The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-04-27

with frozen blood. A red track led further
up the mountain side, and the searchers
were following it when boy uttered a
shrek of fear. Behind a rock he had
come on the corpse of the shepherd lying
on it's back with arms extended. How
Clam had died, by whom killed, no one
knew!
Two nights after his one Of the thralls
burst into the hall with face blank from
terror, staggered to q seat and tainted. On
recovering his senses, in broken voice he
assured everyone he had seen Clam walking
stable door. The shepherd had turned his
head and looked at him fxedly from his
great gray staring eyes. On the following
day a stable lad was found in a fit under a
wall, and he never after recovered his senses.
The next day some of the women saw Clam
dow. In the dusk Thorhall himself met the
dead man, who stood and glowered at him,
but made no attempt to iniure his master.
Nightly heavy tread was heard round the
house, and hand cropping along the walls,
and sometimes hand came in at the win
light from the fire seemed stepped in blood.
When spring came round the disturbances
lessened, aud as the sun obtained full power,
ceased altogether.
During the summer . Norwegian vessel
came into the ford. Thorhall went on
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who soon established himself as general
| fayorite in the house.
When winter set in strange sights and
| sounds began to alarm the folk at the farm,
| but Thorgaut was not troubled; he slept toe
soundly at night to be disturbed by the
| heavy tread round the house.
On the day before Yule, as was his wont
Thorgaut drove out his sheep to pasture
Thorhall was uneasy. He said to him: 81
pray you be careful, and do not 60 near the
barrow under which Clam was laid.''
! Don't fear for me-" laughed Thorgaut
II shall be back in time for supper"
Night settled in, but no Thorgaut ar.
rived. There was little mirth at the table
All were anxious.
The wind was cold and vetting. Blocks OF
ice were driving about the bay, grinding
against each other, and the sound could be
flames were lighting up the heavens with an
arch of fire. Again. this Christmas night,
the dwellers in the farm sat up, waiting in
vain for Thorgaut.
| Next morning he was found dead, across
the barrow of Clam, with his spine and one
| leg broken. He was brought home and
laid in the churchyard.
| Matters now rapidly became worse. Out
buildings were broken into at night. and
their wood work rent and shattered; the
house door was violently shaken and great
pieces of it were torn away.
| Now ~ Acll Out tLdt, Ouo MORNING, 1QOI-
halls wife took her milking cans and went
to the cow-house. On reaching the door
she heard a terrible sound from within,
the believing of the cattle, and the deep
bell-notes of an unearthly voice. She was
SO frightened that she dropped her pals
and ran back to the house. Thorhali in.
stantly caught up weapon and FASTENED
to the COW house.
On opening the door he found all tn,
cattle loose and goring each other. Slun6
across the stones was the old serving man
dead with his back broken.
Thorhall and his wife felt sure that CLAN
must have been there, driven the cattle wilG
and broken the back of the serving man a.
he had done Thorgaut.
Thorhall was in great perplexity to know
what to do, when Grettir, who had heard OF
| the hauntings, rode to the farm and asked
to be accommodated. He said it was hi,
} great desire to meet Clam.
J Thorhall was surprised, but not exactly
J pleased. for he thought the family at BlarS
would attribute the wrong to him were any
thing to happen. Grettir, however, put hi.
! horse into the stable and retired.
Next morning Grettir went with Thorhal
to the stable for his horse. The etronf
wooden door was shiyered and driver
in. They stepped across it; Grettil
called to his horse, but there.was no 70
sponsiye whinny. Grettir dashed into tn
stall and found his horse dead.
, NOV" said Thorhall, will give You an
other horse. You had better ride home a
once"
~ 'Not at all. Ny horse has been killed