The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-20
Copyright
Frank A MUnsGy
Company.
Louis Joseph Vance

morse and buggy-in the shadow OF
that oak yOnder."
IL the spot he indicated / dirnIy made
out the form OF buggy with the hood
up and an animal between the shafts
. facing Us-
The oak tree IN whose shadow the rig
stood was just without the walls OF the
Delapierre place, aud therefore stiI at
some distance from US.
Mighty darn lucousiderate Of the
I. brute 1 grumbled- What for did he
want 10 scare me out of my bOots?'
sun more 10 the point rei0lned Far
aaay. what IS his business here al this
lour OF the n-ght2 Can you tell me that
Il cant Mr.. Faraday. But ] am VIII
ing 70 hazard the guess that the party
VINO drove the oUtnt here has gone
gone inside 10 interview lls glUstsL Q.
Fl1oao-y on ~ same errand as ours
certainly QUEER commented Eara-
gay. evidently more puzzled than d III
re. II don't know any one else IN the
leiELoorLJo1 whose interest IN ghosts
Is so ardent as 20 lead him here az
midnight Wonder who it could be2f
AT any rate. he S not in the seat, 20
haQ advanced and was staring into the
vehicle.
Hell0." cIied Faraday, picking up
ms arms. We won have % wonder
long. II the sounds count for anything,
mere ne comes. and a-lummlng, too.
he was correct as 10 that From
within the wall 1 heard a ripping and
crashing. as OF some heavy body hurt
nag through the UudeTgrowtn. The n u
or me Dlsgy was evidently ~ sore
haste 10 return 20 u, and not at any
particular pans as 10 what road he
took. either.
toward The gate-an iron one. rusted
on its hinges; my thought was 20 stop
whoever was coming out and make
MIN give an explanation Of himself 70
la
The three Of Us reached the opening
az about the same time. and as the
stranger was going with the greater
momentum, he naturally bOwled US over
being IN TOO much Of hurry 20 be
polite.
He crashed into me. and down I went
a second after Faraday. but IN falling
7 Clutcled at the gentleman leg, think
sHrii little shrek Of iear-and hit al
me with something heavy. which land
I'd on my head. 7 concluded 10 let so,
and did, at once
lie didn't wait, this man. 20 see
whether he had hurt me or not. bu &
dashed on deJermiuedly toward the
buggy. Faraday was Up slightly quicker
than I, and made after him
But the fellow was very,very swift
Of fOOt-and now ] know what made him
so. nor blame him-and IN a trice he
had clambOred TO the seal, grasped the
Teins. and jerked the whip down upon
me adHh OF me morse.
Faraday grabbed al The bit, and
caught IL as the animal Jumped for
ward, dragging him Of his feet, And
then the lash Curlcd in bis face with a
vicious snap and he let go.
The rig passed me at dead run, the
horse plainly ia no less OF a haste than
the driver, who leaned forward plying
the whip necessarily. I caught but a
tieeting glimpse OF profile siihoutted
gaaiust the waters OF the sound and
the outfit was vanishing up the road.
Faraday sat up, rubbing his cheek.
Who in hlaZes was thaLg' ne de-
named irritably.
As II ]. was 10 know.
1T might be the devil himself,'' he
feeling Of the bump on my head
1T might be the devil himself.'' he
snapped sarcastically.
"He hit me Ike himself then" said
l. but I think you're wrong He was
no gentleman, whoever he was"
Well said F'araday peevishly, 7