Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-07


Bills gaze idly down tho hfl.smrs arm, one
ridge OF gray rocks to ano'her; the dui red roof of
1Hartres Mil half mile away, seemed TO push
itself through the tops OF the clustering Gees and
trGn frowning aud sUen face toward him
\ little started, the man paused w.t. pipe half
lifted Even at that distance the OLD ruin uttey
sunset vas not a pleasant neighbor "Oh, no Nc
mnrdherin' ould blassGard. We! it's glad am that
You're, over there aud I'm over eec.'l silver heard
GOOD word OF We yet" he growled "pNmc see.
wonder IL raymeniber the chune that med mp
about YOU an Paddy Carroll an the petdl,r haven't
heard it since was bit OF gossoou
Scratching his head with the stem o. his pipe.
Bls mind struggled through the adventure of Paddy
Carol and the pedder;
One stormy night Paddy Carol droyo past the
NIL his best cooked and his weather eye opened
FOR any kind % supernatural sign he was startled
out OF his wits by three ago'2ed shrieNs for help
NHyer doubling but what it tho spirits ne heard
Paddy whipped up his pony which gaoped franti
The next morning, however misdoubtas whether
after all It mghtnt have been a human voice he'd
heard, Paddy gathered up crowd OF t'' neighbors
md went back to investigate. And well he did
Tor what did they find in the upper or the rain
but peddler lying fat the floor his pace ran
h%'Ckeu ana ne dead as doornail Undoubtedly
ltey We're the poor fellows last cric# that had
startled Paddy Three days later the ms OF the
uWoIluhatS traveller We're captured. TIC proved to
lee two soldiers who had drank with III victim at
the public house during the day un1 who artcrwari
Tor the purpose of robbery, followed him to this
refuge in the deserted mill
All these things dritted slowly through UiIls mud.
Ied mind az he sat there nursing tho Jug Presently.
TO his surprise, he heard some on" SINGING in
Sunteu tne capture OF the two soldier. their con.
81 i'sSion' and the rather narrowing dctoIe OF their
N
who the singer might he Bill was muc'. relieved to
discover that twas only he himsa That vss making
And to think Mlsthross Fannean raam" he
cGoughed' as he lifted the Jug and reid /, close
leather pouch of money that they VITA the ped.
tlor at the public house they couldn't end on him
An be the same token. has evor lncn able to
ind 1t; though Long Pether Mccarthy saws that if
ny man had the courage 10 80 to the jlill at night
end face the peddler's ghost he'd fud The money"
- nave the COURAGE. hut well. why 319't Pcther
Mccarthy 30 himself? why don't hr nj his-his
Ct tipsy resentment "For tac rat.f - tGat what
goes a ghost be afthu var'n with utaey amy
maneness bet makes Etn tpTs e. raypate it"
,3 .S L..n nanm"ring o"t e",o word ol his knee
ana g!arlng defiance ut die distant llil. "duthy
t'nsness an'--au' ma1eness."
10. An now" he added after pause airs Elan
IS far as Mrs. Brad 3 the night ncushr but ven
'op at the first ne,thbors house we come to- so we
WI an, GOD Win, th6tll be AIRS. McE nncys."
so sayins btll struggled to his feet tie b,aced
IimSel unpteadI. for a moment. his short black
empty jug under his a,al. 1.len slant nd HE hat
rFNshiy to ore side, two fatsi man 21gecd his
uncertain way do1o o." MI
II the unlornn'te @une. bed TUNED 70 the Iaft
90 wan ms 'ht"%1h re i1'+n have landed safe
growing stronger IN cye.y rac'tc AID tho dart
tess thlhg G%ep'' and deerar az crer' step, what
zoos the fGddled nan oc bat tate the turn to tic.
r'%ht land 10 steSgerin< o~wn rocky ,ath tiil no
reached the darE end l'VeIy read that led straight
up 10 CharUe's MIL Tt-f2
Notwtbs "nding the toyc~'s bravc Do,s'. s,hclc
ba ''s b;rcd co." So, r1ogr ~ hon IRELAND 10
49,, "' ~ uo"il 'ha' 'TN tlt'r "tTF &rf yet pres.
s3t '' ne H"'n ~" ~" rect OF taIe broken
iIt1suss, SN'l"s % ss'Y'iN u,u hts ipfS 90 his
;, ~ ", ,i' ~" - o. T." DIS '"' again and
to bin' t s,t r ~ V',e 90 SINE ~" "" '"mr
70 h., ~ '' W." ''' D,"Ei ted nui nhk hlri
"po tnnro Wv - 10y iI''"f" Int
dt,tnoi ' ''''' "' '''' arc 20 "l'hH'
There was no answer. and BIDS voice echoed .
pdGh SIantg a10 '"-canny In the stillnes whIc tho
~ mn! aHIk dangerous ana secret GRO 'chod lower
>" IN ,!lct a'a'o"S. as ~ waiting TO surfing
.,, VIA me "7t'h7r WIN yen allE' DC baVlcd
On. KNOW VOC t"", so yc needn't o. ptt' oudiu
9", Il, '0' nee" re ven tr"uSn' hl l.rched
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