Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-11-29

hem' Both were duly sealed and
Asses'edy,and both were equally goo in
~ T1at he did burn one of them
i Ias s'rs Tlirty hours later some ono
4 pfcle.l to visit tho cabin, and the
1Na man was found dead in hi, bed. the
homan had sappearei. aud the wills
ere missing. With all that money at
lie there was great excitement. Of
'ntse, and the relatives gave mo the
Y w0rS up. NJ one knew, until
Il oFerhau cd the ashes in the fireplace.
I w anything had been burned /
4 nna scraps Of paper, proving that at
FIN fst one Of the wills ha been dc-
Afoytd. So far as could tell, both
/ llght have been burned at the same
/ ay y had been, anyhow, and the
n 2nof which it was interested every
i seemed curious why Mrs. Thatcher
~ gone away, and still more curiou,
q she had escaped observation. As
I one had met her in the village or on
nlghway, it must be concluded that
iad reasons for hiding. If one Of
wills had ben preserved she prob
M Knew OF its whereabouts, as the
w cabinet had been hunted over
oyer again without bringing it to
Ny firsc step, therefore, was to
seoyer her, but when a fairly sharp
- pits hm eff against half idiot he
~ bebeaten. made circuit for
Hfty ~ les around on horseback, and.
llie met hundred people who
sW tle woman by sight, could get
II trace of her. A robber could not
aAYe hilden his trait more success fully.
II ieT 1 found that tho hunt was to be
snded, ] notified every sheriff in
part of the state. got out rclt-
and sent them to town marshals,
tables, postmasters, and farmers,
ss.awss6od resulted.
Jf;@ PUS
u she was with the old man when he
il ans y n,;uh. - MI. =
y II held one Of the wills to the
MI E,st wbr ~ .ha,,ta a.
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- ~ - ou' : " wax across tue wei
''e'a' : "'0n 'n0 u uioy highway. one
"ou'U ''No 'he 'rain a. the nearest
po'a' - couIse, anu that happene1 TO
= - = s'a'oh not over thifty rods 1rom
iis oiu nlah caoin ana on MS land.
'Ielghe anu accommoa alton trains
'soppeu 'i'eie always Tor water ana the
esu'ar passenger trains sometimes For
as1ahee, tne express Tor Cincinnati
'o"'u noe seop ~ inc village, but
Aoaau y si's 9 unity station to get
upp'y . water 'of the engine.
~ Sooh as struck TINS tran was
= y rev aaYs IN ascer'ainlng that
~ ia eiief' dfesAea ln: 'er hast' dld
'N''a''5 p'afl tue express 1ha' night as
: a'oPpeu iof moment, and that she
Il 80 w e"'iioo % In
que ma ioar weeks the start
! ny Out had stroag hopes OF find
Y her' reasoned that the fact
"0' peias simple minded and
"eSet haViaS travelled much
'ou'u maze her keep clear OF the no.
~ que aoup''esS, IeaFea sho woul !
: aihsa = 'he Oh man DEATH ana
sea = maze ior her' IN mat case
= @0uia niue herself. had my
- maze up wilen feaehed Oincin-
''i = look ior her among the board ng
'eu'es' ana look dia. After vain
s"'on y week got one OF the regu-
= ue'sc'iVeS anu u another weeS we
= 'SeN . her. In gola5 lato the
~ sno iiaa entered INTO conversation