The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-05-23

"sy What Magic Have They Come
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the embankment. She slipped from
his arm and sat swaying to and fro
from sheer fright, staring blankly at
him
IT must see IL help is needed below,
he said, glancing down at the clogged
roadway, and as he faded from her
view Gladys, even amid her distrac-
ton, recognized him as a newcomer
to the town whom she had noticed
passing the house during the previous
week. Then q veil stole over her
mind and she sank back senseless.
Thus she was found FIVE minutes later,
when her mother and sister attracted
by the crash Of the wreck. came hurry
ing to the scene.
AS to the young mamie was Hec-
tor Morrison-he who coming from
town also by the shortcut route. had
dashed up the incline barely in time
to save himself and Gladys. had gone
below to find that none of the train
crew had been hurt. Three freight
cars were mass of splinters and
twisted iron. Their contents had
poured out across the tracks. He
gave the Heterogeneous mass cal
culating look. Then he loitered about
the spot whittier the usual throng of
sight seers was attracted.
Two hours later, as the wrecking
crew arrived. Morrison was still in
evidence. When the debris of the
broken cars had been removed to the
wrecker's trailers, and the scattered
and damaged freight packages had
been tossed into a heap where there
was surplus space where the cut wild
ened, Morrison got after what he had
been waiting for-tke arrival of the
local claim agent.
There isn't much salvage in that
heap yonder," observed Morrison. q
noticed crate of crockery smashed
to bits and those miscellaneous
bundles are crushed fat"
ITS a pretty bad mix up" asserted
the claim agent.
I'll take a risk on twenty-five dol
lars" ANNOUNCED Morrison quietly.
III accept It," said the claim agent
with force and the bargain was made.
Hector Morrison was not a trader,
although the town Of Dwight might
have thought so. for he was something
of q mystery. He had come to the
place about a month previous taking
lonely old cabin up in the hills. He
did not circulate much about the vicin-
ity and sometimes would be gone for
several days at a time. On OCCASIONS
this would involve q long tramp, on
others he would go to some farmers
convention or rural exhibition.
Had anybody asked the secret of his
isolation and aloofness he would prob
ably have enlightened them. He was
simply newly fiedged lawyer who
had worn himself down with constant
study. His physician had advised
country air and as much interest and
employment in what was going OF
around him as he could encompass
without overtaxing himself.
In keeping with this latter sugges
ton was his purchase Of the aban
doned odds and ends OF the freight
wreck. It gave him occupation, and
further he was shrewd and business
like. Morrison proceeded to turn the
circumstances to money profit.
Before nightfall his queer new pos
session had been carried out of the
cut and removed to a vacant store IN
the town and rummage sale contem
plated. He had hired a bright Lac
named Tommy Sands to assist hin
in disposing Of the stuff. Early the
next morning Tommy had a message
! to convey from the owner of the va
cant store to Mr.. Morrison and start
ed for the lonely home up in the hills
II was as he was passing the scene
of the wreck, that way back among the
bushes Tommy made the discovery o.
neglected or abandoned package
from the wreckage 1t looked like 6
wheel encased In a stout heavy paper
covering, which he proceeded to re
meve. The wheel" turned out to BIZ
reel Of paper tape of some kind. only
that It was thick and here and there
showed slight protuberances, Tommy
tore open a short slit.
why. there's some kind Of seet
pasted in between the two strips o
thin paper" he commented. Il won