The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-03-28

uiiaiT wnlpn pnplrclpl lie oihlllliii, glv-
Ing forth frequent green sparks Ike
forked snakes tongues iell q long ven
mantle Of purple material, down ON 10
tho gibbet like shoulders, The shoulders
were further covered with a capo COM
posed OF innumerable links Of iron,
which, working into each Other pro-
duGed tho constant metalllo sound 70
which he had been harkening' A
shadOwy drapery seemed " en-
Riroud tho lower figure, and le be'
came oognigant Of long, lanll hands
without feah, aud foet heavily pendant
with chains, which gave out a harsh,
soraping Glank with every movement
Tho hands appeared 20 be dripping and
reeking with human blood,
livery speetaOularl Very fine indeedW
muttered lieyerlin, summoning h0me OF
tho brayado OF hkepllelAm 10 his aid, yet
inwaTdly wrought up 10 an ineoncelya-
bio pitch, "Qulte tho proper thing In
deeaN (atriVing 10 calm himself In
speech aud thus nd himself OF tho horTi-
hle pelFifaetlon stealing upon him)l "tho
black cat, tho Rohbing woman, the-tho
-Ohl" llo could say no more-language
had foraken him, llo waA not, how
ever, entirely destitute Of maneuyer %
yet, and bringing his revolver again into
play he held II up, IN desperation, aud
took trembling aim, with a sudden
move, immeasurably rapid, tho figure
approached him until tho CORY, dripping
hngera hung suspended Just above his
startling oycballs, lleayenal tho next
moment tho blood must drop Ia murder
oua tokens upon his brow beneath those
awful facts, An 10y atmosphere sur
rounded himl he was enveloped IN NJ u
chilled him 10 tho marrow OF tho bones
40 that the upllfted pistol dropped lnoon-
tlnently upon tho ll0or 90 II ilaelf too
paralyacd % explode, ioyOrlin, now
more rucl,ed with absolute fear and ap-
prehcualon than hG had ever been with
ioiatio pain, ahrank away terrified from
his gha3tly ueighbor on II 20 evpdo im'
minCnt peril. Tho execution Of these
events had been 20 rapid that lila wits
seemed departed In the meantime
there had been no abatement Of uhoother
nnnoyanCGai everything wan tho ratllr
lntendl.od by tho recent arrival. Quito
aa rapidly no II had advanced tho figure
withdrew from him q paoo or HOi ho
could hear those frghlful Java chatter
Ing aa II grinding out anathonal, a.
though none were fpOkcn, ono imprea'
aiye index finger still continuing topoint
toward him 40 an unfortunate object for
persecution, How long they continued
In this mutual position lioyeTlin could
not have known II seemed cycles 10 him,
lie felt like one turned 10 a mummy or
long daombodled, llia head, when ho at-
tempted % turn h, appeared % work ON u
massive brna hinge gown rusty or an
intricate combination lock, His eyes,
fixed and immoynblo, had forfeited tho
power Of winklng any longori lamouth
wpa ua II akowored together, his llmba
atilf and lnilcxiblo lk0 frozen memboa
The only light la which his companion
stood that from The hall-waa no I'm,
certain and dim that had II not been for
an OcCWlOnal phOaphOrcacent glow
which omanated from tho bOny 0nat-
omy Of tho creature II must have CON
tinuod quito indiminguiahablo In tho
general gloom. Boyorlin, somewhat 10
assured by the allght bauior OF distance
thus intorpOacd, aat up In his chair III
tlo and tried % franc ha mouth into
question, Tho faint, gaping sound
emitted lott no possible doubt aa 20 his
complete fright,
"0h. WlllIO, Willie" camc tho wall
ing voice from down below, and now,
On climax OF lorroral the Distinct sound
OF q struggles crlmo was being com.
mittod and lac % man, defender, could
not prevent itl llo waA pOwCrlcga whilO
foul murder was dealing upon pure In
nOCOnoC Ia cruel stroke,