South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-12
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tated O LONG time 20 record. the i'm
preston that they were approach ng
some sort OF creature Of which they
had very little. y ans, dependabl
Information.
at first Chauy0nnes put this
down as an illusion arising from toe
depression OF Insomnia But he De-
gan 90 speak Of i later "a sort o.
definite premouit.on 20 be reckoned
with
'Df course. when the journa. first
came into our possession we took
this. and the incredible things that
followed. Co 90 merely the Illusion.
o. man whose nervous system had
broken down. This was a profound
error. Every statement following 90
the journal was as Z proved. OF the
most definite Importance. one got
here 40 this point iu the icarnal q
pretty clear conception OF the con-
dition OF Chauvannes at the time.
The three with him. whose Gaze.
devotion and untiring solicitrie are,
"a I have said. the persistent note
OF this latter part or Chauvannes'
journal, We're now very much con-
cerued about him. They seemed to
understand the danger, to himself.
Of one Ia such q mental state. for
they secured and destroyed all the
ammunition to the private weapons
which Chauvauncs carried. they
even broke tho blades Of the knives.
They appeared 10 realize that a
homicidal seizure might develop
from such a mental condition. and
they seemed 20 fear that 10 might
take the course of a suicidal mania.
They were wholly without fear for
themselves, as Chauvannes' journal
repeats over and over again.
1T Is here. now. at this point,
that tho whole journal OF Chau-
vannes' begins to be taken up with
the extraordinary things that he OBJ
served. The impression of some
strange creatures close on the camp,
IN the nelghbOrhood, became an OBJ
session.
1T was on The first night III the
new camp after they had emerged
from the forest that ChSuvannes
had sensation, az he puts st, Of
something delicately feeling over mis-
face. It seemed to be a very slight,
moving touch, as % the tip OF a
feather but ct was clearly distin-
guishable. The man put up his
hand and made a swift gesture in
the darkness about him. but there
was absolutely nothing that he could
touch. He says that this thing hap
pened more than once in the night
and each time. although ne put Out
his hand instantly, it. came in con-
tact with no physical evidences Of
any creature about him.
The thing occurred again the
next night. on this occasion Chau-
vannes distinctly felt that swift,
lingering touch pass over his face:
and again, instantly, he clutched
about him in The dark, beating the
whole place with his arms in des-
perate effort 90 come into some ply
steal contact with the creature. But
It was wholly TO no purpose. The
touched nothing There was no
sound anywhere, and the men sleep
Ing about him IN the tent were not
disturbed. He says that on the fol-
lowing morning he mentioned this
thing again but the three men with
him had no experience Of il what
ever.
If these creatures. OF which
Chauvannes had the strange. pre-.
monitOry sense, had finally an.
peared. they seemed 20 be directing
their attention exclusively to him.
AZ any rate, the men denied having
been disturbed by anything They
had seen nothing. felt nothing But
they were disturbed about Chau-
Vaunes.
Tie concluding installment OF
The Great CIPHER viii appear i'm
our next issue.