Show STUDEXT LIFE r i broke oft at the : ami iti- -t as I reached the open air two panels of dry poles crashed to the ground It was the most pleasant music I had ever hearth I captured him huddled up at the fence on the other side and linked him enthusiastically My first impulse was flight but the presence of the horse and cattle seemed to detract from the terror I had felt ami for an instant I hesitated In that instant came a wild uncontrollable desire to see that inshape in a light ami to do it jury The desire lecame determination but even then my courage was not equal to gong hack to the cabin After a long time with obi Pete and when no sound or sign ot life came from the cabin a dinnerless ami supperless nightmare seemed a very logical explanation I decided to of mv experience find out if this would solve the question and with a hand full of matches and a very firm grip on I went hack to the dx shooter At the door I struck the cabin It went out W as that a match the shajK or only a shadow : It must I went hack in and be a shadow walked to the candle Four matches went out before it was lighted I stepped aside and faced the room ntteii p 't oot-ton- more than half expecting the sliaj e to be there to spring upon me but the light showed only the bare room with its dark corners I was about to take a step towards the bunk when a half articulate womanish unearthly cry of distress brought all my terror back I stag- without gered against the wall a Then run strength enough to spot of grey the size of a hand came out on the opposite wall stopped became phosphorescent two small intense spots of light appeared in the center and the thing emitted that womanish weird cry My problem was solved and I frightened old Pete again Later I found myself laughing hvsterically and stamping with almost diabolical pleasure upon the fragments the bullet had made of a mountain rat I went out and quieted old Pete came back put my overcoat on and One would flash out shot rats into the circle of light pause a second and explode as the bullet struck him into a mixed mass M ingrev fur red flesh phosphorus candescent eyes anti squeak I scored bullseyes every shot and the rats lasted with longer intervals between them each time until nearly daylight Dauber 9 |