Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-13

We decided that We wore quite
equal to this task. and, proceeding to
the stable, undertook to hitch up" on
our W account.
MacArdel did the driving. and sat
on the seat behind him in al the glory
Of an escorted guest. A. We turned
the corner into the road that led to
the station. . sudden gust Of wind
waited into my face the same indie
scribable odor that had offended my
nostrils the night before and I called
him to stop.
Mac" I said. "there's something
wrong here! I can get that COMPOUNDED
smell again!"
He pulled up his horse with a Jerk
and, ~springing to tho ground. began,
| with me, to peer under the seats Of
the vehicle. A moment later no ex-
tracted from q pile OF blankets and
laprobcB, q bundle OF white cloths
similar In appearance TO those we had
discovered On the previous night, and
exhaling tho same odor.
Put them back" I exclaimed sud.
denly, and them up again, too!
After we get the trunk we a take
them to the house and see what they
are"
Great ideal" muttered MacArdel,
only ] was on the point Of suggesting
It myself. Get in here with me. The
airs better up front"
! clambered into the seat by his side
and We proceeded on our way to the
station.
who 10 II that owns this turnout"
asked MacArdel. do you know any
thing about him."
Nothing more than that he makes
regular trips to and from the trains
l replied. Runs a sort Of local express.
you know, between the station and
Hoskins' hotel. Carries the mail and
passengers, II there are any"
Did you ever see him and talk to
him?" continued MacArdel.
"Oh, yes!" l said. "IIe was the first
to tell me about the ghosts at Carney.
Croft; all that story OF the Bruce
woman's prophecy that the place
would be haunted. you know"
"Humph!" said MacArdel. thought.
fully. And where's the Bruce woman
now"
She llevs on the place yet" re-
piled. Miss Carney gives her the use
Of a little house and about 20 acres
Of land rent free, and some man about
here works the property on shares for
her. It's that hiliy land about n mile
noof NJ TIM hnp,un Nyhnrn Tho 1Iu n1v,,
Is. You remember, l told you the
new golf links would take In that tree
and the land around It."
Our return trip from the railway
station took us past Hoskins' again.
and that individual was summing him.
self In front Of the house as we drove
up.
Ardel. stopping his horse and beckon
Ing the man toward him. what's the
name of the fellow that owns this out
fit?"
jerks" said Hoskins. briefly.
Sam jerks. tn lazy cuss."
"Whcn Ia he going TO marry the
widow?" asked MacArdel. In a most
matteroffact way.
THAT'S Jest ~" replied HoBkins In
obvious disgust. you tell me an ri
tell you. Goodness knows; he's ben
a.sparkin' her long enough; ever n
'baOut a month after her boy got kill
ed. S'pose he felt kinder sorry fer
her at first, an then. after a time. he
began ten git mushy over 1t. ] wish
teh goodness he'd either marry her OF
leave her alone! What with his gal.
livantln' all owe the country with her
every week or ten days, an not gittin'
his boss In tn stable TIL nigh onto
daylight, there's no dependIn' on him
teh meet tn trains or do anything
else, fur that matter! Here he Is now.
abed an asleep. an ef It hadn't ben
fur you gents a-drivin' up teh tn
dcep0', we wouldn't ha' got NO mail
TIL night. In all probability.
With this remark no ished out two
mail bags which the ut alton master
must have tossed into the back OF
tho wagon as WI were driving away.
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