Digging with a piece of wood was hard and laborious work and it was a
long time before we removed sufficient earth to make a hole of any size.
But Muriel exerted all her energy, and both of us worked on in dogged
silence full of wonder and anticipation. With a spade we should have
soon been able to investigate, but the earth having apparently been
stamped down hard prior to the last covering being put upon it, our
progress was very slow and difficult.
At last, a quarter of an hour or so after we had commenced, Muriel,
standing in the hole and having dug her stake deeply into the ground,
suddenly cried:
"Look! Look, Mr. Gregg! Why--whatever is that?"
I bent forward as she indicated, and my eyes met an object so unexpected
that I was held dumb and motionless.
By what we had succeeded in discovering, the mystery was increased
rather than diminished.
I gave vent to an ejaculation of complete bewilderment, and looked
blankly into my companion's face.
The amazing enigma was surely complete!
CHAPTER VII
CONTAINS A SURPRISE
The first object brought to light, about two feet beneath the surface,
was a piece of dark gray woolen stuff which, when the mold was removed,
proved to be part of a woman's skirt.
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