The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-21

NNif lIN 10 NNhf li'I w IVY dNAAHf nus
Flc read the thought IN my eyes. and.
cyading me with surprising agility. She
ran 90 the lamp and cxilneuishcd H.
There was n m0cking laugh. then 81
lcnce Hastily striking match. re-
~ the lamp and looked about me. The
woman was nowhere 10 be- seen. ] had
heard no door open or close. and yet
she was not In the room. Besides my
self there vas no living thing there, OK
ccpt the golden cat. which came 20 me
and rubbed herself against my legs. !
had not noticed her before; hut evident
" she had been asleep Ia some corner,
and NY entrance had aroused her.
could not very we'll search the
apartment. 50 ! waited few mo-
ments and then returned by the bal
cony 10 my room. The light In the
neighborng apartment sircamcd out
from the window, but there was no
sound 10 Indicate living presence.
As | pondered on the AFFAIR began 81
feel vague fear Of this woman with
her strange beauty and her enlgmatir
smile who said 10 me. 1T * YOU" as "
she knew me. | could not drive away
the memory Of those green eyes That
had flashed ut me- through the dark
ness as she cxtingushed the lamp. nor
OF the electric shock that had thrilled
me once when touched her hair with
my hand.
Scarcely was IN bed again when !
felt a weight fall upon my legs. II
was the golden eat pushed her
away. bui she returned. Finally |
nj IaaIl "a
troubled sleep. with this strange COM
pnnion, as on the other night, still on
uiy bed
The next night ! ngaln entered my
strange neighbours apartment. She
seemed not surprised TO see me now.
and we chatted together for half an
hour no thc ord Of which time she dis
missed me with smile. hut IN q way
NOT To hc denied. and returned 10 my
room. She had told me that her name
WIS Linda. but beyond that she could
give no Information about herself
And so % ran ON for week. What
had taken place on the fcriud night
was wprptd again and nrnln. SurCc-
u lmd B icfi Linda and returned 90 my
OWE runW WHEN tle guldll cat api
ucnrrl. lrauei ON nay bed. Installed
herself = crc ana remained until morn
+ Ing knew nolt 90 whlm the animal
hcloU1rl. Onrc when I suohc or H.
I i.inia nh "Oh yes; NY cat la II
mot rho ono While, tC'ms to Doc all uf
gollT' Nuthirg new took place Int,
urvpf' c,s li,.lc hy liiH. lp mHugl
be terror took pos session ~ Inc
Tlrfr were moments when the7c
two lpIugs with their great Lrccn
ewes. their supple movements and
their rl0u of golden hair became COM
fuucl in Wy mind. ana seemed to me
90 De- uaiy Use dual form 81 single
soul in spite uf my opportunities 0f
Linda. ard uly efforts to surprise Ter.
lad rcycr been able tn see them at
the same timo tried 10 reason with
myself 90 convince myself that. as "a
matter of fact. there was nothing ahsu-
luicly meXplicahlc ln what had hcfall.
cn ne. / rallied myself on being afraid
% woman AMI pet eat Aud then.
M n result OF my reasoning. | found
that, IN reality, was afraid neither OF
the animal nor Of the woman. hut Of a
symbollcal duality which existed only
In my own mind.
| actually suffered from this ohscs
sion. Alter the nights in q cir Trcscnc,
! had days Of secret torture. such ~
mndmcn undergo. Little 10y little q
resolution was born. grew nnl glpenct
in my mind; Tie woman hold mc hN
her beauty; hut ! resolved That
should XII the animal
onc evening. before gclng 90 Linda
room, | had out from my supply u
drugs pot of glytcr'uc e. flask nf hv
ducyanIc acid. and one of those littll
glass ticks that chemists call miXin;
rnds.
When ] rcgalued my room che cat
as usual followed mc there calle,
10 her and shc ran to me. her hacl
q archcd. Ter tail ercCr purrlng ! tool
the glass TOD. dipped the point lu th
glyccrinc and held it toward the ami
. NAL. she licked % dfy with her ros.
tongue. ] repeated the operation thru
b times. The fourth time dipped a.
p rod In the acid. The ca licked u uu
D susplciuusly. and Immediately she b,
, came rigid Then she bounded int
r the air and rolled over and over ]
, terrible agony Finally she fell hac
ON the floor With fearful cry a IN
r man cry one would almost have sait
4 She was dead.
With great beads u Precipitation o
y my temples and my hands ircmblin
violently. leaned over the war;
, body. Her staring eyes had a look
y them that frozc ne Her black an
J. swollen tongue stuck out between ~
J. sharp, white teeth. Her limbs WEI
extraordinarily contoried. With n
y extreme effort NJ will. took the an
, NAL up by her paws and left the hous
y ! hurried straight before me down n
u deserted street Ia the Quays. aud thel
r. threw my burden into the river
Untll day hruke wandered nhol
y the city. ! knew not where. AZ la
y the sky grew pale with the comlr
y dawn. and | decided to return 20 m
house As my hand touched the doo
y knob. shivcrcd ! was afraid ~ fin
y ing still alive, as IN Poe's celehrat,
y story. the animal | had Just kllle
y Hut no; my room wds empty. ! tiur
" myself exhausted on the bed. For Il
p inst time In days | slept. sure Of bciI
alone.
u Next day ;hcy told me Linda IA,
y disappeared. I'm her room were foui
W her ciuthCs-cveryi she had cVl
to the illmy wrap she had always wo
~ when had seen hcr-hut nothing "a
u could reveal her Identity. The prop
~ ctor had rented the apartment
" "Nllle. Linda, Lyric Artist lie I'm,
~ nothing more about her Who she "
y, and whittier she went wmain a IN,
20 terry for which the story ! have IA
y, offers the only hint 81 a solution. 81
NJ 1anclsc, ArgOnaut.
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