Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-09-09

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WmLsT the burial Of the fisher
man and the topics TO which II gave
rise. engrossed the attention OF
young and old in the town, Albert
Verheyden, dressed in a riding suit
with winter surcoat or horseman s
cassock loosely thrown around his
person, made his appearance on
horsebacks at the Rose Croft. He
bad engaged TO ride towards the
Chesapeake with Colonel Talbot and
q troop Of followers, toexplore the
country as for down as Point Look
out, where rumor had already affirm
ed certain Indians Of suspicious
bearing to have recently landed
fromthe opposite shoreof the Chesa-
peake. Talbot himself had project
ed this expedition mainly With q
view to sift out and expose the
calumny which imputed the recent
murder 70 tho friends NJ Che Pm.
priesary and be was the more whet-
ted In bis purpose by q secret ex-
pectation that vigorous endeavor
would enable him not only to refute
the SANDER, but to furnish evidence
Of the agency Of the opposite party
in the preparation Of the crime.
1t is one Of the base arts Of unprin-
cipled politicians, he argued, even
10 be among the first In charging
upon the innocent the wicked de-
vices by which they accomplish
their own designs. He had re-
solved, therefore, TO take the matter
In hand himself, and, at the head
OF q party OF the townpeople, ran
sack the country around the scene
Of the murder, for every item Of
proof which might bring 10 light Its
authors. There was, in addition to
this motive. an underlined and misty
connection in his mind, OF tho MUIR
der with the stories told Of the COB
Inns Of the haunted Chapel, "a con-
viction Of some wicked influence
active, he did not exactly know how,
in stimulating the crime. He was
no disbelisver In sorcery and witchs
craft, and vague thought lowered
over bis meditation that the fisher
mans death might be traced to per-
sons holding relations with the
spirits OF the Chapel. He set forth,
therefore, on his adventure with q
persentimept that soma startling
disclosure would soon be made.
which should still more awaken the
thoughts Of the government TO the
mischievous character Of the beingg
who infested the region bordering
on the bay.
His purpose being made known
in the family Of the Proprietary, Ii
was witha modest yet eager petition
that Albert Verhayden asked leave
to accompany him on the expedition,
"a request which was granted with
even more aIscrity than that with
which II was made. The hour ap-
pointed for setting out was delayed
only until sufficient party shosld
be collected; and this was retarded
by the ceremony Of the funeral and
the common anxiety to await thotid
lngs expected by the coroner and
his attendants. In the mean time
the Secretary, feeling more corcern
In The affairs at the Rose Croft then
Ia the gossip Of the town, repaired
thither 70 await the moment Of dc.
partnre, having Commissioned The
young Benedict LEONARD to ride as
far as the Collectors and give him
warning when the troop should take
the road~-a service which the heir
apparent promised 10 perform with
thsgreater satisfaction, IS u assign
Cd him some show Of duty IL the
general engrossmens d the house.
hold, and therefore conierred upon
him 40 Interesting ID hIs vanity.
The Secretary had Soon seated