Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1893-10-26
"M'sieu' Philippe's; he not now here

NJ Sleu fhiilppe S; he not now mere.
He is de brudder To monsieur"
At the steps the captain bent and
closely examined them and the floor of
the low veranda to which they led.
Both were distigured by muddy foot
prints. Pierce would have gone still
farther i'm the investigation. but his
senior held up warning hand.
Two men have been here" he NUT
tered. They have tried the door and
tried the blinds. Where did you slcer
last night. boy" and with the words
he turned suddenly on the negro.
Did you hear no sound?'
NO, sare. sleep in my bed,-'way
back. No, hear noting.-noting y
And now the negroes face was witch
ing, his eyes staring. Something in
the soldiers stern voice told him that
there was tragedy in the air.
"lf this door is losked. go around
and open ii from Within" said Cram,
briefly. Then, as Alphonsc disap-
pearcd around the north side. he
stepped back To- the shell walk and
followed one of its branches around
the other. An instant later Pierce
heard him call. fastening in his
wake, the ynungster came upon his
captain standing under a window. one
of whose blinds was hanging partly
open, water standing in pools all
around him.
Look here" was all he said. and
pointed upward
L.
heads. but both could see that the ash
was raised. All was darkness within.
Come with me-" was Grams next
order, and the lieutenant followed.
Alphonse was unlocking the front
door, and now threw it open. Cram
strobe into the wide hallway straight
To door of the east side. IL was
locked Open this, Alphonse," he
said.
Il have not the key II is ever with
Msieu Lascslles. IL is his library"
Cram stepped back. gave one vigor-
Gus kick with a heavy ridingboot. and
the frail door flew open with a crash.
For a moment the darkness was such
that no object could he distinguished
nuIE bdth.
trembling from some indefinable
dread. The captain. his hand on the
do"r-knoh. stepped quickly into the
gloomy apartment. Pierce close at his
heels. 4 broad. flat-topped desk stood
in the center of the room. Some
shelves and books were dimly visible
against the wall. Some of the draw
Of sh., l.,xly
was litter of papers on the desk. and
Others were strewn in the big rattan
chair. some on the floor. Two student
lamps could he dimly distinguished.
one on the big desk, another on lit
tie reading-table placed not far from
the south window. whose blinds. half
open. admitted almost the only light
that entered the room. With its head
near this rcading-tablc and family
visible, a bamboo lounge stretched its
length towards the southwark win
dows, where all was darkness, and
something vague and indistinguisha-
BILE lay extended upon the lounge.
Cram marched halfway across the
floor. then stopped short, glanced
"'"h, StPlSu puNhiN W ofie Siue.
shifting his heavily-booted foot as
though to avoid some such muddy pool
as those encountered without.
Take care" he whispered. and mo-
toned warningly to Pierce. Come
here and open these shutters, Al
phonse," We're the next words. But
once again that prolonged. dismal,
rpn.,rnf,,1 hnx.-1 I'll ,,nl.,,. L.,
south window, and the negro. seized
with uncomfortable panic. turned back
and chung trembling to the opposite
wall.
''Send one of the men for the post sur
geon at once. then come back here, -
said the captain, and Pierce FASTENED
to the gate. As he returned. the west
shutters were being thrown open. Thci :
was light when he reentered the room,
and this was what he saw: On the
China mating, running from under.
meath the sofa, fed by heavy drops
from above, a dark wet stain. On the
nSa>S-. stretched at full length. a
human shape, yellow
rnept-like face above the
ming, BLUSH. half-opened
c>--,-anose yellow teeth showed saw
agely, a fallen chin and jaw. covered
with the gray stubble of unshaved
beard. and two staring. sightless,
CHASTITY eyes, fixed and upturned as
though in agonized appeal. Stone
dead - murdered. doubtless-al that
was left of the little Frenchman, Las
celles.