The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-03


as ne had just come IN from .he paiii.
Their lips We're stin with rear, put
they made us understand that tney
had become suddenly frightened WIN
out seeing anything TO cause IL. Not
one or US could even Try 10 qulet the
others. We could scarcely keep from
running out or the mousse. had never
been AFRAID pe1ore without any reasoi,
for 1T. The mousse was eXactiy as IL
had been III we hau seen ah!tiili's
like a ghost. II would not nave ose'i
so unnatural. hut that feeiins Oh Pc
ing terribly AFRAID or something VIII
out Knowing what IL was. was aWiui.
we stood still aWhiiet hoplns IL
would pass away, put when we began
to feel that the thing we We're alia'u
of was death III some lrlSntiui Shape,
we cauld ont stand II any longer anu
we ran through tne nan anu out upoii
the norch. the Two women screaming
and the dog ana cat swapping, shari-
ing ana howing.
The rear ieit us the moment we go.
out ON the porch anu we men LEI ,eit
foolish enough, can Tell you. we
were not long oeciuiIs tNit Mrs. puu
thorne had had nightmare anu nel
screaming had scared us an Mill ". ~
ana lccoruilsly coicluueu " ~ LII
asaln we did so' ieaNihS the man
with the women put we sol no iui
thef imam the uoor uPehiIS mn , ,le
room WheIe the ue'iiish oaii sun ,a'
upon tne tapie' lelt aus II ! "as o
ing ied out 10 I'VE tortureu u ue"tn:
Martln reit the saIle' anu we ran ou.
again as IL we were nyihs lo' uu,
llFes' ana l pelieNe 10 ihis uas .',a.
we We're. NO one coulu stay "iiuei
tHe 1iiiuehce Vi tn1' spe,' ioi az IL
Withoul losiiis ms iiihiu vi ms nie.
IT seems RIDICULOUS 10 creo,. IuJil hi;a,a a
thinS nowadays. anu haru 10 pe'feN.
that anyone Wouiu slse w ~, tU .hara
tnal mas llo Nlslpi1 causv, W.. '"., ,.a',
the ola mouse slanos vacant, any ,oI
may al thinh Hle coMaiu, uu,
Wouiu hot 20 alolie n',u !, a',u % ~ ,o
zen minutes tor uee" W s a. '"e '""'
Maitlh anu an ms iolNs a'us g. NJ
at my mousse untii tne. wen. wet ~
nau peeh considering .nal tlio.e oeioi1
tnis tIi's napp.I',u an" t.ia. ueI,uo,, ..,,
MN. IL WIS sooii Iouiu t"a' VIZ opei'
Is not On ,he iourr IL! III. w. ,;o, ~
we sot MS thi,Es 'ut M,,''u' WV, u,'',
culty' ! can teil YOU ,nousn' !. Mas d
Dig reiiel Wnen Nv we ioche' up '''e p''ee
and lelt IL 10 tseil.
What became Oh the pail young
buutlioIne asheu'
~, IT.. .l... L.. i l,.,,
put .oio mn va tl'ousn ma" "np
pcnsu rom i''ciel! openinS .ne ~
Witnout ,inh.nS so''it,I'l'S WI He, so
we pui'eu i. III ny .ti'a' @ VI ''ie nouat,
ana suppose II Is tne'e Ee,, uii,ess /, !.
mas Na,iisneu' as 'oulu cashs oeiie'e;
. couiu you teli me the exact pace
me souIS man asheu i",tm
10 you WISH 10 get H. .Aoher III
qulreu' ratHes,S;
les, l shouiu IKE 10 nave IT,: sup
pose 1 nave liheriteu III! sraho uncie
ionui,esS ior ouu thlhSS; anu l !iiihh
tliS Arapidn spHcIs "ouiu pe quite all
auuitioil 10 my coliectioh.
auIise you 10 nave notnih% 10 40
WIN IL. Npher sald: put IL you wish
" see ~. YOU Iaii easns nilu II. MARTIN
uuS i,oie ~! ~ III .ilc lloi. ceiiat. we
We, WIZ id aii"t =. & in". 'oil'',,oii eartn Mouiu
~" ~, ,'oin ,.'a, uo" ~ ~ e' We Pu' " hea's
n'dtrn,ro sa;d nm ,,oro h,,+ .,o oil,
mo ~ n,,rs,,od tba ;,,o,,ir,,. '"' VIC o'u
"xyiiI vn,, .o to tIe osi,,r e,r ,.o,
"Vos ond toLa =. -. ,,'i.,, ~, WI.
has the l.ev of tho hnmsa",i ,@' ''e' "'
"Armstronp tho nrasa,t o,.ror
don't tbinl, he will orioct ~ ,n,,, ,,.,,
ing il"
This concluded the story te,,;ng and
we separated for the night was now
erfully impressed by the old mans mar
ratiye. and NEXT morning 7 easily oh
tanned Budthorne's consent to accom-
pany him to get the bone ball. We
reached Armstrong's place about ten
o'clock and found him in his front yard.