The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-06-09

| ""uAH"t heT ndIIilIsi fur nODu00y T0v
me, he .'liloquis'd. THAT thw holes noos-
ance an probly pd, thar for ter sale my good
looks hut ant dead yet, nor sAnnt be till
some % his inikity is brout up .taniu,"
Jude hc'it',ei little before he vartsd
again, nnl finally set out on tho samc ,.rro,~
path. lie CROPPED cautiously along. fro,uor,Iv
s;oppingt to ls.cn going round bales that ,..,d
~ bis path, and climbing over other. wbcra .hs
N,lc' IN n, upper tier contained a creyice ws;,
cuo. I'll Tor hiE t. si'lc through. Sometimes
the way was completely blockol up and he was
Obliged TO rerace his steps, AMI find some other
place Of egress near, thus continuing in tho
Same course, though not in a straight line.
At length he approached a small square
pieces Of flooring, surrounded Oh all sides
by the cytton-hals. AMI hero he paused, strctch
ing out bis arms into The empty space. lie could
feel nothing cx,ep; on the sile against which 10
leaned, and said meltativcly,
"1eros nuhcr trap fur me ter fall through
an iinish the bizncss begun up thar. Bu,
Amt ter 10 caught 'nuther time. | mus .ce
whar it leads ter. Pears ter Inc this yeros tho
bottom y his Graf"
lie got down on his knees, and felt all over
the door In his immediate vicinity, all tho while
muttering Finding no place through which be
could thrust even a finger lac got up and stood
| upon 1t. As IL did not give WV
beneath him, be walked along, clipuinp
to the bales by lis side. That sqiare spot in
the flooring aroused all his curiosity, and at
| I'Hgih overcoming lis fear Of falling through.
he walked all ovor AMI danced upon 1t, bringing
Down his feet with force truly Astonishing.
| Again he pausod, to muse and wonder over tho
singularity II leayings slace largo enough to
| Admit balo Of cotton, when his wandering
| snncos saw a faiut light steadily advancing to-
warlj him. Juds concealed himself behind a
cotton bale and waited for the approach Of The new
c)ner, who was making lis way through an
other devious path like that by which Jude had
eoine' When tho person Approached near
enough Tor the boy to recognize hi
judo shrank back completely hi lien. IL was
captain Eacom. lio paused u, he came
out In the small square place and looked
around. In tho din light of the lantern he bore.
| the large square bales looked like so many sem
tinels, keeping watch and ward In that dark and
solitary place. After ll,shing his lantern around.
10 ASSURE himself that he had not been followed.
ilalcon stopped, and touched concealed spring.
Nhcreupo a small trap door few up few
inches. lie lifted this, letting IL rest agninst
the bales behind IL. Jude crcpt forward, on the
lookout for what was to come next. Halcom
REV out bag Of gold, which hs united, and
thcn put on one side of him. He then lifted
handful after handful Of gold and silver, looked
al 1t admiringly, and returned 1t to Its hiding,
place. lie next withdrew from the secret closet q
bottle OF brandy and placed it to his lips Jude
meanwhile was CARING wlstfuly at the treasures
llalcom hal SO unwlttingly displayed to him.
Things are working about right" said Hal D.,
com, In low tone, yet perfectly audible t.
Jule. II am satisfied. Tho girl will soon losru
10 love me. III make her my wife and when I
get tirel Of her Ill ship her to kingdom come.
few diamonds like these" and he lifted hand.
tul OF tina sparkling gems from a casket, "would
make her Think that monster IIalcom the beat
man In the world"
lie smiled sardonically, as he laid back The
.swcls. Juies eyes watched the motions Of The
mans hand with kind Of fascinated stare, he
diamonds seeming to him the mos, beautiful
tlIings he had ever seen.
" That Captain Moreland, as we'll as the Col.
onel, shall get rid OF tonight. Strange fats
about that Captain Mofelard though. The FIRST
plan OF mine that ever miscarroi. But it's lust
as we'll they should die osether, leaving Coral
alone and in my power -
Occupied with thee thoughts, Ilslcom return.
ed the trap-door to it, place, leaving the bottle
of brandy beside 1t. lie then took u handful
Of tue money from the bag, putting 1t in his
pockets.
"The last old Cradles II get" he exclaimed.
tying the bag. When lac sees any return Of this
cotton investment hope hs'll let mo know
He'll certainly never SEQ mo again"
lIalcom looked around him cautiously, then
took the bag Of gold in one hand and the lantern
in the other, aud retraced his steps. Judo watch.
eli him until the Ugh, had faded away, and oven
until he heard his footsteps in the upper hold. lie
then muttcrod
Yes, things is workln' bout right That
tl.ars true enough. l hope he's satisfied
@oon II be! lilo said he had nigh million doh
lar, but didn't br'evs him. Now I've seed It
shall hov 1t That thar money b'longs ter me.
Likewise them little shinin things which 70
worth more'n u barrel o gold y
lie drew a match-case from his pocket and
lighted his lantern which he produced from ana
other bsg-liks appendigs to his coat. HS4hsR
cautiously emerged from his hiding place and
advanced towards the trap-door. He placed tho
light In every possible position in the hope Of
discovering a crack In the aoor' &c. a;d sounded
it in every direction, but he was uasstccsaful In
his attempt. ~ ~
81 mustn't waste no time odtAisyers thing.
but them dimun's mus hey, an dali hsv I'll
put this zero bottle so II know the place agin."
With these words he SGT the bottle against tho
wall Of cotton, and looked around until he had
fixed the spot Ia his memory. He then continu-
ed In tho same line he had begun. lie had not
proceeded more than half dozen yards before
he heard whine. He stopped and concealed
himself AZ before, but when the same cry was
repeated, his face lighted up with Joy, and BE-
rushed forward, excaiming:
I" Them thar dorgs j.
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