The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-05-04

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prison for = few yearA II Is here n
terezt.ng 10 note that the nnaneaverz
nfsirh brorrht ifi-luek - Caliahar
bronghi good iuek - ne. soon after
he weut " prism married Mrs Gad-
win ard hare since lived happily viii
her itu44ag his i1npriscn1eHt ~
pigutoaraF her brssotled erer his troubies
and when he mas recessed ~ nas ID !
inurderD11s mod One e~euine. while
ny wife and were walking IL thsniy
settled 6stsict 81 the city. We wese
startled b. tsvo pistol shots fired Il
rapid succession " nome one hehin5
nx tnrped around ard running :
few fcst back gsappled with OR ~.
saslnnt threw him npcn the ground.
ard gucrcedrd III holding htm there m
III fvso rren who happened 10 BE IN the
vicinity hurried 70 nly assistance. The
villain was Callahan. who had secretly
followed ne ard ny wife until there
vsas : favorable opportunity far him 81
attempt murder. lie Cursed me ID !.
frightfYl manner when he fomnd that
be nas prisoner A second Tins he
vas punished ~ being ineareer-
ated Three years later, know
ing that he had disease thai
would soon end hts life. he beaUc2tbed
his remains for anatornasIcal purpnses
10 the physician ~ the prison. ID srfosn
ne had taken great liking waN
well acquainted n It'll this doctor, and
as token 81 bis esteem be presented
me with Caliahan's skull, he being well
aware that was at that time engaged
Ia making choice collection 81 akuiis
81 all sizes
'sThe sknll was placed In my coslec-
son, which was kept id closet con.
nected with NY ofEice. and tli0ught ~
more about II until one day ] was
seized with the desire 70 rec how the
skulls would look when arranged 50
that tkey could an be seen az once
Accordingly placed them ia three
rows on broad table ia my of3ce, Csi
Iahanss being Ia the center 81 the fFons
row, bcing accorded, as II were. the
place II honor had Just seated mr.
self III chair for the purpose III gazing
81 the array ID an admiring manner,
when a messenger arrived and asked
me 70 visit q patient whose symptoms
had suddenly become alarming
I'll waA LATE al night when ]. returned
u my Office lighted . gas jet; bet
tHrned On w iittle gas that the flame
was small seated myself IN the
chair which had left when disturbed
By the visitor. and gazed at the skulls
which were about ten feet distant
They looked uncanny, unearthly, per
haps, Is better word, In the dim Light
! had always prided myself on not be-
ing superstitious. and had frequently
laughed at friends who stood la awe 81
the supernatural But somehow as
gazcd at that ghastly array 81 grinning
skulls. listened 70 the solemn tick Of .
great clock that rested on top of desk,
felt that was alone and that ali Of the
people in the city except few watch
men were sleeping, ! felt chill run.
down nay back and my heart began To
thuInp AS the thought came to me that
those skulls might move against me.
Might not Callahan, who had tried 10
kill nc, who had hated me intensely
during his second term Of imprison-
ment, be able 10 introduce his troubled
spirit into his skull. marshal the spirits
belonging ID the other skulls, each
spirit III its appropriate receptacle. and
as horrid deaths army, 50 10 speak,
swoop upon rne and quickly batter out
/ my brains 1t was d fantastic, an Mt
teriy absurd idea, but ii was nevcFthe-
less the kind of idea that disturbs .
person when the nerves are 6halsy.
II soon recovered myself however,
and smiled with contempt for my mo-
mentary weakness. But TIE next IN
slant frightful fascination compelled
me 70 stare al the sknll Of Callahan.
There was a-slight noise Ia ii and X
actually moved - little The lidless
leyes appeared to glare and the Jaws
about the gaping mouth u move up and
down Isprang to nv feet AMI, grasp
ing the back IL the chair with both
hands, raised it In readiness f1r IN at-
tack. The skull moved again. raGEe az
cidedly than before, and,I trcJnbies all
lover There was a loud rattle. liz
movement 81 the skulI. il crashed Is
the floor and bounded ~ thy feet i
3ualped NJ high that rTiy head t-gazcd the
ceiling, ami as came down tire sixul8
shook ricieatiF. turned pFcr, and ont
sprang 4 zig RAJ that safaFsred across
| the atsor AMI disap pared
n felt shsepish enongh- had been
frightened like child NJ sNrnethfag
that vas As far reE1aTed from ire SUI
peraatarai ~ anything that epala well