The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-05-03

q tenant has no legal right to allow
any excavation without the consent
of the owner. Miss Coryell. Like
most Englishmen, Mr.. Seymour was
afraid of offending against any such
statutes as hedge about landowners,
and had to refuse. He laid the blame
squarely on Appleton. My client.
having no legal adviser at the time,
behaved with great unwisdom. She
hired men to go there by night and
Appleton bobbed up In time to pre-
vent them from entering. regret
to say that Miss Selenos made a re-
grettable scene"
Il am bound to say | am not drawn
to her." Handy remarked. Il had q
very unpleasant interview with her.
What has she buried2 Why did she
bury it?"
mr.. Handy" Doctor Byers said In
her pleasant voice, forget for min
ute that she offended you. Consider
her as lonely old woman grievously
deceived by man forty years ago.
Is she the first to become embittered7
Is she the first to turn to what we
call the lower animals?"
"You mean those dogs?"
IL mean those dogs. The dog Is the
Only animal that has ever made an
alliance with man, the only animal
that will brave death for its owner.
the only really unselfish thing in the
world" Doctor Byers looked about
her. "You have everything-one of
the lOveliesf women In America for al
wife, beautiful children, riches, and
this home. My client has nothing hut
her love for dogs. The second shock
of her life was when four of her dogs
were poisoned here. suppose, II 4
tell you she believed that Appleton
did it. you will SMILE"
Undoubtedly the poor creature Isl
mad" said fIanby.
His voice was not so vindictivef
now. Ii was true. he thought. thS9
he had everything-health, happiness.
freedom from monetary care, friend
like Bill Pelham. Insensibly his mood
SOftened.
''She had ieaden caskets made and
buried them out on little law1Is
where sllndial stood. 1t shocked
her UNNECESSARILY to learn that MrS
Seymour had removed the dial andf
made tennis lawn. She is now In 4
position to pay for any damages.
may say am here to make you arl
offer for this house considerably iny
excess of what you paid for It." &
''It is not in the market" replied
Handy.
'Then will You let her have the
little lead collins removed?"
Handy smiled little.
II suppose you know that my fam1
lily. who are devoted to that grass
court, will be singularly pleased" \
"She is prepared to pay" 4
"Eo money will buy a readSvmada
srafs { tIaaPP c fasHpGaIssre raninda her
sDoes it mean so much to that old
womang'
1T means so much that you would
not believe it,"
"All right I" Handy said. signing
"Go ahead!"
But the lawn was not wrecked
With a sharp steel probe, the house
detective discovered the leaden boxes.
They were Immediately under the
net. The removal was skillfully done.
Even Junior did not know it had tax.
en- place. {.
SHOW that it is all over" said Doc
tor Byers, II am commissioned to
ask Mrs. Handy If she will accept
this emerald"
Handy could see that the stone,
set in a pendant, was of great value.
1--WE couldn't think of it." he de-
clared.
"NNhy not? My client, now that
her California property is clear, is
certainly worth $5,00000O. She Is
very remarkable woman. Please no.
tice that she did not offer this as a.
bribe. If you do not take it, her di-
rections are explicit. am to throw
it into the lake."
''Oh, Hill" said Dina, later. "This
is another of the things I've always
wanted. It's the most gorgeous stone
I've ever scent"
"You never told me So" he replied.
almost jealousy.
at would have made you unhappy
to know there was something you
could not give me-"
$50 that's the Selenos mystery |"
ne said. meditating Poor old soul !!
She couldn't bear the idea of young
barbarians at play on her burying
ground. Well. If she's happier now,
I'm glad, but as mystery 1t has
flivvered badly"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)