The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-10-20

the room would have risen out Of respect
to the owner OF Berry Down. Now not
a soul remembered him.
His eyes were full Of trouble, and with
kind of trouble which the good woman
had never seen before. Not pain Of body
or grief, but yet trouble. He Dropped
his head upon his chest and began to
murmur aloud as IL no enc was In the
place but himself
shot dead! he is not dead! How can
that be? how can that be?"
Then he fixed his eyes upon the land
lady's and gazed upon her as If she
could read in them what allied him. Be
wilderment and amazement which beat
Upon his soul, as the old poet said, as u
madman beats upon a drum--this was
the trouble which caused his eyes to
have that terrifying glare and his limbs
to shake and treMble. Mrs. Exon watch
ed him, thinking he must have a fit OF
ague.
The poor man is ILL.," she said. Here,
my man, drink this" She gave him half
tumblerful of cordial, which he poured
down.
The dose had the effect of conn, sing
him little. His legs ceased trembling,
though his hands shook
YES" he said, ~ am ill., was took
sudden just now l am better now.
Where may you have come from 2"
asked one Of the men.
"I'ye come from Southampton, where
l was put ashore. I've come all the way
from Australia"
And where might you be going next {"
"I'll tell you that. my. friend, al soon
n II L. - n
ed. he spoke, somehow, as If he belong
ed to something better than would have
been judged by his appearance. eff you
had asked me this morning. I shoulr
have told you that I was going 10 Bo-
vey; now, don't know"
Mrs. Exon still looked at him with
curiosity which comes of half ua.e:fsy
recollection.
"Old Dan Leighan, now," he went on;
'can any one give me news of him II
mean Old Dan; him as had Gratnor first
and Foxworthy afterward. and then got
Berry Down, being a crafty old fox. Is
he still alive? Somebody told me he
was dead"
Surely" replied Mrs. Exon; ''he IN
alive and hearty, except for his legs,
poor man."
"Oh, he's alive-alive and hea-ty? I
thought, perhaps-som+body told me
that he died. forgot how-six years
ago come October it was. That's what
they told me; six years come October"
He had an accident just about that
time-six years ago. Perhaps that il
what you are thinking off,
"How," he asked, without taking any
notice Of this reply, "can a live man
have ghost? How can q live man
send his own ghost to travel ali round
the world? Won't he want bis own
ghost for himself sometimesr
Hes got touch of fever" said rhe
landlady, "and it has gone to his head.
You had gettsr go home, my mau, and
lie down, il you have got bed any
where"
II want to know this" he repeated,
earnestly; did anybody ever hear of a
living man sending his ghost on. on
errands, to keep people awake AID
threaten things? 1t can't be; 1t isn't in
nature"
Nobody could explain this fact, which
was new to all
"How did ne do It, thenY he aSkad,
impatiently. banging the table with his
Asst; ''tsil ma that? How did no do it!s
Thea he pulled himself together and be-
came natural again. About his legs,
new. WHAT'S the matter with Dan
Leighan's legsT
why, after his accident they began
to fail him." said Mrs. Exnn. "and now
he's paralysed, and never leaves his
room unless he's wheeled out Of fine
morning. But hearty in appetite, and a.
for his head, 1t u a. clear as ever"
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