The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-19

SAVIOR It seemed unnecessarily harsh
treatment 10 accord a harmless little
ghOSL whose sole object doubtless. was
70 get out and take a constitutional in
4 the only hours set apart By custom for
ghosts 20 walk abroad. II seemed more
decent Of human being 20 avert his
head AID let the little thing take adVan-
iage OF MS pretended Indifference out
Of the corner Il his eve the young man
was quite sure he saw the small black
ShoSt slip down the old staircase IN
company with sweeping black shadow
and vanish through the doorway. its
Hight accelerated By the fact that CadO-
slip through h. fingers 10 the floor with
with a smart rap.
No matter II was out. anyway, and
he did not want to smoke again Let
s-n0Esless pipes lie No, that was
wrong Let pipeless dogs smoke IL
dion sound right, but what odCrS2 The
main point was-Ead he done right IN
/ permitting the small black wrath to
/ escaDe2 Perhaps ghosts had no right in
SfIDctS Of gratitude. PERHAPS IL merely
! wanted to stalk forth and Jake unto Il
self other Specters, divers and sundry-
CilriollS- II was now coming back.
ana quite openlT-CreepinE on it's hands
and Knees ~ At the window squat
ma Snant-looking spirit black as Jet
and quite solid to look at creeping.
creeping ever stealthiIy nearer and
nearer-rolling its glisteninS white eye
! b is
Abruptly Cadogan found himself on
I his feet, his blood chill with terror. 2
shout OF fright ringing in his ears-his
own voice, had he but recognized IL
And ere he could recover from this
I hslf-Waking nightmare the squat black
malignant shape that had crept so eau
JloUsiy- 50 silently in at the window
( erected Itself into the semblsnce OF a
! threat.
| IN a breath he was thrown 10 the
floor and was rolling over and over IN
! The embrace Of the Thing, fighting with
q ~ ~ -1e ton -
/ the MORALLY terrifeS and the com
Z plsteIy surprised
simultaneously the lights went out.
candleStlcks gathering upon the floor.
! he heard Terry's roar Of rage and de-
! Spair, h crash the softer, heavier fh1Id
: Of a falling body
But the fetid, charnel smell Of the
: Thing that Cluu- 10 MIN funrTUE- 1zh-
/ bering. tearing at his throat with huge.
powerful fingers. sicEened him and rob
: bed blIu or his strength And when he
[ opened ms mouth 10 gasp for breath
I tneTe was suddenly thrust between his
teeth q NEad Of cloth He bit upon it.
: 8aEgInS. and without exactly under
standing how Il had come about found
nlnseii lylns prone, his wrists p5niousd
( behind Ms back IN single Vise-Iil1e
! hand, ms lace ground into the floor by
the other handr and the weight Of the
! Thing concentrated in the sharp knees
I digging into the small CT his back.
: Terry was silent now All was ST.
: lent indeed save his own irpeded
scufIilTl=s and the rapid breathing OF
{ the ThiEE-
Then there came a sound OF heavy.
! ShC1 feet and his wrists were caught
I about with bit OF rope which was
/ drawn tight and knotted. His ankles,
too were secured and another end OF
rope forced between his teeth and tied
at the back Of his neck so that he
could By no means eject the gag.
{ Then the weight was removed from
/ his back strong hands caught him
beneath the arupits, half-lifted. half
dragged him a little way and threw
: nun into a corner like a piece OF
/ sackinE-
! From similar sounds he judged thar
Terry was receiving the same treat
[ ment- \ voice said something in an
| indiStin Euishable grumble, and was
! answered by a whine like that Of
/ COwed animal The overturned Ian
] torn was taken up from the floor,
( with q rattle Of tin. and reIiEhted.
1 nc could not sec by whom, because his
I face was to the wall and for the time
/ being he was unable 10 move
He lay in extreme torture, mental as
well as physical. listening, watching the
glow Of light fade upon the strip OF
: paneling before his -eyes-fade and die
away together with the sounds made BY
two pairs OF feet. one Of which trOd with
heavy heels. while me other Shufled
with naked soles-
8 After FIVE minutes or more OF strug-
q bling he managed 10 work himself over
on his back, but he could see nothing,
for the room was wrapped in UnbToken
darkness For moment re could hear
nothing save somebody's IabOred reSpf-
& "a tion-Terry's, at q fair guess
Then dull, heavy. continuous. crash
uUon crash reSOunded through the cor
ridors and rooms Of the old house aC-
Campanied by a splinterinE. Tendi1E
noise
Il seemed that the Genius Of the
Place hiding his own good time. had
/ triUmphed.
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