Smyrna times., 1892-12-21
The RICHARDS MURDER;
or, A CECIL COUNTY MYSTERY
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CHAPTER VI.

MUM AND Low LIFE IN NORTH I, ..,,
Going, as we were. at sn,.h i.
speed, time soon found us .tanIi. HlgH
' q ""|l" platform with a wide scone of
',Cy "oCun'ry around us. Said to a rLoI,
is?7 "'e'o North East
..,' Yes" said he, pointing due sooth
fro,,1 ~ r'eI over there, quite a little sten
es, SIR thank you"
JUST then; some one grabbed ~.
says Hack ?" Confound the boail.
ulcn J. want to buy anv bacL 1a, :
ynIhNihg 1t was no use to be moor al
1'.;..3 ac; SO 'oo' We both stepped in very,
quietly and took our seats 'eiy
,,i ihen what do you suppose bon,ari
ny, ne put US out right in frnnt r.
."e oig hotel, sure enough. Than 90
ne, a quarter, captain ," 'N
y, iShaw y | said, II am no ca,toir
=" are photographers. and bavenIt |
money, nut we have some oo,,,Is
q. 'He depot We wish yon'd r.
mem up, as soon as you can at ga s
price please" Nice man. that fei1nrs fiI1lIe
IS when you find him out '''i0"
Whlle the goods were co,,ir.-
IciC my hungry man at tbe b99,,J
Where he lnsulted the pronriator
lue man that kept the nrnnrietan
u3h I know which; while / invcstino.
ed as TO whether or not I conId saa a.
soWh ior the houses Finding a s;tn
high, dry, level, good ligbtand cor,,ot S,,e
lent for the people. | refnrnod 'en nai
nJGl i'Iiat ltu on on the troubled waters !
"d'lo5i ,....,ii had arisen from misunder, J
ground. VI oacK-
After turning around a few moro
.i,mes' 10 began to look in Cecil conntv
tooht IKE | had seen it look seversI 0
I'uleS oeiore on my Fathers farm .fter
Had hnlshed hard davis worl,
when made me think more serionsi,,
y u iohg time between meals. Ana
uere would my mothers bow Law his "
Ieau ior night Of rest? Then naid
no "oUeI a business trip, but learned b
was not run merely for fun. but vos
u 'he accommodation of detectivos
uu o'ners who might have MONEY if
'eAV o visited a private boarding. le
Well said the madam, "mv last
oarder skipped, leaving me IN I tba
lus. so, ifyOu are of a mind to nav
le per week, in advance jI ojI
ght; II not, | cant take you.T "''
Geewhitaker thought do IooL
ne lhe other fellow? Good night be
IIalIl' tTL An
Ihen we visited another lady ass
owed it, '"use she H.
es, indeed" she said like y wou licI
], | have an old boarder for to niobt kn,
leaves in the m Orning. and tban 7 wo
I eve up MS room to you fellows. Ov,
IA you can stay as long as you see hig
1Pei, aV reasonable price and with Mr.
{ paying in advance. either" Ev;
hought |, you are the stuf can Ha,
mt; thank you" pris
u course that was luck. And 7 desI
10 10 = want to tell her, we had had mat
Iulng 10 eat since early dawn. or she repC
uId nave given us meal.
eeilng good bit like the prodigaI
o would return in the morning. we
lie her good night. What next ,
~ we Just bought us a whole ME
nad supper, we did. But nv nm,
'h' that big house. Supper over D-i-
never washed the dishes. but i'm.
lla'ely began to prepare for bed
sing our tent, we retired to an ola G'
a. kind of workshop, with The ecut
ole end out to the westward. and Falr
much better to the eastward ceIV'
the Doctors advice ware
ut sleeping with plenty of fresh air Chici
made our bed and turned in. and ware
e soon lost in slumber. hsEel
lrglars? No, but real early on the torlca
wing morning, before it was fnIv Comp
[, a man came in. | don't kno1, l.. A.
ther he had bottle hid in tbera Won
was after his morning evo'oHn"' incub
hat he was after. bnt 7 do - servet
OF MS eye open and both ewes. too ihgtoi
Non. For there he beheld pair rats,
'e cOrpses, all shrOuded ia white IONS
oily Shang !" said he, or some. nara
IKE It, | never was scared so hOOde
III my life. l reckon nv bed Harla
" was scared, too. l scared Won ralIroi
why, no; L was asleep. But son "
wake, and we arose, took uD our fal
ana walked right out. witbout Denta
y any lodging. Why not? We The
our own bed. Next followed in there &
=, breakfast Well, it was a fast ~ to &
oke, sure enough. Then we set cIent Il
ork to erect our bed into tent session
, getting it all completed by noon VIII u
iding my boarding mistress (oI. exhibit
ID with regretl farewell , S The ex
sing to return. boarded tLo or,nn at least
train for home vim Nawa.i. resenta
Orters, leaving my man to try ,acVure
ok at fishing for news. list is n
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