The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-06-09

ther skins. From an iron ring ia the
ceiling hung an oil lamp which gave a
fliclicring light. BY the side of his bed
the dog lay apparently sound asleep.
But what caused him the greatest sur
prise was another couch, the fac-simile
of the one upon which he was lying. on
which was stretched the figure of man
whose wayen face showed that he was
either very sick or even dead, for his
eyes were closed and his hands were
crossed on his breast. In vein he lis
tened for sound, but all was as silent
as q tomb.
When he tried to call out his tongue
Glove to the roof of his mouth and words
refused uttcrancc; but, the effort. slight
as it was, aroused the faithful dog,
which sprang to his side and began to
lick his hands and face with every man
Hesitation of joy. Suddenly the entrance
to the place was darlsened, and there
entered young girl lightly clad in ma
tive costume who uttered a glad cxcla-
nation and ran to his side. How ten
derly she bathed his brow, and with
great lotus-lcaf famed the flush back
into his wan cheek.
Where am I? Who are you?" he
managed to gasp, but she only put her
fogcr to her pretty lips, and mctioned
him to silence. Then she gave him food,
sweet cereal broth In q yellow earthen
cup, which she held to his lips, mutter-
ing the while low sonorous chant in
the tone Of o pother soothing child to
sleep.
b. degrees the vision faded before
his imagination, and he fell into CRATE
frl s.umber.
When he awolre, the same sight pre-
sented itself: The room unchanged. the
silent figure in its place, the girl and
the dog still there. Thus the time
passed. II seemed TO him that he only
opened his eyes to gaze upon his strange
surroundings, to receive sustehance at
the hands Of his young nurse, and TO
dozc OF again into dreamlcss sleep.
But by degrees he noticed that the
wakeful periods grew longer, that he
had even vigor enough TO reise his
head and gaze around him. The figure
on the other couch sorely perplexed
him. Who was this strange person
who lay SO still that he did not seem
even TO breathe? II was not Capt.
Campignon-that he was certsin-for
the captains locks were raven black,
while this mans hair was dull yellow,
and not all the disease which ever af.
flicted humanity could cause tho sail.
or's bronze cheek TO fade 70 such q
gilastly hue. 1t could not be dead
body which was lying there? The
thought was horrible, and he dismissed
1t, for he weil knew that in tropical
countries a very few hours occasion the
putrefaction Of all dead animal sub
stances.
Once when he awokc II was night.
The lamp swung from its pendent ring.
but the girl and the dog were gone. He
glanced nervously at the other couch
pant was still in its place. II was. he
felt, horrible to be alone with this silent
efigy of manhood. He cried for assist
ance. His voice sounded strangely hol-
aow, but his heart leaped with Joy as he
found that he could utter srticulate
sounds which weakness had hitherto
rendered impossible. But there was nc
response to his call. Again he uttered
= low, pitiful wall. Would no one hear
It? Yes, the sick man on the other bed
heard it, and as he heard II he raised
his wasted form upon his hands and
.glared at Arthur Dunbar with eycslilze
living Jewels set in the face OF marble.
"Who calls mcY' he said, in voice SC
feeble that it was little moro than
whisper.
Arthur Dunbar. terrified at the ghast'
ly spectacle, made no reply.
''Who callsY' walled theman, implor
ingly. ''Oh. for an English ear te
listen to my guilty storyi II could
only speak TO a fellow-couutryman Sil
Harry Grahame might yet be rescued
and my soul saved from eternal punish
ment; but no one here can understand
wosd ] say and must die uncon
. fesscdH' < ifas.ss;s ~. q;
As the poor wretch bresthed ~
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