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He lived entirely alone in a small house of four rooms, falling rapidly into decay and never repaired further than was required by the weather. It stood on a slight elevation in the midst of a large, stony field overgrown with brambles, and cultivated in patches and only in the most primitive way. HE LIVED ENTIRELY ALONE IN A SMALL HOUSE OF FOUR ROOMS FALLING RAPIDLY INTO DECAY AND NEVER REPAIRED FURTHER THAN WAS REQUIRED BY THE WEATHER IT STOOD ON A SLIGHT ELEVATION IN THE MIDST OF A LARGE STONY FIELD OVERGROWN WITH BRAMBLES AND CULTIVATED IN PATCHES AND ONLY IN THE MOST PRIMITIVE WAY
nctuating as with a full stop the captain’s exclamation, “What the devil does it mean?” Lieutenant Dudley pushed through the ranks from his place in the rear. “It means this,” he said, throwing open his coat and displaying a visibly broadening stain of crimson on his breast. His knees gave way; he fell awkwardly and lay dead. A little later the regiment was ordered out of line to relieve the congested front, and through some misplay in the game of battle was not again under fire. Nor did Bennett Greene, expert in military executions, ever again signify his presence at one. SOME HAUNTED HOUSES THE ISLE OF PINES FOR many years there lived near the town of Gallipolis, Ohio, an old man named Herman Deluse. Very little was known of his history, for he would neither speak of it himself nor suffer others. It was a common belief among his neighbors that he had been a pirate—if upon any better evidence than his collection of boarding pikes, cutlasses, and ancient flintlock pistols, no one knew.  THE ISLE OF PINES BY AMBROSE BEERCE THIS IS A LIBRAVOX RECORDING ALIBRAVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FROM A VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBRAVOX DOT ORG FOR MANY YEARS THERE LIVED NEAR THE TOWN OF GYLIPPUS OHIO AN OLD MAN NAMED HERMAN DE LUCE VERY LITTLE WAS KNOWN OF HIS HISTORY FOR HE WOULD NEITHER SPEAK OF IT HIMSELF NOR SUFFER OTHERS IT WAS A COMMON BELIEF AMONG HIS NEIGHBORS THAT HE HAD BEEN A PIRATE IF UPON ANY BETTER EVIDENCE THAN HIS COLLECTION OF BOARDING PIKES CUTLASHES AND ANCIENT FLINT LOCK PISTOLS NO ONE KNEW
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