The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-14

sam gradually ceased barking and
returned to the hearth, but he re-
mained restive, his head raised his
eyes glowing, and he groWlyd inces.
sanity.
Ulrich in turn recovered his senses,
but as he felt ready to faint with ter
ror he went to the cupboard i'm search
of n bottle of brandy. He empticd sew
eral glasses in rapid succession. His
ideas became vague; his courage re-
turned; burning fever coursed
through his veins
He ate very little the next day and
drank more alcohol, and FOR several
days he was as drunk as n beast. So
soon rs he thought of Gaspard H2ri
he would reach for the bottle and drink
until he fell to the floor drunk. And
he remained there upon his face dead
drunk, snoring, his limbs sprawling.
But scarcely did he recover from the
effects Of the wild, fiery liquor than the
cry, always the same, "Ulrich.' shot
through his Uranium like a bullet and
| he would stagger to his feet, clutchng
| some object to prevent him from fall
| ing, calling upon Sam for hclp And
| the dog, which, like his master, seemed
| to be growing mad, would throw him.
! self against the door, scratch it with
| his paws, gnaw it with his long white
teeth while the young man. with the
| collar of his coat turned up, his head
! thrown back, drank as though he were
| taking a refreshing drink Of cold
water after n long Journey the brandy
! in long, deep draughts, which again
drowned his thoughts, his rec1llcctionS
! and his consuming terror.
/ T., -
! alcohol Eut this prolonged debauch
| merely stupcfcd his terror, which,
which when awakened anew, was the
more indomltable as Ulrich was unable
to control himself. His mania inten-
sihed by a months drunkenness and
increasing constantly in the solemn
solitude, gimleted him. He moved up
and down in the apartment like an an
imal in cage, putting his ear to the
door, expecting to hear the other there
and defying him with that wall be-
| tween them
Then, exhausted, he would fall into
doze and presently hear the voice
which would make him jump to his
feet, Finaaly one night he, like cow
ards who are at bay-fell upon the
door and opened it to see the one who
gust of wind struck him full in
the face chilling him to the bones: he
slammed the door and pulled the bolt
without noticing that Sam had jumped
outside. Then shaking with cold he
threw wood upon the fire, in front Of
which he took seat, warming his
half-frozen body. But suddenly he
was startled. Some one was whining
and scratching the wall
He yelled, mad with fear; Go away
from here" The response was a long,
dOlorous, plaintive whine.
Then terror seized the little sanity
left him. He repeated: Go away from
here" looking about wildly for cor
ner in which to hide. The other still
whining, moved around on the outside
rubbing up against the wall Ulrich
jumped toward the oak buffet. which
was full Of crockery and provisions,
and, lifting it with superhuman
strength, he dragged il to the door,
making barricade of it. Then, gath,-
ering up all the other furniture-the
mattresses, the mats, the chars-he
piled them up against the window. just
as one does when one is besieged by
an enemy.
The one on the outside now howled
lugubriously and the young man re-
sponded in almost similar tones.
And for days and nights they hOwled
The enemy in the snow constantly
moved around the inn scratching the
wall with force which threatened to
demolish it, the other, within, followed
all these movements, ever on the auI
NiVe, his ear pressed against the stones
| answering the dismal apDpalS frnn,
without with horrible. cries.
He awoke without the remotest rec.
objection of what had taken place
without an idea, without a thought, as
If his head had been evacuated durinE
this long deep sleep. He was hungry
He took some food