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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09

SHOOTING ARRAY "A shooting affray
occurred on the farm of Dr.. Meredith near
Nokssville, on Friday last In which man
named E .kridge gave Geo. Payne the benz
ft OF a load of bird shot. 1t seems that TIE
trouble commenced over bottle Of liquor,
one claiming that 1t was whisky and the
other brandy. Payne threw cup at E,k-
ridge, striking him on the arm and then left
the house. and as he was passing from the
yard, was fred upon by E,kridge from an
upper window. For;unstsly Paype's In.
jurtes were more painful than serious.- Ma
nassas Gazette
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09
LIST OF LETTERS.

The following is list Of the letters remaining In
the Alexandria, Va, postofice April 8.
Persons calling for letters will please say they are
advertised.
Advertised letters, not called for within two
weeks. will be sent to the dead lstter Office.
Chains Mrs Maria Park. Mrs B
Coleman, MS Martha Roy, Alexandria
D1herty. William shaud,
Green, Miss Annie Webb, Arthur
Hill, Miss Biriie Williams. Mrs Anna
McAilen, Mrs HI WoEk, Mrs joseph
Mckinney Mrs MshalaJ
MISCELLANEOUS.
Aunt Virgins Standard Oil Company
PARK AGNEW, Pm.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09
RICHMOND TEsMINAL REORGANIZATION.

RICHMOND TERMINAL REORGANIZATION.
The teeliog az hopefuness In regard to
the Richmond Terminal reorgsn cation plan
gained further strength 10 New York yes-
terday. II became definitely known that
large deposits OF securities for exchange no.
der the terms of tho plap, had been meda,
and thst the movs ment had extended to
holders not identified with either 70. ton In
the management. The change Of SO otiment
may have been due to the fact that mar
ket for the reorganization receipts, iesaed
by the Central Trust Company, had been
created by the controlling interests The
Olcott com mittee will ask the ttu,t company
to make report of the deposits of Terminal
securities on the Stock Exchange on MOI
day or Tuesday next. The time for making
deposits will expire en- tae following Thurs.
day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09
Mr.. Wise at the Window.

A reporter of the New York Herald, who
described the attempt he made to Interview
Oapt. J. 8. Wlss In that city on Thursday
night after the Captain had written his le :
fer to Miss Greene, published In yest:rdas 3
GAZETTE. FAYE:
Mr.. and Mrs. Wise had retired whsn lste
Wednesday evening I rang tho door bell of
their residence. No. 226 West Forty fourth
street. Several other rings we're answered
by Mr.. Wise, who put bis head out of the
second story window and yelled
What do you wapt2"
"a brief IL tarvIsw."
well, you can't have it. I'm sick, and
my wife, who has Just returned from Vir
einis. is Ill also"
"You Imply, In your letter to Mise
Greene. thas the Herald has misrep' esented
you. What do you mean by that?"
Say. young man, l don't propose to con-
tract pneumonia at this window to please
you. I will cay, however, that have been
misrtpresented and that the reporter who
interviewed me at my office is untruth-
full"
SIN what particular
'Io what? Say, do you realiz, that am
stauUtuk ueEo UdrS IeSRous IA loil Soo IL
what. The whole interview about my wife
was untruthful"
"Then yen have no specific statement to
complain ?"
II complain OF the entire interview IS
published. The reporter is unreliable. /
know what I'm talking about"
"Do you claim that be misrepresented your
wiies statement as well as your own p
'He f,oled her snd the Others as well, have
no doubt; led her into saying more than she
would have if he hsd go. tricked her into talking
But again tell you That Pm in my rightshirt,
sick, AMI [ d MT propose to bs interviewed"
1.-THE Herald Is ready to publish any statement
you may wish 10 make in this case snd''-
81 don't want TO make statement. There has
been TOO ID much publicity-yes, sir, too
ID much-alresdy."
'One more question, please. Was your letter to
Miss G Gene intended for publication OF
That's enou, h, young man {; no blamed report
er N haul me out of bed and interview me uu-
dress at an open window not by ID
sight"
His head disappeared within, The window went
down wi h vicious tang nd the int view,
which had been hugely enjoyed by dozen strsg'
glers and fat policeman, WAS at an cd
Toe reporter for the Herald Wh) originally in.
terviewed Mr.. Wise insists that tho published
report Of that interview wss absolutely CT af
have been all the statements published in the
Herald regarding the unfortunate controv ersy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09


AMONG THE various reasons assigned Tor
the recent democra.icd d. fat In Rhode Island
IL the remarkable en-, cffered by protection
Isis. thu. the democrats III re made tarlh
reform the chief iseus OF the campaign. a
similar reason was assigned By tie Same
ueople for the defeat of Mr.. Cleveland In
1883. Why, the fact ia that Mr.. CieVeland'a
pronounced low tariff doctrine was the
strongest thing 10 his favor. and that but for
II. hi, defeat would have tecn more signal
It vss the same way ia Rhode Isisrd last
Wednesday. Muswumpism was the true
cause of the national democratic defeat In
1855, and OF the Rhode Island defeat OF
1892. Democrats fight for sucoess as well as
l,r principle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09
Gov. MCKINNEY REBUKED Judge W. N

Gov. MCKINNEY REBUKED Judge W. N.
Fo:tlect, of Norfolk county, has sent caustic
reply to the note of Gov. Mckinney, irqai1Ing
into TIE alltg d pIizs fight there recently, in
which he cay: 81 do not concece that the an.
thority has been vested in the executive to de-.
maud of the officers in the jud cisry department
of on- State government reports relating to their
official duts You desire to know whether there
is any defect in the law and request me to let
you know wha, 1t is, SO that it may be remedisd.'
I am not aware OF any ouiy devolving upon me
to interpret the laws for the governors or to report
defects theriu, to be remedi sd By him. I would
refer you for information on that sub
jec5 to the col OF Virginia"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09
A Yestry's Rieht.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, April 9-The case o.
the vestty of st. Matthew's parish, OAK
land, Md, agair st Rev. Frederick 8. Flip
kins, was decided by the Court Of Appeals
today 10 favor of the vestry men, who
claimed the right to dissolve the relation CT
the rector to the church by resolution,
while the rector claimed to have life ten.
ure, uuIeae removed 10 accordance with
Canon 4, tit'e 2. OF the General Convention
Of the Protestant Episcopal church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09

The DEMOCRATIC conveallon OF Mas;a.
chusett, yesterday declared for Cleveland.
Ia 1885, when Mr.. Cleveland was President
and had ell the f,deral office holders. In
Massachusetts working for him, and when
the whole strength Of the administration
was thrown In his favor, the vote OF that
State was: For Cleveland. ISL ,S55. for Hat-
~lsou. 1873 S92 Tbs nominee of the national
democratic convention, to be elected, must
bs the favorits OF democratic States, not Of
chose which never go democratic at Presl.
DENTAL elections.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09
SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL ..

TIE correspondence with Chime iI 'ne
blair case has been made public. IL SHOWS
that Mr.. harrison attempted to force mih-
i,ter upon China who is personally olSAg'ss
able to the people of that country ana at
tuallv went go far SIS TO argue with the oni-
psge government on the eufJece. Inefe
never was such case before. Why, par
soually ssgreeabl0 agents can not be forced
upou private partlee, lot alone upon nation
al governments, and none but preordaineo
and predestinatei fools attempt ouch thing
The mere intimation that Mr. Blair'd ep'
nointment as minister to Cnioa would os
unacceptable to the government OF tna.
oountry. no matter ior what reason, shoeio
have been sufficient cause for the immediate
withdrawal Of the appointment, and woulo
have beer, by auy other government except
that of the United States, and even by tha',
under arg ether administration but the e1'
issiDg one.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09
Foreign News.

ST. PETERSBURG, April! ON. Visnegrad.
sky, miuittsr of finance. was attacked by o
sudden illness last night. He tainted and
has net yet recovered Consciousness. His
condition Is very grave.
LONDON, April 9-For the 26 time out
of 40 races between tie Oxford Cambridge
boat cluba, the crew of the Oxford UaiVer-
sity again won the victory to-day by the
strong arms OF its rowers amid laundering
oheers,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09
By R. 7. Lucas, Auctioneer.
rFRUsTEE'5 SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
Il

u ESTATE
By virtue OF two deeds Of trust Il ON Richard B.
Lloy d and wife, one of said dc ds b.ing dated On
the 23d cay of Juno 1891, and recorded smorg
tho la1 d records Of Alexandra county, Va. Ia
Liber L. No. folio 232, and the other dated
August 9Th, 1891, aud Of record among the land
rec rds OF laid county, IN Liber L. no. A. folio
Az, and by direction OF the psrty secured there
by; tho unders gned will offer for salo st public
aucti1 on the pfemis ear the town of o slyn
in Alexandria county, Va. st 5 o'clock q. IL on
THURSDAY, MAY 18TH, 1892
the fell wing described real estate and Improve.
ments thereon:
ALL THAT LOT Or GEOUED situated In
Alexandra county, Va, which said lot OF ground
numbered iour az is part the division of tie
orr. inal tract OF land known as "dock Hill or
Fort Pennett" and de cribed as follows w:
Beginning for the tane at Il" stone in the
centre of the outlet road (thirty Ioet gidel
and running thence north eishty.two de-
grets and thirty two MINUTES (820 B.
west three and 37.1O0 chains g 81 th) to ("h9
stone in the center of 8 i'd road ard III, g nth
east corner OF lot numbered three (3) thence
north eight degre's and ferry. five minutes 10
46O east n ne 65-1O0 chslns (966.100 CHI, 10
com stcne on the Potomac river side, being
the northei st corner OF the said lot number,d
three (3); thence south fiftt-I inc greCs IS.
cast four 7-1OO chains (4.7.1O0 ch } to ('J.fJ 8
stone In tho nori II msrt said river, and the
j orthwess ctrler OF lot numbered five (5); thICe
south twelve degrees and forty five minutes az
AS west eight and &c 100 chains Is 10 100 CD
to the place Of bepinning, contsining 3 acres and
thirty poles q 2. Bop.
Terms OF eals-Caeh as to sum suffi lent 10
pay the amount secored by said deed oflrGat, srd
sll cos. and expenses attending said trus.s The
residue of the pu1ct ase monty to be or credit OF
six, twelve and eighteen onths in equsl install
mems evidenced by the to Is of the puichsser
carry og intereit irtm he day o. sale and secured
By deed Of trust upon the property Conveying
at the CT Of the purchaser.
ar @ 2ax4x InrEPH cox rrnatet
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09
Trouble Apprehended

GUTHRIB, Oklo, April 9.-Ffank White
and Buffalo Black, the two Iudiens who
claim to be prophets of the coming Messiah,
have been released on o wit Of habeas
corpus. The Chest Dance will once more
be renewed. and, as mary ofthe Indiana are
arming Themselves, 1t is very probable
the troops will be needed to quell an out.
break within the next two weeks.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09

WHITE pAUPERs are solo in New England,
and white debtors are Imprisoned 10 New
York, without especial comment, but when
the labor of negro vsgrans f'r his term OF
imprisonment is cold 10 Missouri, the repub.
licans OF the entire North rise up as enc
man, and denounoe what it plessas them to
call crime sufficient to disgrace all the
neople of all the South.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Schneider Declared Guilty of Murder.

Schneider Declared Guilty of Murder.
Especial dispatch to the ALEXANDRIA GAzETTE.J
WASHINGTON, April 9.-The case OF How
ward ]. Schneider. IL dicted for he murder
of bis wife, ives given to the jury at 2;9o
O'Clock, and al 1884 they returned With e
verdict of gully as indicted. The crowd OF
men and women inside and In front OF the
court house cheered the jury when they
brought in their verdict. The prisoner wac
deeply moved.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
sspseisi Correspondence Of tie A,Sandria assese.

FerScsa C5FYeSpossaesso< o. tSe ALazaadT3G 9Gsest
WASHINGTON. D. O.. April 8. 1882.
MIR. Campbell, of this city, who shot and
s,i.sd a NEGRO near Falls Church. Virginia.
reosntly. and was discharged on bail in AL
axsn6ris Yesterday, was back here this
morning. He Gays he Is Western man
and we'll ADVANCED In years, and did not 20
Go Fairfax county and buy and improve a
farm there FIR the purpose either Of being
snsulS ID and attacked by negroes or Of shoot
3np Them, He liked the location and liked
Virgins people; wanted . country home,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09

Court of Appeals in Richmond Yesterday.
West Salem Land Company against Mont.
uomery Land Company. Appeal allowed
o decree Of The Circuit Court OF Mont
eomery county on the 20 b of December,
Slaughter against Dsnmead. Farther ar.
gued and submitted.
Colbert & Ktrsley against Shepherd. Ar
gued and continued.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09

NE. BLAIR AND THE CHINEsE-The eenate
yesterday made public correspondence t:arsmit-
ted By the President touching the declination of
the Chinese government 10 receive u Minister
81. W. Blair. Mr.. B'air dss c's the Chinese
memorandum. saying "NotLink but NAL ,cie u, in.
formation could 60 mislesd the Chinese govern-
ment as to my auimus toward the Chinese
n.tionn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09
Communicated,
a Still Faster Run.

IT was stated in THUS aS'S GAZETTE thst
pheromiral run was made By tie Columbis Firc
Company, On Tuesday N % Ming lfs' when from
receiving the slsr at tie huu;e TO putting yster
on the fire only three minutes elapsed qlicker
ran must have been made by the Hydrauhon. or
that engine is Ice tied 81 Tout three times az far
from Psttersop's stable as the Columbia and m,
alsrm ita mem bors received was fom the Colpm.
bia IL, yet tn ir engine passed the Columbia be.
fore 1t threw wafer. JUsrIcE
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Killed by Falling out of Bed

LANCASTER. Pa. ApI. 9-Harvey n.
Shirk, wel-known young man oithis city,
fell out OF bed last night at the county hoe.
pltal aud broke his neck, dying instantly
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09

IuDe1Ne from al article In euoh q pro-
nouncsd negrophiIe newspaper as the New
York Tribune. In another column OF to das >
GAZETTE, 1T seems that new and strong
liyht Is breaking in upon the minds OF the
writers for and the readers OF that old ADO
lItjou journal, 10 respect of the estimation In
which the people Of the South hold the me-
pross. When professors OF northern unisef'
uItles entertain and exprtss suoh views as
the article referred to contains. and the new
York Tribune pubisbes them, there is
ground for shs hope that the refusal OF the
neoD)e of this section to associate, on terms
of social equality. With thsir former Slaves
will not much longer be deemed, as It 10 10
the North, evidence CT cruel hate and CT IN
reasonable opposition to tbe results OF the
euar
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09
istiDg one.

WgRs TIE fat was fat discovered that
President Hatriaon sent HE bullying mes
sassito Congress-, demanding of Chill instant
apology and repa,stloD. after he had re-
ceiyed information to the effstt that
a policy had been forwarded and repatriation
nrom,sed, a resolution was IL t'oduced IN
tina o. 8. House Of representatives calling
for eli the correspondence 10 the Chiltan al
fair 40 ss to make the fact referred to psf
eat to every body. That was months ago.
but the committee to which that resolution
WAS referred has not yet made its report
The chairman of that o2mmi'tes 10 MI
Blount OF G sorgis. The resolution was 10
PRODUCED by Mr. Bteckinrldgs OF Kentucky
An ireulsing public is waiting fr report
I,Mr. Buult afraid to make It, or has Mt
Breckenridge withdrawn biz resolution
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09

The wife Of Rsv. F. A. ssrother. of the M.
E. Church South. died at her home near
Winchester Thursday aged thirty.fve years.
She was daughter of MI. 8. Carson. OF Riv-
erton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09

forest fire yesterday burned ever thousands
of acres in sop5h New Jersey. doing $50 600 dan.
sga Over 300 men fought the f mrs and saved
chu ches, residences ana ANA
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09

ssm1el D. Smith, ex-city librarian OF Baltimore
is he'd at that city on charge OF embezzI ing
81 600 from ths Baltimore Council, No. 2 United
Stats Beneficial Fraternity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09

The Future Of the American Negro.
1.-THE Race Problem" vas ths go sct of
The lecture Of Professor jerks, OF Cornell
University, before the Albany UniversIsy
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09

Ons of thu chsmri,n f.s women of the world,
wdo weighed 500 pounds, died in Phisd lphia
yesterday, aged Al years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09

ALEXANDRIA MARKET. April Tho marie.
is frmer but there is 10 hange TO note In pie!
while the offerings are light. We quote Whest At
s5 Sc; Corn 45s47 Rye 7Oaso, and Osta sc 3s
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

FEw YORK, April 9.-Jho stock marke. wss
quiet and finn this morning and after ght ira
tional gains over lAtt lights pnces fOrther sd
vanced we're scored. At II o'clock tho marke.
was quiet and rather teavy, generally at :li.l.
fractions under fist prices.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09

BALTIMORE, April 9.-Flour sctivo ard M.
changed. Wheat firm; No 2 red, SPOT 99A99E;
April SO bid May 96%a s967s June 80; ront6.
ern strong; Fultz 93.99; LOneberry 9j.l0O
Corn steady; mixed, spot aud April 47lAs47a.;
May 47s471s; June 46As461a; July 4G bld !:
steamer mixed 421ha43 Scutbern frmer; white
46a48; yellow 47a4S. Cats strong sud higher
No 2 white Western $685. No . mixed DO
344a35. Bye higher No 2..SS,s9 Hay stcug:
good to choice timothy $l4 50a15 so Proyi.
sions steady and unchanged
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09

BALT1xoEz, April 9.-virgina consoh :
do 10.40, 80 bid; do 81, 72a724
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09
HOUSE

day.
HoUsE.
10 the House this morning., after routine
business the river and harbor appropriation
bill was reported by Mr.. Blanchard. OF Lou
isiaua, and placed upon the calendar.
The consideration Of the cotton baggine
bill was then resumad, and Mr.. Da'z'll, OF
Pennsylvania, made speech In opposition
to lis passage.
Mr.. Thurman. of Georgia. closed the debate
and the bill passed By vote Of yeas 166 nays
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09

NEW YORK, April Cotton =; uplsnds -;
0rlt ans; futures opened eteady and closed finn.
Flour firm. Wheat firm Corn ca Pork steady
at SO 50a$11 so. Lsrd firm.r al SIS 52la.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09
Proceedings of Congress.

WASHINGTON, April y
There was no session CT the Senate to-
day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09

CHICAGO. Apt 9.-11.OO m-Whoat-Bsy
So; July S5la. Corn-May 4t1a il; July 3s75,
Oats-May 29AsE9A; July 27Ss. Pork Nay
So 32a. Short ribs-Mty S. 57Ab; July So 70.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-09

MARINE NEWS.
Port OF ALEXANDRIA. APRIL s.
Sun rises.............6 81 Sun sets......... 6 81
CALLED.
schr Cedar Dick, Cone liver, by smoot & Co.
The evening world., 1892-01-30

grabbed Old man, his portentoLsly silent
wife and Two tall, ungainly sons, and what on
earth they did with all the big. echolhg rooms
or how they conlrived TO llNe. percned like
eaglets on the side OI the rock could not
form The least idea. "City bOarders," Peter
had once grunted out in answer 10 my per-
siStent ilterrOgatlODS.
bur II they Kept city boarderS. why did
they not leave these dreary untain fast
ncsses when the leaves fell and the dismal
autumn fogs gathered above the clirs; Al
together, there was certain atmosphere OF
mystery about these " StephcnsOnS" that
aroused all the Eveiike instincts In my ma
lure.
While stood thinking, a SOFT tap sounded
al the door. opened II at once, never
once remembering that was alone IN the
house.
"Yc never ought to do that, Miss Ruth"
SAID the wrl-knONn accents oI Mrs Gludgc,
Farmer Gudge's buXom wilc
" DO what, Mrs. Gludge"'
"Open the door after dark, when you're
alone IN the house, without askln who's
There
house,
~ lust met Peter goln' TO Stephensons.'
here, Mrs. hludge,"
I'm not SO certain o that" said the
farmers wife. "Your IGlkS hain't lived here
as long as have. We're just nigh enough 10
the Canada line to have queer characters
prOwlin' about when yc least expect EN-.
And then there's stephenson's.'
what OF StephcnSOn'SF ] cried, eagerly.
Who Is stephenson, anyway; DO tell me,
Mrs. Gludge."
II possible, now, that they hG!nt told you"
aThey have told me nothing said /.
"Weli, It's likely they didnt wan, 10 scare
you or make you nervous" said Mrs. Gludge.
But all the same. think you oughter
The evening world., 1892-01-30

know"
Mrs. Gludqe," cried l. selling her aru,
.'whut lSitt DOtell me-
"Il's II private home,' sail Mi. Gludgc,
lowering her voice to whisper. ns though
thr raindgOpS and the ru,tling Lr bOugns
could Overhear.
A what" Ga,Icd.
"For people or feeble mind" explained the
woman, land lunics,' tapping her forehead
aS sh. spoke.
stared at her.
"Then," cried !, "thnt'S what Peter meant
when he said thnt--that ~
zone or the poir creatures has somehow
given 'cm the slip sali Mrs. Gludg"; "un
English gentleman from Montreal, ar has Onl!
been there few days. Nobody knows inst
how II happened, but nappc II dld. Ny man s
gone over wit lantern 10 help hunt for hlnI
80 ha, ictcr."
+" lie might have told me-" | cried indlg-
nantly.
ANYWAY. don't think he ought To have
LEFT yon mere alone sad Ms, nludge
severely.
But you've come to stay with ne, Mrs.
GludgcE'
Z" hess your hcarr, Mis- Rurh, no. Im On
my way TO carry letter Ia Mr kunn"N's up
the road "A very important letter. with IN
haste writ ON It," lfui IN addlilOu tU her
duties as "A farmers wife and mother ti a
large FAMILY Ot Ii'tln children, Mrs Gludgc
helped her husbanc IN the care Of III" phsUIt
little country pOat-Ulllcr a mile down tho
rOad.> And-by III" way, ia nearly iorGut
tive got letter Tor yuu, TOO, Ihat what
brought me here.
For me, Mrs. Gludyc-"
Instinctivrly put out my hand 10 grasp
the treasure, white the woman Iumbleu flrai
In one ana tuen IN another or her pockets.
"Its very strange said she. Z" | made sure
] had II. did hay" 1t when started away
IRON hCmc; but now ! remember. just ~
! the loot OF Gibbs cha took out my hand