Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-13

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~ einnableIfo.make nv 1ourney Il
most unencumbered.
i remember vith great distinctnoss
every incidant. aImost eyery feelin9 81
the last few hours 81 my stay &C st.
Bartimeu's, It vas I very close Sep
TENDER afternoon. a hot SUNNY morn
ing with i strong wind. which seemed
saturated via the paat heat 81 tho
summer. had Given place to : sunless
neon. ana no1 the Wind had fallen.
and Al ominons stiIlneas seemed
r I'M FL IN fnom tia noisas
of the outar vorld. and Is
magnify into startlinp sipnif-
canoe the sudden moving 81 : chair
near at hand, and to give . hollow
solemnity to the casual u~tteranoes Of
familiar voices.
BETTER said Shaw. who was : little
bit idgety when he was responsible for
other peoples doings. 1T feels very
like thunder; and q hanson is not the
most desirable place in : heavy storm.
':It's not very far to co. said 1.
'Far enough to give time for q storm
to gather and break" said Shaw.
On the point OF departure l vas COZ.
sclous Q! 9 sort o. = : anu 1a;ao :
fePeneed OF me eageIness VIII wniG D.. :
had looked 1orwaro % my lelease. Dus
any snooents O ms sort wele c4. snose
~ tne soane t 81 ~n me 49, au ~. '1 a. tha
oo 'na' my 'a' va" "' '''
J r. Shaw tool ma tn the cab. and
- no s.teIv ae+tisd'
"cood.hva}, ha sa;d, ..Don't for
oct tn come and sea me- when YOU cam
81 v;II cert.;nlv come said I. and
fr1lv roeolvad tkat 7 wonld.
.W3hare IN s;rp;' aakad Tonlis. tho
o.hn..n +~rna+vo-thv f,,nct;onarv.
49, .,.s oe,e-a1lv ernniovo hv Shav
W. ~ Res,,fau,s Hanovor Godoa Xii.
u.a5 800 5000 -,
~. a,ood s;rn
w. s.or;t Gat 4h.ro hafora thu
-.;n comae N IN afraid TonIiapn
.STh.t won,t como IN vot r. said
Toni;s ~ +ha vo;ca n !. man who was
sI.a.a.ao5 ~ ~ - .eesu-;no v;avs III
tS;a@s :, ~arer" a. esnac;siiv The catch.
;nn q t ~ for the oament Of
fd.otv er;netors
e =
With another cordial Goodbye"
left the peaceful precincts ofSt. Bar
limeus's 8, and, under the care of the
skillful charioteer Toplis, was
500 bowling along the Edg.
ware-road, en- route to Hanover
Lodge.
w. . +;ma NV hn.v thonohts and an.
+;c;na+ions were accomnanied bv the
no;s" ~ tho traf;c Int after uo;no
s"m,e d;st. - We tnrned off to the loff
end than tho farther We went. thf
",;a+or ' ~ hec a = and T noticed more
49, avar tho deen stiffness If tho air
tn"na wh;oh iii ~ ,;fo 1T sound seemed
to have been sucked up by the prevail
mo electricitv. felt it in every nerve
}a;rlv tinoled with it: and under tn,
onnresa;on If the atmosphere I grad
,,eef1r 1oet tho hnovancv If exnectation
and began to look forward With SOM
decree of anxiety to the unknown lifi
that Law before me. More and NOR
onnressive became the stiffness. TIL
sudden rush of a distant train made m
finch: the roll of approaching wheels
mistaken for the inevitable thunder
laft me with nv nervous anxiet
d;sanno;nted and Increased. Ate
s1haf seemed to me q yer
long drive, We turned on to a road
which seemed much less frequente.
than those We had previously traversed
The wheels iolted unevenly now an
then. and their noise and tile fall of tn
horse's hoofs were deadened, as if W
we're going along a partially grass
crown waY. After a little while GU
sneed slackened. and we pulled up.
r"rGate!' shouted Toplis.
|, ..Where are we. Topiis?" I called.
..Th; hara'a Hanover LODGE. Sit
Leastwavs its the gate, but It ain
onan G.ta1 ha. shonted again.
F"A1, r;ohtr' called a qruf voice.
, "All ri9ht!" said Toplis. 1T ain
all right. With the rain q waiting
come down."
ludd ttab5:dd t5a were R thrown open.
..Ketch hold Of nv arm. air.n sai
the MAN with the 9ruff voice. ..Yo
. must 9 down here'n
!, ..Whv don't YOU open the gate. an
: T can drive the o~antleman IN n th
'ouaep" mid Ton7;s wrathfn1)v:
; "You can drive the pentleman wher
: YOU please outside." said the pruff il
! ddividual. ..But the quv'noT don
choose to hev his Gravel cut nm bv
lot of 'ansom cab 7orses."
!, "AI RIGHT. Toplis," said I. "Here
. taka thu nortma nteau
: A hand took nv hao from ma. Wit
a hearty ..Good ~sfter5oon,, frono II
! worthy c.hman~ T comm;ttad mvsa,f !
the e1idance Of the Strange man.
, He took me throueh a small rate
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