The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-09-14

that internal light again. Ghosts
OF no ghosts, it's no good, and no
luck will come of it,
'The words were scarcely out of
/, his mouth when, apparently not
more than o hundred yards away,
the huge ball of FIRE appeared like
Q flash, dancing up and down and
seemingly coming dead toward lis.
Now Buck became almost beside
himself with terror. Let's go, and
the quicker the betterH shouted my
now thoroughly alarmed companion,
but suddenly, as on the previous
night, the light vanished. Buck
then recovered some portion of his
equanimity, ard, though he was
still anxious to return to camp, !
finally persuaded him that there was
danger that we would lose our way
if we yentured out on the desert aft
er dark, while if we remained there
was nothing to be afraid Of Nei-
ther of us slept much, however,
for must confess that / had sort
of creepy sensation myself, and we
were up early next morning, com
plcted our work and got an early
start back to camp.
"While we were on the road Buck
said: Colonel, l don't want to dis
courage you, but the people who are
at the heed of this scheme to build
competing RAILROAD will die sud-
denly. and this work win stop. In
fact, wouldn't wonder if you and
I both went over the range with
them to keep them company. Blu.
they are going, sure
GLOW little you know I replied,
end ] could cay no more, as my
hackers were then unknown.
"Now let mo tell you the strange
sequel. The very same week that
Buck made his prediction prediction the Bar.
Tn failed. Early IN November
NAry D. Minot, the leading spirit
and financial head Of the enterprise,
was killed in railroad accident
while returning from Washington,
where he had concluded the pur-
chase Of General Beale's ranches in
every detail save the passing Of the
papeEa and paying the money, the
intention having been to subdivide
that immense estate Of $4,000
acres.
"On Thanksgiving day Of the
same month came orders to close the
work, discharge everybody and
break camp. The following year
Allan Marvel, president Of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
road, died after a brief illness, be
having been the second hacker of
this great enterprise, and soon fol.
lowed the death of Mr.. Magoun of
the great banking house of Barring,
Magoun & Co., the third and last
of the promoters of rival railroad
to the Southern Pacific system"
"What became of Buck?" asked
as the colonel paused.
"Buck? Just read that clipping"
and the colonel took from his pock-
etbook worn hit of newspaper and
handed it to me. It read as fol-
lows:
Bagdad, Colorado Desert, Jan. Is. 1885,
An old inspector and surveyor known as
Buck Pomeroy disappeared mysteriously
from his camp at this point three days
ago, and no trace OF him has been found.
He. wes IN company with two friends and
was apparently in good health and spirits.
They all retired. as customary. early in
the evening. but In the morning Buck was
missing. and diligent search has failed to
find him. He went away just as he waa
rolled in his sblankets-barefooted and half
dressed. One OF the men said he thought
he heard Bucks voice in the night eaytng
something about some ghosts being after
him, but he thought 1t was a dream and
80 paid no attention to 1t. Buck has owl
IDENTIFY Joined that innumerable caravan
Of men whose bones whiten the remoti
sections Of the desert and yg!.! asss::sseel.sz>s
remain forever without burial.
I folded up the clipping and re-
turned it to the colonel. He put it
back in his pocketbook without
word.-San francisco Call.