Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-06-21

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'ohas iisck'eoerry business ! i"e""' y,
Know. Whatever might I'VE iearhro
AGAINST MS charac'er ana pursuits ! III
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'u up 10 tne house. .s,.,,.,
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u summons which echoeu d's"'"''y iron
rovni 10 ROOM WITHIN.
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pushing my way through tnc WILDERNESS
VI Weeos 10 tne oack o, 'ne MOUSE
went TO the lcit. ana ! had skirteu .hc
sue OF the building. ana arrived az tne
nack, when movement Ut u hal,-s""''
'ered WINDOW attracteu my "t.en'ioh.
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CHAPTER NN.
My only answer was rush for the
door behihd her' through when the I'M
cnnny creature retreated, loudly slam
ming It attcr ner ret'r'hg FORM. ran
down the ROAD TO the gate where the
landau awaited me- ana wrenched OIL the
chain.
Drive ih' l said' curly.
III rev more moments we had stop.
ped at the BACK OF the mousse. whittier !
had hidden the driver proceed. ns 'elt
tnat ! sho"'u NOT DC nD'e 10 DreaR III
thnt sohd.iookihg uoor OF OAK nor uhiast'
On the closeiy barred shutters. pro-
ceeded forcibiy to wrench up the lower
SASH OF the window through which ! had
looked.
Hardy had ! done SO when the huge
dog, which had been anxiously awaiting
Its opportunity, leaped out. l stood
ready, with my blood up, FOR the encoun'
ter, but with snnrl IN my direction nc
sprnng past me towards the landau, up.
on which he began to fawn. with whin'
ings and contortions OF his great body.
Having made an opening for myself
! climbed through the window and drop
ped down Into vast and gloomy kitchen.
instant the errand upon which ! had
come. and then suddenly something scut'
tied across my feet.
1t was hairy-lcggcd spider, with a
fat, bloated body as large rs a shilling
piece. l sprang aside. for l had always
had II lOathing OF spiders. Myriads OF
spiders limpcd or darted along the boards
ana their crowdlng bodies ana wrigglins
legs gave. from distance, an effect as
though the walls themselves mud moved
With all speed ! got myself out OF the
repulsive room, opening the door through
which the OLD woman had disappeared
ms round, LED into bare. wide pas
sage with stairway ut one end. Hali
way up was small landing. with a door
ana WINDOW past when would nave
gone had not something sprung out q
| me win the unexpected Vic'ousness 0f q
Jack-in-the-ooN'
hau JUST time 10 wnrd OH dow ann