Smyrna times., 1928-09-26
DR.TJLL HEIRESSES PLAN THEIR
FUTURE IN MARYLAND HOME
SUDDEN WEALTH WILL NOT
CHANGE DAVY GIRLS LIVES
Edna Davies, Chief Beneficiary, is An
Outdoor Girl Of IA, and Ruth
Davies the StudiOus One

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lures. One was a smiling, sunburned
girl Of fourteen, keenly alive-the
embodiment Of outdoor life. The
other was quiet and reserved, her
deep Set and widely spaced brown
eyes and broad forehead indicative Of
the student. The former IS Miss Ed
na Lane Davy, heiress to the fortune
left to her by the late DR.. Edward
Z. Tull. The sister is Ruth, fifteen
also mentioned in the will Of the ply
sician to the extent of $500 month
as long as she lives. But has this
sudden acquisition Of wealth made
any difference in the lives Of these
two young girls
The answer is decidedly mo
Miss Elizabeth NJ. Dougherty, their
guardian, is a sensible, intelligent
woman, to whom wealth does not
mean the wild splurge Of luxury or
ostentation. Rather it means the
gratifying Of simple and sensible
wishes. That is her tas to see that
these two sisters accomplish the sim
Die desires Of DR.. Tull Miss Dough-
erty has been the guardian since 1917,
although she has known the sisters
since their birth.
It was a mutual admiration for the
out of doors that brought Dr.Tull and
Edna together" Miss Dougherty said.
ITO the doctor, who was a keen hunt
Ell and gunner, an excellent horseman
and a soldier, it was most gratifying
to see a young girl able to walk with
him orelse ride horseback across the
farm as he made the inspection.
81 want to do Just as DR.. Tull
did," Edna said "He taught me- to
ride horseback, he showed me the
many beauties Of nature and his one
wish was that could run the place
as he did"
"The place. which Miss Edna men
toned casually, consists Of 2,300 acres
Of the finest farmland, located four
teen miles from Salisbury along the
banks Of the picturesque Wicom;co
Creek. The estate extends about
three miles along the State highway
and back to the Wicomico creek. The
"big house" sets in a grove of shade
trees and Is reached by a gravel lane
that winds through an aisle Of Lom-
pardy poplars standing like austere
sentinels.
Rug Like Lawn About the House
The lawn about the house is like a
beautiful rug, soft and thick. Half i
mile from the residence are the stab
les, in which ten Of twelve thorough
bred saddlers and hunters champ
their oats and hang their heads
through the stall doors, in the Mary
land sunshine.
Edna, although she II only four
teen,is an accomplished horsewoman, :"
Miss Dougherty said. "In fact she
excels in all outdoor sports. At the
Bryn Mawr School III Baltimore, which
both sisters attend, Edna is a mem
Der Of the class basket ball team"
(Which is the better student p
Miss Dougherty was asked.
Ruth is" Edna replied smiling
II don't study as hard AZ she does,
that's the reason"
"Ruth applies herself diligently to
her studies,' Miss Dougherty explain
ed. "She il fond Of reading and liter
ature and is quite proficient in math-
ematics. DR.. Tull wanted both sisters
to Be well educated. He said that
whatever they wanted to study should
be permitted Ruth will finish at the
Bryn Mawr School, then attend Bryn
Mawr College. After that think
she will travel abroad, and may at
tend some other college there
"What will Edna do after she has
finished school?"
Again the young heiress beat Miss
Dougherty to the answer.
I'm going to run the farm" was
her simple answer
edna has always preferred living
in Somerset county," Miss Dougherty
said. "She likes to be around the
fields at harvest time She likes to
take an interest in the livestock. She
has always been that way and the
fact that she has finally been award
ed the fortune DIR. full left her, will
make 10 difference to her"
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DR.. Tull Invested in Farm Lands
DR.. Tull, when he died, was sixty
one. He amassed his fortune while
practicing medicine and surgery in
New York and BY shrewd investments
in Maryland farmlands.
Romeo Davy, the father Of the two
girls, owns a farm not SO far from
the Tull estate. Shortly after the
birth Of Edna, her mother died DR.
Tull had returned from the army to
take up his permanent residence in
Somerset county.
"When he returned he learned Of
the death Of Mrs. Davy and asked the
father to allow Edna and Ruth To
visit him." Miss Dougherty explain
ed. "Dr. Tull loved the two girls and