Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-03-05

,,..t,. y,,u.,lpg down and Of goluc to
u,,.t ,.r TINT suggested cure fer t,y
,.,,l.,eopt rcstlcssncss Hf'cr TIC nap
T., IA, Iihrory. opcu"d the door ma
wont outside for walk.
The moon in It's last quarter WIZ
urh, one instant aud then dark lev
rr,t,d the dogs "a Join me. bur none
comc
4 challrurr nroso within mc 'u yo
down hv .hc way toward The haunted
rool It was the moral iaurt of sug
f.s,cd cownrdlrr. Thought Of the
plar.. and of all Ind been told of b. a..
and the mstincti,' nprrch"u rrr
ccptihic a. ! stood on 'h' steps O." }h'
.ntrnr,r. provoked Ia" chHiicnrr
4, seemed Imperative. Il would have
hr.u q moral retreat 70 go hgrb into
/ H,, hni-r. ae would hay" beer sensible.
toct the door and 90 10 bed. fnat
seemed like bnckiug down Ia a." ru,r
of an inviting danger Tho, ,Ial
lrng., are iurou~"pu'utlnl hul ,l,y
seem important to Charuci"r
d.t rat hglc The real murH ,,ur
or.. ,,n.,l $50. to turn mN ta,t uu ,n.
In.r,ar..u urd 90, mdu"r~ n.rt ,.uru
ta. .t1. 81. prove f." ut.... .E ...h
tru,r 900 myself Thereby H.lrw#.
r.
Al r.ar.d .hv pool the m"m 0,nt
m,l.ra cloud. caH" 90 a .umr r'
bushes Ila. moon came ir"m t'aH.
ITS ,uy,r There was ..H'r H",'
oC returning light was CO.. coz rH't"J
behind q screen Of tree aud brush
IN" pool was fifty i''' away.
revealed ~ the moonlight. II" lcaucd
on n stick.
The moon went behind another
Gland md thc figure on the bank be-
cRuc iudigilnri II almost disappeared
stood stHI. with aPPrehcHsiv" shUd
dcrs working UP and down my spine
The phenomenon was outrageous and
uuhrlicyablc The moonlight flashed
out again for an Instant. ] saw the
figure a,,giu but persuaded or tried 10
pcrsuadc myself that | did not see fl. .
ia say to myself that II was q bush
twisted into cxtravagant shape by my
ifuaginatioH.
Tho moon went under n great dirk
cr,,d rnodc moral md nhysirpI
ro,root did NOT run Tint would
bave bcon nm honest confession md
c,,prc,,ot,u of desire WINS hynocriti
col ord walked INT nv moral dcront
,ro, co,nnIotc
Tbore WINS n man at tho haunted
nooI
ma ss,fn 4,-y sSe-s .fmething had
deterrcd mo from speakiug 10 him.
finding ont who he WAS or why no WINS
tbere
really violent chnnge came into
our ffvcs suggestion that MFR Sid.
ncv On to tbc South for rho winter wos
octcd unon md within u month I woe
separated from the place and people
60 fuuortnnt In my affections. Doc
tor ErowncIf had been called Ia Hurt
lev house hy Mr.. Sidncy's discourag
Ing condition. our invalid had over
taxed himself the evening he displayed
such nctivity In his room. such TN
usunf strength and agility. The fol
lowing morning he WIS almost In col
lapse was alarmed aud iclcphonct
DDcinr Browncll, who came out nj
once
"YUd will see his will pun him
that. should be alarmed. He vcrJ
low"
IT blame myself for permitting he
unusual cXcrtion," | snid MY tudg
mcnt was deludcd. ] think, by my Imp
pin"ss Mt seeing him so strong. III
really seemed Strong. u dlh not seen
hct't'"us or u""a'"'"i.
i'o''or hr"""''' Hn'" tHh' INV Phe
h"thehoh was no. "ew III MS ekperi
eh'' WIN MT H''"eS case
! nave had II SIX years. ne hfd
and inns Is the SiNth time ne mas gone
from uheAp'"'hen ana uhhh'urh
S"'ue'" W cA'''"e ""u u""k''""'
weakness. hhn hl"ays ID inc ihII -
somewhere ao"at 'HiS tfthe' hdch tiht
have seen his VIII assert itSelf ano
strengthen MN III 'ls eAhauS''oh'
The day l chileu DOCTOR Brownch
nae been 100 concerned ana alarmed