Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-15


Manitou. Ingolby attacks Marchand.
who vows revenge. Fleda is claimed
by one Jethro Fave as his wife.
under gypsy custom which united
them in marriage when they were
children. Fleda rejects him and
jealous quarrel enSueS between Fave
and Ingolby. MarchHnd Stirs up
feud between the two towns in order
to foil lngOlby'S ambitions, His
projects are 20 be wrecked and he,
himself. thrown into the river. In
COLBY. in disguise. minglCS one night
with his enemies in ManitOu. Eaw"
reveals his deception and lngolby is
rendered unconscious by blow.
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
d ESOLTTEIN putting frCm her mind
~ any sense Of the supernatural, Sh"
shut her eyes with contidcnr" of coming
sleep. While she was. however, stu
within the borders Of wakcfulsrSS and
wholly conscious. she fc't the Thing
jump from the floor upon her legs aud
crouch there with that dcad"niug pres
,,.;,l, g,
M ""r' ~ ,ho rni,,l L,rsrIf and
-. W. lo.o,.,,,i,,oI hand to seize
the Thing. whatever it was.
Her hand graspcd nothing. aud again
she distinctly heard Il soft thud IL "t
something jumping on the floor. f'N-
aspcratcd. she drew herself out of bed.
) n. tto onr,Ilo o,o;r and hogan another
u EatI,i,,,, ,,.o. to no soon hut She
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~ nom Sho ,,.,n+ +o thc door nurncd
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ln oc,i, and .tunJ
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a.
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its poruerS oh,e '',U'' viz" ,rt,a
startied more N'o''"''a '"''" ,a. faa,
thins had sprung "S"'n W." WI ""
ana was crouchPu th'r'' NV q "N,
she waited lot IL iho',''n' |" "'"N
that she was not hlau, OF '"a' e'' N"'
not asleep or III nan drram' III ."e
pause, she felt the thihg ara" up TO-
ward her knees, dragging It's ood! a'ohE
with tigerlike cIoseness. and with tha'
strange pressure which was not welgH'
but power.
With cry which was no lohg''
doubt, but agonized apprehension. she
< threw the thing from her with a moti"r
of both hands and feet; and. Hs she die
so. she felt a horrible cold air breath
ing from bloodless body. chill hol
hand
In another instant she was on hen
,e.t again With shaking fingers sh,
I;ghted the candle vet once more. after
,rb;ch che LIGHTED n lamp standing upoi
.ho ohost of drawers The room wa,
s.lrost bri,IiontIv bright now.
wi, ,o,t,ro of inrredulitv sh
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