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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1920
Page
10
The warden dismisses the fragmentary ghost tale while Mr Sidney defends its sufficiency noting it surpasses many stories. The exchange emphasizes a restrained, chambered tone between the two figures.
Dr John Michelson becomes resident physician at Hartley house where a murder tale, a haunted pool, and a stern butler Jed frame a tense atmosphere. He falls for Isobel, engages in a veiled romance, and confronts Jed who threatens them as secrets surface about Richard and Arthur Dobson.
In a prison tour led by Warden Williams the narrator and Mr Sidney explore the library where Dobson, the frail convict who killed his brother, catalogs new volumes. They discuss Dobson’s past and the idea that his outside life would be harsher than his current confinement.
The narrator recalls Mr. Sidney in a large room with Algol the cat, three canaries, and a genial, ironic life. An unexpected glare of savage hate betrays a hidden ferocity, frightening the observer who slips away then reenters the room.
In Hartley, a plumber tells of a Halloween dare where a man sat by the pool for an hour and faced a supposed ghost. The tale unfolds with fear at the riverbank, a later recovery, and a spectral image of a man leaning on a cane by the edge of the water, all recalled during a darker October night.
A remark imagines an ideal legislature that would repeal more laws than it enacts, sparking discussion about legislative reform and the speed of changes. The comment emphasizes a preference for smaller, fewer laws over broad expansions of statute.
A rural Alabama anecdote recounts a Black team driver who refuses further favors he cannot repay. His wife cites multiple funerals for Asa Rogers’ wives, prompting the man's firm stance that he will not accept more favors without reciprocation.
The agitator raved aloud claiming limitless words like leaves on trees. A tired listener counters that while words may spill, they differ in one respect only a light breeze can start them flying.
A veteran seaman tells a farmer of a strange past aboard a ship that processed grain. He describes hoisting wheat into a main hatch and straw pouring out, mistaken as a thrashing machine by a swab. The exchange highlights sailors turning to farming life in the western grain belt.
In Crimson Gulch a debate over sheriff duties centers on him spending time at the card table. Cactus Joe defends the sheriff, saying enforcing the poker game rules serves the public sentiment.
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