The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1920-10-15

Though ! had never before seen a
Jack lantern. such knew this must
have been After u had disappeared
the woods seemed darker than ever
yet ! again trudged onward. picking
my way the best ! could through the
darkness. thankful Tor the Jack-0-
lanterns timely appearance and. un-
doubtedly. the saving u my life.
now hoped that the dangers were
al behind me and that ! would soon
fcarh home But all the demons u
darkness seemed turned loose in Pan
iher Hollow that night
When ! Wa within a mile ~ home
breaking ~ a dry twig and. looking
back. through the dim light saw
The form ~ man creeping up be-
bind mo- The villain held d long
knife Boz be- hand and kncw b. meant
% take ms Nc How ! wished for
similar weapon that might have
b. oui with him then and there But
having no weapon n any Kind
knew d saa q race for ne between
mf and ths murderous hiFhwayman
Realizing this started N through
ihe wilderness a. fast a. ms legs
would canY one on ! ran. and !
could tell from ihe sound ~ brrai
lnr n the undefhrlsh behind mo
hat ths demon vas following me ~
/ fI'l spord
on and un ! plunged. bot my legs
asfs nou weary from so much exer
ii1n and ! eouid trli that ms deadly
~ Nas gaining on ms ln The
darkness ! could hear ths painting II
hls breath a. b. approached ms BE-
fore me near The road stood a Larry,
over ihe pathway A. plunged of
3D. this ifrr there gas q disiufhanc.
anonF ihe hranlhrs overhead and
I with q piercinE scream a panther
spfanr doen. barely missing MS haci
and landing with ful force on IN,
shoulders n ths hifhvaymani
Though the dafkncas Was iutsuse.
could tel ffum che screams u N,
ranihef and he curses q the hirh
vaYman. that a desperate ftrurrl,
sas Fuinr on near me u woud b.
hrhi a. he death between ths hug,
panther AMI ths desperate villain.
hiIil hearing ihs struggle. I -
ihfm there ~ frhi ii oui and tnsl
my way toward home. thankful ~
another miraculous escape Tho pan
ihrf bad und1uhieily saved my M.
40 H. hand ~ The murierous hirh
aaymau Ths hirhuayman hat
tsn' me from hsinr slain hy thr pan
her
{ ! saf me- only a half mile from
hons. - ! hurried on AID iu = short
ilfns ! had smefrrd IRON Panther
Hollow into q Hsfs orcn onuntry
suuh saou b. a. home Thnurh ms
leFs sefr WAN and my tnecs Uorl
"a hkr rusty hlnrsa. ! Fastened on
I n1sssd over ths crrek vhers later
Haod ihr old water Mill. then took
my way up thf hil' 70 my home.
A. I approached TIE house cyery
thinr sesmsd wrapped IN silence and
no sln ~ hfs or lirhi about ihe
place Not etsn ne dim nrhi ~ a
and'r shown through The win.ioV
Could anything disastrous havs hap.
rsnrd o. ms uifef With sinking
heart slsppei ufon the porch 10
.hs sisftness I frli ny way o. che
door A. ! vas shout 10 Take bold
n ihs Knob a form srfanr from a
sheltered oornrf ~ tn poflh and a
pistol sas pressed against my head
"llauds up'" cried he holdcr u the
wcap,n. Move bat u muscle and
yuu arr drai'"
Ny hanls shoi up toward the sky
ard ! fralllri that ! vas never near.
" death than ai that n,omrnt 7
ruuld TEL the cold steel against my
bead and ihe rlick ~ ths weapon.
aosloi and waiting bat Cor ne pFrss.
inf ~ a hnFvf IN the darkness !
uuld n6i ~ he form. ! kneW the
rolcs ~ ths one vha stood 10 near
ms With he pistol pressed ~ firmly
against my head u was my wifoi
Could u b. that ! had c.capcd he
eid beasts and desprradoss u Pan.
ihsf Hollow bat o. D. ALLIED IN my
svu home hy ms uWn wife
-Nannir'" cried. my yoice scarce.
~ more thar q uhlsusf Instantly
ihf pistol fel fIum hef hands and
rashri against ihf ioor
rOh Ahmm h. t youf~ 30 "a.
aimrd q thought u uas thr De-.
nfrado vho has tecu rfuvinr arluud
hcre sinlr uirhtfan Oh. my dear.
DEAR husband What u had Killed
you'" and thriving her arms around
my ncgk she tainted in my arms
Tho nrxi morning ! arose early and
found Old ben waiting 10 b. fcd The
poor erramrv had hohbled home
sometime during the night. After
breakfast tuok nay way 10 the scene
n ihe night hsforv There ! hcheld
Ne cyidsncr ~ a tragic cncnuutcr
IN ihe Rad. side BY side lay the pan.
her aud the hirkWaxman. hoth dead