The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-10-07
CHAPTER v-Continued.

of kings" said Jed, drawing his chair
nearer to the fire and spreading out
his hands before it. He was drinking
more nationally now, slipping his wine
instead of gulping it He had arrived
at his desired state and wished to
maintain it.
Mr.. Sidney seemed to feel COM
was no doubt that by suggestion he
obtained physical sensations of stimu-
Iaticn and joviality.
"If we had q ghost" said Mr.. Sid
ney, cit would walk on sucn a night"
The wind made an extraordinary at
tack upon the windows as he spoke
and sucked soughing sound from the
chimney.
sTelI the doctor the story of the
pool" Mr.. Sidney said to Jed. I'VE
are i'm the comfortable werewolf state.
Let's have our legend. Do you want
TO AID shiver to your contentment,
doctor?" he asked.
'T want to hear the story" / said.
"Se do 1, once again." said Mr.. Sid
ney, "-on such night"
sThis place once belonged to FAM
ills named Dobson," said Jed.
at was a very old family-for
American families" said Mr.. Sidney.
"Came over in 1640," said Jed.
English Puritans from Holland"
said Mr.. Sidney. go ahead, Jed.
sha'n't interrupt"
"After the capture of New Amster-
dam from the Dutch by the English,
the Dobsons came down from the
north and bought this manOr-house
from the Dutch family that had it.
Then the Dobsons lived here in a SIM
pie fashion.
"They renamed it Hartley house for
their father, who was Hartley Dobson.
That's its name now"
81 don't want to break in unneces-
sarily," I said, ''but where do you get
your information, jedi"
a1Ps all in records in the library"
he answered, land if I am going to tell
the story want fair chance. :. ].
A lot Of generations of Dobsons lived
here. There was always a Dobson fam
lily i'm the house, and the property
came down to the generation that
made this story. There were two boys
in that family-a half century ago
the sons OF James and Henrietta Dob
sen
Henrietta Dobson died when her
son Richard was nine years old and
her other son Henry was seven years
old. James Dobson died two years Ia
ter, and the boys were parentless.
This family was an argument against
families"
That's one of the heterodox notions
j have fnstiiled in an innocent mind, !"
said Mr. Sidney Jed, you must not
repeat phrases in your narratives. You
parrot things and try to pass them as
observations"
you'll have him surly in moment"
IL suggested, "and then where is the
istory?'
81 never knew him sufly," said Mr..
Sidney, "and he could not be in his
genial wine"
JHu SHOWSQ tic UlChcI u a iudllS-
nant glance in my direction and went
on with his story evenly and good-na-
furedIy.
81 don't pretend to have all the de-
tails or to understand it," he said !;
s'but from what / learn, Richard Dob
son. the elder brother, was strong and
brutal. Henry Dobson, the younger
brother, was frail and sensitive. /
guess they hated each other from the
cradle.
"Dick, when he was four and Henry
was two, found ways of tormenting his
younger brother. The best thing Hen
~ ever had from Richard was con-
tempt"
81 have known families Of that ma
sure" said bfr. Sidney. sour conven-
icions teach us to regard family tie
las a saorament In many cases 1t is
Io0Iy on odious obligation leading to
Tragedy"
"Dick knew all Of Henry's weakness.
les" sed continued Sometimes he
tsgeoid torture him physically. by twist
ting ais wrist or rolling him over on
dc ground when young girls we're
aroa.s Sometimes he would torture
tli.a WITHOUT laying hands on him.
Dick was thick-headed brute, but
i.e tsad Il genius for cruelty. When
fheis purenfs died and the boys APP