Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-09-21

ture and makes me feel ner, 1us like"
Some tramp. I suppose" replied the
baronet. "Give him something. and
then tell him to be OF or I'll have him
| arrested"
"Oh, Sir Henry, look" And the
housekeeper pointed toward the win
standing. She had turned deadly pale
and clutched the baronet's arm in an
agony Of terror.
Sir Henry went over to the window
and looked out. 1t was q very dark
night, and nothing was to be seen.
After peering into the darkness for Q
few moments he turned back into the
room.
1T must have been your fancy, Mrs.
Johnson" he said. There is no one
there, or I would have heard him. You
had better go to bed. Late hours are
| bad for the nerves."
1T wasn't my fancy, Sir Henry.
saw the man look into the room there
just now. l could swear 1t. And his
eyes! Oh, Sir Henry, 1t was the eyesT
Eyes? What about his eyes? Don't
be foolish. woman. but go to bed"
His eyes reminded me"-and the
housekeeper's voice sank to a whisper
'of poor James,"
Sir Henry looked at her keenly. It
was a fixed, searching glance, that
made the housekeeper somehow feel
afraid of him, and she left the rooD
without saying any more.
Sir Henry flung himself into a deep
leathern chair and became apparently
absorbed in thought.
Strange" he mused; 'it was this
very night a year ago that James COM
mitted suicide. I don't believe In
ghosts. though, or I might have been
troubled with them before this. Hum
bug! When a man Is dead there Is an
end of him. Hark! what is that? I
heard step on the gravel, am surer'
He sat up in his chair listening, when
looking in at him from the window.
The eyes-oh, those eyes! Yes, the
housekeeper was right. Sir Henry felt
an awful feeling Of terror creeping over
him. He gazed at the man, and, like
one in 4 nightmare, became unable to
| move or speak.
Presently the figure drew itself bodi-
| iy up from the ground outside and
stepped into the room. 1t was a mis-
erable looking object, all In rags, with
wild, shaggy hair, and a strange mix
| ture Of fear and cunning in the great
staring eyes
Directly the man moved Sir Henry
recovered himself. and, starting up, he
i
that.
"Soaft. soaft, Sir Henry; doan't get
into a foos. joost woant to hove a foo
words with 'oo."
The man spoke in a queer, childlike
voice. very strange to listen to.
Sir Henry gIZed at the curious object
before him. What an unearthly thing
1t was, And those eyes! AS he looked
at them he became all at once reused
into a frenzy of rage and terror. He
made a spring at the man, and, seizing
him by the neck, shook him like a dog.
BY heavensw he muttered, "tf you
are not out of that window in two Sec
onds, I'll"
800 Will moorder me, loike 90 did
pore James"
The man spoke quite calmly, utterly
Indifferent to the sudden assault.
The baronet relaxed his grasp with
an oath, and then a reyulsion Of feeling
came over him; he sank back on a
chair, trembling all over, while cold
sweat broke out in great beads on his
brow.
"Yes, Sir Henry" continued the crea,
ture, delighted with the effect of his
words-and, coming closer, he leaned
over the table. staring strangely all the
while, with a savage, exultant gleam in
his queer eyes-"'oo moordered pore
James. moo 1t. He found letter from
'oor wife thot Is dead, and James, he
wrote TO me to Americky to say 90 was
a married man, and yet 90 was going
TO marry another 'ooman. When l
heard about his killing hisself, 1 say:
No; Sir Henry joost murdered him to
poot him oot o the way! And I COON
now TO have blud-bluid for bluid-
thot is fair. James. he was my cOosin,
and"
Sir Henry looked up. His face was
deathly pale. So fearful was his ex.
preston that 1t had even an effect on
the half-witted creature next him.
100 does look real bad" the man
said. starting back.
Sir Henry pointed to the window.
Cor he said-"gor'
"Yes; I'll 60 moo. Sir Henry. But
bluid for blnd: thot's fair; 90 must do
wot Is fair"
The man then. looking once more al
Sir Henry out Of his great, staring eyes,
vanished out Of the window.
The baronet lay back in his chair.
gazing fixedly at the strange. weird ng.
ure as 1t disappeared. and the words,
Blood for blood" kept ding-dong,
ding-dong in the ears Of the murderer,
sounding like his funeral d1rge.
The whole scene came back to him
with an awful vividness.
he had left that letter, the last letter
from his wife. on his table. and had
gone out Of the room, forgetting It; but
directly afterward he remembered II
and came back, but saw 1t was too
late. Burton was in the room, and he
knew by the mans face he had read the
letter and held Sir Henry's fate in his
hands. In that instant Sir Henry re-
solved that the man should die. He |
remembered now so clearly the wild
look of terror in his servants eyes as, |
waking up. he saw Sir Henry standing |
over him that night with the razor in
in hand. Then-ough! how the blood
spluttered and flowed! BLOOD for !
bloodr'-the words kept ringing away
in his ears.
Presently he arose and went to
drawer. He took out a small, silver. |
mounted revolver and examined II care |
fully. II was loaded in three chambers. |
Click! The empty chamber passed the |