Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-03

! oA tie border" And. having delivered this statement. he drew himself t,Et and addressed a question to M3nt%om ery with the oaieot. ss 1 conceived, sf exhibiting q local celebrity to his guest.
 Anything doing out your way, sir:' he inquired.
 He youth tuned his eyes upC;l !.ii.l i'll Mcis!us eg gaze and then. r:.f.g..s ing lis .l,tss, hammered on tAe table nois;lE.
 Why tie deuce don't that man of yours ccIHe: he eXciziuIed. "iIere nave l ridden in ten miles for the &is,.lt of l human face and the taste of good Scotch, and That's right. lie gave his order and observing Nend0ver again. gave yent to 2 heavy laugh. What do you expect to happen ill tie Gwent:" he asked. its as dull as ditch Water
 II don { know so much about that. put in sidsienlH q man on the otEer side of the room whom. from his gen elal air, took to be q miller There's something tis heard Of !,,tel. t-at W9s prettI exciting.
 The snoiseS.5iH drew ali e"es upon him. The ssrf.9se of our deep co.n- posture stirred and rut.lel.
 "Nhnt'a that. Mr I.iewe}lyn:' as!lesi the innhvepaf.
 aontg3mery looked incredulel.4. "pooh." lle said ti5s;ianfui.:.
 Ihe miszef enjoyed the importance and secn.e ilcl5Eesi b prolo1g it. He leisurelr ieeilled lis pipe.
 Il heard something Quee" ha4Feflez. at the castle last week" he s:li,i at last seeing that his neWs must out
 "N'hat's tilat:a asked Mon. goMery.
 "A girl that Was ill service there told my mss.;s. went on the miller We have taken her in Shes left the cas- tlc''
 -".What did she say:' asked Wen dover
 Il don't exactly recall the right of it. the miller confessed, With a hasty sense Of shame Montgomery looked at me anG, seeing d smile in nly eye. burst out laughing. But I know it was about q burglary" said the miller promptly and with courage.
 'Id like to hear about the burglary said some oHe.
 "Tiie man that keeps the inn there the-what's tl4at inn:" went on the nlll- CT
 'TAe Wooa9aan," answered Mont. gomery.
 Ave, that's it. He was servant to tte castle-the girl sa1l-aud he caught them
 Caught whom:" said Montgomery imp:ttentiy.
 'W'ejl he didn't catch then,' admit ted the miller. "but he Frightened them off, They were after the plate that the old gentleman keeps, So tue man told my girl
 Hes queer old customer" inter- posed one Of the conlpany. seeing. as we all saw. that we should get no fur attention broke up.
 "Iou're right nodded his vis-a-vis and replaced his pipe in his mouth.
 May ask what castle you are speaking of" l yentured to say. ad dressing the miller
 "Ivor castle, sir" said he civilly.
 Tt lays in the Gwcnt, sir back of the hills" explained the landlord.
 AS you talk of this burglary" said Montgomery, breaking in rather rude ly. I'd 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 uncivil in6del the miller c;ime to bay. "l don't know anything about it. he declared. All know is that this young womaM-sAe says she was woke up by noise going Oh. and then she went to sleep again putting her head under the blankets. and that the manseryant-I cant bring h2ck his Haiae-he told her next day that the thieves had tried to get in
 "ilumph" sHeered Montgomery. who had plainly drunk too much to be an easy companion. Il don't call that much of q tale
 If it's true, it's true" said the mild looking man.
 "W'ho the devil asked your opinon?" retorted the lad brusquely. The mild man shifted in his chair, but mustered courage to ask if Il man might not eX press his sentiments upon point of general interest
 That's true. anyway" assented Montgomery, with a foolish laugh.
 It was clear that he had taken enough to be Quarrelsome if the opportunity should rise. and unfortunately he chose to turn his Eantcring gaze upon my sour and peevish neighbor.
 Well. Mir. Jones'" said he. and how's hay:'
 "How's crops, my young gentleman:' says Jones in his surly fashion.
 Crops" said Montgomery in a bawl, 'crops is as they should be-season- able. Here's to crops, gentleman. and also to hay" and he fell into his chair