Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-08-27
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 a COM
Portable glow as Jed drank. There
was no doubt that by suggestion he
obtained physical sensations of stimu-
lation and joviality.
"If we had a ghost" said Mr. Sid
ney, at would walk on such a night"
The wind made an extraordinary at
tack upon the windows as he spoke
and sucked a soughing sound from the
chimney.
"Tell the doctor the story of the
pool" Mr.. Sidney said to Jed. "We
are in the comfortable werewolf state.
Let's have our legend. Do you want
to add shiver to your contentment,
doctor?" he asked.
II want to hear the story" I said
$50 do I, once again." said Mr.. Sid
ney, "-on such night"
"This place once belonged to a fam
lily named Dobson," said Jed.
"It was a very old family-for
American families" said Mr.. Sidney.
"Came over in 1640," said Jed.
English Puritans from Holland"
said Mr.. Sidney. $50 ahead, Jed. I
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"
ST don't want to break in unneces-
sarily," 1 said, "but where do you get
your information, jedi"
"It's all in records in the library"
he answered, "and If 1 am going to tell
the story I want fair chance.
A lot of generations of Dobsons lived
here. There was always a Dobson fam
lily in the house, and the property
came down to the generation thai
made this story. There were two boys
in that family-a half century ago
the sons of James and Henrietta Dob
son.
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
l have instilled 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, y
suggested, 'and then where is the
story?"
ST never knew him surly," said Mr.
Sidney, "and he could not be in his
genial wine"
Jed showed the flicker of a malig
nant glance in my direction and went
on with his story evenly and good-na
turedly.
81 don't pretend to have all the de
tails or to understand it, he said
'but from what / learn, Richard Dob
son, the elder brother, was strong anC
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 hi:
younger brother. The best thing Hen
ry ever had from Richard was con
tempt"
81 have known families of that ma
ture," said Mr.. Sidney. sour conven
tions teach ussto regard a family ii,
as a sacrament. In many cases it il
only an odious obligation leading t,
tragedy"
''Dick knew all Of Henry's weakness
es," Jed continued. sometimes h,
would torture him physically, by twist
ing his wrist or rolling him over OF
the ground when young girls wer
around. Sometimes he would tortur
him without laying hands on him.
, 'Dick was thick-headed brute, bu
he had a genius for cruelty. Whel
] their parents died and the boys ap
preached their majority Henry was al
most an imbecile for fear of Dick.
"Dick wanted then to get his tnheri
tance and go out into the world, bu
the estate was left in trust until bot
boys were Of age. Dick came Of ag
and was obliged to wait two years 70
Henry"
was astonished by the succinct an
! philosophical hrevity Vt this ignoran
mans nex.ahva. afs. Htdney was a
ease in ~ esas wtl bio eyes close