The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-08-05

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some surprise
WELL -. II. ~ sAid with Mint snils:
! mover took . fancy 70 ghost hunting.
snd Ia this insDanss have coatsnlsd ny
self With the tsstimouy of ~ nsishboss,
several Of thsm aver that they hsvs sssn
and heard Ill have TOLD you.
And Jon have npvsr bssn ip 4bs plscs'
81. ~. sesed 49, d The day
time; but never 70 look for the bursd
gold.
I should like very much v ~ che
place. ! said. and Il you DO not mind walk
ing over there with mo in The morning II
should esteem Il favor.
! will 60 with Jon, NJ. Montague, he
said rather slowly. but think You would
not enjoy the trip. The Wy il very rough
and really you win 20 nothing bat hole |
dug BY the side Of large rock which ov-
erhanss the guloh.
I ssw very plainly that Mr. wsthsrly
did not care 10 60 and disliked to pres
him to do 20. bat I WAS determined TO |
visit the "haunted hollow" a. Il was
called.
/ oh, ! shaA't mind the walk In the least. |
Ireplisd. bss Il you prefer mot 70 60. II
can easily Hnd The way alone by your di-
rectiou.
l will 60 with you. hs replied. You
would not easily And the place without :
guide.
II being late, I arose. snd bidding Nj.
Wetherly good night with ths promise 10
b up early in the morning was shown to
my room. whsrs spsnta sssy comforts.
bic night.
rAross early the next morning and 1T
down 10 my room end ruminstsd Tor some
time over the incideats Of The preeeeding
night, and especially over the story Of the
''haunted hollow
Ny hosts reIuctsncs:to visit ths plscs
aroused slight suspicion 10 my mind that
probably there was another mystery con-
nected with that gulch which Mr.. wsth-
erly did not care to have Investigated. Go.
ing down stairs I found my host seated By
the fire. spoke to him in ; pleasant,
jovial way. 70 which be responded rather
grufay. imagined.
Boon howevsg. uraaklast 0as ANNOUNCE
cd. and We went in. Mrs. Wethsrly and |
her daughter were there but both Of the
boys we're sbssnt. II
To ny question y 10 what luck the boysl
bad my host responded that they had not
yet returned, that he supposed they had
stayed al night with soms Of tho neigh
bors.
Mr.. Watherly VA evidently "out Of
sorts" and uucom municstivs, and I notio- !
ID that be cast occasional iurtivs glsnces
howard : path that ld from tho house.
Well. said ]. suppose us vii ~ visit
10 the hollow this morning. [
Ifyou still desire 10 90. ssid hs, I will I
20 with You. but an Of The opinion that
ron will Be disappointed.
Oh, guess not. ssid /; anyhow ny de- {
'ire 10 go Is as strong q ever. K
Breakfast over. NJ. wetherly had my !
horse brought ont = I requested. for |
hsd decided TO take him along and contin. Z
i my jcurssy without rssssning 10 the Z
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10 various pretexts. Mr.. Wethsrly an
his readiness 70 accompany mo.
md ws sse ont. waking and leading my
,orse. Before We bad proceeded fsr We
net ono Of the boys,vhoss syss were red, .
,is face bssrimsd ed be hsd che general .
'ppssrancs q one Who bsd bssn up eli q
light around camp Ars. This indica- :
Ion served y stpastbsn ~ snspicios !
nd iuvelsutarily fslt los ny revolver I
Or ! did mot know what ~ 10 store for
ne 10 the 'hsuatsd hollow"
We proossdsd alo2gin almo1t unbrcksn !
Hence until " arrived q dssp. dark 4
Iuloh between tvo hlls which vsss cov. b
red With heavy growth Of large hick-
ny nus and whits OK tress and thick I'M
leFbrush. Il
You bad better hitch jour horse here. .
aid M. wsthsrly. and W viii % spl
b raviae. Il b sot ihr. spd Jon would
lDd grsas diacslsy n gsttiss your hosss
long.
picketsd ny horss and vs proceeded .
lp that ragged. rocky rsvins. Mr. Wsih- =
rly acting y gaids. II vas % sviulIy Z
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