Putnam patriot., 1909-03-12
F or Cash Down.

nd halted for a drink Of water He
.ian,t sion because be had any idea
maj he could sell as much as a nutmeg
,rater. The house was a frame, IN
.ainted weather beaten and gloomy.
v-blle fha barn and sheds were of logs.
rhe fences gone to decay. the fields
crown 40 10 weeds. and the whole out
m smoke Of poverty aud shifsessness.
Years before the house had been built
sor a roadside inn. but travel had been
diverted to anufher road. and its OWL
ar had abandoned the place. Shiftiess
Toe Pinchly had come along with his
slatternly wife and .,squatfed" there
and raised lust enough corn and tur-
nins to keep going They were sitting
m IN rottrJg veranda smoking as the
pe1dler drove up
If YOU bad any gumption about you.
yen could make $1,000 cut OF this
plac. this summer he said.
I've broke my back here for four
wars and almost starved 10 death" re-
piled Joe
PM you lack gunption. you see.
.;unptfon means knowing how TO let
m on farming and take hold OF some
Thin. better when It's right al your
.,aar Lord. man but what chance
ron have missed
I've alluS told Joe there WIS money
buried somewhere around here. OBJ
served Mrs Piuchly as she removed
ner nipe from her mouth
hun rad
an I'M Of the ground lis right before
vouf ewes It's in the house. It's ty-
ipe around loose and waiting to be
njcged up. II you'd had gumption
you'd be riding iii your own carriage
today. You didn't have IL You had
tn wait until | came along TO show
yuu where The money Is.
And You'll show US" exclaimed
hnsband aud wife in chorus as they
rose up and looked around
That's to he seen. First want
10 look this old house over. want TO
see every room in IL Then want TO
nave II square talk with you. You are
SIX af SHAVING here. aud | am sick OF
Tin peeidling-not but what It's noble
profession. but it doesn't furnish the
opportunities for Il hustling man.
There WIS a talk lasting for two
hours. The peddler drew up paper,
| aud the three signed il. When he de-
. parted Joe Pinchly and wife were feel
ing quite balmy They hadn't found
| any money, but they were nodding
their heads at each other and grlnnlng.
There MIS- village i've miles to the
sast of them and another six miles to.
| The west aud in both of them weekly
| newspapers were published. Before
night next day the peddler had inter
| viewed the editors The editors had
a hair raising story of haunted house.
There were a score of other papers in
| the county The peddler didn't stop
until he had called upon half of them
lie also stopped travellers On the high
Way and talked. and he talked 70 peo-
| pie ia villages. ard insiie Of NO weeks
iea1o people had heard Tie news that
| Joe Hiaehlys old farmhouse was
haunted The reports were awesome
| and cfewsome and hair raising.
resnIe are never satisfied To simply
taR aloai u haunted house il within
| reaching distance of II. The peddier
| hsd provided Tor their coming. Tie had
sunk bis cash capital in buying pro-
visions. " het the. Fusa SIT in he vas
there. - w-l,-nte it All f.achlg and
! his wife had Ia Go WIS II shake their
! heats AID ieok mysterious ard sell
! pics ard s,tad witches 10 iffngrs sight
| seers Beiled eges and bet tea anu cof-
| fee could aiSe be bad al Il price There
were twenty different rooms and Gel.
| lar and garret 70 the old house, aud
| The charge for taking visitor through
| hem atl was 30 ceuTs They were TAX
IN IN ernups OF six al time II they
| merely desired 10 see The family bed
feaal where score of mysterious
| noises had been heard al night. ogeth-
| er With The room where the peddler
had been hauled OUT OF bed By ghost
| il was ouly - cents The night noises
| is he peddler stated aud the Pins hlys,
| affirmed by uods of the head consist
&c of sroans. signs. footballs, tappinss,
| whisperugs and Il large and well Sc
! lected stock Of other haiF raiSers
| In one week 2tn people came in wag-
ens Seine brought their food, and
some bought it. They eamped about
! the house aud paid their money 90 be-
conducted over it aud hen drove away
10 se8d others, Deriag the second.
seek they began 10 esdae oy rail- and
were driven over from ne village The
fare wis 81 each The pegidlef BAD
>eeH II that: also IL bis diyvY. Some
/ of those Do wished to remain al
night aad watch The outside OF the
house paid quartet apiece for a hei
oa The hay m the barn and bought sup
| per aud breakfast Those who wished
70 pass the night IA rooms in groups OF
| fhree sal al the aaof in the darkness
and paiil 80 cents apiece for the privi-
| iege They heard ghostly noises and
/ got their moneys worth Next morn
| Ing they paid n whooping big price for
| boiled eggs. cG~de~A and and wiehes.
II : a snaater of fact ana history
that the exs dement was maintained
for a long eight weeks and snat scores
VI people came al least huAdred miles
- see for themselves Thea there was
let-uR and the peddier and the
| Pinchlys showed their wisdom They
Sft tbs Old house one night in thur
aersterta when the ghosts were play
| Ing tag through all the rooms and The
| siSherS and groaners were signing and
srssnins their loudeSt. and 20 one
| sraund there ever heard of them again
S-etne folks said they carried away
| s2ssa IN the long green Even If they
I raksxs IN half shor .s.,, l. -ras better