Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-11

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pistol tA0ts dfel in rapid ~succession
~ DnnAe DnN behind ds. turned
Aroilnd 9nd ftauuning = rev ieet back
ErMppdod Win oar assailalt. + threw
him upon tho gfOhnd, and succeedcd
u h0ldInG him there until Two met
sgh0 happened 70 DC 10 the vicinity
hurled 70 ~ assistance. The villain
Ms Callahan, who had secretly fOi,
lowed me and my wife until there
ysas : favorable opportunity for him
q attempt murder. ~ cursed me
- = frlghtfui manner when ne found
that ne was = prisoner. a second
time ne WIS punished by being i1car.
ce.ated. Ihrec years later, Knowing
That ho had = disease thai WOULD SION
end his ltIes No bequeasacd MS re:
mains Tor anotOlntcal -pdfpcses TO the
physlciah OF The prison. u Whoni ne
MA taken q great liking. l was well
acquainted with THIS doctor, and as .
token Of Ms esteem ne presented me
With Callahan's skull, NC being well
hwafc that | was At that time en-.
gaaed IA making . choice collection
81 skulls ufsali sizes
nThe skull was placed 10 my col
lection. which was Kept IN Q closet
contested with my of1lce, and !
Thought no more about u until one
day ! Was seized with the desire to
zee how the skulls would Q when
arranged 80 that they could all ne seen
at once. Accordingly ! placed them.
~ thrce rows on . broad table IN my
once CaIlatan's being IN the centre
81 the front row, being accorded, az
Y we're, the place 81 honor. had
Just seated myself IN = chair TOT tAe
purpose OF gazing az the array 10 -.
admlrlne manner Wnen . messenger
arrived md asked nic to visit \ patient
whose symptoms mad suddenly become
alarming.
y was ate az night wnen 1 re.
turned TO my ONCE. l lighted . gas
jJet, but turned on so little gas that
that the flame was small. l seated
myself in the chair which | had left
when disturbed by the visitor and
gnzed at the skulls which were about
ten feet distant, They looked uD.
canny, nnearthly. perhaps, Is 4 bet.
ter word, In the dim light. ! had
always prldcd myself on not being
superStitiOus, and had frequently
laughed at friends who stood in awe
OF the supernatural But somehow
rs / gazed at that CHASTITY array OF
griuning skulls, listened to the sol.
emn tick OF q great clock that rested
on top nf adesk, felt that ! was alone
and that all Of the people In the city
except q few watchmen were sleep.
Ing, ! felt q chill run down NV back
and my heart hogan to thump as the
thought came to me that those skulls
mig u move against me. Might not
Callahan, who had tried to kill me,
who had hated me Intensely during
his second term OF imprisonment. be
able 70 Introduce his troubled spirit
'iDt0 MS skulI, marsnal Spirits De.
longin8 70 the otncr skulis, eacn
spirit ~ its approprlate receptacie, 2
q 2 noFfsd deatns srmy, % 70 speak,
sWO0p upon me ana quickly natter OUT
my brains ~ was = iantastlc. an Ut
tcriy aosufa idea, ~ y va heverIne'
the KIN OF idea tnat disturos . PET
son Wnen the nerves IRE snaky.
= SION mvse'I' however,
2 smiled Win contempt ior my
Momentafy nut tne next
instant 2 'Rntiui Iascinati0n CON
peiiea me 70 STARE AZ the Skull OF
Caiiaf1a1. there was 9 sl,Rnt noise
u " ARG y actoaiiy moved = little,
lhe l'Oiess eyes appeared 70 glare an0
g JAWS apOu6 Q 0asp.h Haoutn "
move np ana doWh. spran9 Y nly
! feet q Gra8pt0x the D0CK OF TINT
! chair with both hands, raised 1t IL
readiness for an attack. The skull
moved again, more decidedly than
before, and ! trembled all over
There was q loud rattle, q big move
mont OF the skull. It crashed to thu
| h0or and bounded to my feet ]
jumped 70 high that my head grazed
the ceiling, and az I came down, th,
skull shook violently, turned over
and out sprang q big rat that scam
pered across the finor and disappeared
II felt sheeplsh enough. I hat
been frightened like 4 child by some
| thing that was as far removed from
| the supernatural as anything tina
could well be imagined. l never daret
sneak or the occurrence to my friend
lest thu stnry should reach the ears q