Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-08
The l1Z1 Nl0lK
"And with what resultr"

And with what resultr'
mo one save those who gave the
sign has entered the yard.
"Or Swallowed the house from tho
street." insisted Valdermere.
DO you think that Victor D6neau
has followed you here?" he added.
Il think not" replied valdermere.
"and yet. I may have travelled ON the
same train. for his DISCUSSES amount
almost to witchery-stiil. l believe
should know him In the guise OF q
devil--or saint-there Is something
about him that Is ominous-forebodin
the nearness Of his sieepless. attenu.
ated person has begun to haunt me.
There Is something dcvillsh In this
trail-somethins uncanny. have
grown 80 used to his shadow that
can feel the distance that divides US.
II he pauses. there Ii some subtle
change In my temperature. and md
myself waitins-waiting for him to
come. II ! pause feel he draws near.
er for . short time-then he too
pauses. Once felt 4 strange senSa-
ton which warned me that all was
wanting. ! could not tell what. I felt
iil.atease. with that inward sense Of
warning that all was not well. that =
change had come over me. = physical
and Intellectual change. n part OF my
purpose was sone-an incompietencSx
Of environment. Of intention. OF action
and Of motion. A strange inner sense
that ] must 30 back. as " ! had left
something In my path. must return
and look for II. and 10 for days. some.
thins-somc force unknown even to
me. seemed to drive mo backbone
voice seemed TO command me TO pause
to turn baek-and no pcrsis,cntly
was I haunted by this ono dictate. i'm.
PEELED BY incxplicabie subtle force.
that ai last I did pause-i turned back
II rctraecd my route. and. strange
to say. that undcanahic force assert.
cd itscif-a certain relief Of the ten.
sion that had s~ayed mc-a certain
approval Of the unknown subtle force
which impciicd mc-ana-"
"Bc calm. my friend: this Ii nn.
worthy Of you: you must rest. quiet.
you have oscrwosked.-
My friends. II may seem strange
10 Observation-Disclosures, ! have a
conviction tha; Victor Dcncau and I
will never part company until ono Of
us Is dcaa-his !!fc and mine will
cross at some poini-ihc shadow uiil
destroy tho man or tho man will dc.
s,roy the shadow"
"Aud YET said Dc Tavcnicr. ''ihcrr
Ia still another shadow greater than
Dcncau's-s shadow which obscurcs
all others. which falls but once upon
q man never To risc-shc Shadow of
The Death Committee
I shuddcrcd as heard these words.
which were spoken In a iow solemn
tone. and my heart seemed In shrink
as I pictured the awful fate that
awaited the 'ircicss detective. whose
corpse. I felt sure. would mark the
end of his remarkable trail.
A silence had fallen upon us. a. IL
some ghosts had walked among US.
Suddenly a loud cians from the
clock in the hall brought us TO our
feet.
"tt IL now time TO depart said the
old man. and as he spoke heard the
rattle Of carriage wheels upon tho
shell drive. and in a moment Gabc
had entered the parior.
As ~c left the hall. I turned my
face TO the stairway. hoping to catch
a last glimpse Of Marie. but. alas. she
was no, there. II was with a srca,
effort that I controlled my emotions.
for was madiy struggling against an
aimos, irresistible impulse TO ny 10
her room-to seize her in my arms.
and defy The Invisible Hand which
I now hated almost to frenzy. I mas.
tered my feelings. however. and as
we approached the carriage turned
boldly and looked up toward her win.
dow. and there saw her.
De Tavenier and valdcrmere had
entered the carriage and the old black
stood silently holding the door ajar
for me. but I gave him no heed. I
waited kiss TO the woman I loved
something fell at my feet. stopped
and picked a great white rose from
the shells. and lifting my eyes again.
I kissed II fervently and placed 1t
against my heart.
The carriage rolled away into the
streets of the crowded city-crowdcd
even a, midnight. and we were on our
Journey to Dead Mans Cave.