Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-23

surprised az seeing Oluau. one was III
tn. habit of appearing suddenly on the
one street that then constituted the
town. and disappe airing as mysteriously
as she came.
The citizens who claimed to te above
superstit.on were very sure that "Dinah
vas not herself" meaning thereby not
that she was some else, but that her
mind was affected. In those days every
one supposed to be out OF mental bal
ance was said to be mad but the word
has, fortunately, become much more
limited in it's significance, and now 1t is
applied only to dogs and people who
lose their tempers.
But the majority Of the people in and
about Sag Harbor were superstitious,
like the people Of every other little
town, aid in this respect the world has
not changed much, and they were sure
that Dinah possessed supernatural pow
ers. Had she been white they would
have called her "a witch, and it might
have gone hard with her; but being
black she was looked upon as a sort OF
weird pagan priestess, gifted with a
wonderful power OF looking into the
future.
She derived no little income from
telling fortunes; as she knew every one,
and was remarkably shrewd reader of
human nature, her success as a seeress
was not to be wondered at.
Untilla, SO graceful, beautiful, and
consistent. was favorite with every
one. In the cabins Of tho fisherman, as
we'll as in the more pretentiOus dwell
ings of the rich, she had a home, and
was always received as an honored
guest.
Like Dinah, whom, of course, she in
no way resemb!ed. her coming and 60
ing, though always matter OF interest,
was never one OF surprise.
So, now, as they FASTENED, side by
side, to the town, they had no fear that
their coming would create sensation.
There were two places where they
could get information about Lieutenant
Hedges and Valentine Dayton; one, and
the most certain, was Doctor Hedges
house, and the other was Squire Con-
dts. But Dinah did not like Doctor
Hedges: he had sneered at her skill as a
dispenser of medicine, and she retorted
by saying that she never liked to under
take the cure OF case till it had
ba1.ed her white brothers skill.
Squire Condit's was the nearer of the
two houses, and seeing a light burning
there when they had reached the gate.
it decided them to 60 in.
Before entering the house they heard
Squire COndir talking in loud, excited
tones. while his daughter Ellen and his
wife tried to soothe him with milder
accents.
Its an outrage, a high-handed out
Iage!" shouted the Squire. Think OF
1t, wife; think Of it, Ellen: this man
Fox, without any writ or order, but
with the high hand that we should ex-
pect to see only in a pirate, dares to
send his subOrdinates ashore, and to
seize the Governors post-rider and
carry him a prisoner on board their
chip"
But, father" said Ellen, did not Mr..
Frenauld say that this post-rider was an
impostor, and that he had the authority
to arrest him?"
Yes. Ellen, he did say so; but the
fellow mistook power for authority.
Martial law has not been declared in
this province, and so no man can be ar
rested without due process Of law, and
On complaint made by one or moro
respectable citizens. The post-rider
should have been brought before me
for examination and committed, II sus-
picious, to await further examination.
II her maiesty's ships are to be trans
formed into prisons, and her officers
into lawless tyrants, then the sooner
they get out of these waters the better
1t will"
The knocking OF Untilla at the door
stopped the squire in the midst of a
speech that promised to be reasonable
II he continued.
Great was the surprise OF the squire
and his amiable family at seeing Tn
tllla and her dusky companion. They
We're alwavo naHa walcOypn hut fhair
presence at this particular time caused
the sturdy host additional uneasiness.
Like all the very old people OF her
race, Dinah was inclined to be garrulous,
out tonight she fully appreciated the
Importance of coming di. ectly 10 the
point.
After getting the squire 10 examine
the room in which they were and the
rooms adjoining, and the outside OF the
mouse, to make sure that what she was
about to communicate could not be
overheard by ears for which it was not
intended, she made them gather about
her, and then told Ralph Denham' s
story, or rather, the story OF his extraor-
binary adventure.
During the narrative the squire now
and then stopped her TO offer an objec-
uon or to express incredulity; and at
- eAAicS CuClilA aS6uTeu AlIu VI LILO
Perfect accuracy Of everything the old
woman was saying.
ralph DeEham was as dear to the
squire as II he were his own son; and it
can be said that Mrs. Condit and Ellen
ielt towards him as II he did sustain
that relation to the family. Naturally
enough they could hardly credit Dinah' g
remarkable story, even though Untilla
Endorsed it.
but when Dinah told where Ralph
then was, and spoke OF his anxiety to
get n communication with his officers,
Gil The squire's doubts vanished.
The Widest excitement fills the town.
and extends to the adjoining islands. "
said Squire Condit. raising his hands
and feeling, as he let them fall heavily
oy his side, that his exclamation did
not exactly express what was on his
m nd.
1t did not take him long to get cooled
down, and on occasions the squire
could be as cool as an iceberg.
something must be done. and that at
once: let US see what it shall be.
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