MD3PAD 445-447

[Toby G Levy]

        The line finally moves from the point marked west at the top of
page 445 as Cope moves his chain to Darby's former spot.

vw#105: kine -  an archaic plural of cow.

        The crew grumble at the necessity of pulling the instruments in
their carts while they have to walk. The crew sing dirty marching songs
until Overseer Barnes tells them to stop because there are gentlemen
present. Barnes is a huge man who really likes to eat.

        In less than a week they are required to move the chains right
through a a house owned by a Mr. Rhys Price.  The line is about a mile
and a half long at that point, just past Little Christina Creek.  Mr.
Price is in town and Mrs. Price asks Mason and Dixon to lay down a
marker in the house to show exactly where the line runs.  They do this
as Mr. Price returns.  Mrs. Price tells him that they were married in
Pennsylvania, so whenever she is in the Maryland side of the house she
is not under his authority. She asks Mason and Dixon for confirmation
but they both refer her to Wicks, because Mr. Price is carrying a rifle.
Wicks tells them to consult an attorney.

        Someone named Alex McClean tells Rhys that he will be hit with
double taxes and other hassles, and that he would do well to put the
house on rollers and move it into one state or the other. Rhys says it
is downhill toward Maryland so they will move it in that direction.  His
wife says they will not be married in that case and Rhys is still in
favor of the move. Thus ends chapter 44.

Toby