Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-01-12

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Dlggers in the earth are OF various
kinds. At one extreme stands the mole.
at the other the hunter after buried
treasures, such as the bones Of extinct
animals or the palaces Of kings long
dead. Professor Upton belonged to
tue delivers for fossils. He was barely
thirty years old, small OF stature. a
trIne bald on the forehead and wore
glasses. There was nothing beautiful
about the professor except his smile.
and that was beautiful because 1t was
childllke. One seeing the innocent
parting Of bis lips. accompanied by a
soft look that appeared in his eyes. felt
Immediately ike taking up the little
mat and nugging MIN.
Now. it having been reported 10 the
directors OF the museum IT which Pro-
fessof ript0u was curator That the tip
Vt the iail Of some enormous animal
mad been struck Ia digging well in
q western territory Tie curator was
directed TO repair 10 the Sfful. take q
looR 1T the prOfruSnn determine to
what animal II besubged. whether 1t
was worth digging iot and The cost Of
exhumaiion
In due time the professor rearhed
settlement some dive Or six miles
from where the fossiiixed bones were
located and. learning thai the enls way
to reach them wunld ne on horseback.
called for a ho.se mounted him aud
proceeded On bis wa5 He nad pro
ceeded about half tLe d -tance when
he saw ahead Of him what loo'sed like
the dim outline ~ il cowboy. but as he
and the coming ubirsi drew nearer he
noticed that tln rider was feminine.
How doT SIZE said Us size reined in
her steed.
The professor bad never heard this
form OF greeting tefore and did not
understand It. HoweseI. lie refined in
bis horse and smiled.
The smile was something very new
to the girl The coarse guffaw Of the
plalaslaan OF the diahmlieai grin of the
indian was lie only expression Of u
genial disposition she had ever seen.
What Y doin out here. strangerT'
she asked.
I'm goin' to the fork Of the river
be replied
What y goin there fory
A reply to an uneducated person was
difficult, but the professor explained
bis object as well as be could
~ think it's some kind . varmius?''
she asked
Il don't know what sirminl is.
but | suspect what I'm going to look
at will turn out TO be either a masto
don or a dInusaur."
And don't know what them are
don't see no shootin iron about u
Where do.y curry itT
Il didn't think to bring a weapon
Do need one7"
We'll. now, s. are the most limo
cent kid ever seen. Need o gum
III go with v. 1t would be pity to
leave a little Teller like y to wander
about with not even IA toy pistol"
Turning her horses head. she rode
back with Professor Upton. There
was something odd in the defenseless
man being under the prof ction OF this
armed girl. He found her especially
useful as a guide. for she knew the re-
gion perfectly and took him to the
point be wished to find There was
no one on the ground to locate the ex-
act spot. bat the girl told him she had
seen some men digging and landed him
where they had begun TO bore the well
The moment the professor caught sight
OF few mammoth vertebrae that had
been exposed he clasped bis hands,
faised his mild eyes 10 heaven. and
his lips moved in thanks
Its dinosaur." said the professor.
~ don't mean itF'
Judging from these few vertebrae.
It must be sixty or seventy feet long"
"Goshr'
"And. judging from the horizontal
position Of what IL exposed. there will
be little cost in getting 1t out"
TN n-of,'s ~ ~, -, -. III. -.
49, r. ~, 49,, ~ a.. ns .,, ~ 49, M.
near and was scraping away the dirt
a.. -. ~ 'oAs "'s : Hssi 'ne'e asAeu
'Ae ST.
mot less than 10000 years"
Lon tnink - rather rare IN
me Gay % disturb y
Al that moment there was a clafteF