The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-07
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|: Miss Markland's Method.

where the path was difficult she
smiled, and, presto, there were flowers
for her to step on. II 1t was neces-
gary to plan she could plan admirably.
indeed, she was very resourceful.
Miss MARYLAND was looking for 4
husband. Not that she was devoid
OF offers. Indeed, her main business In
life seemed TO be TO avoid proposals.
She felt that II was time for her TO
marry, and she had not met the man
she wanted. She secuted those she
had been brought up with. Most girls
do. She went abroad and met many
foreigners. none Of whom appealed to
her. At last IN France she found the
man she wanted in an American,
little pale faced. specialized, red headed
creature entirely unlike the host OF
sultors she had declined.
Professor Milxleman was an ar.
chaeologist. 1t may be thought that
Miss MARYLAND wanted him on account
OF the ideality of the work that alb.
sorbed him. Not at all She was not
ideal or intellectual and considered
the professor mere digger. The rea-
son she coveted him was because she
had no attraction for him, while a hip
bone 1000 years old, a piece Of broken
pottery, a coin so worn that only the
nose Of some dead barbarian king
could be discovered on II, were enough
TO make him dance In wild delight.
Miss MARYLAND, tactful. sympathetic.
ingenious. instead of quarrellng with
Professor Mikleman because he pre-
ferred these things to her. resolved to
win him through her successful rivals.
Professor Mikleman's work at the
time was hunting for town Of the
ancient Gauls, Nelodunum, In what
had been the province Of the Senones.
1t was but a short distance from Par
Is, which city the professor made bis
headquarters. Miss MARYLAND mani.
tested an interest in the work and
formed party to visit 1t. She found
the professor bossing gang Of men
who were making holes IN the ground
at points designated by their employ
er, who spent his leisure time study
ing maps. books In the Latin lam
guage and copious memoranda. Though
the digging had gone on month,
nothing had been found but the Jaw
bone of woman, which the professor
pronounced Gallo.
The professor was getting discour-
aged. Miss MARYLAND sympathized
with him. She asked him what kind
OF things he hoped to find. He told
her that the Romans had campaigned
in the province and 1t had become
Roman. He therefore looked for Ro-
man articles, such as armor, weapons.
pottery, coins. That was all Miss
MARYLAND wanted to know.
The party. all except Professor MI.
kIeman, returned to Paris. Miss Mark.
land wrote the professor encouraging
him to dig on. She knew he was brave
and would not give up. He did give up
and came back to Paris. Miss Mark
land induced him to revise bis work
pertaining to the location OF Nelodu-
mum. He consented and spent a month
in the Paris libraries. He found
new record indicating that the town
lay several hundred yards from where
he had been digging. He was about
to hurry again to his work when
Miss MARYLAND persuaded him to guilds
a party TO some OF his other excava.
tions. He consented.
The day before the departure Miss
received several boxes by
express. Their arrival was announced
to her when Professor Miklernan was
with her. He looked curious, where
upon she told him they contained
tombstones that she had ordered for
her family lot In cemetery in Amer.
lea.
On the return to Paris after ten
days absence examining Professor
excavations be announced
that he was going TO dig for Nelodu.
num on the new site. Miss MARYLAND
persuaded him to consult with other
eminent excavators. and this further
delayed him When he was ready to
proceed Miss MARYLAND induced her
brother, who was a graduate Of an
American university and great schol.
II, to take an interest In the matter
Ind the two went with the professor
o the spot to be excavated. he or.
Tered several holes dug when Miss
MARYLAND suggested digging on spot
hear where some one had driven In a
,eg The professor did not notice the
,eg, for Miss MARYLAND was standing
IN it. The workmen went down six
'eet and brought up Roman helmet,
piece Of broken statuary and half a
lozen arrows In quick succession.
The professor was much excited.
A number of coins, mostly Roman;
n earthen pitcher, greave and Ro.
nan short sword came next.
The professor was in ecstasies.
The next article was evidently quite
arge, for the workmen were obliged
0 dig about 1t. Finally they got il
ut. When the professor saw 1t be
anced about, crying, 1.-THE head Of a
amir and, not knowing what he did,
brew his arms about Miss Marklands
eek. 1t was some time before she
ould quiet him sufficiently for him to
xpiain that the rams head was
oman weapon for battering walls.
Wen, Professor MikIeman. though
e found articles only within limited
egion, became famous for correcting
oted excavators as to the location Of
'elodunum. He attributed his success
} Miss MARYLAND ard toi6 her he