Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-30

 'What do you expect to happen in the i Gwent? he asked. 'It's as dull as ] ditch water"
 i q don't know so much about that, ]: put in suddenly a man on the other side of the room whom, from his gen eral air, took to be miller. There's something as I heard of lately that was l pretty exciting.' i The spokesman drew all eyes upon ] him. The surface of our deep com { posture stirred and ruffed. i "What's that, Mir. Llewellyn" asked | the innkeeper.
 i Montgomery looked incredulous. "Pooh.' he said disdainfully. i The miller enjoyed the importance and seemed inclined to prolong it. He leisurely reflled his pipe.
 q heard something queer happened at the castle last week. he said at last, seeing that his news must out.
 Whats that?' asked Montgomery. "A girl that was in service there told my missus," went on the miller. We have taken her in. She's left the cas- tIe"
 What did she say?' asked Wen dover
 II q don't exactly recall the right of it." the miller confessed, with nasty sense of shame Montgomery looked at me and, seeing a smile in my eye, burst out laughing. But I know it was about burglary" said the miller promptly and with courage. l 'Td like to hear about the burglary" l" said some one. l; ''The man that keeps the inn there the-what's that inn" went on the mill CT.
 ''The Woodman," answered Mont gomery.
 Aye, that's it. He was servant to the castle-the girl said-and he caught them"
 Caught whomT said Montgomery !. impatiently.
 well. he didn't catch them," admit ted the miller, but he frightened them off. They were after the plate that the old gentleman keeps, so the man told my girl
 Hes a queer old customer" inter- posed one of the company, seeing, as we all saw that we should get no fur ther interest out of the miller. Our attention broke up. | You're right" nodded his yis-a-vis ,of,laanJ l,fc in, hic month May I ask what castle you are : speaking ofT' I ventured to say, ad. : dressing the miller. "Ivor castle sir" said he civilly. Tt lays in the Gwent, sir, back of the hills" explained the landlord. 'As you talk of this burglary" said : Montgomery, breaking in rather rude ly, 'Td like first to know what they were going to find in the castle. Every one knows there's nothing to be got there
 Confronted with this unciyil infdel the miller came to bay. T don't know anything about it. be declared. Al I know is that this young woman-sh' says she was woke up by noise goinl l on. and then she went to sleep again putting her head under the blankets 7 and that the manservant-I can't bring - back his name-he told her next da! : that the thieves had tried to get in." "Humphr' sneered Montgomery, wh' had plainly drunk too much to be al easy companion. 'I don't call tha much of a tale"
 If it's true, it's true" said the milC spking man.
 kwho the devil asked your opinionT
 lrted the lad brusquely The mill shifted in his chair, but musteret
 ge to ask if a man might not ex
 his sentiments upon a point 0 : interest
 is true. anyway" assente,
 nery. with a foolish laugh.
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 s bantering gaze upon m , x evish neigbbor. ] Jones'" said he, "an
 ps. my young gentleman!
 his surly fashion.
 ! Montgomery in a baT \ they should be-seasOl
 o crops. gentleman, an $ nd he fell into his cha
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 ny if this was part of a
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 Whether he had really bee PT taken with an unreasonable fit anger: but. whether of accident or { purpose. he filled up his glass forwar between his fingers. and the dregs he out and spattered the hay merchant face.
 -Gentlemeng' cried the landlord, some alarm. Montgomery stood, his red face som 1 what vacant and grinning brOadl. while bis salIow faced victim. who hs oot upoa his feel. gesficuiated and stu , tered under his nose with q show [ , naszion that was not quite Englisl A and at this moment, when it scene 8 aE If some retaliation was 10 be e uacted and a fraeas p1ecipiEated. q impulse took ne. and I uaTself iate ATened-
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 Ia used fhis worthy gentleman vel
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