The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-06
THE SMELL or
THE CRAVE
fOrianaLi
nell newly turned earth.

paie
's,raFe that chair over there" he said
pointing toson on the other side OF
TIE porch from which was sitting.
Why SOY
schanEe your seat be said Impa-
tientIS. "and III tell you"
Z changed niy seat, taking plenty Of
time 10 DO 70. fud when seated Tom
"a man was shot sitting exactly
where yoif were
Yhen9 HOWE WHO shot hing
,iSone one with whom he was Mt
enmtty. never heard the whole story.
but know he spoke OF smelling fresh
IS turned earth just before he was
shot
ny heart BEGAN TO thump wildly. A
man bad smeiIed freshly turned earth
and been shot. / had smelled freshly
turned earth and had been sitting In
the very spot the murdered man had
:. gat
.reIl me about the shooting. said.
esYou must know that, even II you
don't know the story connected with 1t.
ssAIaitlhnd was his name. He owned
this house. bought it from him, or
rather, from his wife. asked her
about the story. but all could get her
to say was that exactly ut this time OF
seated when he called to his wife. ask
ing her who had been digging about
the porch 10 which she replied that
she didn't know OF any one having
been doing so. A few minutes later
that window over your head was
raised. shot rang out and Maitland
zen over dead"
glanced Internationally at the chair
had been sitting in and. smiling,
Emelled freshly turned earth.
s.SoOd grncious!''I exclaimed There's
another window on the other side to
match this one
II never thought or that"
heard step in the hall and, look
Ing in, saw no one 1 began to feel
creepy. We had left Ed Glascock,
Toms brother; Martha, his sister, and
two lady guests at the dinner table for
an after dinner chat and heard a clat-
ter OF voices. 1 wanted to go back and
Join them. but did not care to show
my repidation.
sHOw did this man. AIaitland's enc
my, get into the house," asked, glanc-
ing furtively up at the window from
which the shot had been fired.
'sI think he had called to protest
against the foreclosure OF mortgage
on his home or something like that He
and Maitland had quarreIed about it.
and Maitland had left him. coming out |
here TO get away from him. He heard |
nothing for some time and supposed
the fellow had gone out by the side |
door. Then he smeIIed earth and spoke |
TO his wife about it,
'.And then he was shot"
YES"
glanced nervously at the window
above me and at the one opposite, Won
dering if after one had smelIed earth
he would he shot from the same win
dow as Maitland.
II didn't know that was sign of APP
preaching dcath," said.
) eWhat:"
smelling freshly turned earth"
''0se it's the grave being open
~ it is
don't like this 1 said after brief
silence 81 smell earth-freshly turned
earth What's that:"
There was 81 sound under the porch,
a sound of earth being thrown up.
Tom and / both heard 1t, and both
turned pale. We listened and heard
scratching underneath as If some one
were scrapinG the loose earth together
preparatory TO tossing 1t ont of
grave.
- wonder what's become Of them
inside said Tom. as though he would
IKE an excuse 10 20 In and join them
II haven't heard Il sound from them
Nor some time" replied.
There 1t IS again' Tom said, with
q frightened look, referring to the
scratching. ~
And the earthly smell"
By this time we were so wrought
uDon that no doubt we exaggerated
everything. suddenly the window
above me-the window from which
Maitland had been killed-Opened, anu
a shot rang out.
was as certain that had received
4 mortal wound as | was that II was
growing dark. sank down on to the
porch and swOoncd.
When came to myself / saw the
anxious faces Of those with whom
Bad dIned. Ed GIascock's face was
very white. and his brother Toms was
aiSO livid, but there was also an angry
Ionf- on 1t. The women appeared ter
rIbly frightened.
SIS Il mortal?' asked family
t.8lortal! No. Ed has been playing
ones az his prslnks. He heard us talk
Inc out here and fired the shot TO scare
...But hear the gruVedigglns be-
nv, . paoaued. My nerves were com
pleteIy unstrung.
con. that's WaE. our rat terrier!
Hos been going for rats. He's torn up
every bit OF earth under the porch.
And I'm not shot"
..Io stupid said Ed. You're as
s.arff