The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-04-20
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about her. He also knew that sh
knew that he knew she was there
and that she knew that he kneN
that he was up here. He wOndereu
what she was doing and how she wa
doing 1t. Was she watched by som
argus eyed savage who was on
bond for her security and who KEEP
tab on her every movement and hat
II. string to her through the silen
watches of the night? Or was sh
free to come ard go as she chose
and il SO how many and which
Would she signal him again wi,l
the same wall, or had she brok el
and lost part of it so it wouldn'
work? These and many othe
thoughts passed through our hero'
brains as he laid wide awake among
the rocks on the summit of Noun
Pleasant. We think we mentioned
that he was up there, but it won
hurt anything to repeat it.
1t was past midnight when Albert
thought he heard suspicious sounds
on the other side Of the barrier al
rock. He listened long time OF
less, and finally concluded to arouse
Wetzel and get his opinion about it
This he proceeded to do. The cid
hunter closed down his throttle valve
and eased up on his snoreinctum at
the touch of Albert's hand.
whats up?" asked the old hunter
as he arose to a sitting posture.
Albert told him, and the old hunt
er chuckled at the thought of how he
had surprised his foes with his barri-
cade. He knew they had no ladders
and hadn't sense enough to make
one, and in fact, wouldn't know one
If they saw it. They would hammer
away at the stone with their toma.
hawks, until they got tired and then
they would wait until morning and
find some way to climb over and get
killed. lie laughed as he heard tn a
sound of the stone hammers upon
the outside, and rolling over on his
side again he was fast asleep in Il
second.
But the young hunter still tossed
upon his downey couch.
He felt that lie would yet hear from
Rose. He didn't hardly think that
he would get letter from her or that
she would send him telegram, but
he f, 1t that she would communicate
with him some way. This feeling
grew on him as the night went on,
and finally he arose and went over
to the point from whence he had
reviewed the celebration of the day
before.
At this point, the rock forms
blank wall of perhaps fifty or seventy
five feet from top TO bottom, and
looks as though it might have been
sawed off from another piece Of the
sam size, which of course it wasn't.
Sitting here with his feet hanging
over and mingling their fragrance
with the signing night winds. Albert
became lost in reverie. Suddenly
lie was startled by Il sound beneath
lin. Looking down, he saw some
object rising slowly and hoatiug up
ward toward him. At first, in the
nclrtain light of the moon, lie
hought 1t was Il night bird of some
description. AS 1t camo closer
however, he discovered that it was
90 large for any bird within the
core of his acquaintance, and he
hought what he didn't know about |
birds it was no use for anybody to
ny to find out. On it came silently, !
oftly floating upward. Tho young
lunter now became curious and |
hen. nervous. Still on it came. 1t
vas,almost at his feet when he dis.
.ovefed the likeness of Il human be-
ng about it, but so puffed and bloat-
ID that it was suggestive of the fat |
woman in the circus. Bat the most
ingular thing about it Was tie
TRANCE manner that it was hoatil 6 |
Ipward, without any apparent |
luman agency. He know that there
vas no elevator to the cliff. He was
ertain that there was no lightning
cd by which person could climb |
nd ifthere was fire escape it had |
wholly escape hi, notice. He
ocked his gun and loosened his
.nife in its sheath as measure of
recaution, and arising to his feet he
waited the mysterious visitor.
The nearer the object approached !
he greater the mystery grew, for
Albert could now see that it came on
Without an effort and seemed to be
in it's movements by