The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-11-10
MARKS LEFT ON THE WET SAND BY
AN INVISIBLE CHILD.


my health after spell of typhoid fever,
and in the house with me was fellow
from New York. Who was sick too. THIS
sort of drew us together, and we would
take our constitutionals in company. |
never could quite make out what Asbcrry s
complaint was, and he did not seem to
know himself, but would often get blue
about himself and say he was being killed
by inches. And he looked awfully bad,
too, with big, drcary looking eyes that
seemed as if they did not know what sleep
was and checks SO hollow that they showed
his teeth through them. He was well off,
even rich but he appeared to get as little
good out of his money as any one ! ever
saw and had a way of speaking as if it
was rather Il curse than not. We have all
met rich people that affected to feel that
way, but in this case it was genuine !
had only few more days to pass at the
seaside when l learned what was the mat
ter with Asbcrry and got a shock that
nearly upset me.
I'VE were walking along the shore ono
day just after the tide had gone out I"av.
ing the sand moist, and as we went along
l amused myself punching holes in it..
when all at once ! noticed that side by
side with Asbcrry's tracks ran those of Il
little bare foot There they were as plain
Il our own. | started back with Il cry, for
tie foot that made those tracks was not to
be seen, and yet they went on falling by
the side of AsbcTy's as if the person that
made them was walking close beside him
AsbcrTy turned at my exclamation, and,
CHANGING down at the tracks, smiled in q
slow, bitter way, but showed no astonish-
mcnt
= SO you see them, too?' he said We'll
what do you thinl: of my having seen
those marks running side by side with
mine for over five years.
Good God, l exclaimed, man, you
do not mean to say that this thing has
happened b,E0rc?'
Yes, do, said he. 1t happens every
day of my life It's that that's killing
But it is the most extraordinary
thing | ever came across, | persisted.
Is there no natural explanation of the
thing?
=" Well, ask yourself, the question
What explanation could there be? No,
am fully aware what it is that walks with
me-
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