Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-14

scat and slapped NJ the flies on the
broad lacked horse It WIS a ride to
be- remembered for It's suspense
Al the stone ld.llred entrance to
FaifirFds Genet dismissed lhe earriage
nnd entered the winding avenue thai
led to the huuSe. n half mile distant. Oh
the very edge Of the blars overhangiug
the SOUND
The house must lie open. for fheri
were recent ifirks Of broud tires in ths
drive rbe gate lodge was ienanted,
for curious heads lnrked behind the
curtains she wondered If Mfs Lee
and her hme husband still lived at the
lodge She lonEcd 10 stop and taIk 10
them md thus bring herself imme
tiiateiy into the swing Of the 0ld life
Her slender. girlish figure was chad N
pale blue linen cont aud gown, with &
veil the same tint shrondiug her whit
hat Sue Stepped across the turf With
eager feet. her charming face noW
rose red with anticipation. now Its
pale with sndden dread
Ahe NV, tahiptAHe uVu~e ny bn'rt ~
tue hot sunshine The broad veri'ndas
awninsed and vineclad. seemed 70 be
deserted Her glance wandered to ,hf
launch The party had boarded heI
and We're iounsing In wicker chairs
about the deek Norman was at the
wheel she saw his backward glance
at the house The whistle footed i'm
pudently. ahu they were away. cutting
the water lnto q thousand twinkline
lights and q shower OF failing spray
When they had rounded the point slit
hurried acf'~s the drive ana entered
tue Nerauu'l' ihere WAS = htief :"
smoking tiilhgs on convenient taD"
Iets, ueHps 81 NirlslhS pHReIs anu ~!
" covered 'i'aEa1lihs' a sipn"i'' = ue
eah'ef ana ua4 q empty ElhsSes
We're % toala tao'e ana pesloSe r
cent reireshi1eht !. was very IKE olu
times wnen sue hha gone away Ior 4
rev weeks ahd ri NORMAN 70 hola
paene,or FeFe's wish oiu st"nleS HN
shliea " 1ile alSpruef. y Mas an y
natural mat tie tis1 thfee years were
oio'tfu Vut rs u eley hhn never peth
she was 'leFeis fe'urnihg nome lroh'
Uiy shollping ~ the mol loWn'
nus sue ''ei"ueu sie'seh'
Inc Wi"e' eooi haii was gulle oeSef'
eu, ine polisneu no"f Rase paeA oiui'
reu 'ele'eions y Tue neaSy iufliitute
ine huse p,epn'ee W''S efo"pei VIII
lresh oraiienes OF trasraht oaEbeffE
lne 'lor'ry uVoF was ciosed, pu' otne'
open uou'""As VheIea eooi V's,as "
ura"'ns iopnlS' pliiiaru anu u''iine
ruolus' ING SUITS Wouiu III proae
Spir''' . 'ne seoohu noor
Geaet paused. her eyes lingering on
eafa Wen known object. ihere was nc
chAnge ID tue affangement OF fnrni
tufe- Even the hatrack bore ITS Gus
ao'."iy "ese,osensous army y eo'''s
.'uu Ups 'iuiis srops' eoii s'ieAs "ne
'ehnis '"sNeis 7 i.h q"ieA neisu''s
sest"le sne Threw i''eh i's' ven ah"
~ ~ W 'le '.o'a.s pe,o'e sne
sous'. "e' w" l"''.'neii', cue ""u''
psep = ~ ~" tne eisep'iu,
se'l. a. ne' '''''''' 'ounu snape anu suE
-es''vl
= " po' si'i'' ~ Vne "'''is nau
p"i'i,eu. s.l'' .i""~ ',e' 'ne n'ep'"ee =
we 'i''"is' u't" ~ N9u'u pe "e
~, nian "o''u ~ -, ,s.'ins, "ou'u ~
,eh.' ms u'o,uel p'e'use uau siaees
.nae sp,l.e "n.l ~, 'ua'' uiai .eu, a,iu
.neu :. i,.'u si'.i piase - S'snes 2 ~.
NV .ua' s ~ -. =, 'e,'eu IS iisn,
.o",u = "e 80 -. : ~ ~ "Dn'e
~. """s ,,;, ''o", 'ne uouse ~ 80
.e'u,n y "''s"el y nes Iues'i'n'iE
80 ~ ss' ~ -, - 80 ~ 'po' I'll,
,'9, 's 80 '1neu 'ne 49, ~ III.
snppee i .in'"e, ~ 'oS'',H ,ne uo'' SUI
osaa"' III M -" ~ 'e""eu t'"'i''ns
VIZ e'''o'4"' "siins' W ii''''sa"s
Ahe io'ig room lay u shauoW save
TOT one sunny WlhuoW at tne iarli'ef
END here high backed winged chaif
was piaceu-
que leil 70 treihhi'us US she nearu the
hlcker OF a turning page pehino the
Wihgeu ehair- ID the silence II seem
- ''s - "e' ne' .nt"os "ouiu peeieS
ner presence ~ her Joyt'ii imaelhihss
oI nef return 70 ner husband there were
no sueii ieariui terror ana appreheh
son as came upon her now. her sloy-
Gu hanus Wruhs 'oSether IN supreme
ehort Ior eohtrn. suddenly httie
sign OF fe'iei escaped her fefhaps
no one was " the room after all.
ineh' as u hef sign nau peeh heard,
voice came from the ehair. a voice of
luiel INJURY. norman voice
VINO " 'neref
denets > iips were dumb
VINO Is there ne repeated Ana
aiter aholhef silence the winged ehall
'reaked with nus uprising. Genet's
s'auee hasneu 70 t'e fireplace Ior eolf
ase anu feisslfa''ee' ana theu q great
Joy cai''e 'n'o hef aa'fh eyes.
her por.faM was mere IN rs ce
anu peil''a'n y vase oi ifesh Sloiels
o'"an aal'e uoMh 'ne rooin. nus
o. s%e roo spst Is M SAY, saw .nat an .ar