Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-22

Toad J"sSop. whose frcchlcs "cre
80 strong that they made him look
like a man, had tried the seats on
that side Of the car except the one
oCcupird hy J Rufus Wal!tnSi"rd'
when the Wheeling and painting an"
rhcuiua, join;"d old accommodation
train stopped "tth. II" apparent prov
oca,ion and before Toad's very eyes
appeared u lin"man, descending KEY
cgraph pol" Attn alternate s'ahs OF
his splcndidly spiked feet. Tn" tin'-
man reaching IN" ground ana p'r"
iu.. ~ a fcw scattered tools. c!"mp"H
into the car. leaving the scenery alb
suIutoly varan, except for som" nare.
rolling mis- on hts SIDE of tn" train.
and. on tho other, some equally hare.
Hat land.
Apparently auhin= The additional
weigh, 81 ono b"uy-faued human
bong too ;nU "a for It's tceblencss. the
train presently hcaycd itS"lf r.d OF
some heavy machinery Then 1t pu!-
foA ana qutvoreI rcli"vcdly away.
though no, SO rapidly bu; that Wal!
liuEfprd. gazing iAly out ~ tho yin
dow. had ample tim" to rad upon
W. 49, ~ .n.h u"...tn,
"a'!int'"rH turned "''h P'"~'e''
eApf'sSi'h !" pom -'"'"' PASS"
F'T
-,n,tnI 49,. o,,.- att,
, 90 i,,,-o,, m, an
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They siy It's a wonder. TN" Dou-
galhohhcr iroth"rs o"n u. whoever
roy are They're busters Next week
Siur track - 20 hc ~, IN back OF
tn mines" H." paused and smiled
over the mage Of things "poucal-
VILE There ain, iivIn' sole bach
hcr- now. bat IN month in ee "a
good sized town. out hWs'l'n f"r
electric lights and trolley cars"
"Als" ), VIII ha"" r"a. estate
boom and SIX saloons, agreed Wa
linsford and passed on L" Tho smoker.
Toad followed him. '-ay observed
Toad. N Il panied tone. that man
bach there" here h. pulled down
Wallinr'nrd. car and whispered INTO
a. why hos Il liar
II
Rufus WallinSford. respectable
and prosperous real estate dealer
and mis- messenger hoy. vale com
panion and friend. T"a" J"ssop'
finished their business IN the North
west IN four days on this return
trp Wallingtord han milcaS" torn
OF ns far "a bleak. harrcn pouEai-
VILE only. II" had expected 20 stop
b"twecn trains and survey the lone
s"m"n"ss as rnsr" ra" ma1'ria!. out
he found thcr" a tiny telegraph sta
ION and Vaii!nS-rooT "hleh naH
been showed Of i'olch' or intact
a7par"ntly even !" IN" "p.th'"i' '"T
thai furc'i"naTy Was ihSi"c. ne
found roughly bunk IRAN" Snac"
!hhcl"d "kimh"!y Mihc-''iicr nc
found gang "i '"'r"aH !ao"7ers
putting d""n 4 ha!f graded w"bhly
SPUR traeh, ana w the raFine INTO
"hlch ~ ""S h'""'" " "a" "SaiHH'
q aackSr"un' "' S"li'n 'l'''' '"h's
swarm o! human "H'S S"r''"- ma
chincry N HI"c. ana 'h"th'f swarm
6.sEinE an impressive !""n'hs MOI"
IN inc GROUND
FROM IN" same tram 10y "h'Ch va
Nrsi"-H haH arrived 'here descended
dr"Y" "i ciAE-ics'""h.d !hhorers.
aud as these by common impulse
snre"f Immediately t"""rd IN" oil
nee "".-'"S'"7" "h'ch'" IN" &C
COMMUNICATION 'r"aK upon .t' J"!'y way
t"""rh IN" happF iah' -! JAMS ana
hhthtAhS an" fuSh-ou''"hs' f"r re-
Nci from me 'h'"'erhp'" "ahdscap''
when "o"ia not after nor decay nut
lay IN us ""' Ste''H'y '"r"N'F ana
ever ne ""t'""" '"' Sh''''hT "' inc
c-aN-huh- '"o"f'rS' WA" were aa-
na't'cd nv" 'n' "'"'' one az ''inc'
anu cam" ""' again WIN httic SIPS
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