Show 1 ea ec kl question how far did george go tile the white man so the lie story ruva was partied ferguson lie owned a string of two room frame cottages and his tenants exclusively nvere eie colored very great brent was ills chagrin when a negro tuan in an in a lit of pique cut it a won wom W a anns n I 1 s threat in one of lilg ills houses so t that h t she bled to death leaving it a large dark stain on the floor bemuse because immediately nied lately the word spread unions the ilia black population that the building win was haunted and ant thereafter nobody would rent tt it even at reduced rates for months the cottage stood empty ahm 1 airn the owner oner had at bright idaa lie he went one evening anil and hunted up tit it a large lark dark bi individual named george eorge titus upon ilioiu whom liy by way wai ot of begin lie he conferred it a drink out of it bottle of corn spirl spirits ts george said lie these darkies darkles toll tell tile me you ou know quite a lot about cianti and ghosts and such ruih things lings ti well still mist ferguson replied george modestly 1 I does know it a smart bout sich sli 1 1 I hats good said bild the wily lly white wan im rather an all authority myself on oil such matters i now then speaking us its one expert to another I 1 want ti it tell lell you ou that gun harrel barrel shack of 1 mine an out it here re on clay cla street where that conlan wits was killed hilled Is not haunted slie site licit died in a state of grace and tier her spirit rests in ili peace but tile trouble Is that these thee colored people around this town dont know it and given the place it a bid bad name what I 1 want to to do Is 19 to provo proe to them that its not lin anil and heres here a the way were going to do it you ou and me ini im going to hire you ou to spend tonight lit in the room where tile lie killing took place pince then when you come out tomorrow morning and tell your people that nothing happened there during the night ill be able t to rent the house again im going to give you ou the rest of tills this bottle of I 1 liquor now and a fresh bottle besides and toni tomorrow orrow morning ill hand you ou a ten dollar bill how flow about it that slug of corn whisky already was aa working n 01 king it made george georae vallant nl lant besides a title man mail had appealed to him for professional aid ile ho consented after another lusty lust pull at the flask dusk tile the crafty ferguson took no chances straightway lie he escorted ills newly enlisted aid to the house u of tragedy provided him film with a pallet on the floor and left ailin there in tile the gathering darkness hut but before departing lie he took the precaution of barring tile the two windows from the outside and securely locking the front and rear doors next iii morning orning bright and parly early lie he came to release his brother expert the windows still were shuttered the doors still fastened tight but the house was empty also it ir was vias in a d dain imaged aged state at one side the thin clapboards were ere burst through as though a blunt projectile traveling nt at speed had struck them with torri terrific fic force from within the shattered p red ends of planking stood forth encircling the jagged jagd aperture in a sort of sunburst effect upon the splintered tit tip of one of the boards was a wisp asp of kinky wool upon a paling of the yard fence was a rag evidently ripped from froin a shirt shift sleeve otherwise there were no signs or of george titus ile he was tift utterly erly gone filth only that 5 awning orifice oriale e it in 1 t the 11 0 cottage ot tage wall to give a clue as to the manner of his departure mr air ferguson waited all through the suni summer nier day da for the missing one to turn up george failed to return on tile the second day the white man mail gave the alarm A search party was organized nien men on horseback with logs dogs bloodhounds took the trail they followed it from early morning until lite late that evening just before dusk in a swamp thirty allies away anai tile lend dog bayed exultantly alio the llio pursuing posse with ferguson in the lead spurred forward for here cattle came the missing george 1114 face was vas set toward home it was vas 11 face streaked with dust dusi and dried sweat torn by briers wet vet drawn gray with fatigue ills 1114 garments were in shreds his hat flat wits gone ills weary lies legs tottered under him ailin as lie he dragged one sore foot after tile other lie he was a pitiable sight yet in the heart of mr ferguson indignation digna dig nation tiou was stronger than compassion lie he rode up alongside thel spent find wavering pedestrian well by bv lieck you are arc certainly tho most unreliable in tills state 1 lie ile said here night before last I 1 make a contract with you ou for a certain job I 1 leave you in one of my houses I 1 come there alie next morning and not only are you gone without leaving any word but one side of my house Is busted out and then I 1 have to leave my business to come hunting for you vuu and after hunting nil all over oer the country I 1 fl fand nd you ou here thirty miles front from home in a swamp where in thunder have you been sanca si n CO I 1 last saw you iu forty eight hours ago aeo boss said george ive been cornin back h |