Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-04-13

/ round it's rippin an tearin Ike mad?
Why, the hull town is talking about it, "
Uncle Noah's eyes as he spoke were
upon the place; otherwise he must have
noticed how CHASTITY white his visitor had
grown, how terror stricken were the eyes
fixed ON the same spot as his own.
DO We know, be continued, "1've
half a notion to get Jim Trudgeon to go
down an see what's below that there dew
lis looiin CLASP
On, nonsensel What could there BET
That's nothing unusual. It's always been
that way since l knew it. "
Fullar's voice had thick, suffocating
catch in it that made Uncle Noah turn
and look at him He saw what he called
| the other man looking out Of Fullar's
eyes with iniploring terror, and Fullar's
face was ghnstly
Are yc sick, Mr.. Fullars Yc look
scrter yaller about the gills. "
'I-ycs-- mol don't feel very we'll
haven't felt we'll for some days back But
what about these water lotsf Isuppose Id
be safe enough TO close with Smith,
1 Uncle Noah answered in the affirmative,
and the conversation drifted upon munic-
/ ipal affairs, but whenever Uncle Noah
turned bis face to the window Fullar'seye
| glanced uneasily out upon the bay.
That night Uncle Noah suddenly awoke
| on the stroke of midnight, and as was his
4 habit, went ever to the window and pecred
through the open Stats. 1t was a glorious
/ night a late risen moon shed pensiye
| light upon the bay and showed a dark fig
ure upon the overlooking height to tho
west. Who could it be? And what was
\ any one incoming out there for at such an
| hour o. nights
Uncle Noah sat down in his chair and
watched. Before long he saw the figure
slowly descend, turn and come eastward
toward tho house. Nearer and nearer it
came, the form of man walking slowly
! and with bcut head, a form that every
4 footstep brought nearer and more familiar,
until there burst from the watchers lips:
Jehosophat Mr.. Fuliarl'
The moon wanod, and the planets slid
down over the rim of the horizon, but
still over this incident Uncle Noah sat cog
/ itating. Finally, however, he began to
feel chilly, and telling himself that he
didn't calculate to stand this sort of thing
any longer he returned to bed.
Next day the news flashed through the
village that Uncle Noah had induced Jim
| Trudgeon to go out and dive. He was go
1 ing to find out what was at the bottom of
that there thing if there was any bottom
| to it. So, partly from desire to please
| Uncle Noah, for whom he had great re-
| spect, and partly for consideration, the
diver, with a rope under his arms and his
claspknife in his hand, went down to in
yestirate
W., 49,. h,,,aa -.
threw a heavy iron horse weight into the
boat and scrambled in after it, white with
i.Wbat,s thst Iin,a MT y, colds, in.
ouirc1 onc ~ thc mon grinnine
linn ala nor saam 70 beor b;n7 as no mn.
wound tbo r,,,, fro,,, re ho,l,
:. UnsfIc von fclloxvs,,, ho said b,,sl;Ix
wen ali 20 nm 10 Uncle Noah pyo y
The men GLANCED at .Iin,s face aud royea
Uncle Noah had haen ,vatchin, thon,
onv;onslv froT, M ,,in,,o,s
~Theret There's sooveneer from tho
bottom a. the hay said linn. primlv pro-
ducine the horse weight as he entered IL
! was a DecIIiar ono triangular and with
the ring SUM. deep in the center.
aye don't mean to saw ye eot that
| tbereY" cried Uncle Noah in amaze,nent.
aWhv. there's only two sucb WEIGHTS in
! this world. mine an Mr.. FulIar's Mine
is out on the farm: left il there for John
when he'd drive into town with that skit-
| fish mare. Sam Rrnnt took n freak an
made ,em ono afternoon whom hold moth
! in else TO do I laughed at the shane n,
'en hut hoi,obt ona. all tho game an
| sam told mo Mr. Fullar took tho other
| But how dive s'pose the thing cum to he
there5ia
Tim ala not s,,n,,es+ any, reason bnt his
f,co wac indio,tjyo az ,,1ystory M sot
bis lins toactbcr and the men locked at
hin, Inntci, yyaitina ,ybilo I-pcIo Noab
emf starino Of the berse WEIGHT bic wind
Isboring ov g M Mr. Fn,,or Tho si h,n
grew and intensified Then ont of il lin
| Trudgcon spoke first clearing his throat
"Tncle Noah an Won fellows it's my
painful dooty To LEFT vop know that 7 cut
that there horse weight from n dead mans
mock.
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