La Junta tribune., 1906-11-24

tAst On Iu3t OAy anu II1AfO 10 w. -
door, He found IL locked He made In
quiry for the key.
albert must have IT," said Nh
Overf,eid He will be hack from
town in the course OF the forenoon
He's gone to market with quinces--
The clock cleaner tapped on the casa
Of the clock. and a queer look came
into his face
1T sounds hollow" said be. .as hoa-
low as an empty chest. None Of the
family HIS been meddling with Il.
hope Hear thatr-
He struck the bulsing part OF the
great case
There don't seem to be any works
in there
He struck the case again and dropped
his hand and was silent
Toward noon Albert returned. The
clock cleaner went out TO meet him A.
the team drove into the yard
Here" said he. Il have been waiting
for you for hours. ! cannot and ths
key to the clock"
The young man turned rcd and shook
the relns nervously.
Clean the other clock first." satd -.
.-and We viii regulate the old one afess
the folks have gone to bed There ase
times when one nssas q friend. Thae
10 my case now. Trust me nov. anA ]
will tell you more tonight when -
house is still
u heard you
The voice seemed to come out Of ths
air. The words were spoken BY bent
little woman gathering sticks.
There are times when that clock
turns human I've seen tiny Fhsuma.
tism all left me then-I dew and land
ed on my bed In my chamber. 1eefs
are some things No mortal can stand
snakes and haunts and thing II 700
are going to clean that clock teoight
after the people 90 TO bed I'll % TO bed
early and shut my eyes under ths bed
clothes. for there are tines wheo that
clock comes to life"
Ths weman's familiar name was Ijd;
dy--littis ISddy" - vss eslIsd-s
deev Of all w0ek. Ehe nlls4 ~ apeeo
With chips and savs . curious gisnce ~
~ esork CLEANER. who wes senn1ing
vhers be had met Albert sftsr he lat
tse hsd Gone 10 the harm.
''faints and sinners." said -. IF
you don't go sights tooiGhe 10 mohe
your hair come Oh bsfoss morning. thso
littls Liddy u no prophet Mum = ~
word. I have never told Mis- Overoeed
xhat I have seen-sights that mioAt
scare the dead. Rome folks think that
ILtidy doesn't sense thing, night. asd
guess they are not much mistaksn-"
They smiled At thr way she had
used the words. when Albert turned
| to the clock cleaner.
..she Is super.sitious. said he. He
| lifted his finger and continued:
"But the clock Is hollow. ! made \
so and keep II 10. Don't ask me any
thing more about II now. ! will tell
you when you come around next year. !"
The little old woman approached the
clock cleaner.
'-eee here." said she. what ! have
| got 10 tell you. Don't hook peaked
| Well, I have go0i reason for r. Nov
| Z am going to give you my candid
opinion. ! saw Q soldier Ooe night.
| He was dad. He was taking The In
sides out Of that clock. Why was be
dead? Because. as put things togeth-
i 81. ne WE OI1E W fg8OnahS sss0
were shot from the bullets made out
Of the old lead weights. can zee
| double.
l. "And now" she continued. "they are
going to have all the folks come home
% THANKSGIVING evenin9-all but An
| nie-snd II In my opinion that she has
as good a right 20 come as any. for
abe was the best heart Of all the fami-
| ~. she ran away and married . sailor
10y. Well. her mother married Farm
er Overfield against her folks. Annie
only did what she inherited. But. my
| eyes, I wouldn't set the table In the
room where the clock In. That's where
they generally do set the table on
| Thanksgiving days. They haven't Ind
any Thanksgiving for the last two
year,. And I do think that the old
clock would fall right over on its face
for shame md grief to see the peopee
all sit down TO eat and Annie not
there. What has anybody to be thank
full for whose heart is ~ hard as
ssooef That's Mn Overnebd's heafs
now"
The clock cleaner nxei the other
clock and regulated II. wondering He
left the place In the afternoon. saying:
THE old clock Ii locked. and . storm
Is coming on ! will clean that anoth-
- year"
why don't you do II now and not 70
away i'm the stormr' asked MIS- Over
neld-
II will be able to tell you more about
the matter when I come again." said
the clock cieaDer doubtfuI1y.
He pounded the case again.
1T dos sound hollow. said Mis-
OverfseBd. Annie used to wind that
clock. and I never me<idIed with any
thing that was any part q her beboae-
InGs- She y Dad 10 De. and ny h<ars