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THE SUNDAY CHAT PADUCAH KY MARCH 31 1901 1 lr l
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The Mystery of South Mountain t
Writtcnlfor The Sunday Chat J J J J By F HARRY ANSPACHER
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TIT happened on > warmjday tn August
l 1895 The flowers were blooming
and nothing disturbed the harmony
ofthat summer day save the chirping
of crickets
crlckttiThetown
Thetown or rather city of erIK
more nestling In among theCheiter
field Hills of New HimpVblre want
r the timethe story open quite Urge It
e was both city and country The busi
ness or city part topped quite abruptly
then the country commenced Far
away ai toe eye could reach were green
meadows with quiet running brook In
which the gentle cows could be seen
standing up to their knees In some of
the fields the hay was stacked up fill
log the air with Ita tweet odor and this
together with the lowing tot the cowl
gate indications of a typical country
village
A wonl mint be said of the moun
tains They stretched around almost
encircling the little town Nearly ev
ery day brought a change in their color
sometimes blue sometimes gray they
served as an indication of the weather
Sometimes nay often they were hid
from sight by the lowering cloud
which sprang up so suddenly and gave
those terrific downpours of rain for
which that region was noted hut Is to
one or rather two of these mountains
to which we limit glveour attention
They are detached from the rest of
the range standing side by side lib
grim sentinels guardian the approach
to the city from the south So closely
do they stand together that at first sight
they seem like one mountain Ah how
distinctly do I remember visiting that
quiet city one summer glad to get away
from the worry and toll of the great me
tropolis And then bow glad I was to
take a long walk to those two moun
tains which attracted my attention at
once where I found but that lathe
purposeof the story I
In a small but prettily built cottage I
about two miles from the two moun
tains which by the way were called
Upper and Lower South Mountain
dwelt honest John Marlen For over
thirty years he had lived in that hum
ble dwelling and was contented At
first when he came Cralgsmore was but
a straggling village lie had maintain I
ed himself and his wife by farming but
as he was growing old he bad been
compelled to cease his labors and the
task of supporting the family fell upon I
his only son Will Ills father had I
given him an excellent education and
the young man had decided to become I
a lawyer When he had passed his berI I
culmination be rented a small office I
In New York and after patient waiting I
bad a thriving pracllceI I
After a very busy winter InNew York
Will had written his parents that heI I
would be home for ajvacalion and spend
about three weeks with them So InI I
the latter part of August he left theI I
eltI I
As the train drew up at Craigsmore
Station there war ftl I1 1 Jjhn waiting for
Will with the rig The old man had
come to the station an hour before w
as to make sure not to miss the traits
My how his eye lighted up as he saw
his baby descend from the train sat I
chel in hand After a hearty greeting
Will jumped Into the wagon and they
drove off
Tint night as they were all sitting on
the front porch Will said Father I
believe Ill take a walk over to South
Mountain tomorrow Do you remem I I
ber how I used to lovethat place There
isnt guy nook or cave or den that I
dont know
Wai 1 Mid old John ye be old
enough to take beer o yourself but I
heerd yesterday forenoon that stvral
young fellers went over tnar fee a
couple o days campln They be gone
nigh on three weeks and nary II word
has anyone o us bond tell on em
Their folk begun ter git might skeery
and begun ter carry on so thet a couple
o the feller see Lets glt ups sarchln
party Sure Dough they do but It
haunt done one bit o good The party
came back yesterday They said they
came across their camp but the boys
V ere clean gone A trunk with their
spire clothln and all their cookln ma
terial pots pans and the like were
there That proves that they ballot gone
campln elsewhere They list disap
pared The party bunted all over fer
them but all was tn vain Tbsrl some
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thin mighty mysterious about It Nary
a soul will go near the mountain They
reckon Its haunted
After this somewhat lengthy speech
the old man cleared his throat and set
tied back in his chair
Will was silent chlrI I
Then be said Father that theory
about tbe mountain being haunted la all
bosh I suppose the young fellows got
tired and moved There are lots of little
caves where they can camp and where
no one can find them
Mebbe mebbe Will said hlsfather I
with the air of a man who has made up
his mind and whose opinion cannot be I
beI
shaken but It looks mighty queer fer I I
all thtt Why should they go off an
leave all their things that
Of course I cannot say why Ihepttld
that said Will a little petulantly I
suppose they didnt want to be encum
bered wits any extra baggage
Wall I shouldnt like fer you to go
said the old man driven to his last
strongholdVery was the reply and there
the subject was dropped It was not
referred to by either father or son for
several days One morning Will said I
Has anything been heard of those fel
lows father tbldj I
Not a word
Well I think Ill run up the mount
ain tomorrow said Will
In course Will ye kin gn If youve
leally set yet mind ter it cause I
wouldnt Interfere with yer amusement
fer the world Ve come up here to en
joy yerself so go ahead
I dont think I shall stay more than
two days this time I trust my cue
where I kept all my cooking utensils
has not been molested
I guess It haint cause its n sticky
place ter find Ye took me that once
but Ill be darned II I would be able lee
find th place again
Will lingered only long enough to
pack np a little spare clothing get his
gun and abraee of revolvers and then
was off
a e
It would be well to follow and give an
account of those three young men who
had created such a furor In the little
town of Cralgsmore
They were Ed Relsome Howard
Kepler and Tom Moore They lived
close together In the lower part of the
town where it was the habit of thieve
and vagabond to gather Though born
of respectable parent they had gradu
ally drifted Into a life of crime and now
behold them at the age of twentyone
fullfledged burglars and marauders
and recognized by many a lawbreaker
as his superiors
There had been a conference among
the worthy trio the night before they
went to South Mountain behind closed
doors and shutters By the stealthy
manner In which each crept to the ren
dezvous one would Imagine that aome
underhand builnesswa occupying their
mind
Pals said Hd Relsome when the
re together while I was walking
along Stone Street yesterday morning
I noticed a large und handsome cal I
deuce situated on the lefthand side of
the street Seeing a passerby approaching
ing I asked him with the manner of a
stranger seeking information who lived
there lie told me that a rich fellow
by the name of Fenton occupied the
house You know pals that our trade
gives us sharp eyes and enable ua to
see many thing at a glance Well af
ter what I bad hrdI took one glance
at the outride of the building and took i
in I all its points both weak and strong
The first thing that caught my eye was
a cellar window which on closer ob
servation I saw to be without protect
ing ban or anything of the kind
These little windows just large
enough to admit a IDOl run all around
the house Now my plan is this That
the three of us ihouldjon some dark I
night be inking oveSpas lie hOUse
accdenullypf course
Rather accidentally ton purpose
observed Kepler dryly
Yes answered Kelsome but to
continue One can stand guard on the
outside while the other two enter by
one of the cellar windows We can
then go through the house very easily
Last night I returned to the spot and
by watching tbe light In the different
rooms I discovered where the stairway
are and have all In all a pretty fair
idea of the lnteriorof thediouse
lidof I
Jly Qeorgel exclalmedTom Moore
when Relsome had finished By
George that seems too good to be true
But do yon know If there Is I anything
worthwhile In I the house
Yet answered Relsome There
Is anew electric plant which Is build
Ing near Fnlons house and o which
Fenton fan the building contract Day
before yesterday he received an im
mense sum In the house which Is to be
used as pay for tbe workmen Now
dont you think that money will look
better In our pockets than In their
IWeill should guess exclaimed the
rest In a breath
Hut another thing How about the
occupants suggested Moore
Don tit let that worry yon answered
Relsome There are the old man and
his wife one son about eighteen years
old and cue grownup daughter also
three female servants who Inhabit the
garret dre therefore out of out
way
wayWell
Well count me In said Kepler
Here too chimed In Moore
Thats the y1 like to hear you
talk exclaimed Kelsome taking each
by the hind With three Inseparables
like Kepler Moore and myself nothing
can fall Dut there Is one thing more I
want to say Let the three of us go over
to South Mountain and camp for about
a week Then from there we can little
the house and attend to that affair 01
ours and get back to tbe mountain
again so that If people do connect ns
with the robbery which I dent believe
th will we can show that we were
away from home at the time Lets go
over to the mountain tomorrow What
do you think of It
The other two agreed to the plan and
the meeting broke up
a s a
Will Msrlen had passed big first night
on the mountain admirably It seemed
so natural for him to carl np In hi cave
d fall asleep list as he had done
years ago So we find him up bright
and early looking for game for break
fast
While on the bunt he stopped every
now and then to gut at the little vil
lage of Craigsmorc stretching along far
below him The early mountain air
was very clear and by the 101or his
field glass he could even pick out hie
fathers little house nestling In among
the clustered dwellings While looking
for familiar landmarks In the village
his eye rested on the market square
and there he saw an unusual sight
raw a ol excited men were walking
upend down hurriedly or brandishing
weapons while all were gestulatlng
violently Suddenly the sound of an
alarm bell came faintly to his taro I
Then he brew that something out of
the way was the matter So forgetting
all about the breakfast which he had
not yet eaten he started at breakneck
speed down the side of the mountain
At the foot he was fortunate enough to
find a farmers wagon going towards
the town a circumstance of which be
took advantage They were going along
at a pretty good rate and were just
about to enter the town when they
were greeted with the cry lUlf and
come down off that wagon ndI I
were surprised and somewhat taken
aback when they saw themselves con
fronted by an armed man Will was
very much relieved to find him an ac
quaintance and jumped off the rig
Why Tom what Is this for
Hello Msrlen Is that you Didnt
you hear the news
No I was over the mountain last
night What happened
Tell me who Is that old guy that
came with you asked the armed mn I
without heeding the question
Oh hes some farmer from Lebanon I
But what hsppenedke < l Wilt Int
ImlpallU
patiently I
Cant tell yon while Im on dutji
because Ill have to take your compan I
ion to the lockup as a suspicious char
acter Its a lucky thing for yon that
I know you or youd have tbe pleasure
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accompanying me
Will whose curiosity had been wok1 I
ed up to the highest pitch started on a 1
run for his fathers house The old
man was just coming out when Will
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came through the door like a tornado
The result was that Marten senior was
struck with in repressible 1 desire to
make the aoquainUnte of the floor No
hones wire broken however and niter
M rs > larlen bail gone off Into a series of
fainting fits tranouillly descended up
on the household
Why dad what happened here tail
night asked cause of all the mischief
as soon as he had recovered his breath
Wai 1 you nee this Is what happen
ed Bat instead of listening to the old
man with Ms rustic English we will
tell the story In our own words
I Goallaiixl la Mil auatrl IMM I
The man who has so little know
ledge of human nature as to seek hap
pines by changing anything bat his
own disposition will wants his life InI I
fruitless efforts and mnlttplyjthe grief
which he proposes to remove
Each day toss its mercy and should I
render praise Fresh are the dew of I
each morning and equally fresh are I
11 blessings
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If yon want to make friends loo
terest yourselves In the Clfaln of
others do not try to Interest them
In yours
WALDORF BABY r
STOLEN FROM ITS MOTHKR 19i I i C
i MISSING
STILL NOi
The WaldorfAstoria New Yorks I
most exclusive hotel has a kidnapping
mystery Mrs Jennie Hodgt wife ol
Ihs assistant UsIBc manager of the
Standard Oil Co was robbed of berf
little fiveyearold daughter Glade while
taking tea In the Waldorf lea room 1
She suspects Richard Maxwell her rolo
mer husband of the deed The child
II Is still missing
missingA
A D1I0UOIITI
Our lives are just whit we make r i
them flow often do we hear that
expression Yet how math attention i
do we give It It Is however very i
true Just what we give the world
just that do we receive Look for sun
shine and happiness aim to scatter Itt
with a free band and It Is yours
Olve every one a pleasant smllea kind
word and the tame will bo given yon
However toot at the world throughs
blue goggles and everything Is blue 1 rS
dark and dreary Man Ihongh cantr
or wonl learn that II be tows sos
shall be reap that this world Is one 0
great Mg mirror and simply showst it
ns our own reflections and that to be
happy and make others happy he
must be the personification of hf f
nature Many a man has started to
hU work In the morning feeling at
onto with everything and everybody
all downcast but on the way baa
bad It all dissipated by a bright
cheery smile and a merry goal morn
Ing from some friend He should
take the smile and pass It on appre
elating how It boosted him up but
somehow he never realise this To bet
t t
happy yon must radiate happiness
Try It I
tf
Therell be a family spat
If they dont get The Chat
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