Telegram-herald., 1890-01-17
THE STORIES
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THREE BURGLARS.
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her lover perceived ~ the esrting oi the
49, grain in fas field of ripe @hs4t
through 2hieh she passed. 5ug whose
form. although I- might be folded IA hls
ans. aas yet as Invisible o. bis sight
. -ls summer ar did not doubt Tor
-ameat that tls anl nal tkat had come
g. ue eas one Of taose strange 5eings.
] lfle4 ais head Be s4s heavy / took
bold of . pas NLlch he readily gave
be hAd everg a-lrl5ute % . real
oag except that he could not BE- seen
cal that perfectly horrible said
Aunt Martha. eith a s1rt of = gasp.
Perhaps, SAID ,he young man, you
Eo4ld prefer that should notcontinue.~
A. thls botl my wife aud Aunt Martha
declared that le must ~ on AID even
did not object 20 hearing the rest % the
ss0ry
Wen. sail tne Young man. Ajax
never came back IL Is generally be-
levsd that dogs can see things whicA
are Invisible -o us. and I am afraid thAt
ny faithful hound was frightened. per
h4ps ~ death, when he found that the
Animal whose entrance into the court
yard he had perceived was . supernAs-
ural ant uncAnny thing
But II I needed a canine companion
! had one, for by day or night this in
visible dog never lefr rae. When 1 slept
ne la on the door by the side Of my
bed. Y I put down my hand l could
hl~ays feel his head, and often ia would
s.and up and press his nose against RE.
as n % assure ma that he was there.
This strange c0mpaniOnship continued
for several days, and / became really
attached % the Invisible animal His
constant companionship seemed 70 in
dicate that he had come 20 guard me,
aad that be was determined - do it
thoroughly. I felt - much confidence
IN bis protection. although I knew not
how 10 could be exerted. that one morn
ing / decided 20 take walk, and with
ny hand on the head OF the dog. 70
make sure that 20 was with me,
strolled into the open country.
81 had walked about a mile and Vas
approaching a group OF large trees, when
suddenly from behind one OF them the
tall hgure of man appeared. In an in
slant I knew it 10 be Colonel Kaldhein;
his vas face which could not easily be
forgotten Without a word be raised
a pistol which he held in his hand and
fred at me. The ball whistled over ny
head.
Il stopped short, startled and fright
ened almost out Of my senses. was
uuarmed and there was no place Of
refuge 70 which | could fy. IL was
plain that the man was determined 70
XIII mo
Quickly reoocking his pistol, Kald-
holm raised 10 again. involuntarily
shrank back, expecting death. but be
fore he could fire his arm suddenly
dropped and the pistol was discharged
into the ground. Then began strange
scene. The man shouted kicked and
beat up and down with his arms, bis
pistol fell from his hand be sprang from
side 70 side. he turned around, he strug-
E,ed and yelled
i stood astounded For an instant
supposed the man had been overtaken
hY some sort OF ft, but in fash tho
truth came 20 me. Ksldhein vas being
attacked by ny protector, the invisible
dog
Mortified BY this conviction, my frst
impulse was 20 save the man. and. with
ont knowing wha- 7 was going 20 do,
stepped quickly toward him hut, STUN
bling over something I did not see, T
PEN sprawlinE. Before J could regain
ny feet 7 saw Kaldhein 'all backward
.o tho ground. where q scene took place
so terrible that I shall not attempt 20
describe i- When. with trembling stops,
approached. che man vas dead. Tho
invisible dog bad almost torn him TO
pieces.
n could do nothing. did not 70
main gpou che SPOT another minute, but
hurried homo Co the castle As rapid
ly walked on I felt the dog beside me,
and. putting my hand upon him, felt
that he was painting terribly and for
three days did not leave the house.
About tha end % this time was sit
ting in An upper room OF the castle. ~
fecti0v upoD tbe recent dreadful event.
when tbe Thought struck mo that tbe in
visible dog who vas ~ my side. appsr-
er.I7 asleep. was OF an unusually pcw-
cr'H. build to overcome so easily such
st-'nr man As Ea'dheia Ttelt desire
90 know bow large tho creature really
WAS. and. rs Z had never touched any
portion - his body back - his shoul-
ders. now passed my hand along bis
back Z wss amared a. hs ieng-h. and
WREN had moved my hand 40 laas-
seven faot FROM his ho7d is s-ilI rested
roon h's BODY. -he1 the form of that
lcfv he-7- tc change in 2 manner which