The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-03-09

NN\A uepot AT Hinton,
. we AMI mentally de,
hated whether he wou,d better wait
for the train. long over due. or wa 1
home across lots" The nains on
this one horse line were ran presum.
ably for the accommodation OF thg
public, but as they wer, invariably
behind time, AMI ran al snaiPs pace.
1t was an open question whether tue
public in that particu'a ar locality were
inuch better accommodated than the
hal been by the old stnSecoach which
had fallen into disnse when the rail.
road went through. 1t had been al
most mystery how the road ever
came to be built there, and talk oil
disseminating the branch had been rife
many times; but old Colonel Hale,
who had some influence with the legs
lsture and the railroad company, saw
to it that it en- lei in talk.
so the road was open, an as the
night was chill AMI SNOWY, Milton
decided to wait for the train, which
would take him within an eighth OF n
mile of home, aud sat down with what
patience he coul | muster to wait. A
nalf hour passed, and slowly into the
Station pulled the belated engine at
tached to the freight AMI accommo la
ton. Davis boar led it aud sat down
in seat near the door. The compart-
meut was divided in such way that
one end WAS used ns n sort of caboose.
where tho trainmen were allowed IT,
wait when not busy, anlauy passenger
having a desire to smoke could crafty
1t in that end OF the car.
Milton Davis was one Of the wealth
lest farmers about Hiutouville. Iu
addition to farming he engaged in
stock raising, bee keeping, and. ia
short, anything that promised big RS.
turns FOR not too large investments.
All he touche | prosperel. His crops
were generally fine, though perhaps
his neiShbors' we're not worth harvest
ing. q! course he would have told
you hat This was due neither to luck
nor Ill luck, hut 10 simple attention
to business, and he might have added
having the means at hand to pay for
help just at the right time, which
often turned almost failure into sue.
cess. But aside from his financial
stability he was man whom all the
town espectsl, whose wOr WAS rs
good rs his bond any day, and who
mad iil!el many of the Offices in the
gi!t OF his towGsmen so acceptably
that the opposing party was generally
satisfied ii Milton Davis was elected,
AMI the defeated candidates were
solaced by the fact that nothing else
was to he expected. In church and
missionary work he shone especially,
ana more than one obscure country
church had been materially helpel by
his checkg
So you will be surprised Mt what fol-.
lows as he was when his attention was
attracted by the voices OF two men in
the smokers end OF the car, and ONLY
separated from him by so thin parti-
ton that he could distinctly hear every
word they uttered. He did not notice
what they were saying till his own
name caught his ear, though he had
recognized he voice Of Doctor Cramer,
an old friend.
81 should not like to have MILF
Dayis's sins On NY conscience, said
Doctor Cramer IN a hair veXed, hs'f
serions tone, evidently continuing a
theme under discussion.
"Why," interrupted his companion,
81 was under the impression ~
''Yes, you were under the impre3.
sion that he had probably as few sins
to account for as any man well could
have, being always to the front iuever
gooi work, and so forth, aud ! sup
pose you are right, general speak
irg bnt have just come from Colosse.
where I went 20 consult with Doctor
Hill over Walt Davis wife. She ~
dying as sure az am sitting here, aud
Just as surely Milton Davis will be re
sponsible for her death. -
why, don't SEQ
"Jf course you don't! But { do,
Won know, and that makes all the dif-
ference i'm the world.
'But what has Davis dom that you
should accuse him thus harsIly?'
"lt s what he has not done Ho is
allowing his sons wife TO suffer while
he has more money than no knows
What TO 10 With IN this small place"
'Oh, yes, I see You are speaking
oi Walter Davis's vie she that was Net.
he Eller. Walter did not marry 20
pIslse mis- father, | believe.
"No, J presume no. fucy he
exercised hrs rightiul prerogative, aud
married TO please himself. You and I
dId he same. J believe, old fellow.
on would have done so il p dozen
fathers bad objected.
3ut there wa something especi-
ally -pugnant ~ tbisansir, WIS there
nor 10 seems go mo 7 RENE 1ber 10
have heard 70
'Sot With the girl herself Nettie
E,er ha I braiss al hoauty nough
90 tIru the head or a stronger iinded
M than Walt Davis, but her father
e.' he disl with tbs tremcns, YOU
kuIv, aud II he badn't he 1ould pro5a