The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-07-10

OF light Brady's face was not toward
me. nor revealed clearly by the fire,
yet he held his head erect, his eyes
rowing over the deyilish faces The
wounded jaw was bound about with
a "trip OF bloody rag without speak
Ing. II yet seemed to me he Knocked
them, Once no twisted In his bonds,
and gazed az her as II he would utter
some word, but changed his mind. and.
for the frst time. look OF pain swept
into his face. Lappin saw the effort,
called out some foul insult, and a war
rior sprang forward. striking the de-
fenseless man across the lips. and
driving his head back against tho
stump
The vicious act drove me mad. and
stepped forth into the open. hingtng
my gun down In the underbrush, No
eye in all that swarm was turned my
way. In silence | moved forward I'M
I'll was within few yards OF the
struggling mass Then stopped, full
In the red glare OF fire, my arms up
lifted. and gave utterance TO deep.
sepulchral groan God alone knows
how awful was the apparition. To
them. In startled horror. | was the
dead man. standing there with CHASTITY
face, and arms outstretched. my ap-
pearance rendered more terrible by
the fitful CLEAN OF Are. revealing fea,
lures and form. glowing on torn red
jacket. and head slashed by scalping
knife, behind me the night and the
black woods. No doubt II was sight
to bring fear to any heart. but to those
murderers, their minds poisoned By su.
perstition, II brought panic---a terror
too terrible TO resist. They knew mo
In the instant; | was the spirit OF the
dead: | had come back for vengeance:
with clammy hands was clutching for
them. with sightlese eyes was seek
ing them out. There was one yell,
breathing forth the terror OF their
souls, | saw eyes, wild with horror.
staring at me; saw men run and
fall. scramble to their feet. and run
again; saw leaping bodies fight like
fends In an effort to get free Sise.
te.wah. struck by the rush. shrteked
like a woman, stared toward me from
where he lay on the ground, found hts
feet and ran caught glimpse OF
Renes face uplifted, the cross still
before her eyes; OF Lappn, hurled
over by the rush, trampled into the
earth by flying feet. finally regain his
knees. his face white as death. as
he stared back toward me with pro
trudinE eyes.
Again groaned. the unearthly
sound rising even above the din. seem
ingly echoed by the great forest and
flung back to earth again by the black
curtain overhead Az! II was an Gerry
sound. II even made my own flesh
creep. Crazed By the terror Of It.
panicstricken by the fears of others,
the fur trader leaped to his feet. hung
forward his rife and nred. The bali
sang past my ear. and walked
straight toward him. my CHASTITY face
exposed to the nre, my hands reach.
Ing out In blind clutchins- With one
yell, piercing. the yeip Of frightened
wolf. he turned and dashed for the
woods. staring back over dis shoulder
even az he crashed headlong into the
underbrush. For fear they might
pause when once under cover--ths
first spasm OF terror gone--I ran for.
ward TO the forest edge. giving utter
ance to another groan 10 spur them on
But This was not needed---terror awfai
terror had struck into their very souls
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