The Cairo bulletin., 1911-06-01
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travellers. instead ~ ~psaning aiung
smoothly In a parlut gf welr bumped
over dirt roads il Y magroaeh p:,
the post road h..eese, Ngw York ana
Boston. In the .fsi. of CONNECTICUT,
there stood q tay.4u Iicsure Il swung
sign on which AL eii Il ;.ntfrait az
King George III sas, the words The
Royal Arms" III fha rooE1 witch Hi
those days was ,e1, ,.riic bar saf
number Of per- ,. roa.s tsrls.sirs.
from pewter mug
The up coach Wit t,p ia'~ tonight. I
said the landlord -at'is N lav dnar
and looking outs lt' rand II had
enough at any ii.nt Ant III sn.5
night as this !, II weil nigh imipss
able"
AS he spoke n eivt If wind sliaeiS
the building. and ia,,Se in the room
fortified themselves with pail at the
mugs before tlleat
"A bad nigh a. ,t - he road, said
a man In Il bfowa coat aud buff
breeches.
"And M one 'or ghosts. tut
in a red h. ,i,tl. ,erar eyed person
whose wig r.us awf gave evidence
that he had ulgHG i',n much
Those abuni rin, t,pked at him pro
testingly and Nitn something Of awe
III there's ail, o. an about" s2oAe
up fresh importation from the I'm.
erald Isle. "suatp tii,. tirst of us thar
they'll be visiiin
A creakn@ anl \ spiashing were
heard without, alia NV COACH drew MI
to the door "A lilt laArrn. A man of
somber appearance descended from
the vehicle atd staN,- I'd into the har.
His eyes we're Set oapp 10 his head
and surrounded hy dark circles. hts
cheek bones ll,@h et.,,i exion whitish
gray.
Luggage, sir" s,d the landlord
inquiringly.
Luggage! need no baggage
wish lodgings FOL thr tight only. ana
on the morrow SHAFT proceed on nay
journey"
The stranger attracted the attention
of every one present.
There's something queer about
him." whispered the man in the brown
coat to the Irishman. WHO WAS cross
ing himself with his tiuger under his
coat The landlord, VINO was aouGfllg
oyer the keys to his rooms with a
view to selecting one for the stranger,
turned and said:
mo chamber vacant tonight, sir
Sorry
Il sleep tonight" replied the guest.
Sin No. 49,"
His back was turned 10 all save the
landlord, so that no one could see his
face, but they all saw the landlord
turn pale and take down the KEY To
No, IL. The stranger tuok II. put II in
bis pocket and. sitting down at a ia
BILE, called for glass ~ tot punch.
In a corner sat u yunug man with a
hook nose, LITTLE nt wspaper and a
mug OF grog before nm. who did not
seem to share the Snperstiiions dread
of the others for the mysterious stran
y
man looked at him almost insultingiy.
The somber man returned his gaze
with his great melancholy eyes. but
failed to strike terror INTO him.
What dye meau whispered the
freshman, "by anGerin' the man? Neb-
be he's a ghost"
"Ghostp replied the other contemp-
tuously, "Tll pull his nose for a shil-
ling, There are no such things as
ghosts"
The somber man turned You
would pun my nose Ter q shillingT he
cried. bis deep se' eyes lighting up
with fare. "I'll give sou chance 70
pull your grapdfather's pose for f2n"
MY grandfather ms ueen dead these
thirty years and ia not likely 70 come
back to earth for Tue purpose OF get
ting his nose pulled
For 200, say IN have him here.
IL | fail, EGO is yours
IL have but 5s Gd WIN that serve?
mo. Now cease your talS.
Come, neighbors" said the man
with the hook nose. 'cau't You help me
TO show up this pretrudery'
The cupidity OF thn>e present over
balanced their superstition, and they
began to feel in their packets for coins,
Twenty pounds was made up among
them, each man TO receive as much 10
addition at the winning Of the bet as
he put in. aud BANDED ~ me man with
The hook nose W. stranger produced
as much af1EtE @H
"Who shah hn'd THE stnkesT asked
the book nosed man
Hold them yourself
Twin not one Of Ne gentlemen do as
weur
NO; you alone viii know which
wins"
IAN right" Aud the hook nosed
man pockeced the noues
Nov" said the stranger, handing
him his hey. Ego to No II and stay
there I'LL the bet Is won or lost, ,4s
The hook nosed map lid as he was
bid. and the stranger. sitting down IN
the corner left vacant, apparently sank
Into slumber. Presently a terrible
shrek was heard on the door. above 1t
was repeated again and sgain When
those In the bar had mastared their
terror they rushed upstairs to open the
door 90 Ma 30 II was locked and