The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-04-22

mo, but where there's so many that
do all their work with their tongues
a Teller that uses his brain once In q
while kind o. stands out. The game
was put up on Bumpy Brown. He
was a drunken OF pup Of man. No
body supposed that he had any
friends. He hated the Doolittles. He
lived all alone mile from anybody
else. It would be hard fer him to
prove an allerby. The man that done
the shootin' put on that limp. He
wore a SLOUGH hat in Mr.. Doolittle's
house and a broad-brimmed hat when
he was runnin' away"
With the rashness Of youth Bony
told of the different points in the road
where the man with the broad
brimmed hat had been seen In the
darkness escaping toward Ashfield. A
mile below Amity Dam he had hidden
the colored handkerchief which had
masked his face and the SLOUGH hat
in stone wall Half a mile out OF
Ashfield he showed the broad-brimmed
hat in. the hollow of an old stump and
put cap on his head. In the edge
of the village he was wearing the cap.
Tense with interest, every one was
leaning forward in his chair gazing
at the boy. The landlord was first to
speak, asking:
"How do you know he hid the hand-
kerchief and the hats?' 81
1--WE found them today"
where are they?"
"We've got 'em."
"Let us have look at Them"
"No stree. We amt goin' to show
'em to nobody till we see the district
attorney. He's up at Kildare pond
huntin' deer. One Of us is goin' up
there tomorrow to find him."
They went out-of-doors and hast
ened toward the bridge.
The tavern gossips of Ashffeld had
something new to talk about. Mr..
Evarts said that he thought that the
boy had told the truth. The drum
mer was also of that opinion.
"He's notorious young liar" said
Robert Royce. "There isn't a lazier
an more harum-scarum chap in this
| county"
In few minutes he and Ellery An
| derson and the stranger arose and
put on their overcoats and went over
| to the Kensington barroom.
When the boys arrived in Amity
Dam they saw a light in the study
windows of the doctor. They rang his
doorbell. The doctor gave them a
hearty welcome. They told him Of
their success.
"We have made quite step toward
the TRUTH" said the doctor. "Shad
will 60 into the woods to take these
| things to Colonel Blake tomorrow"
Eyes, sir" was Shad's answer.
II suggest that you leave those
things in my care" said the doctor.
II want to take them with me-"
Shad answered.
| st advise against it, but you are
entitled to have your way. It occurs
| to me that Hubbard's store has be-
| come point Of some interest. There
! you will remember Bumpy bought his
| rubbers. / wonder If somebody had
| learned of the exact shape and size
Of the rubbers Bumpy had bought.
| You know rubbers are rather accom-
modating. They stretch. Suggest TO
| the district attorney that he go to
| Hubbard's store and find out, If he
can, who bought rubbers Of that size
and shape on or before the tenth Of
November. People do not forget
Bumpy's calls. They'll be sure to re-
member all about the rubbers they
sold him."
The doctor walked with the boys
to Miss Spenlow's house and left them
| at the door.
| Miss Spenlow was lady of I'M
doubted probity. Her notion was that
| the Flesh and the Devil were con-
| quering the world. The wildness of
the quiet village Of Amity Dam wor-
ried her. She was an active local
worker for the Home for the Friend
less in Ashfield. She served on a
committee Of the Home with one of
the Benson sisters. The Home and
the sayings Of Miss Benson was the
main topic of her conversation.
Miss Spenlow was the only lady in
the village who took boarders. She
had agreed to take Shad at four dol
lars a week If he would sleep with
Bony "and promise to be a good boy"
She rather enjoyed the mothering and
correcting and bullying Of these two
boys. She was often threatening to
send them away, but would have wept
If they had left her. She had curl
Gus interest in their talk and per-
versity.
! tTo BE CoNTINUED)
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