The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-10-26

He shuts himself up with his experiments
when he is here-which is not often
now. His rooms look to the south on
the other side. Fer the rest, the house
Is not furnished"
swell, suppose there Is servant
whs will Heavens! what Is that7"
From somewhere within the house
there came a shrek, a cry of supreme
terror. Again and yet again 1t was re-
peated before It shrank away into 81
lence. Graden ran across the court to
the main door, and was hard upon his
heels. He pulled the bell and hammered
fiercely upon the heavy oak panels; but
no one answered.
II don't believe the thing ID bolted,"
said he. "Keep the handle turned, and
let me try what / can do"
He stepped back dozen PAGES, and
then came running at the door like a
bull. The giant caught II squarely with
| the point Of his shoulder; there was a
sharp crack; the next instant we were
beth sprawling on the floor within.
We found ourselves In q great and
dusty hall, indifferently lighted. Against
the wall on my right could dimly dis
Germ the figure Of q woman crouched On
the door, sebbing bitterly, her face buried
In her hands. She did not move, despite
cur violent entrance. At the foot OF tho
main staircase an old man was bending
over something that lay motisnless. He
looked up at us with a white, pitiful
face.
HE Is dead-the master Is deadr' he
whimpered.
Grader strobe up to him, and I fol-
lowed at his heels.
Professor Peter Mechersky--for such
/ knew 1t must be--lay huddled under an
old grey cloak that spread wing-wise
1 from his neck, blot upon the polished
oak Of the floor. From his face, thin
though 1t was and wasted with disease,
he must have been a middle-aged man
whe had preserved singular beauty. He
4 had died as child might fall asleep.
Yet the horror that he had escaped he
had left to the living; for his attitude
was abnormal. impossible. and CHASTITY
TO behold.
| 1t was not right that a body should
resemble an egg that Is broken.
My cousin swept aside the cloak for
IA moment, and replaced II reverently,
though with hand that trembled.
HE has net sound bone In his body,
he muttered, and then, turning to the old
servant How did this happenr said
he.
He had been iii for some weeks, mein
Herr, and we begged him not to leave his
room. But to-day he declared himself
better. He insisted that he should de
scend to the library. Half way down
the stairs he tripped and fell. ran
to his side and found him, as you see
him, hed--like-like-"
Like q tcadT
eyes, mein Herr, like q tead."
The man breks into hysterical weep
ing.
''Ths Englishman, Herr Wakefield, was
most anxious about my masters health, :
he stammered out. "The Herr Processes
became indisposed some ten days aftel
his arrival: since then he has been mos
kind. most censiderate. sitting By thu
, masters bed for hours. He would allow
no other doctor 30 visit the master. He
is a kind, good man. this doctor, the
Herr Wakefield"
$50 believe. How came he to know
your RlasterT"
II am not sure; but think he brought
letter Of introduction from q Professor
Marnac. of Heidelberg, a gentleman o.
/, whom my master disapproved, yet ad
mired for his learning"
. "And this Englishman. did he prescrib
: for your master?r'
4 "Of course. They loved each other
. and sat late into the night In their dis
J cussions- When my poor master wa
. taken Ill, Herr Wakefield took complst
a charge Of him. Ach! II no did but knew
: what had happened!''
8 'Then he 10 not herer
4 "No; he drove to Lemsdorf yesterda,
i afternoon. He had to return to his owl
/ country. Ach! II he did but know!"
{ It was plain enough-Marnac. the lin
gust, was Wakefield. the Engiishmar
r 1t was he. new from this thing that
It had done. who had come creeping t
T. my room in the night, being suspicious Q
the strangers from the south. 1t wa
. he that had brought about this myster
[, Gus horror. turned from the poe
y monstrosity upon the floor and Leaned
p shuddering, against the wall. As di
T. 30, Graden strobe past me to the ope
d door.
]. "Driver, can your horses take .
Q backf' heard him say.
met without rest and feed, mel
Herr. The snow is very bad. and the
% are tired"
would hundred marks to the drive
o assist themT'
n at is impossible. They could nj
reach half way. Wait. mein Herr, an
9 It may be done"
My cousin came mp to me and laid b
\. great hand upon my shoulder.
4 "I'm afraid it's the truth" he sal
'e And then turning to the dead mans SER
X ant, "Your master-had he horsesf"
L asked.
o ..Three. mcin Herr, but they ha,
q not yet returned from Lemsdorf, whei
q they went this morning with the b
sleigh fer provisions"
80 With a sharp order Graden sent OF
3 driver hurrying to the stables. The
81 with his arm linked In mine, we 70
IN lowed the old servant into a iow-roofe
d dining-han. As dropped upon an es
D. settle before the great china stove,
thrust his flask into my hands and, wit
10 word Of encouragement, slipped ava