Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-09
FINGER PRINTS.
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stone, Va.

Nature forged 1t for some crisis in
her long warfare of time. and chance
made use OF it. and SO left lying as
ono OF her ancient battle pieces, Ken
lucky
II is tilted away from the dawn to-
ward the sunset where the western
emu OF IL rcposcs on the planet. the
cunning ari!fcer, set the stream Of the
ocean lowing past with restless foam
the Father of Waters Along The
eaee Tor a space she bound bright
the eastern part rises lofties, on the
horizon, turned away from the rcd
dcnins daybreaks. she piled shaggy
mountains. wooded with trees that lose
with steadfast cvergrecns which hold
theirs through the gladdening and
saddeninE years.
The Giebc." an Old out-of-.he-way
farm, even though in that beautiful
Blue Grass" country. exhibited only
a few Of the beauties of that state. in
TACT IT showed little signs OF habi,a-
ton The solo occupants were Laura.
an old maid twho had Song since
passed her prince with careworn
race ana silver s;rcaks in her black
Bet. her only playmate, tho cat; Jeb
ana Dora, the gardener and his wife.
the farm was fifty miles from the
nearesi village Every month Laura
went there for supplies. leaving Emily,
Dora and deb to look after tho house
Today was Moifday, and Laura had risen
WIN the sun: instructed tho gardener
as to his duties. and climbing up into
tho della pidatnd old carry-all drove
away to tho village.
AT o'clock Emily went out into
The garden her blue sunbonnct hang
ing her fair golden locks. and Bet
trailing along after her sweet sittle
mistress. They sat down in a shady
in one Of the uncuItivated fields. Emily
| dropped Set 10 the ground and ran
over 10 find out tho GRAND of the men
They showed her a body of man
10 JED, whose bent figure could be
seen going towards the barn with his
| pick and spade thrown across his
shoulder. and his sythe in his hand.
10 the strangers. when lot seemed
as II tire earth had opened and taken
them into the Unknown depths of il.
swiftly. but silently. she saddied her
/ horse and rode 10 the village The
sun was setting in the little village OF
forksh!re' when tired cir. on an
almost exhausted horse rode in A
Kind woman carried her into her cot
taSc and brought her food and drink
After refreshing herself she obtained
Two detectives and n coroner TO look
presented
Next day Laura returned and found
the house in state of turmoil. The
gardener went about his work like n
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the headless body. This was not noticed
until later. Laura questioned Emily.
who kept back par, from her. about
the gardener being seen.
Thursday the detectives were sur
pr!sed to see their dogs scratching in
several places and then running over
to the grave The ''Glebe" being an
out of he-waE place. it was iminedi-
ately suspected that this was the bury
ing ground OF more than one victim
of such cruelty. They called job, who
came slowly 10 the ..ot. He acted
like one derived Of reason when they
| told him 10 dig. They did not dig long
before they came TO another victim
Laura and Emily came out of the house
and seeing the ;icn digging, FASTENED
10 md what they were digging for.
brother. brother" cried Emily as
they came 20 the second victim OF ty-
ranny. Laura looked at the loose head
and recognized her brother who had
only few weeks before left for the
West. TO look after some estate there
The men carried the body home. be-