The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-22
Copyright, 1905.
by the
BobbsMcrTill Co.

strength II you don't change the sub
! iect Immediately / shall refuse TO par
don this person who killed the painless
dentist. ana he shall be hanged by the
neck tin he be dead; and you. Mr..
Thomas Ardmore. viii be guilty OF his
murder.
The discussion Of Miss Jerry Danger
fields freckles ceased abruptly on the
appeqrance Of Big Paul. the forester
"A body of South Carolina militia is
marching across country from the south.
one OF my men heard OF Il down at
Turner Court House last night and rode
20 where the troops were encamped. He
learned that It was q practice march
for the militia. There's several com
panies of infantry. so he reports. and a
piece Of artillery"
Bully Tor old Grlssyr' exclaimed Ard
more They're coming this way, are
they Paul?' And the three bent over
the map.
THAT is the place. sir. They seem
to be planning TO get around Turner's
without stirring up the town. But It
would take a good deal to wake up
Turner's" laughed the big German.
Jerry placed her finger on the State
line.
IF they dare cross that-if they as
much as dare!"
If they dare we shall show them
few things. Take all the men you need,
Paul. TO watch their movements. That
will do"
The forester fingered
You remember that we spoke the other
day Of the log house on Raccoon Creek,
where the Appleweights had driven Off
our MANI"
YES. Paul Ii IS where the State line
/ crosses the heavy woods and the far
thest outpost, so 20 speak. on my prop
erty. When you cross the little creek,
you're i'm South Carolina. You said some
of these AppIewesht fellows had been
cutting off the timber down there, II ] re-
member rightly"
Yes, sir, replied the forester. twirling
/ his cap awkwardly. But some Of the
| people on the estate have said
! He broke of I'm an embarrassment so
unlike him that Jerry and Ardm0re
/ looked at him curiOUsly.
/ "WeI, Paul, what's the matter? II
/ the cabin has been burned down it's no
/ serious matter"
/ why, sir, some of the men passing
/ there at night say they see lights and
/ hear sounds I'm the cabin. though no one
/ from the estate goes there. a child died
in the house last spring and-well. YOU
know how some of these people are,
Ghosts cried Ardmore. THE prop
erty is growing more valuable al the
/ time, Tell them that whoever captures
/ the ghost and brings It here shall have
/ Il handsome present So far it's only a
I light in an abandoned hOuse-is that it,
well they say it's very strange, 20
and II was clear that the German was
not wholly satisfied to have his employer
laugh of the story.
Cheer up. Paul. We have bigger BUSH
/ ness on hand than the chasing OF ghosts
just now. when we get through with
these other things I'll go over there my
self and take a look at the spook"
AS Paul hurried away, Jerry seized a
pen and wrote this message:
Rutherford GUnUster.
Adjutant- General. Camp Daaserheld.
Abel y. G. :
Move al available troops by shortest route 70
/ kildare az once and report 90 me personally al
Ardscy. Make 10 statements % newspapers.
Answer. DANGERFIELD.
Governor.
ct guess that will bring him running. %
said Ardmore, calling a servant and or
dering the message dispatched immediate
ly. But when he comes. expecting q
report TO the governor and finds that he
isn't here, what do you suppose he will
do2'
Mr.. Ardmore." began Jerry. IN the
tone Of sweet tolerance with which one
arraigns a hopeless child, Mr.. Ardmore
there are times when YOU tax my pa
tlence severely. You don't seem to grasI
the idea that we are not making eXpla-
nations 20 interiors I'm our administration
Col Gillingwater will undoubtedly be q
good deal surprised TO get that message
, but when the first shock is over he vii
obey the orders of his cOmmander-in-
chief And the fact that he is ordered
10 report TO Ardsley viii not be lost on
him, for he will see I'm that a possibl,
social opportunity, and a chance 90 veal
some Of his uniforms that he has never
worn before. He will think that papa
Is really here 20 test the efficiency OF
the troops, and that as papa is a CUES
at Ardsley. which we know he isn't, Their,
Will probably be some great social func
tions in this house. with papa's stat
dressed up and all shiny I'm gold braid
Since Rutherford Gillingwater had tn,
typhoid fever during the Spanish war
have not been sure that he is as mucl
interested In fighting as he is In The
purely circus work Of being a soldier.
Just now recall that when papa wa,
about TO order out the troops TO stoI
a railroad strike last spring. Ruther
ford Gillingwater went 10 all the trOubl
. OF having tonsilitis and was so I'll tina
he could hardly leave his room ever
after the strike had been settled by arbi
tration. II he knew that there was likel.
20 be a terrible battle over here instea,
; of nice long dinners and toasts TO 9TH
old North State" "Our Governor an
"The Governors Daughter his ole
wounds, that he never had, might troubl
, him so that they'd have 70 wrap him VI
in cotton and carry him home
, Before luncheon message was re
! ceived from Giningwater, TO this effect:
Governor William Dangerdeld
, Ardsley. y. c.:
En- route with our entire available force IN IN
field. l riding ahead with al speed. and wi
I report at Ardsley AZ nine O'Clock Is fun militar
dress de uFueurl
GILLINGWATER
[ Adiutant- General..
5 Isn't that Just like Rutherford! He