The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-10-23
which Mr.. Hill VA. /. board.r. A

which Mr.. Hill was . boaraer. A
little boy-one Of Hills pupils ~
came to the door, and. to the question
put us to Mr.. Hills whereabouts, re-
piled with very round eyes that the
schoolmaster had just left the house
with, no more explanation than that
he was going "up the road a piecs.",
The editor started. That was she
phrase Hill used 7togemploy when he
was going to sea- .sgal''- and what
girl could there be but Miss Carry
May? His enemy must have passed
him in the, dark. =
The editor left the boy still star
sfnD and retraced his steps hastily.
ASheseame opposite Miss Carry-Ma 3
house again, sure enough he heard
HILLS unmistakable. nervous cackle
within. Miss Garry Nays voice was
not audible. .s.ss sss;s:ss4 Y:
The editor did not go in.s Instead
he went to hissroofh. IN the morn
ing the schoolmaster received note
which read: n
!. 'Sir: have been waiting for you to
naane- a time and place for the enfbtinter
you We're so kind as to suggest to me the
May I venture to 1orer "a suggestion 81
win meet ybll III pad :seaTs HolioW ~ AZ ~
five O'clock this afternoon. Kindly bring
- fRsi1 ss;sa ~ Ea3oIllN HaRR1s. II,
The note was delivered to Mr.. Hiff'
IN hiss schoolfodm,; aha S pprofluced a.
curious effect. Mr.. Hill had been I'M
Id Sillafnoisly ybhdi lhumor. NOV hs,
twisted secstacically in his chair al
fee reaA,t His face spread into 4 won
derful grin. :
8 Tell Mf. HaTrris,''' said he to the I
boy, ,sthat III be there.Y e:
q All the rest Of the day he was
notably preoccupied andefdgety,. and
several times, the pupils heard him
chuckle to himself. About half-past.
four, havingat that time dismissed
the last lingerer, Mr.. Hill, from the.
window of his schoolroom, saw Mr.:
Harris walking by. in a direction:
which might reasonably lead him to
Dead Mans Hollow, which, by the;
way, was g lonely spot in the pines,.
and the repnted scene of a murder.
The editor was accompanied by the
same gentleman who had been his
companion at the time of the street
encounter The two men walked
rapidly, and Harris face wore an ex-.
preston of much grimness. e =
When the pair were well past the
house. and: out. of sight around a
curve in the road, Mr.. Hill laughed
aloud all to himself, and followed
slowly. just as he reached the
edge of the town he met buggy
In the buggy were Miss Carry.Maye
and. q mani with red hair. Miss
Carry-May bowed, and the buggyS
drove on. Mr.3Hill turned to look,
after it, and seemingly forgot to-
turn again; for insteadaof going to-
Dead Mans Hollow, VIE walked
straight home The#e4itoM and his
friend waited fir hima Estha apppsint-
ed place a4sfulf half2ho,il1r:ss .s then chew
came back to town, and went with
out delay to Mr.. Hills place Of resi-
dence; There y they neasthat the
schQolmaster had jusH gone toward,
thaza station Scairyinga small hand.3
bags They sfollowed##ih Haste, and
were ih timesto Dee TIM taM end Of the
south bound yrah dss4ppearihg milesL
down the track: Then sthe editors
swore in his slow way, and the two
t1.,,1 10
| Fittlk later Mr.. Harris rang Miss
tarry-MAy's doorbell. He was usher-5
ed into the parlor, and found the
sYesypgs WeNasp eaTTa{ssak iaxAsga;mest
becoming frock and very busy enk
PERTAINING strange gentleman withf
red hair. Miss Carry-May looked
fairfield, but introduced the stranger
rs the Rev. Mr.. Jopling. Mr.. JoplingA
masking luxuriously in the lady's1
smiles, kept up an incessant flow Of
4 q a.,e sd|
chanc6 for Mfs Harrist o-nighty and
he himself at .zin=a=~statas
mind which beggars description.
, cit HIS room he f6utfd a note ina
strange, wild handwriting: .7.li
Dear Harris s,rss .rs.t;i.D ? :4jt9a
1--WE are both of us euchred. :. / amt
going to fight for no gal alive-espe cially'
not one that is spoke for already This
one. is going to marry that, red headed
parson. She told me SO last night.
'Hii >ti'ff%3 Yours truly 40! J 8
.Ff ~ .qf,9a( .T., HILL {
That plight the editor did not sleep.
Hill came back Monday morning.
the duel had been set for FridayJ1A4zeenh-: :
titely cured of his warlike fever. He
was very friendly with the. editor g
WHO received his advnncesawith,iy very,
had grace-ignored Miss. Carry-May
utterly, and was presently q violent
admirer of another Of the young wo-
men Of Wauhatchie.. The editor, for
Ilis part, Withdrew from Society. and
his leaders took on tone of chronic
n,isanthfopy. 1>ioissim9ao3 I11liDo,j
Miss Carry-May, it seems, did act
ually,-i n) time, marry the parsons with
red. hair.-N. Y. Times.