, 1860-05-03


day Of December, in the morning, vAen "
mettled horse dragged bis murdered Body % bis
own door at Woodcastle and the -aElanstsd dag
Spear trailing in the snow underneath the waguL
No news, no news George Starike was noE he
great leather dealer at W Woodcastl,; George Slafkl
the son. now owned the stores and tanGieFy It Rye
slope, and made the Journeys and gOt the mopeys.
George Starke was riding hong from kyezlop1
on The seventeenth Of December, Just one year
that day since bis iatheF whs musd.I5ds md
George was driving the same horse Primes. apd
he had the same good dog Spear with hinl-btt,
Spear was not chained under the wagon a -
used tobe4 o. mol but Spear was running ilohfa
side: for" people, said ''thht lf SpslE had'tsl1
loose the night Of that seEolteenth of DpcenIhcr1
or the morning Of the eighteenth q. Deneu1lt.
that William Starke never woald hafo been
murdered" And-the opinion % NE people RS
worth somsthing, 50 Spear was not ND. 90
But the day Of this seventeenth ~ Declmber.
was beautiful, clear, cold day, not The slor1Y
awful day Of last year, ana George etnke
thodsht be would take the back rad hcmsasU
road through the woods itiwnsf= ana Ct Aome
earlier. The roads were good, but somehqF qfl
other 1t was strange, tool Prince did not want %.
20 that road; and, rs George generally Wlg'o1t
cusiomed 10 obedience from his horso, tt u1sd1s
teFmined that he should, go--sO On. thee nd.
Il was about two O'Clock in The aileIn9on, hak
they approached . comfortable ,ooking house n
the side Of the road directly frohhng thfee other
road. He had never seen the h0ust befdIe, md
was surprised ITO find ons there; hut Ill nI1li
surprised was he, when he found ihothis hoIlo
would not approach the house. bll shYed oI 20
wards the woods, and tfembled l6 though b
would fall 10 the ground But 0ooFEa alaikfl
surprises did not end here, drhs bl14Yb1 80
men seated upon 4 bench u ,flsnt n Ne houa
quietly smoking pipes byt his ntienton ~. ~
tFacted 10 them In peculiar mdnncr namely, tr
his Dig Spear making i direct rush iof lIils5lao
quiet smokers stizing one q thet1by he lh111l.
and rolling him to the earth. 81 IS ~ .irp
In an instant George ran y The al q TIE
wounded man, and knocked bis dog 1I' Who ~
sooner lpit his FIRST victim, than ht dail1| 1|I
straight line to the second mIA. 4l'6 QIIllIl
ran into the house and b0ted The der. Ihed|1
with glaring eyes and exposed teeth. scar|:HF AZ
the while, as be threw bis huge body neainol f11
door and tried 70 paw i down.
%" Back, Spehr. barkl' The young ln11 slIou-4|
as he kicked the dog highland lrIl,of How darl
theel What ais thee, dogf 7 hope. ~ ano4
feIlnw, thee are not hurt addressiir bins. u
inf from tlls wounds IL dog hadml16 mon linI
Keep theldos aaay@-hs hustilsi "a P ~
sounded man replied. atsr Is ~
"Open The door, shouted 0eoI1o 10 Iho1I
within. The dog shall not harm any d||l.n
But the man betped ea1IIi6ntlI| nfI|I Ind
would only admit fki Hohnde1 man. ma II
Georges eptroaies would not f1tis'1 lhr1 = ~
called spesf, E6c Seemed hath . I's7s ||' p',u,
ises, and drove hastily oIf towards Nc1llI.I|l
Nov the more George slafke q .bf bI his
Circumstances, and tho unusual aud l.|01I1.I I1I.
duct Of his dog, lhe more vas h1rcIplI|II I'D
de.ermined % investigate ihe m.|,.r va ,
that road for ! short cot. ilnl daI dhI Issl n I
Was Il moi likely that pFosidsnts III nll.'1rl-
o,islv aparedifhs. dor and aninI la I'm ~ -
ferocitg BntI ho would tlink a ,ror1 Z
thought On this subject vas painini "a .|.r.
inc. bnt fho next dar Ave horrl.,0I 1.''| .|1.||
men ma true Ceoffe slaFFe .he. &. 4 =. ~ rs
enod d5v enr1r, n e6I.rIn,I. 4 - ~ TI.' al.
ssran~e Sonss. +. -. r = .'''| q. IS -
Aliw WIS srilI and o,,ief around ~. n...-f.1 a..
dos had seen se1t swsv. and .1I /. .s''nl -.
there o indicate the existence Of 4 ronI d. IA
house Gcolro ,slafhe E1ocke'I a a. ~. -r5
demnnded aimitlance Z m, ror-'I '..|'.. |''.5
through The room, 6at none an1rl|.d n.
summons t'F
Z ~ Z, N 7 - ~ | Ia. IA
,he ,loor IN ln unor M Az, a. mi ''|- 4
dozen pieces. ThSFs was nora .'sni ~
lha TSnk smell 81 btffnin4 iob.eIs I.| |'' 40
recr1f IA room MI bI''n IN. .I'I'l 4
was n 6nr and al 1l,e, ,,o1,. n '''- 49, =
vas irinndine. hir mouth onen 1Ir..i.1 m ~.
ier;ns ssseh ,,-hilss ! ~, s,v,e, -. '..,
rom hIr. = IT
ETH ladder. ne Isdd6fl TotAe IN Al ~ -
uxcIhim,dl Gt6llc. and n 4 ln6|,.''| |I la
amounted. bdi re- icnnd, he dan ~. "a h.'.-l
on Ihe upper side. /. =, sI ~ M
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