Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-29
Copyright. 1899, by Florence Warden.
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~ urlasg.af til tlgussar IA hiCl caused
hin, 1, =. s,,-.i win \ sensation Of
s.c,p,,.s .p,i ,-.,,l-p.ss as ne staggered
Ia gp,. of inc kitchen arnrlairs aud
sot day. in 4. i,rplhIin. m over
What v.,s IN. n,turp or lie work on
which Tom hal h.ru ru-:;.,sls WHY
bo.ll s I,.,., "a ulu,a Disturbed bv Mas
sons snpaarHlrcg WAS There some
cI.,srl, ,..,.ar.ttop Er,yrru ;nr hidden
nj IN. wa In He ur;fhar-p the dig
,r.pu ,f Tho I'm, and the doctor him.
S,rf9
III. .,s-;..i,.n nltlnr..r, il ,rrla.Sl
:, h'-, or,s,rJ oven y,hlI,, II rynsS,-l
a., r,inl tod; h,,l of him +, suite OF
himself and ~ m. same time he he.
ca, =, n,r.,tsio for tlic ra..i time an
idpa which npppare1 10 Offer a Auiu
,;on IA some cf the p,rp'ryfug prob
Ions n,.a;rutrd hy the singular house.
Lo,t nj the farmhouse.
Was there some sort Of secret aud
evil lro.-uc between the Old woman aud
her grandson Tom?
They were tie only TWO persons
obnut thr MACE who were entirely IN
symnothpti,. ia Nlassnu. and he &c
rnovlelyrl to himself TIM, this fact
nrnl,ahly rrciudicrd him. Bul. all the
samp Tho snSpIrlou. once formed in
his rlinl. crew stronger every mo
mcnt.
II was from the clubhouse into which
Tom had diSappcarrd OF the first rve,,.
in!, of rhr doctors arrival that the foot.
steps had come of the person or per.
sons who had searched his pockets.
And If was the Old woman who had
tried to drag some one into Gwyn's
room when the doctor was supposed 20
be fast asleep in the corner Was that
uusccn person the lad Tom? And had
thnjr object been rohhrry-and some
thine worse?
The more he thought about this the
more lilicIv dld his nvnotDrsis seem to
grow. Coch Tai was NJ least. though
prorrsscdly autagoni>tic 10 Na ,Son. M
, omen and even y manly foe. The farm
. rr himself lad behaved straiglirnr.
wardly throughout He had trpatcd
/ his gI1r 81 with consideration AMI graft
tr1o. ana on tie NIGHT ,l.,y hal pass
al in thr Same room. dumng which
Ngs>nY had watched him with s'ra.lv.
s,rrn,rss owes he had -lrut a sarnd
ar.l r..,r.r,T sI,p,'n.r. rutr morning
ryiIont}y undistrr}. hv plutS secret
nIans ~, row9rd's fears
beside. AIaSson who Ike most 9th.
thine of n phystornon,i,t. had from
tho first bepn nrndisnosrd against the
lal Tam IN orrouut Of his hongdoa
looks. his sullrn manner and the re
pellrnt lowering shyupss which caus
Oh him ia avert his eyes the momrn,
the stranger looked in his direction.
While Trrgaron himself showed bis
heart on his sleeve, WAS angry At on,
moment impulsiyely grateful the next
his son ON the other hand, had neyc,
changed his suIky look except whrr
he had been discovered at his digging
In the darkness Of the outhonsc.
AS these thoughts passed Guirkly
throurh his mimi Nassop saw thr al.
womsD after n little DELAY come II
from the clubhouse. closing the door be
hind her.
She cast ot him one Glance in which
maleyolence and suSnicion were cusy
to read and went through the kitchen
rs silently MS eyer. Mason heard hcI
20 nm stairs and n few minutes late,
Tom came down with rapid hcav,
footsteps and burst into the kl,chrr
with scared face
wants vouw stommrrpd he shes tool
i'll 81 ooin-vnrv i'll, Re onick no 0uirl;
or I'm ofcorn,I enn,athinr win hammer
to herr
Nosson hrrria1 I'M stairs The doc
Of tho sicEroom was wide oppn an,
tho oId woman with her or,ns folded
was STANDING massive pnirmotical n
evnr in ,hp middle If the floor
Tho Sick girl was living on her side
nanting and gosping for breath. 4
the sight of the doctor she uttered
crv and heckoned him toward her.
"Dortor" she said NOT in the fpebl
voice no might have pyupcted In
clearly md 6rmIv Pm IN arain
think Tell mo if Won can. what's tb
, matter with me-"
But this was not easy. He felt he
nuIso. no looked NJ her. he asked he
some nuestiors How did she feel
In raIp9 In discomfort?
tIor answers nuzzIed him She soi
sbn tborcbt sbc was gojng to "hay
hor nnoss aroin" she felt uncoIr
for+ohIo reatIass Sbo had wo,s
main NJ hor ches, thon over And he
hands and hnad wpr, so hot She wo
fpvcrish ocoin shc was SIRE
Go bc took b.r temnproturc nm
fo,pd II normoI
"It 10 all nothing hut fancy" sal
n, a. lac, s,nij,ng ~ bor feore "yn
r oro oo;,o on 40 v,oII 40 Won ,oeeibI
con Won hnvo nothing IN do hut :