Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-19
THE OLD QUARRY.
HOW A YOUNG GIRL SUCCEEDED IN
HUNTING OUT A MYSTERY.

For some time strange things had been
happening about the quarry. Nobody
could make out what they meant or who
was responsible for them. They were SO
very mysterious, and 90 very odd. that IL
,eemed as though crazy ghost must be
haunting the ncighborhood.
Owe night the dogs made furious up
roar. That was not altogether unusual;
for nj enty Of wild animals still wander
amor, the Georgia mountains. md ire
onnntIv make night visits 10 the marpie
Bn, ,his time the dogs did not behave rs
10 ,,,,5 y. asst had disturbed them. After
the first ont burst OF fierce barking they De
can 10 whinO and whimper. AppaIentS
fbev were an rprsed. and httle a0upt.u.
about whatever surprised the,n. : "o "a -
rnomenf they were yelpine eagerly anu II
n"aded onlv n very slight knowledge OF doe
isnc,,ace 60 make out that the creatures
were in a sta to Of wild delight about some
thing. A.. .,.o ao,,s vero
living asleep at the foot OF nelghp9,rit ~.
tree. Evident y they hao vee s u a;e.nrhe5
nnrsue whntev.r creature had uisturoeu
o.. r., were tied fast 10 the tree
.nsn,a of w, strong pieces OF rope;
sS ~ .."n. vnrv rn fortunate. Ii they had
Zen In al libert Y tho men in the quarry
camn wonld have bad a better breakfast,
As II was. tho hu ngIy. WORKERS maui =
painfnl discovery. Al .I'e iIe 20, -, Tho
yided for them had been carrieu on -, -, -
NIGHT Joe Quimby, the cook anu ma, "a "a
Ii,wo,k m the camp was the first 10 ma
out this dismal fact. HOGAN ~ IN
crowled. "whoever s'one IL WaSn ~
Doverfui cute. Anyboa y KIN ste"i 1 ,ne" y
A
when tho dogs is lett ,lou ia9 60, GO ter
mighty keerless thing, NJ - Sc o"0' va
bed without ontyin' the O oss. 5 90 that
- Won and / Will have &c attend 70 tha.
o,rsslves after this, Joe, hs we 90 nlos'
o o.hs. ,b;nns IN the camp. There's no use
~ hax ,Ii gatch-dogs and keeping them
tied ups tree. III, ;,to her fathers
s,'ortv 10 tell him what had happened,
n.ny d;d not tell either him or Joe that
~ bad heard those two dogs go rechlg
in. - ,v,ndow. as free as the mountain
.I,'iT1 ,hen they first began their barking
IN The night. Somebody mad tied them up
after that ,.; 81 tho oueer
transactions, but 1t was py ~ ;,,b1 strange
th,nrs happened. One morning 10. VI
.nonen bread. left over from the previous
~ ,ras missing. The very next day tne
800, vsos cone again. Afew minutes latef
In. missed half his days allowance OF
sreef potatoes. A night or two a,te WI -
a quantity OF coffee dlsappenIe1t tbe
a,d ali And TO add 70 the mystery ~, va
$50 lettle was brought back IN nfoau
dayIgbt when everybody happened 20 10
absapt from the camp for Just nVe Hiin-
utes. .n.. ,;,bt visits were
made when nothing at OH VIZ ~ s.nct
away. More than once Joe i9u - tbe morn
ATTIC rRGrlcH0 III iIt lh't IL
ord NJ those times sinouIi Iins
ns. &c hot ashes on the ground ehN9
.'rP .ba, the mysterious ylslt0T Hau
,nsde himself comfortable beside Dianir,
&c M the very doors OF inc eie'p'""
nuarrymen. -, ,,.o-o Of liberty
,icbt Joe took care on that, anu
ynot;red that after the first Vislt the III
',nr ,1ever found IL necessary 10 ue tno
';noale arain. Once or twice theY were
5eard 10 yelp in the night, but DeyoI.u MAJ as
tbev never seemed to take any notloo VI, VI
anything. The dogs were OF no ni ma bo u.s.
L. his Gueer emergency than TWO olu LUIS
would have been. IT,, :. ,rar
when II war the meat allowed IT war
rornint said Joe in confidence 10 que
cne morning, land when IL war tue Pyh9
allowed il war q varmlnt' thouEu 49,
onv cr,tter wearin' fur would "Hnt WIN VIZ.
Ia corn bread warn't able 10 make OUT
%. -, IL comee To raw sweet pertaters,
,.or bcsr me II amt no varmlnt Whatever.
e. 80 v-ban n comes 10 klttle o coHte
al briunin' the kittle back empty; nor VII
still more when II comes 10 ouli9ln HIe9
win NV fat pine, you hear me, bliss ouo;
that ar varmint are a man trieI IT,
mn for him one night, but thar i low 1
bsin't built for that. Jest slept fiShe
through. with the smell o the ourhlh IaV
nine ticklin my nose! $3.50
Captain I,eslie, the manager OF the mar
Tile ouarries. had brought his daughter up
from the city home to rough IL inoil III n
with hun in the mountain vanlp. ho
thoucht she needed the mountains, anu us
yoa sur he needed her. At the beginning
" her visit Joe Ouimby's wife was matron
20 Tho camp. and Sue had the advantage OF
H., motberly guardianship. But Just pc
fore the mysterious vlstatlOns began Mrs.
Ouimby was called away 70 attehu Sollle
s,ck relative, and the. girl OF hiteeh was
ieft without any female cOmpanlonsnlp;
Hcr father rather ruefuly suggested then
.ba, he sunposed she had better GO home,
too Rut Miss Sue was having dehgh''
fnl time and she saw no reason Tor DrlnglnG
a. to AN end. With her father ana Jo'
Ouimby to take care OF her, ana WIN "a
the men IN the quarries ready 70 BOW doWi
and worship her. the mere absence OF
cbanerone seemed too tritilng clrculn
stance 10 be considered. Besides, sh'
uanted TO see the end of the mystery. -
Bhestaved. -, ~
coming to an end. Instead or that ]
seemed 70 grow deeper and more perpie
,ng- Cautaln Leslie had paid very httl
attention t. the matter so far, but Tn
morning after Joe had explained his view
10 Miss Sue a discovery was made that eA
cited the manager to wonderful extent:
The strange visitor had burned 10
more of Joe's fat pine IN the nlght. oh ln
ground, near the stlll-smoklns ashes, "a
found a rough piece OF colored stone, IN
like of which she had never seen. Ihl
she showed 10 her father, and TINS IL wa
that excited him so.
"Pink marble.h he cried. Where dl
II come from That's what I've bee
looking for ever since ! came TO u
quarries. I'll give hundred dollars
ANYBODY that will show me the VEN th'
piece OF stone came from
BETTER give the hundred dollars TO I'm
ont who spoils the tools said one OF II
men coming from the tool shant
"Thsse two files has been missing w
DAYS. Now they're brought back III U
night, and look at 'em All used up III
full of fresh ron" A.;
10 investigate u then. The men went
their work and Sue was left TO THINK 0V
thinrs A hundred dollars is good &c
of money. and the girl spent some III
thinking Of her fathers ofier. III She cou
only win that prize Why notf mat PFC
OF pink marble had come from somewht
and somebody had brought 1t.
AT this point sue had IN lnspirauo
Perhaps tie pink stone came from the
quarry. The old quarry belonged to ga
tain Leshe's company, but II had DC
abandoned before he took charge OF I
work. What II somebody were steall
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