The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-07-28

ing late, he said, and, being extremely
tired, he would go to the hotel anC
retire.
Long before the doctor was up II
the morning, It was voiced all about
Glenville that he was the greatest
wonder that they had ever seen. S.
Hoover and his party had returned al
two o'clock with his horse. 1t was ex
actly where the doctor said
They were again standing around
in small groups, discussing the super
human powers of the doctor 81 was
at the hotel, waiting, his $15 in his
pocket. One thing he had forgotten
Why did he not find out who did it;
This he would do.
1t was late when the doctor rose
He said he was sick. His head hurt
him. He guessed he would leave OF
the noon train. He was glad to heal
that his reading had been correct.
! 81 Hoover and Alec Humbert were
the ones who had been appointed tc
interview him. He did not care much
about the $15. It was more of q
favor. Perhaps, he said, he would not
feel like working at his business
again for several days
But this did not satisfy Chenille
They we're worked up to high pitch
They were not going to let him go
! leaving them in such state of at
fairs. So the two interviewers were
sent back to the doctors room.
! The sum and substance of it was
( that the doctor, although he did not
! want to. was forced to give them an
other reading" as he called it. He
was to get SIS for every one of the
nine horses that he located; but he
must also tell who the thief was
They wanted vengeance
I 1t appeared that there was a cavern
inclosed with rocks somewhere around
Chenille, the doctor could not say
/ just where; but he could see nine
horses there.
This. the gentlemen in waiting said,
was true. It was called the Hawks
Mesa Then, for the guilty person or
person The doctor looked and
looked, but at first could not see 1t
appeared to be some one right there
In their own town; then. again, II
looked like some foreigners. The
men were becoming anxious.
Alas! He had It, 1t was a tall fell
low named Jim Hershey, and short
one named John Shaw He could see
plainly now 1t was they. without a
doubt
Who were these fellows? No one
ever heard Of them before They had
never lived around Glenville, accord
! ing to Alec Humbert Well, the doc
tor explained, he did not know the
country around there or the people;
but he could see those fellows in the
crystal Just as plainly as If they were
right In front of HIM
Immediately, another much larger
searching party was formed They
started on gallop. 1t was shortly
after dinner when they we're seen re-
turning, making a sight that was
memorial to Chenille There were
16 horses in the group, seven of
which we're being ridden.
The doctor left Monday The peo-
pie of Chenille never had so much to
talk about before in their lives. With
out bit of doubt, he was the greatest
man living
1t was the second week after that
they really did open their eyes. Alec
Humbert had become the proud pos
SCISSOR of a newspaper. Imagine the
expression on their faces when he
read the following to them:
SMOOTH EXTORTIONERS CAUGHT
Stillwell, July 20.-Two men we're
arrested and brought to this place to-
day, charged with extortion. In com
pany with another, who is still at
large, they have been operating in the
small country towns for the last three
months.
Two of them would travel ahead.
posing as Inspectors of telephone
! wires, and steal from SIX to a dozen
horses and hide them In some remote
place Then third would follow.
pose as a doctor, medium, and crystal
gazer, and charge large fees for read
ings in which he would tell where the
horses were.