Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19

lhe 5eSoiia hfSht ShS BhoSS How Dy
and 1 galloped in it's wake at all the
speed my horse could command. a
mile ahead the 'apparation' sweryed
to the Right%of tho road and ended
our mad races Tying my horse ip 9
fence cornerI ] orept nearer. Slowly
made out that the ghost was 3
woman of stately proportions wearing
nothing but q daintily ruffled night
robe. She leaned for brief time
over the hollow stump that had been
her evident destination and then
turning mounted her flying machine,
which was a modern bicycle, and
went scorching back over tho course
she had come. Again I followed and
did not stop until I saw her disap-
pear in the side door of the Denzil
house. fastening back to the hollow
stump I explored the interior"
"And found the stolen property,
of course" interrupted a listener.
"Not sign of it. I could discover
nothing that did not naturally be-
long there. Failing to find the thief
in the ghost became member of
the Denzil household, ostonsibly as
his private secretary. My first dis
covcry was that the ghost was the
beautiful Miss Denzil. She was a
somnambulist and in utter ignorance
Of the weird night rides she had
taken. But when told of them the
exp} }2nation was an easy one. When
she and her young lovers were chill
dren that hollow stump had been the
postotfice where their ardent missives
were mailed and cared for. The
memory of those days was a delight
full one to her and the strange men,
tor to her unconscious action
prompted her visits to the spot.
"My next important discovery ex-
planned the mystery | was employed
to solve. Watching secretely in the
Railways, | saw old Denzil, witheyes
wide open and set, come out of the
chamber, climb the stairs to the attic,
unlock an old desk stored there, open
secret drawer and deposit money as
well as jewels. His action showed
me that his daughters habit of mov-
ing about at night was an inherited
one. The next morning he gave me
terrific blowing up as a careless,
incompetent and worthless detective,
who could not catch a thief when in
the house with him. I was more in
terested in that charming daughter
of his than in my case, and scheme
flashed into my mind as if inspired.
"'Mr. Denzil,' I said, 'can you
stand the shock of knowing that your
daughter is seriously threatened with
the loss of her mind because of brood
ing over separation from the man
whom you say she shall never marry,
and that because of her mental mfr
nifty she is innocently robbing you
under delusion that in no othor way
can she provide for the future happi-
ness Of herself, and that young chap
she honestly thinks, poor girl, she is
going to marry ?"
"It's lie,' he roared, q misera-
bic plot. YOU'RE discharged
"I did not take Miss Denzil into
my plans. I secretly transferred all
the stolen wealth to the old stump,
mad a trusted officer on guard and
then told the old gentleman that l
could prove all I said and insisted on
the right to vindicate myself. He
and l watched at the primitive post
office till his daughter came and re-
peated the conduct 1 have described.
Then we brought out the concealed
treasures. Denzil was beside him
self for fear he might act too late.
He sent post haste for the young
lover, made haulsome settlement,
insisted on an immediate wedding
and had me as one of the guests.
Did ever matchmaker do q slicker
job than I did ?"-Detroit FREQ Press.
W. II. Nisbot, Cash's Dopot, c.,
writes: 81 had dyspepsia; used Zoil Is
Liver Regulator, but it did no good. I
then tried DR.. M. A. Simmons Livor
Medicine; tho first package did mo good.
| continued its uso, and was cured."
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A negro brought suit in a Mitchell
county justice court for possession
of two shoats and a SOW and pigs,
and gained it. His lawyer, as soon
as the case was decided, settled the
fees for himself, Squire A., the law
yer on the other side, and the court.
swell, Joe, Squire A. will take one
of tho shoats, I'll take the other one,
the judge will take the SOW and
pigs, and you've gained the case."
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