Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-05-11

answered. and were no, frightened otf
BY the ghost"
examined closely. could discover
only few tracks. apparently all made
by one person. while |. looked a. u only
. few shovelfuls Of dirt had been thrown
out.
began looking about. and discovered
. little path leading further on up the
hollow. IL was scarcely di'eernible. but
looked as II !, might be frequently 'rav-
elsi.
I also imagined I detected an odor f..
miliar to me. and I also thought l could
see Jus, the lea., suspicion Of blue smoke
curling up from spparen,ly between two
rocks farttsr up the guleh.
| think Mr. we,kerly also detected
one or both Of these. for he seemed rest.
less and uneasy, and proposed return:
"Lst's 20 on. further up the hollow,
I said. "The scenery Is grand and the
air is pure and br.eing."
"EIeeuse me. sir" said he. "bui ]
have q severe headache this morning aud
I do no, feel equal to the task Of climb.
log these hills and rocks. Besides. you
eannO, ge, any further up ,ha, wsy-i
|, too rough"
Then I will 20 alone, aud you can
wait for me here OF at the foo, OF the
sulch." I said. III can easily &c, along
further up and turned and started.
"Hold on." said Mr.. wetherly. be.
,raying some excitement; 81, Is folly for
you to a,,emP, to go further up there.
Let's return"
"No," said /, de,erminedly. IL have
taken . notion to 90. and Am going"
and again | started.
"Bu, you shall no, Co. said Mr.. we,h.
erly With look OF determination in bis
face which convinced me tha, something
lay beyond which |, W. not desired ,hs,
I should see.
"And why no,,' said |.
"Because-becau.e," he answered 10
AZ embarrassed way. "l do rc' desire Il.
This is my property. and | have right
to forbid your going where ] do not want
you to-"
THAT may al b. true" said. reso.
la,sly "bu, An determined TO 20 fur.
,hsr with or wi,hOu, your permission"
An angry fash mounted to the brow
Of Mr.. we,herly. and = look Of grim
determination showed i,self In bis tightly
compressed lips as be planted himself
directly 10 my path.
"And I say. sir. you shall not 20. and
you ai,smp, IL q, your peril"
Seeing my only course ". one OF
force. | whipped oa, my revolver and
ordered him to pa, up bis hani'. TAX.
en- by surprise, be reluctantly aud sui.
l,nly complied. when | stepped up and
snapped . pair OF handouts on bis wrists
and ordered him TO precede me On up the
guleh.
Aboa, 500 yards farther up the ravine
We came upon jus, What had expected
10 fnd-l crooked di,,illery. Between
two large rocks, which formed alnos, =
complete rock house. WAS a large dn,il.
lery which had no, ye, fully cooled oil
from reeen, work. I, VAS fitted NJ with
al improvements and eonvenienee'. and
|, va. 20 hidden away ,ha, !, Is no won.
der IL had ior long time remained un'
discovered.
II had been at work the nigh, before,
bu, vas now deserted. and l Was ~ q
lo.s TO decide whA, to do. To stay there
and vai, for the others TO return was
ou, OF the question, for they would have
overpowered me or killed me. and re-.
leased the prisoner had. Finally de-.
eided TO take my prisoner on to W,
&c, q posse and return that nigh, and
capture the remainder Of them. SO oil
I started With my prisoner, and reached
W about 2 r. N. There placed
Mr.. ws,herly in jail and go, posse and
returned 10 the haunted hollow that night.
reaching there q, abou, ~ o'clock. We
scrambled along 10 the still. where We
found we,herly's two sons and two other
men with the still Ia full blast. We
took them by surprise, ba, they discov.
cred us In time TO get their firearms.
The exchange Of one volley. in which
one Of their men received slish. wound
in the lef, arm, WAS sufficient - tring
them to terms. when We approached and
secured all four Of them. hsndcutf.d them
and placed them under guard Of one Of
my men, while the Others proceeded to
demoli,h the still and al appurisn.nee'.
This done, we again set out for W
which We reached in safety early the
mex, morning. and Il was with some de.
gree OF satisfaction and pride tha. ]
marched my prisoners to the Jail. for
had discovered and destroyed still
which had bafiled the skill Of every man
Of any note in the service in that dis
trie,.
And thus va, cleared up, no, only the
mystery Of the "hsunted hollow bu'
also Of the whereabouts Of that pe',ifer'
Gus contrabsnd still. And no complaint
has been heard from either since.
The revelation Was quite . surprise Il
| Mr.. ws,herly's neighbOr, who held hin
in too high regard to even suspect him O
any connection with the illegal traffic
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