Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-07-01

$50 could L." said Tod. "Dick Stan
dish was one. | know; aud Jeli another
OF course their haUnts will be searched
Don't you think. Rimmer, Mr.. Fred West
erbrook would rather make off than run
the risk of concealiug himself in any. one
of them:'
Rmmer shook his head. Il don't know
about that, Sir. lie might not be able &
make off. It's thought he was wounded.
''Wounded?"
''Gisby fired his own gun in the act o.
falling and Shepherd thinks the charge hi
young Mr.. Westerbrook. The poachers
were running of, then, and Shepherd saw
them halt in kind of heap, like, and he is
positive that the one on the ground wa.
young Mr. Westerbrook. For that reason
Sir, | should lay the chances are he is
somewhere in the neighborhood."
OF course it looked like it. Strollins
away TO pick up anything else that people
might be saying. we gave Fred our best
wishes for his escape-in spite OF the shot
and for enectuaIly dodging old Jones
and the rest of the Philistines.
BY the afternoon, great staring hand.
bills were posted about, written in enor-
nous teXt.hand. Offering a reward of go
for the apprehension of Frederick Westcr-
brook. When old Westerbrook was in
,ensed, lie went in for the whole thing,
and no mistake.
What with the hustle the place was in.
aud the excitement OF the chase-for all
the hedges aud bitches, the barns and the
suspected houses were being looked up by
old Jones aud Jealous crowd, anxious
Tor the reward-it was not until after din
ner that | got away TO practice. Going
along, | met Dufiham. and a>ked after Gls-
by.
Il am on ny way TO Shepherds now
he answered. Il suppose he is still alive,
As they have not sent me word to the con-
trary."
''ls lie sure to die Mr. DuGham?"
II fear 50, johnny. | don't see much
chance of saving him."
What n dreadful thin. for Fred WeS-
terbrook. They may bring It In wIlful
murder"
That they will be sure to do. Good
evening, lad
Bumtord was probably out looking for
the fugitive land the reward on his own
score, a he was not to be seen; but |
found the key inside the kntc-box on the
kitchen dresser. his storc-placc for it.
opened the door, and went into the church.
On one side the church door. as YOU en-
tered. was an enclosed place underneath
the belry that did for the vrstry aud Tor
Clerk Bumford's den. He kept his store
of candles IN 1t. his grave digging tools :;
for he was sexton as well a clerk; his
Sunday black gown and other choice arti-
cles. On the other side OF the door, not
enclosed. was the nook that confined the
organ. | sat down al once. But had come
too late tor in half an hours time the
notes OF the music and the keys were alike
dim. Just then Bumford entered
'oh, you be here. be YOU" said he.
treating me As he did the rest of the world
with scanty ceremony. Il thought heer-
ed the organ a-goin. 80 | come on to see"
'lo on were not indoors, Bumford. when
called for the Key"
IL were only in the field at the back
a-getting up some danIcion roots re-
turned old Bumiord in his usual gram
bling tone. There amt no obligation in
me 10 Go AT home everlasting
w no said there was
Amt it almost to dark for YOU"
"les; | shall have 10 borrow one OF
your candles
BumtOrd gruntcd at this. The candles
were not strictly his they were paid for
by the parish; but he set great store by
them, aud would have denied me one it lie
could. Not seeing his way clear to do
this. he turned away, muttering to himself.
took my fingers oil the kcys-for | had
been playing while | talked to him-aud
followed. Bumlord went out OF the church
shutting the door with 4 bang, and | pro
ceeded 10 search for the caulle-stick.
That was soon iound-it always stood
ON the sheli-but it had no candle in it,
and | opened the candlc-boX to take one
. b..l lf,,h4
the open Sits in the beliry above. The
next thing was 10 fad the matches.
Cropping about quietly with my hands on
the shelf. for fear of knocking down some
article or another, aud wondering where
on earth the matchbox had gone to.
was startled by groan-a loud, dismal
groaL- coming from the middle OF the
church
Ii nearly made me start out Of my skin.
My shrt-sleeves were damp. The ghosts ol
The buried dead are popularity supposed To
haunt the churches AT night. down with
Us.
IT must have been the pulpit creaking."
said |, sravely to myself. oh here, the
match"
An awful groan. Another Three groans
together. | stood as still as death, calling
up the recollection that God was with me
inside the church a We'll as out Of il.
sh!eileu ! was ana II Is OF no use -
ue"f IT.. ~ 49,
""nuer what tiie ue'ii i 10 oe 'he
e'irtns rTn VI tll.s:
lhe unorthodoS WORDS Drought reas-
surance; for dead people don't talk, let
aione theil haturai ooJectioii (as one nio,st
SUPPOSE to mention the arch-enemy, The
.t zones we're iree ana ulstlhGti and hhe"
'helii in ioI rea "esleroTook ~. s.
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pc, % wen. 1ol"aio.
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nia'Iii anu ilSnleu ca,iu!e' ,
y" ne ,vcu not oe afraid rleu: Ooinc
a,ons - uo any s'i'ns 1 can iot so"'
i'on M sou .,, h,iow 'l'e i-ooiihhy Luulo"
rp' lHc io,e VI ".en put tlat iisht
ou.; 'o.n|s III, nc saiu, iee'lns II perhaps
useiees W hoiu ou'. VI eisc ueciuihs 70
stoonino nosition' 50 that rbe news might
hide him ron IN. Windows and nm7 II
nnt
~ tboupbt vou hol yone ont of tho cbprcb
with ala Rumfnrd :" said ia .L haarJ Jan
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