Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-10

certain sQuinnying of his eye and accent
of his voice that made the word significant
land who don't want to say much about
his past for some reason, wouldn't 1t De
Jest like him to overdo the Good Samaritan
business at first? Wouldn't he want to get
on the good side Of people and pull the wool
over their eyes? Mind yeh, now, / amt
talking about this Farthing I'm just 'spos-
ing a case"
II tell you AIS kindness amt put on"
maintained Dan doggedly. nettled at the
squire's insinuations. IF / amt nixy
clean through and through, then ! never
seen a kinder-hearted man in my life. No
suh He jest his jewty and he done
1t, and l amt the only one nuther He
don't go cacklin all over town every time
his old buff Cochin lays an aig
Say, boys ever think Of one thing?'
continued the squire placidly. You've been
SEEM some strange sights up to the old
cabin lately, hain't yeh? There's always
been queer stories about that place, but
you didn't hear of much going on there
till Farthing moved onto that farm, did
yeh? Now stop to think Of this latest cut
tim up; hain't every bit of 1t been since
he moved into town."
wal, you can't lay that onto AL" Dan
squared about argumentatively. There
hain't been no track into that cabin ALI
this winter yetst, and you-all knows It
STILL" He addressed his arguments to the
crowd, as If 1t were they who were COM
batting him. He told me himself when /
asked him. that he had other business
nights than laying awake watchin FOR
ghosts still and that he hadn't saw a thing
In the old cabin Already. He said he slept
nights and went at his sleepin' early
ow-I-don't-know." The squire
again winked knowingly. Ever notice
what a sharp little black eye he's got and
how it looks right through yeh? You don't
see eyes as sharp as that very often" The
old man understood perfectly those 20
whom he was talking.
Var! Now you're gettin' at it," burst
Teyn Fisher that
weave a branch round yeh. First thing
some of you-uns II know you'll be gettin'
hacked; your kids II be liver-growed. and
have the rundown and oppnehn,er.
word to you Already" He had lowered
his voice almost to whisper. Tile took up
the theme instantly.
That's jest what I've been a-tellin' of
yeh. The devil knows what's what. There's
a reason for the doins up in that old shan
ty, don't you forget that. The devil don't
have to walk when he wants to get over
snow and, lowering his voice mysterious
ly and half closing one eye.-'a hacker and
a pow-woseer dcn [ nuther. You-all think
of that wunst.
..RecoIleet how strange old Poppy Miller
acted down to Dams buteherin'? Heigh?'
How'd you dast TO stan ag'in him so,
squire, and say what you did right in front
Of him Won't he hack yehs Wont Won, h, he
fraid something II happen TO her?"
= Nav. Nor a Bit. L carry words ag'in
him. He can't touch me- or mine I've saw
TO that
'But he's deep one" Lem Fisher was
on his own ground now. Hes jest the
worst one we-uns ever knowd here"
II don't believe 1T" exploded Dan. "Al
amt no more of a hacker than you be. Lem;
not one bit And / don't believe that none
of you have really ever saw ANYTHING up
to that cabin wunst. Nosuh. You're Jest
like my old mare when she goes acrost the
railroad track. You're 50 blamed scairt and
you expect to see such an awful thing that
you don't know what you do see, and you
shy and kick and snort for all the world as
IL there was something there"
"HuE.ph.- retorted Tile scornfuiiy.
'Spose I don't know still what see with
my own eyes? Hunphis'
"Oh, / amt questioning but what you
think you see II. Ny boy come in one day
and sayed that he seen snake as long as
the hay-ladder STILL and hatnt the slight
est doubt but what he thought 1t really
was. Where's Amos? He'd knock the
whole thing higher n a kite
Look here, DAN the squire spoke up
sudden and sharp. "I'll give You ten dol
lars and pay 1t In money II you'll go up to
that cabin right on now and touch II with
your hand. Now. that's business The