The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-05-21

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~ an who wAiked slIis psih ~ erosssd
this bridge.
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contrast Of I'm straight finss % the
curve II natural offsets shout NJ 4
commanded The blur. saInmouing ~
memories Of IN esii rass eut short n
| : mcnes,t ~ IN oatfAgsa prVvidsnce.
and Judge Ostrandsr. marking n
found himself nattsrtns ai0s1 - he
! draxxed himself slowly sway -why
sAonid Tina. 10 destructive sisewhsrs.
Issue one stons spon saethef 81 mir
accusssd ruinY-
When be had rsachsd TIM middls
II he bridge 10 STOPPED abort 70 Iook
back q DARK Hollav and utter IN =
smothsssd grosn. which wouid not b
represssd. . name whicA By al ~
rights a he SPOT should haxs bssa
| Aissss0nss. hsf xas not 81, III, I, v.
The uttsrancs or thfs name sssassd
10 ssaztis him. for, with a shuddsrins
look around. be hastily tTavsrsed the
rsst n the bridge and took the tara
about the hill 10 where ractory foAd
brsnched on toward the town. Hers
be stopped again and for the frst time
revealed the true nature OF HIS dealt
nation. For when he moved on aEain
Il was to take the road along tho blum.
and not tho one leading directly ints
town.
This mean speedy passing by the
lixhtning-struck house He knew, OK
course. and evidently shrank nom the
ordeal. Tor ohos up the hill and on tbs
level stretch above, he resolutely FOR.
bore 10 cast q glance At fts dilapidateA
fence and decayed gate posts. Hal
he not done this~-had bis eyes fol-
lowed the long line Of the path Lead
Ing from these topping posts TO the
face OF the ruin. he would have been
witness to q strange sight. For CLEAN.
ing through the demolished heart al
it---bstween the chimsay on the one
side and the broken line OF the Eahls
on the other--could b seen the half
circle Of the moon suddenly released
from the clouds which had hitherto
enshrouded Il. A weird sight. 70 b
seen only when all conditions favored.
II was TO be seen here tonight: but
the judges eye was bent smother way.
and he passed On. unnoting.
The ground was high along this
biu6: almost fifty feet above the level
Of the city upon which hs had Just
turned his ksek. OF stony formation
and much exposed TO the elements. 4
had been considered m undesirable
site By builders. and mot HOUSE, Wa
10 be seen between the bsokee shell Of
the one he had Just left. ana tho long.
low, brilliantly Illuminated structure
ahead. for which hs was evidently
making.
The pant OF . dpssn rnotcrA the
shouting Of various iArewsiis ana thss
the sudden rushing forth Of long ffns
+cf automobiles ). prcclaimsd that ~
fete Of the DAY was about ovsr ~
that peace and order would som -
vail again In Claymors Inn.
without waiting for the fnai one "
PASS. the Judge slid around to the rsaa
and pesred In at the kitchen door.
\ Three women we're 1t work h I'm
busssst OF scsaea. and the three wo1s
ems heads came simultaneously ~
sether There was reason Tor theis
whispers. His figure. his head. his
face were III unusual. and Il that mo
ment highly expressive. and conins
N he did out Of the darknsss. his
presence had an uncanny eject upon
their rimple minds. They had been
laughing before: they ceased 70 laugh
now. Why!