The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-22
Copyright MDCCCXC by J. E. OSBORN.

Kid would be he said they had better
camp for the night, as it was useless to
90 ahead when there was no telling
which direction they were going.
1t is no pleasant thing to be lost in a
pine forest at night, and the strongest
mind will be startled by every strange
sound. The giant trees are black, no
matter which way you look except toward
the sky, and then possibly only patch OF
cold blue can be seen struggling through
the dark branches.
But Jack and Mike did not pay any at
tentiOn to the beauties Of the scene, but
instead busted themselves with starting
| a fire that was soon sending light in all
directions and reversing the effects Of
light and shade that existed previously.
The horses were unhitched and the
two men spread their blankets and lay
down. 1t was their intention to sleep,
but somehow their eyes we're wide open
and the drOwsy god refused to come their
way. The strain had been very great on
both, and a nervous condition was the re
suit
And as they lay there looking up at the
branches of the pines that glOwered red
from the freight against a sky of inky
| blackness, there was not much wind, but
| it was enough to cause the prickly needles
| to move against one another and produce
a sound like the distant meanings Of the
ocean. Mike heard the sound and listened
to 1t in the hope that it would soothe his
| mind and cause sleep.
He paid particular attention to the
| change produced by every breath of air
| and gradually became conscious Of an in
| crease in the volume Of sound. 1t seemed
to rise from the little breaker falling on
, the shingle to the giant wave dashing
against a cliff before the fury of the hur-
ricane.
At first Mike thought that sleep was
: coming, and tried TO help il along by con
tinuing the thought, but as the sound in
creased he sat up and looked into the
darkness.
He could see nothing. The sound grew
louder and he could hear the cracking of
| breaking branches Jack also heard the
sound and both got up thoroughly
alarmed.
Suddenly It struck Mike that it was a
herd of wild beasts Of some kind. but
| thought it strange that there was no
barking or growls-nothing but the in
! cessant rumbling and cracking. The
STRAIN was becoming too intense, and
Mike concluded to hitch up and be ready
10 leave.
He threw several sticks on the fire and
then went for the horses. while Jack got
the harness i'll shape.
The animals We're anxious to go. but be-
lore the harmless was over LAtLE DUCKS
| Mike heard a branch crack Just behind
him He pulled his revolver and fired
where the sound came from. This only
/ increased the roaring sound until il was
deafening, and an occasional hiss could be
heard.
The horses were shaking like leaves,
showing plainly that they were listening
to a sound they did not understand.
Louder and louder until it had become
a roar that was all around him and grad
ually coming nearer. At first Mike
thought il might be a storm, but there
was absent that weird. whistliug sound
always an accompaniment TO a storm in
the pines. But what it was could not be
determined and each moment il became
more terrible.
Let S run, said Jack.
That's good advice" replied Mike
'but which waysn
This was the worst OF the mysterious
sound; 10 seemed 10 be all around them at
the same time, and it could not he told
where 10 came from One moment 10 came
from the clouds, the next 10 was near
| their feet, and by thought 10 came hOm
! all bides.