. Wisconsin medical recorder . ey broughtwith them a lantern and a door was pried open and a sorrowfulsight met their view. The room borethe evidence of a struggle having takenplace, and on the floor before them laythe body of the aged man, weltering inhis own blood. On examining the body, one thoughta spark of life remained and taking thelantern set off for the village to give the alarm and procure medical aid. In themeantime the other two proceeded tosearch the house. As they ascended thestairs, they were alarmed by a sound,but from where it came they could notexactly tell, but i
. Wisconsin medical recorder . ey broughtwith them a lantern and a door was pried open and a sorrowfulsight met their view. The room borethe evidence of a struggle having takenplace, and on the floor before them laythe body of the aged man, weltering inhis own blood. On examining the body, one thoughta spark of life remained and taking thelantern set off for the village to give the alarm and procure medical aid. In themeantime the other two proceeded tosearch the house. As they ascended thestairs, they were alarmed by a sound,but from where it came they could notexactly tell, but it seemed as though itcame from an upper room. In a minuteor two after there was a cry, a noiselike the falling of some heavy body anda deep groan; then all was still. Thencame a low, hollow sound, as if someonewas in pain. They stopped to listen butall was silent. They advanced slowlyand cautiously up the stairs for theynow felt certain that the murderer wasin the house, and they feared he mightspring upon them unawares at any. Staring at him with eyeless sockets, out of thegloom,—was a grinning human skull moment. On they went, now startled bythe loud exclamations of terror. There came a low wailing as if thewind was moaning in melancholycadence in the trees outside, and theystopped again—was it the wind, or wasit a human cry? With many stoppings and great ex-citement, they searched every room inthe house. After their return theylooked in the rooms which had been shutup. At one moment they thought theysaw a form moving in the dim shade atone end of the room. Just at thatmoment a gust of wind extinguished thecandle, which one of the men had un-consciously held near a broken windowpane, and they were left in the darkness. 384 WISCONSIN MEDIC RECORDER Without waiting for anything more,the two men made their way down stairsand procured another light. At thismoment they were joined by their com-panion, with the doctor and village con-stable. Now emboldened by numbersthey se
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