The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29

we have left.
skin garment of something resem-
bling woven glass, flexible as silk. It
recalled the famous worlds fair glass
dress, but was much finer in workman
ship. This strange coat of mail was
in one piece and covered the entire
body, limbs and feet, but down the back
II was split in a zigzag tear,
This remarkable revelation aroused
much curiosity, and the mans cloth
Ing was searched for some clew to
his identity. There was not so much
as a visiting card or a notebook-not
even a watch or a pencil, but in an
inner pocket was found a rather thick
packet, wrapped in paper like a
bundle of letters. II was opened, and
TO the amazement of the attendants re-
vealed a packed pile OF $1,000 bank
notes-175 in all.
The staff Immediately concluded
that they had a bank robber or de-
faulter, and communicated at once
with police headquarters. But there
was no report of any such sum hav-
ing disappeared. Advertisements were
placed in various newspapers without
success, except In the assembling OF
horde OF bogus claimants, Meanwhile
the only man who could throw any
light on the matter lay dumb and as
good as dead upon his cot.
This state of things lasted for two
months and a half. Early in April,
1899, the attendants observed a slight
but unmistakable return Of power to
the paralyzed limbs. The improve
ment continued, but was confined to
the left side alone. In a few weeks
more, the patient was able to use his
left arm feebly, and those around
eagerly awaited the day when he
should speak.
That day never came; the disease
held the larynx fast. In a short time,
however, he begged by signs for writ
ing materials, and scrawled painfully
with his left hand a series Of charac-
ters that were wholly undecipherable
by the attendants and doctors. In
spection by linguist proved it to be
very grabbed Russian, the translation
being simply: Where is my money!"
It was shown him, to his satisfac-
tion, and a Russian interpreter was en-
gagged. Strange revelations were ex-
pected, as a mystery of no common ma
ture seemed involved, but no revela-
tions were forthcoming. The patient
made only the most ordinary requests.
No language but Russian seemed in
telligible to him, and, in view of his
decidedly American appearance, it
was supposed that this had been his
mother tongue, to which the stroke
had thrown him back.
But in a few days he took to writ.
ing, slowly and with difficulty, for sew
eral hours every day, guarding his
manuscripts with the most anxious
care They were kept under his pill
low at night, and he was not willing
that any one should so much as touch
them. But his solicitude was not to be
prolonged. His partial recovery had
been attended by a dangerous lower
ing of vitality; his right side was
dead already, while the left still
fingered. In less than a week, as the
house-surgeon was making his rounds,
he was startled by a strange, cultural
sound from the bed of the paralytic.
He hastened toward it with the attend
ants, but the man had raised himself
to a sitting posture, as if completely
recovered. His mouth opened, and in
a voice of no human sound he ex'
claimed loudly: "Vive PAnarchie!"
and fell back again-lifeless. The pa |
pers cracked under his pillow.
The mysterious patient was buried
a mystery-and the funeral expenses |
were paid out of his money. The su-
perintendent, who had possessed him
self of the dead mans manuscript, |
sent 1t at once to a professor OF Ian
guages for translation. When the |
English version was returned, he read
1t; he read it and kept his counsel.
Then, the time Of his annual vacation
he left New York and
told no one where he was going.
First of all he went to Santa Fe,
n. NJ Thence, by horseback, he trav-
ersed the mountain trails of the north
western corner of the territory until
he arrived at the 'Lago de los De-
nonios"-the Lake of Demons. The
water bearing this uncanny name lies
N round, cup-shaped valley, which
20 years ago was green and empty
Few persons ever passed. but one day
l band of trappers found the valley
filled with blue water, and
)ordered with dangerous-looking blue
mud. Their ponies snorted and held
)ack from entering this mud, which
vas thereupon deemed bottomless. 1t
vas not surprising that cloudburst
,r a detected river should have filled
he valley. but it was observed that,
However the wind might blow, no
wave ever rufied the surface OF the
axe. 1t remained smooth and placid
IS if it had been block Of solid
lass. Game deserted the neighboring
ills and horses manifested the ut
most reluctance to approach the
TRANCE water, so that it is not re-
that the superstitious Mex
cans should have come to believe in
he evil Influences of the place.
But about the middle Of January,
500, passing traveller found the wa
ers of the lake much lowered, with no
uicksands in sight. More than that.
fresh breeze drove the blue water
reaking upon the shore, and his horse