Of the
servants qunr'Hm Quito forgetting for
the moment hI8 MANNED condition, aud
excessively ut1ni7hcd NJ the CirCum-
stance, hc walled tnthll dOorund looked
up, II was worry dark above and he
could foo uoth.Hs llp called Dloudi ~
uy Uw-yu ul above, Whoever you
mcl' lut tlnr.uD. lhp wuuI only rc,
turned W hi OlH Ia hollow lovCrbcra-
tlOna, llr wa about 90 go for tho lamp
10 aid hiB inquiry, when Immediately ON
lmmCnTo black Cgt, Of u wild aud fierce
aspect, bounded pgEt him, followed 10y u
destructive IAN ul mortar and piccca Of
brick na from "a chimney or wull going
10 pck and Grg.diug out into The room
completed tmHc npid circuits Of tho
table, and then Gprang out Of the door
with wild yellow 0yca into the night.
"lGntIrcly Conycnlonnl' said Bower,
lin, gazing aftTr this object with u
stunned sensation, "Tho black cat al.
ways plays leading role In tho Gpook
drama" Then, taling an explanatory
view Of Il, added, "fit2, most likely,
thoroughly natural; but how account for
tho mortar huucR However 10 10 no
concern 81 minor and having again
fastened tlIAl 20 against which hc Ulfo
placed a supplementary chair, turned 20
ro,cntCr Carruld library, Again the
stairway door, dcapto the hindpnGOs,
was thrown open with OXtrom0 agitation,
deuce take thc place" said BCvorlin,
turning about hotly, "WhutR the mat
TOR now Some Of Caroll'a old witch
ancGdrCgscB must bp bowling around for
my discontinued Como down. no
5houtcd, "l am not afraid OF YOU" Az
lhia a hollow, morLlng sound, unlike any
NlNNIllNH ANAN4AN ||N NlNNA NNNN NNNNlAH hNN
which seemed 10 express dcrigion, re-
sounded from Ihc darlIomc aperture.
BcyCrlin ehot % piece Of mortar up 10.
ward the owncr VI The moumful cachi.
nation but w1u 10 quicldy rewarded
with such a cloud Of rubbish IN return
That he deemed 10 nnlc 10 retreat llo
iuft Che u,ulH. 10 NNp".uH somewhat
pg.lWIti,.I @ 'U.l lI om.A alI TOO
lcliyo nerves hF hia former cigar In
vain, a certain debility aCCmcd TO have
seized upon him and 70 render him ap-
prChcnEiyc ul renewed digturhnncgB, II
waA necessary % invg .guto hiJ environ
mcnls, llo rCcutgl.d the entrance hail.
To the U.ht Of tho front door hc digCov.
cred an ample bed chamber Of which the
door stood gIar aud which, with itl
clCanly lll'g seemed 20 invite rup0lc,
Here ul '.Ht, tlolght lloy.rlln "i80n
CvidRco t'nt vaH uspJctol' a littl1
further along the hall another Imllnrly
arranged, HHalmc apparent A uuirway
aScondcd from Che library door into the
up stairs rHl0nD. There wac. however,
no lunplgl yiWblc above ard iu his
deorcpiJ state Bcvcrln was not quito
equal 10 mounting, even n hn hnd felt
that 0uCd % Hp wrro not huHrtI1.nt,
llo Nla now quito assured cha, Carroll
had left h.U uuuirs and hia dumIcilo IN
tho hands %. lomCsticB, who had IN his
absence tulun FronOh leave, and wore
now probably apping bocr or tripping
airy cOtillonl In the distant hallR Of
pleasure. 40 any rato they were not
hero, nor iho managing Amelia 'By
tho way lao Wid rcHccuycly, ~ do
wonder whore the managing Amelia N,
anyhow on on a whit, pcrhupa.'
BoyCrlin stood In the front door and
looked ont ever the shading landscape
II wa1 now considerably brighter, since
tho moon had struggled into light and
tho gupcr1hundaut clouds had driftcd
away Tho four tall pin0 trees stood
out In the yard like grim unsalutlng acn
tincls, The wind molncd dosolntcly
through tho h9ughH ~ lowowor shrub
bory on even dogs were ol lpwNu,p Visible,
oven the black cat had vanished, II was
immcnsuruhly lonely, He felt u cold
shivor creep down his hlClt nj the worry
crrioucA of hs situation, and the pros
pccL Of night In this hoplr with itgfall
ing walls aud opiloptir cats, Not oven
ncighb0r's house within calling distance.
q single light which might Indicate a
house glimluvring nluuJ half mile
down the rpld, The yarY road ituelf
seemed peculiarly uutHvuod, Bcycrlin
stood observing thiu rronn intensified hy
itS very Wiisllnrlnra when his direct
attention was drawn away by thc mimi.
fest sound 0f a horc uOtigg, that
aNNTnnl IL t.uHI.. Ip.t,.
ton, In fact from Che town "Iln," said
no glcoiully, "at lastl He iarcally com.
Ing now, aud I'm mighty glad Of Il, I'll
just stop inside and nurprigp him" Lay.
Ing hDgtily hidden his baggage, there.
fore, hc chose an obscure poillOn In the
window by the bookcase, go that hi3
presence would not bu Immediately no.
marked by any one entering tho room.
tlo listened Again that hollow, unnat.
ur0l laughter seemed TO ring oyery.
whore.
"Whnt on idiot am, 90 even allow 10
TO bother met he slid IN irritatlon "a
lot Of pigeons under the caves, or a raven
croaldng ia dismal tune, never before
succeeded In upsutting mo, u "a all due
70 the suggestion Of CnwOllB letter
E"bhN N' llt lbl'HfN ubulu' ltb,
thoro camo Carroll nearer and nearer.
do would turn down the lamp q little;
now no wns ready, Al this moment
such u violent Tapping Of the dining
room curtain took place, followed by
such q crash Of brick and mortar on the
shady stairway that Il soomod 10 demand
his presence. He snllied out there, and,
thinking TO close the door leading on tho
portico, pushed II shut with all his might
and cndoayorcd TO fastcn down tho bolts.
Alas, thoy would not fusten, they had no
staying powers, they seemed 10 spring
outl llo turned about In dismny 70 dis
cover the wild black cat carocring
around the table again, aud grasping at
each evolution for his own gyratory
coat tail
Truly" aid he, "thi5 Is tho most re-
Il n. 4