Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-09-06

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to which, o. the nsav.. range.
straighswsy directed my ccrrse. On
reaching the spot : wss greatly SIS.
sursd TO find It arsreyard. Tbs, ei
all places, ! thought. lathe ore meal
fortunate for me; lsspag he low
stone wall, / proceeded to examine
the surroundings. A fs1si:y vault, IN
4 crumhling ccndition, bdre sie name
OF tho village. ssd aons II lie tosabs
were Of olie, ds;e. IN one ss-ec.cl
corner Of the enclosure *as nEoap
OF fresh greves, where : icok il 10 be
that tEe s,!,i.ers were bua;ed; ard
among them I noticed q newer mound,
which, from the fowsrs upor il,
thought had been raised thet M; a.
ing
I read lie Inscriptions from toclb 70
.onb till il got too dark 70 dscirher
th7m. Presently Lights from tie dis-
tar: houses began to appear; and J
Was just thinking it was time 10 e,
wien iae sound Of some vehicle con.
ing II way arrssied the ttougl,.
Listening in byeath!eas saseto,., !
sOoa found tast .ae wheels were n e..
nearer ,asn 7 had supposed, the s,sA.-
thi-ess cf tie eprroaol alone h.7;a6 :
kept ne frCu lsac.ug iiea. Be.cre
l Lad Zine 20 collect nyasli, d ose.
covered wagon s:opred OUTSIDE 'ae
wall, sad saw two men get cao';7as-
l. o4t ctit-c2e io oss2 lie "a g. ana
tie o.ier T. lead Tee ho5-e in. Faa
time, he place, tie nye:s,ioas n
psoaeh-evesything tends-: 10 ssiia'a
re. ard l was on tae poirgT Of u ng
TO a;.ht, when tie truth flashed 5. 3on
me. Proceeding ct a1ls % the 80
mace grave, lie robbers, each :. : :
spade frcm tie wagon, began lo, III
witt 10 remove the loose ez.1Lh. V. ..
sl:.' and rapidly that provad bsr.rd
dau0t their professional ca2Iscls.
Ii M Le imagined VITA VIA. pa.
f,u2a :nteres. I watched ,heir e.a-
tioas. II less i:ne .aa1 hea ,rn-
ce.YeI t rcss:els .ls celia vas IA 81.
s2G :Le b; dv, a:oaal wh;oa .lsy Il e%
log c,oGk, renoysi 10 tie w.gaa.
TIE work o. rei..iag lie grsve was
saoa cone; ard hardly q bor' -!cE
the ,iGe the- came IL he 70 a:s
were oui Ct .-e .ravayard snd On 'a-:.
wsy houewA:G. Ths wagor hal ao
sooner tanned from The Este t&sa !
stared % c1llow =.
There was 70 moon, e16 - = 81:
vas dark; but, iuoe;'v f5c ree, .,s -
lars drove Slowly. sn7. IL. >.
so1ae G.s.srce behind liz --h-" =, j.
never Iost sight Of it.
When about iaif vay b'c2 io e
village we csU:e 70 $ shop; sad ssT
tie Two msa, 10 NJ grea, setisfa .io7..
sc; out st the deer Of a'Fp5iio Ionse,
leaving, neaawhie, the cart a1 i.s
occupant aloas in jhs rcsd.
Just as the s.ore door closed aEa u
l quiciercd uy rAce, and, impci'si
by a sudden inspiration, lsspsd is--
ward and iasc tEseS<@
Tasre bolt upright against i4e froat
seat, sat the stolen corpse, a hat p.lie1
low down over The fscs, yii,,s he
cloak before mentioned comPlctSSy : el.
ve,oned tie rest Of the fgcs.
Ny purpose vas, frsI, 70 remove
The corpse, sad then. having =. 81
tie COAX and aat. 10 take - pace
sad await what miset harpen.
I need aos have luy:iei ay taz, )
I did. :cr tee men ,cok .heir :-s.
Waea i5e- came cat at ,ssi. va.
eviisn. ;hss thsY had bsea ar,at iag
t-esly ins;ds; aai I saw with DE- Oh
a. they eneTsd The wagon TIA. one
had bo.;ls along with hin to inLibs
on ;hs way. Trey res2Red ''sir
seats, cneca each side Of re. and ze
started again.
| Hitherto. ! an inclined to BE- C. ;,
co; 9 wcrd had bsea uttered npsB s.e
road by either ofny ccnpsa;cn<: 6a5.
the alcohol doing iss peE;sols se. <,
thsy began TO talk openly. Ilearned