Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-02-07
except ourselves could be induced to set

except ourselves could be induced to set
foot III the apartment.
The creature WAS awake. This was
evidenced by the conNuisivr manner in
which the hedclothcs We're moving in
its efforts to escape. There was some
thing truly terrible in beholdinp. as ii
, We're. these struggles for liberty which
Vet We're invisible.
Hammond and myself had racsei our
bi Tins The long night 10 d%iscnN,. some
means by which we might realjz, TN
shape and general appearance OF the
isnia AS we'll as We could make
out. by passing our hands over IN,
creature form. its outlines and line..-
nients We're human. There was a
mouth; n ound. smooth head without
hair: II nose. which. however. was lit
tie elevated above the cheeks: and il.
hands and fee. felt like those ut i. boy.
AT first we thought OF placing The o.-
ing ON Il smooth surface and ~tracitl.
Its outthi" with chalk, as shoemakcrS
trace the outline OF a foot. This plan
WAS given mp as of no value. Such al.
outline would moi give III" slightest ider
OF its conformation.
\ happy thought struck ms. W.
Won take a cast of ii in plaster. This
wculd give us the solid figure. and sat
isfy all our wishes. But how to do t."
The movements OF the creature would
disturb the setting of the plastic GOV
ering. and diStort the mould: another
Thought. Why not give it chloroform:
III had respiratory organs-that was
evident by lis brcathing. once re
duced I" a state of insensihility ".
could do with ii what We would. \
doctor was sent for. and after the ply
stefan had recovered from the fir,
si!och of ;tfnazenlent he proceeded 1.
administer tn, chloroforln. In three.
minutes afteiWard We wer. enabled 10
1'alnnNa fln. tnttat. r,..,, -.
body, and q modeler was busily en-
gagged IN covering the invisible form
WIN inols! clay. In five minutes more
ne mad Il mould, and before evening :,
roush fac-simile OF The mystery. ii
was shaped like Il distorted. un-
coulil. and horrible. but still II man. III
was small. not over four feet and som.
incheS i'm height. and it's limbs re
Nralcd Il muscular devciopmenl thai
Was Unparalleled. Its face surpassed
II h~lde"usness itnythit,g had eve,
S7c11. tiusrTv0 fore r%oTfcefvrr-
.Any'nins $" horrible. II was The
ptiysiogony of what ! should fancy u
stloul might be. II looked as if il was
capable uf feeding on human flesh.
HAVING satisfied our curiosity ANA
n"rlni every one in ,he house to So
ciecy. it become ii question what was
to be done with Our enigma. |, wa.;
Impossible tilt We should keep such a
horror in the house ii wnS equally inn
possible that such an nwfui being
should be let loose upon the world.
confess that / would have gladly voted
tor he creatures destruction. Rl.i
WAC would shoulder thc responsibility
Who would undertake. 10 eXecui. hi.
horrible seinDlancr of :, human being"
h .noSt singular pa, of the affair.
WIS that We We're entirely ignorant of
what the creature babituallv fed on.
Everything in the Way Of nutrimenf
That we could think of WIS placed be
fore ii. but WAS never touched. II was
awful To st,Iid by. day after day. and
SEE the clothes toss. and aeal, The hare:
breathing, and know that il was dyins.
Ten. twelve days. . fortnight passed.
and ii still lived. The pulsations of
The heart. however. were daily grow
ing Fainter. and had now nearly
ceased. 1T WAS evident that the crea-
tula WIS dying for want of S~ustenance.
J" ME TINS terrible life strlSSi Was go
ing on | felt miserable. could NOT
sleep. Horrible as the creature was.
ii was pitiabie to think of the pans.
1T was suffering.
At last ii died. Hammond and found
IL cold and stiff on" morning in tn.
bed. Th" heart had ceased to beat.
the lungs TO inspire. We FASTENED ia
bury il in the garden. 1t was IL range
funeral. the dropping Of the vicwless
corpse INTO the damp hole. The cast
OF its form Hammond has still.
AS j am on the eve IL long journey.
from which | may not return. | have,
drawn up this narrative of an event
the most singular that has ever come
To my knowledge.