Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-03-28

mile hunting for further traces Of the
feminine boots. There were none. and,
eontuliny that ths wearer must have
committed suicide, / returned to the
willows and began search there. !
walked out in the tracks as far as my
MP boots would permit me to go. and
much iuriher than l coull see bottom
IN the dirty water. Thea was satisfied
that whoever sho was she lal drowned
hefsclt after disposing of her wealth
returned 10 the locust then. and TAX
ing up the strip Of silk rolled it up
carefully, and put it in my vest pocket.
L was in no mind for shooting, anil
was about TO start for HON, when
thought of Belle, and whistled for her.
She did not come, and l moved on
through the thicket. As ! passed az
opening | caught sight of her stanchly
pointing, and walking up flushed and
missed wood Geek. The bird circ'ed
cut over the river and plunged back to
tho thicket somewhere in the neighbor.
hood Of the willows | was vexcd at
missing the bird, and determined to
get 1t if there was a chance. So, send
ING. Bc.'e ahead, pu hcl on toward
the willows, AMI was soon gratifed to
SEQ Bile point again. This time
killed the bird and sent Belle after it.
She retrieved the dea bird beautifully,
and, dropping it at my feet, made
another dash into the brush, and mo-
ment later came back with an alligator
skin handbag, which she held in her
mouth until | took it. Iopoued it and
found it one quarter full of money in
bills OF large denomination. Besides
the money there was small morocco
case containing a hypo iormic syringe, a
small bottle labelled morphine and con-
tanning few grains of the drug
pair of kid gloves, button hook, aul
dream book. That was al. Not
scrap OF writing or nything to betra
the identity of the owner of the bag
and money. In returning toward the
road plucked piece of a gray os
trlch tip from the branches of tree
and found ladies' watcA neatly bed lel
in boil of moss with tho chain care
fully ceilel around it. l kept my eyes
oper I and locke / at every inch of
Ith - q following the footsteps care
- S9ing out on the road with
- = pare
II went stra ght homl, carry ing the
bag IN my hand, and when got in my
bedroom locked the door AMI began
to empty my pockets on the bed. When
the last bill was in sight arranged the
bills according to their denomination
and began counting. There we're thir-
teen one hundred dollar notes, one five |
hundre |, seventy-four tifics, eighty !
twenties, fifty three lens, and ninetee
fves, or $7725 In all.
Nov Idon't believe anybody will |
be surprised when l say that kept that
money. l commenced spending it the
afternoon Of the day ! got it. put
500 in my pock ct and went to New
ark, and as natural Consequence got
on a Fourth of July spree and did not
show up at home until 3 money was
gone and | had bor-4 n, 10 cents from
friend. That w. the morning of
the 9TH, and felt like fool. / made
up my mind then to take care OF every
remaining dollar. 1t was the basis OF
~ .wsSss w.Ssss have got n ow, and ! think l
have doubled u twice since. l Fave
told this story to two or three persons
and / am not afrail to tell it to the
world, provided M name is not used
and l don't get horde of beggars after
me.
'If anybody can establish owner
ship of the money stand ready to pay
it over. My theory is that some drug
crazed creature from New York got #
the train at Airing on aud wandered up
the river 10 the wood cock thicket an
then took ano her dose Of morphine.
Then think she wandered throu ugh the
brush in a state of exhlaration, and
finally brought up in the river She
left me fine legacy, and it is all owing
to old Belle there that l stumbled on
I. She shall have the best Of every
thing as long as sc draws breath.
The only thing that ever worried me
about the money was supersttious
fear that it would bring me no luck. ]
haven t had an unluckly day since ]
found it, and it enabled me to leave
the bench and 90 into business for my
self, besides buying mortgage on the
house am living in, which after
ward bought outright. Buying the
mortgage looks Ike going at it the
wrong way, but can assure you that l
enjoyed shaking it at my landlord and
threalning to foreclo5e it, Mo Krk
sun.
Very InOpportune.
Sister-You ouglt not to have sung
that song about hat last night Just as