Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-10-27
CHAPTER IX.-(Continued.J
'What was his accident?"

at night. Some say he was in drink; but
then he was always a sober man. MIR.
George Sidcote it was that found him
lying in the road. He was insensble for
three days. When he came to he couldn't
remember nor tell anybody how the acct
dent happened; but he said he'd been
robbed, though his pocket was full of
money, and his watch and chain hadn't
been taken. Papers they were, he said,
that he was robbed Of. But there's many
thinks he must have put those papers
somewhere, and forgotten because of the
knock on his head"
"Ohw the stranger rubbed his hands.
-I'm better now" he said; 81 am much
better. Out in Australia 1 caught
fever, and it gives me a shock now and
again. Much better now. Sold Dan
Leiehan fell from his pony--he had an
accident and he fell-from his pony-on
his head-and was senseless for three
days-and was robbed of papers? Now,
who could have robbed him Of papers?
Were they valuable papersW
We'll, that l cannot say"
Did You ever see a man in an hys-
terical 6tf 1t is pretty bad to look at a
woman laughing and crying with uncon-
trolled and uncomfortable passion, but it
Al Luz WoAoo 10 btt IL uNhu. 1uln blIOukg
rugged man, seized with an hysterical
fit, rolled about upon the bench, rolling
bis shoulders and crying at the same time,
but his laugh was not mirthful and his
crying was a scream, and he staggered
as he laughed. Then he steadied him
self with one hand on the table; he
caught at another mans shoulder with
the other hand; and all the time, while
the villagers looked on open-mouthed,
he laughed and cried. and laughed again,
without reason apparent, without re-
straint, without mirth, without grief,
while the tears coursed down his cheeks.
Some of the men held him by force; but
they could not stop the strong sobDl lg
or the hiccoughing laugh or the shaking
of his limbs. At last, the fit spent ne
lay back on the settee, propped against
the corner, exhausted, but outward
calm and composed again.
Are you better now?' asked the land
lady.
1--WE been III" he said, land something
shook me. Seems as if I've had a kind
of fit, and talked foolish, likely. What
did say-what did l talk about?'
"You were asking after Mr.. Leigban.
Who are you? What do you want to
know about Mr.. Leighan? You aaked
about his health and his accident. And
then you had a fit Of Mysteries l never
saw a man-nor a woman, neither-in
such Mysteries. You'd best go home and
get to bed. Where are you going to
sleepi Where are you going top
Where's your husband, Mrs. Exon
Where's Josephf" he asked, unexpected
ly.
Mrs. Exon started and gasped. 40
sephs gone TO Bovey with the cart. He
ought to have BEEN home an hour ago.
But who are your
"William Shears"-he turned to one OF
the men-"you don't seem to remember
mer
"Why, no." William replied with a
jump, because it is terrifying to be rec
ognized by a stranger who has Ats and
talks about live mems ghosts. mo;
can't rightly say l do"
Grandfather Derges"-he applied to
the oldets inhabitant, who is generally
found to have just outlived his memory
though II you had asked him a week OF
two ago he could have told the most
wonderful Observation-Disclosures Derges
don't you remember meY
mo, l don't. Seems as If 1 be old
enough TO remember everybody. But
my memOrJ 1871 WHAT IL WAS. NO. ]
don't remember you. Yet l should say
now, as you might belong to these parts
because you seem to know my name"
81 remember you, Grandfather. wheU
you used to cane the boys in church"
"Ay, ay," said the old man. $50
did, so did. Did ever cane you, mas
ter? You must have a wonderful mem
ory, now, to remember that"
Don't you remember me, William
Clampit?' he asked a third man.
"No, DON'T" replied William, short
ly, as II he did not wish to tax his mem
ory about a man so ragged.
"I've been away a good many years,
he said, land I've come back pretty wei
as poor as when l left and a sight NOR,
ragged. didn't think that a beard anC
rags would alter me so that nobody
should know me. Why, Mrs. Exon, doe,
man leave the parish every week fol-
Australia, that 1 should be so soon for
gottenr'
He did not speak in the least like on,
of themselves. has manner of speech
was not refined, II In true; but there ar,
shades, so to speak. which differentiat,
the talk Of the masters from the talk Of
the rusuc<-
~ have come back withcst snythin,
except a little money In my pocket. Now
Mira. Exon. give nae some bread an,
cheese for supper; I've had NO dinner
Being III. you see, aud shaken more thar
bit, L didn't want any dinner. Thes
I'll have a pipe. and you shall tell M
the news and all that has happened
Perhaps By that time you will find on
who l am"
When he had eaten his bread an,
cheese he began TO smoke. showing n
trace at all of his late 1T He talks.
about the parish. and showed that b
know everybody in 1t; he asked WIN