Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-09

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stefan. an express manager and the
listener-not to mention a small cold
bottle and a small hot FOWL. The first
two. after the cold bottle began to get
low spirited-or, at least low IN splr-
IT'S which amounts 90 the same thing
in the end-grew reminiscent and told
experiences OF the past, before Jhey
were we'll settled in life and were StilL
fond of adventures.
The physician was the first 10 start
it. and he said. IS he rehlled his glass
slowly and looked meanngiy AT Ihe
waiter. who stood o respectful distance
away. L never could stay Ions IN
one Mace. even when j was q boy
was always travelling about the coun-
try mad seeing things FOR mySell.
have done everything from running
station in Nebraska 10 dispatch trains
in the East. and 10 was only rev
wears ago that 7 decided TO really so
into my present profession IN earnest
My uncle was then pracucing IN Gan
ads. and made a break for that coun-
try in just the nervous, decided way
l always so at tEings,as You KNOW,
while going through New AotA
state I stopped of 40 small town IN
the interior where an old chum OF mine
was living. and dropped IN upon MN
unexpectedly. ] also dropped IN upon
q funeral. which is not a Pheasant
thing 20 do. take it all in all NOT lnaJ
disturbed the procession, or any thlne
OF that sort. for / did not but my ola
friend had a friend rOOmlnS win nun
who died the night before, and iouno
-rcr, DreDariny 10 sit uD with the BODY
alone The rooms were in an OLD
rausNacklv house. q good ways from
any other dwelling. and 1t was not
the most cheerful place IN existence
NV any mems. OF course, Tom was
clad TO see me. openly because we naa
nor seen each other for so Ions, ana,
sscrerlv. I know. because ne dld nol
orite relish the idea Of sitting all nlsht
long with that poor dead chap behind
him. We talkek Of old times and our
ms and downs for the last few years
until late that night before 1t oiS ule
in the living room. ana Jeh ZEN 70
taking turns at nopplng' WIN Suc
door of the room where Jhe oo"S l@5
oDened az our backs Along ABOUT 1
O'Clock. or perhaps later, Tom WaAeu
me with a pinch. and / saw az ouve
something had occurred 10 MIN IN"O ne
".Rv love Dick said he 4 forgot
all about what the doctor said. He Joid
me 10 watch that poor old Gresofl 5
head did not get bent too far on one
Side. He says il win do so, on account
~ some relaxation OF the muscles. ana
that I must stop In and twist II
straight again every hour or so.
O.. Very we'll said /, let's get ABOUT
it,ard picked up the lamp and start
"a into the next room. AT the TIRES
NH Of the door I looked back ana
saw Tom hesitauug as If he rather
disliked the idea, 80.
LOT YOUR nerve fail YOU now. Ihe'e
nothing TO be afraid Of. the man )
dead. ... .,.s IN in
5i-roDtlv q was only getting my
Foot awake Then he marched DoIa'y
jDt5 the room and took the liSnJ from
INV hand You are physician, sdl1
he. apparently forgetung lne lo~0 ...,5
had only just decided 10 oe one anu
had not even begun STUDY anu NNo"
more about such things than 90. 20
ahecI and fX poor old Gres' ana Ie1s
so back I'm cold
~Of course. I saw plainly tA~I oiu
was scared ana very nervous over 'Ae
whole Trims. but ! Renamed IIou
laughing and bent over the casNeI 20
see IN the body had twisted any, as Ihe
doctor had predicted. Yes, there ~
was. the head pulled down on the rlgh1
sboulder bv the contracting muscles
OF the neck. and giving him a very
uncomfortable appearance IN DONG So
Tekinr deeu breath / caught the
head as gently as possible between my
hands and lifted il 20 give the desired
tyvist-but there my efforts stopped
Suddenly. from the dead mans throat
tust as / got the head about ten lncneS
mn came a deeD, bO8rse groan, as III ne
we're in the most terrible agony mag
Unable. and the next moment Tom had
dronped the lamp and thrown himself
screaming at the door, I'm doing this
he struck il with his hand and closed
IL and the lamp going ouN we were
sbut I'm the room with The corpse, with
ont p licht. and I. 40 least. with q man
hair crazy with fear-Tom. Like @
demon he clawed ard scratched 90 the
door yelling like q fiend as he did 50.
until 1 was goose flesh all over from
the noise ne made.
AT last. after repeated efforts, /
managed To- set my hands on him, and
then on the knob of the door. and the
next minute I had opened the door and
thrown Tom through it into the next
room. Then I hastily lighted another
larnp and. trembling little rs 10 knees
and hands. went back alone. fully eN-
Meeting TO see the dead coming 90 life.
But I did not. the corpse lay peacefully
in its coffin where I had dropped il a
moment before, and not sign of q
STRUGGLE Of any sort was 90 be seen. I
Acknowledged was puZziej-uore
than puzzled. We had both heard dis
tinctly from the mans blue lips, Yet
ne was now as dead as solomon, APP
parently
what was the explanation TO this
uucanny thing. anyway Ny blood
was up rs / thought of it. and deter
mined % discover 10. Putting the
lamp on convenient table ] went TO
the coffin agoin and lifted The head
once more Another gr02p. weaker
than the first. followed the movement
and I lCuEej with great longing Co
let so and run for it rs Tom had done.
but I huns on and tried again. This
time there was hardly any sound. only
q Gain, puG OF The lips and Z knew
thCn what had caused the noise. The
lungS had hSd some air,in them rs the
body Law 90 fun length, and when the
neck was raised it depressed the chest