New-York tribune., 1911-04-09

shin. II had not been there
when went TO bed the night be-
fore I'll confess was frightened through and through.
Something told me that ! walking in my sleep.
Something else told me that ! was dong more than
that. Can you imagine that linz my father son,
going places at night, but not knowing where; dong
things at night but not knowing what, my father
sonl But was /, What if during those night hours |
was changed into the son Of some devil:
"Supcrstition? Oh very we'll But the hundreds oi
State hospitals. Jim remind us how delicate balance
il is that keeps and keeps you and keeps the next
fellow normal pain-and ordinary man, keeps me and
keeps YOU and keeps him from bcing-a beast
At this point Jim looked over at Bailey little an
xiousy for Bailey possibly too earnest.
$50 lin, when | saw that brulsc on my shin and be-
gan to understand what it meant YOU can imagine
for Yourself. But know was wild, that all plain
w-i-ldl And when would hold up my hand and look
at it. | would shuddcr ! could not decide whether
that hand most mine or moSt-the individual who
was using it at night.
." tell YOU all this Jim, merely 50 that YOU appre
ciac how staggered when heard what heard that
arhc same morning | found bruisc on my shin,
Storing Park discovered that old Peter in the gate
house had been murdered during the night That poor,
harmless old mani You could have knocked me over
with feather.
at was then began to resent the red. red leaves
lin sat open mouthcd. 1t was almost beyond his
comprehension that the grim miracles OF 4 Stevenson
tale could be experienced by anyone VINO presumed to
be a legitimate banker.
"A whole world Of things happened after thS-little
things mostly that don't count. know for thing
that began to watch people 10 see II they were watch
ing me And then the tcrrors in the morning. would
look into the glass and brood over them. To think that
| carried upon my back a horse carries his ndcr. an
individual that could drive me into knew not what
could drive me into things could not keep FROM but
for which might some day be made to hang On, Jim.
Iim And then the park began to speak Of the murderer
as The Man | never shall forget 1.-THE Man.
THE next occurrence was about week later. The
L minute awokc knew something was wrong. |
had felt the same way the morning | had found the
brliisc on my shin. Furthermore, this time my lip
seemed swollen looked at it and cut rs though
il had been bumped lust then my mother and my SIS
ter poed past my door, and heard my sister whisper
and ask if | was up yet When my mother answered
ha, She didn't think was my sister told her IN whlS
ucrs-but could hear that she had seen me coming
into the house during the night about four clock and
that | was al dressed. ! could See him through my
door She was saving. | called 10 him; but he wouldn't
answer me.
81 looked at my shoes; they muddy. ! looked
for nv clothes; they were lying loose on the floor
looked al my hand ugh! 10 look at ones hand, jim,
and not 10 know what II has done
"But | was soon 10 find out. ! didn't want any
breakfast but / didn't dare stay away. ! went down
stairs passed Rex in the hall he little bullpup
Of mine; corscr too. When reached down to pat
him he curved his body away from tight against the
,U and with ears fiat raced back 10 the Kitchen ycp-
jng prayed that my people had not seen it.
"Im Of course YOU and are sitting here now peace
fil as can be- 50 YOU can't comprehend what was get
ting its hold on me II became then and there one Of
the things DO not like think about at night. That IS
whv looked YOU up for 4 bunl,y. could stand it
fairly we'll during the daytime; but at at night |
wanted there 10 be somebody.
II sat down to breakfast; but | couldn't lift my