Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-07

lng?-take care! here are you
golng?'
had thought to take advantage of
the new path into which his troubled
mind had wandered to divert our course
a little more shoreward, but his cum
ming, rowing. eye was upon me in an
instant.
lit is getting very hot here" l
stammered. Il thought. perhaps, we
should find it cooler on shore"
"Ah-h-h!' he Kissed, putting his
face so close to mine as to glare right
up into my eyes. under the very shadow
of my wide brimmed hat; you're trail
tor and a hypocrite; like all the rest
of EN-! But I'm prepared for you.
Seeo"
And with a burst of laughter so dis
sonant that the very tide seemed to
tremble and culver, he flashed long.
sharp, knife in the air describing a
circle of cleaning light around his
head. My blood seemed turned to ice
in my veins as it dazzled across my
vision.
Put up the knife, your royal high
ness" | said, counterfeiting an Off
hand case that / by no means felt.
Where's the use of it between friends?
Let's talk about the queen
| was the more anxious to secure his
attention, as | saw moving figures on
the shore, scarcely half mile away
| from us.
mo, not about the queen" said the
| poor maniac; that grieves and afflicts
me-" He closed his knife as he spoke.
but do you know" he continued, Il
am haunted? Yes-hauntcd by hor-
rible, ugly old woman, female fiend.
Sometimes she climbs up among the
stars at night and sits there winking
| through my bedroom window all night
long. Sometimes she comes jumping
down from the clouds and sometimes
| There she Is, now, with three pairs of
fins and face like fish,"
He uttered an eldritch screech as he
looked down into the clear, shining
| deep.
Lets escape from her." exclaim-
ed, vigorously Selling my oars. "She
can't follow us on dry land, that's
certain. Pull away"
| No, she can't We might hide
among the woods, only if she was to
turn into a squirrel and jump up and
| down among the trees-she does some
times"
We'll, then, We'll borrow a gun and
dispose of her." l said, still pulling
desperately toward the shore, while
the perspiration, cold and clammy as
midnight dews, streamed down NV
temples.
What are you in such a devil of a
hurry for?" demanded my companion,
rather morosely. Hold on little,
can't you?"
checked my exertion. Evidently
he was in no humor to be trihed with.
"No hurry at ALL" said as calmly
rs possible; ''only, you see, the old
witch is following you up pretty close
ly, and"
1--WE are too near the Shore" he in
terrupted, abruptly. But as he turned
his head away caught up the sheath
ed knife and flung it hurting upon the
shore.
Whats that?" he demanded, turn
ing around.
''lt's your WITCH" said, as uncon-
cernedly as could. "You ought to
address her in a conciliatory manner,
and if you could once bring her to
terms what would prevent you from
assuming your proper station once
more in England?"
That's very true. Here, head her
| iv,f mud <1o 1n~
thought Of that before. Then my strange
companion started to his feet, with a
yell that aroused all the echoes floatin Q
over the peaceful lake.
Traitor! you have been deceiving
me. Your hirelings Turk among yon-
der bushes. But it is in vain!-the
royalty of England shall never fall prey
to base articles like these"
He sprang toward me like an in
furiated tiger. At the same time the
shore seemed to become alive with
hurrying figures. l could see a tall
form plunging waist deep into the
water to grasp at it.; and the clingine
arms of my terrible companion were
wreathed around me, and l knew no
more.
|
care You better, sir?'
''Better? Where am I?"
''Here snug in bed; but what pos
sessed you to go in boat with that
man?"
MAD, isn't hep" I asked with all
the frightful occurrences crowdine
back upon my mind.
Mad as March hare, sir. They
say he's the worst case in all the
asylum-escaped last night. and has
been wandering about the shores all
the morning"
lis he safe at last?"
Eyes, sir, they had the deuce of a
time getting hold of him. though. He
threw you overheard as if you had
been willow twig, and then swan
like n fish himself. Dick Dayton
that's his keeper, sir-says he's got
the strength OF twenty Samsons in
those long arms of his"