The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-17
Copyright 1917. Wheeler Syndicate. Inc.)
By BOOTH HARRINGTON

rible Well said the old man this is the
worst looking place l have ever been
and | bet there is something terrible In
here and then some animal jumped out
from back in there and bit him where
and he said Oh some animal is biting
me right in my wonds Oh now ii is
biting me where my leg got broken ,
"Soon the old man died and went to
meet his Maker Well said Harold
wonder what better do So he went
back in the cavren and there was some
kind of something green back in there
and he was afraid probly it was the old
mans gohst and he saw something that
looked like some eyes looking right at
him"
"Musther Penrod! 7"
This was hail from the house. Del
In, the cook, emerged from the kitchen
door and stood upon the back-porch in
the sunset light. She addressed the
silent stable
"Musther Penrod Y rout there sim
where's, why can't y'answer me? Yer
father an mothers away fer dinner
an SOS Miss Marg'rut an I'm not goin'
to wait all night SO If We want amy
thing feat we better c'mln an eat 1t.
rs the last I'll cahl yer
However, she came to the door five
times during the gradual dusk to shout
"Musther Penrod" and various warn
lngs; but the stable remained stolidly
unresponsive. Finally she delivered
real ultimatum, and when IL proved In
efectual, retired permanently.
Certainly her voice had reached the
physical ear of Penrod. but 1t conveyed
no meaning; his mind had not heard
| Ii. PenrOd's self was in Il horrible cav
ern In the Rocky mountains with Har-
old Ramorez.
Like many another good soul moved
to attempt the REPRESENTATION OF vision
into manuscript, this author was not
aware how frail and treacherous are
the processes of the alchemy. The fact
that words are fixed symbols of things
concerned Penrod little; he thought
that the words he set upon the paper
meant all the things he heard and felt
and saw, in his minds eye, as he wrote
things which so stirred and thrilled
him that his hand had begun to trem-
bic as Ii sped, faster and faster, across
the pages.
He shook with horror of the awful
refuge discovered by Harold Damorez !;
he saw n green vapor shimmering in
ITS sinister hollows: he heard the
| shrleking of the canon wind across the
cavern's mouth. saw IL lifting and toss
ing the white hair and beard of Il
dreadful figure which lay there. naked,
torn and drenched He fled toward
the green vapor In the depths, only TO
turn back, shudderlng with CHASTITY
suspicious. while out OF the darkness
hundreds of cyes-eyes without bodies.
eyes without faces-looked at him and
began to come closer. and closer, and
| closer.
When such n situation IL thus con-
| ccived and developed I'm such mn au-
thor. IL seldom proceeds toward con-
vnlcscence but rather the symptoms
| become more and more malignant In
definitely. relief being obtained only
after the author has had n nights
sleep so II was but natural that Hnr.
old Ramorcz's suspicious concerning
| the green vnpor turned ont to be- well
founded. The vapor proved, indeed. 90
| be- the ghost OF the unfortunate Old
Man who Ind suffered 40 greatly after
/ t.als H.. ..aI IA
journey thereto, and nlso owing To the
Vaccinations Of Mr.. Wilson. for six.
teen long. previous years.
And. with the typical inconsistency
Of all ghosts. this one had undergone q
complete change OF character since
and all gratitude. IL seemed wholly
lnimlcnl 10 It's former benefactor. and
assuming the position of terror-in-chief
Of place upon which. I'm life. IL had
pronounced nm unfavorable opinion
and for which IL had shown no attach
ment whatever. II now appeared TO
have no affairs To call Ii elsewhere,
nor any purpose I'm existence save to
unsettle the reason Of one who had
shown IL nothing but kindness. For.
I'm truth. Harold Ramorez feared he
might go mad-and Periods mouth
opened and his eyes bulged fearsomely
as he wrote.
And that very instant the flame of
his depleted lantern died absolutely.
Harold Ramorez himself was not left
I'm more complete eclipse. Instinct
brought Penrod to his feet ut bound !;
and, as he looked out over the side of
the sawdust box toward the open door.
his state of mind was one that needed
the immediate reinsurance of sunshine.
And bright, warm. July afternoon sun
shine was what Penrod fully expected
20 see.
Instead. he looked into Egyptian
night.
Therefore II is not surprising that
when Penrod emerged from the stable.
n very few seconds later. breathing
somewhat disconcertedly, he bore in
both hands. ready for all emergencies.
an overweighty but certainly formld-
able weapon. which had come to his
hand as he slid down from the saw