The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-10-11

ncre hns y evnoY he exclaimed.
INA hrst soasation was . peculiar ool(
wave. commencing along the lower part d
INC spinal co umn ana terminating promis
cuon<iy among Che roots OF his hair Their
as'rnnge numbnes, about tho kneos; also
some trembling thors. In short. no win,
scared no recovered partially. however
~ moment. and-lookod under the lounge
This trait he probably inherited from hi
matoFnai ancestors Of course he did moi
expect 70 SEQ any thing undor the lounge.
but tho exertion relieved his mind Ana hs
arose and wondered why ~" hnd been
taken away In broad daylight He went ID
SEQ Morton md found him In bed. ia
called on Prot Cronin. only 10 be told
that the professor had not seen any thing
o. 1t'-hadn't boon in Denycr's room that
morning Then there wns q scene. No
pooy know any thing OF sit' but thoxe
three and tho two hired assistsnta II was
improbable that tho aforementioned would
have taken 1T" for they were profession
as and depended on the college for am
ployment In their semi ghoulish calling. Il
could hardly be possible that the other
college boys had played Joke The only
thing TO do was to keep quiet and await
Developments OF course II would turn IN
In day or So
put ~ didn't Arthur Denver spent that
day In quiet but earnest investigation. to
such an extent thut BIO forgot Annie Morse
AMI her engagement The next day ana
the next and many days passed and no 40
luton 70 the mystery. Tho affair leaked
out somehow, and tho students noticed
WIN reucent awe tho snddened aspect OF
their bes'-beloycd professor.
Nv.
Alice Cranston o. sncd her eyes and knew
not whore she was She was cold. She
knew. and damp to the akin. but vail
seemed to hang over her mind. Making an
EFFORT 70 move, she felt an excrucfating
pan IN every muscle She continued her
exertions, however, until she had extri-
Gated herself from the sack. and stood up
IN her grave-ciothes In the sitting room az
froL Arthur Denver Her eyes had IN
them wild stare. and showed that. al
tnough she had been restored to life. rea-
son nau not yet resumed It's full dominion
She seemed to DO laboring under some
Imaginary fear and, with low cry Of main
she darted to the door, turned the kew
opened the door and He'd through the hail
Instead OF turning to the left when she left
the professors door. which would have
taken her IN few steps to tho front exit OF
the building, she ran to the right, which led
her into the penetralia Of the house. On
she new in her delirium till suddenly. upon
turning corner, she rushed into the arms
o. Martin draeme.
Martin Graeme was the janitor Of West
Medical College laboratory He
wa what was left Of great physician
through pecuniary trouble his mind had
Deen shaken and when soon after this blow
MS beloved wife and his only daughter
went to the grave within two weeks OF
each other, old Dr Graeme turncl from
norrid grief TO silly senility. He proved
himself harmless He loved to wander
about the buildingA muttering incohorent-
" 70 himself. Ihe true, courteous gentle
man survived the wreck ofthe scientist and
scholar. ana treating all the students with
'tudlous gentiiity and respect. he In turn
was Always the recipient Of their pity and
equally exempt from their Joking rude
nesA AIS venerable aspect helped him In
nv A. wei. ms hair was OF peculiar
wnl'eness ana MS lace bore the marks Of a
eatneu sage faener Than acroontng dot1rd
q naa asked LOT ana received the position
2! lan,sor % tno laboratory and amused