The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-12-01

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chum. who kept the store and postofIice.
opposite. HE was missln' more d
three weeks.''
lbs body was found and deceutlg
buried. Slocum replied.
Then that swell chap who was so
flush n' greenbacks, = said another.
Bogus. No wonder he mysterious
y disappeared with the police arter
"Ahem! The, young student that
spent 2 month here in your fathers
time. Sl6thn, srecruitin, ~
s'Recruitip'! l,neyer heard of :. q man
or boy recruited from this town. said
Solomon, positively. s,.s..
Recruitin' of his health, as he said.
You must remember that he left here in
a mighty sudden and inacconntable way,
and to my knowledge never was heerd
of ag' in. .
..fo-besslrs. to Be-surew Eassentea
Slocum, his eyes sparkling as he found
himself possessed of this valuable clue.
:. DrewrY was his name. A jolly. young
chap he seemed to be- Henty o. mon
ey, too, asI ricollicts And now it's for
me to find out exactly the date of his
being hereap y Ess5@1 Gs9E4Esi
He hurried away home. and speedily
returned with certain massive and we'll
worn volumes, which proved to be
ledgers and account books of his late
father. while Landlord lUf thH inn.
The present proprietor Of that estab-
lishhhedts Unpsain sGrasiy, leaned o5ef
his shoulder and watched with interest
as he ran his fingers down certain pages,
stopping occasionally 10, read.
sfs Here it is!n exclaimed Slocum, with
a ring % Triumph in his tone;s q here it
is! Allan Drewry'-. August 16, I848.'
The cellar was built in forty-five,n he
added significantly looking around.
advancing from thess kitchen, whence
she had been an interested observer of
these proceeding 20 why, Lori re-
member Mr.. Allen DreWry- j was u lgo.al
I at that time, and he sort O. made up to
me. though he knew John Bowan--
that's Jessie 8 father-was keepin' my
company" s's'. 7,zsa = & : !.
"What!' exclaimed solomon, excited
~. tsydnn6n't mean to say Bowan was
palous?''
Iher4sHas some 3olkgsaidso, il 4
didn't replied Mrs. Grassy, modestly.
Solomon looked slowly Af0und the
circle, and solemnly shook his head.
Look here, Slocum.' said Captain.
Grasty, still running his eye down the
page. !. what's thisp Paid John Bowan
five dollars, first quarters rent of his
cellarg Why what had Chris Sl0cum
to % with stilst eellar2',n ,ns:.7 ~. .s,,gr
Slocum's eyes expanded. he rubbed
his spectacles and stared intently at the
fatal words.
II don't believe 'twastsas eellar, ! y ]
ne gasped. fsrssts, 4sstsssss s.sl:ssEI s "a
{. Couldn't have been any other. just.
across the back yard here, with 4 door
in the walls between. Conyeaient to
the house, you see. Never thought of
it beforefp psass aggHsg@sHss 80 !.
:. You don't mean to insinuafe, Bald
Solomon, turning upon him with a
white face, :. that-that ny father had
anJtKfng 6o do with hthas that afaEaa
II don't insinuate anything," an
. though ldon'f seeI how / U Gffis W SlScu1m, d |,
was anv better tl,au.,nld MomhIe or
.Tohn Rawan . 80 s o'-D10 -
Mr. M;cbael Ian : ffartu ] art s. a lo.f;nr
charscter Of Iwidd dleson,, here TUNED
around ff0rn tlla bar whhars be JwtSa in.
duloino ma fibras, and .nlsc;ra I q II. ~
finger 6ri' tie sidcs6f hisI fiorid nIosss az K i
9iberafely wiiiked -afs' 80 T'.'ss ,T9.
ssSea here CanS,n vaz hass,t IN ca; q,
nm the orld mans n name "a w;d nd tb;m i'm. dhrn dIa,n
bones bsg gant IA WAS ~ ff;erdN M ss ~
.was:s III, i'll stansE bf. him nSs his. ia tina
ind. An il Ii, comes to ,susDicionin'
him of nnufther, see here. II B lbsetther to
let out the TRUTH Theold man wanted
thatcehar for gsorace. e. r ~ see !, ss
..What kind of storage 80
e Whist thinITT dom Ec ys aAifd whgfI
the .rcvnnua. officers was down here, and
,en1ldn3 Ubd q dhf&p of 6'rtke TtufE but
what wasn't stbruight? But, sbedad!
they niver looked id the cellar beyant y