The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-06-21

but dark, sullcn. muddy strcams
moving sluggishly along. ~ though |
clogged with revenge and bitter men,
cries. But bark! further on hear
tinkling murmur. but here the stream
lies in tho grewsomo shadow Of Brau-
Wyllcen. No wonder!
''See Naples" 1. O.. Brau-Wylleen'
''and die" so the good people o. Weir
Heights told me. as. sojournng IN the
little southern city for sweet health's
sake. / inquired its points Of interest.
They were few and far between. and
Brau-Wyllecn. isolated, dcsolate,
crime-stained and deserted. lay ten
miles distant; had | known this !
would hardly have mounted BLACK
Dick" atso late an hour. Tho spirit
OF adventure was strong upon me,
| however. and even as the night fell
heavily about me had no thought OF
returning until after going through
| the ole house
With a SILVER OF disgust ! turned
from the stagnant. noisome stream.
and. cropping my way back. went half
way down the wced-grown path TO see
IL ssBlack Dick" was all right /
caught tho CLEAN OF his bright eyes.
and. hearing me, again he whinnicd
coaxingly. This resolved me TO bring
him into the yard and tie him close 70
the house. How glad he was, the noble
brute. to feel my caressing hands, and
when led him to the foot OF the
stone steps he would have mounted
them and followed me as pet kitten
would had not kindly but firmly
told him mo" l always talked 70
..Dick' just as ! would to you or any
other dear friend. for know he always
understood.
Dear fellow. how wistfully no looked
after me as ran up the dark steps
covered here and there with still
darker stains-so uggestive-ugh
! The key you will find in a niche IL
tho wall near the door, This / wa
also told at Weir Heights.
Cropping among tangled vines ant
leaves. though it was midsummer, tn
) wall felt icy TO my touch. and 50 clam
my. l found 1t at length. the grea
hidcous. rusty thing, feeling in tn
darkness (for could not see ~ lik
an instrument OF torture.
With great difficulty I found tn
key-hole. and then it seemed full
: rubbish, which felt like paper an
leaves.
: At first the rusty lock would nc
yield. but finally the great doc
crcaked on its worn hinges and swun
inward noisily.
There was huttcring and scurryin
across the floor and from the wall
about me. and damp. musty ode
greeted my nostrils. II was well fc
. me that my hostess insisted on my tai
ing my small travelling sachcl. whic
Inow held in my hand. for in its differ
I. cnt compartments were things nccdf'
= in an emergency. A small night lam
matches, small flask OF liquor,
!. guide book. needle case. threa
:. scissors and thimble. and goo
= lunch. Thankfully p esscd u
Y clasp. opened the sachel and found
!. match.
= As struck it the great door swur
n heavily to with sharp bang ~
n. lock clicked. but thought nothing
= il then. heard snort Of surpri
/, from .'Dick." and then ! hurriedly
i my lamp and held II above my hea
I" What vast. grand old room! Ra
- old tapestries hung from the wal
festooncd in their moldy draperi
r with cobwebs and dust. Here and the
paintings in massive gildcd. tarnish
- frames hung upon the walls. wi
I, dust and mold so thick upon the fac
~ thereon none might tell the featur'
{. The floor was OF tcssellatcd marb
~ whose beautiful mosaic was near
: hidden BY the ravages Of time a
\, dust.
~ Huge pieces offurniturc were plac
in admirable confusion about tho roo
- and velvet rugs Of now indistiI
II pattern covered the floor In front
a each chair or couch.
Y. The windows were curtainlcss.
N solid wooden shutters, iron-boul
kept out all prying eyes. Placing
ho lamp (Which gave but little light
nd these huge dimcnsions) upon the
81 Iacqucrcd mantel-piccc. ! looked at
~ watch. Seven o'clock. had
~ thought OF fear. but feeling OF a
~ crept over me as the moldy tapcstr
waved 10 and fro. without rust
~ probably from broken spot in
T. masonry Of the great walls. whe
I'd too. pitcous moaning Of the wi
ne kept crying.
iii Calmly. amidst the dead and g
nd '.Brau-Wyllecns" looking down ur
Ids me. able. no doubt, to see throu
nd dust-covered eyes. | sat down on (
ire OF tie massive chairs and ate my lun
for was desperately hungry. Thou
ire not lacking in ideality or romance
it'll was an excellent time to be practis
e., and to appcasc an appetite was g
Is. strcngthcner Of the nerves. You :
to l was just the least afraid should
afraid.
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