Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-01-01

way INTO the room, and held him, trying to
escape, and too faint with mIrth to succeed.
g Here's our prisoner" :" cried first one and
then another. " Now tell his fortune in
spite of him. Wen leave him, and guard
the door,
The carpenter stood grayely by the side Of
the picture, with his left arm resting easily
on the mantelpiece, while his right held the
hatchet
g No. said he; " you can all stay. Your
fortune, sir, is here He touched the pic
ture with the handle of the implement
. You are a ruined man. You must retrieve
your losses with this valuable painting
90 Ruined ruined! ~ they all murmured,
releasing the old man, and looking at each
other with frightened faces. Elkanah, his
mirth suddenly quenched, glowered darkly-
red with rising anger, and ms blue eyes
famed
" Yes, ruined" said the carpenter, aus
terely. He forgot his grand old unces
yielded to the sin of greed which is in the
Dyer blood. He was well enough off, and
could not let well enough alone. He specu-
lated, Is ruined, and his homestead and iami-
ly are sacrificed"
- Sir, shouted Elkanah, looming with
wrath, - this has passed all limits How
dare You insult me with your infamous ircny
about that daub 80
'' Peace - said the carpenter, impcrious-
ly. Accept the lesson. The picture re
trieyes all. Receive the pardon and the
bounty of the wise and loving Dead '"
Quickly he wedgcd in the heve Of the
hatchet between the panel and the .iamh.
and pried with an immense strength. The
oaken front bent forward under the strain.
tore from it's lasteniugs with griding screoch,
fell heavily with ayolleying cloud ofdu-t, and
out of the black. oyeu-like cavity. tumbcd
with solid chink, portly bag of gold, andan-
other and another, and another The space
within was full ofthem. Fifty thousand dol
lars We're in that hole.
There was moment Of dead stupciaction.
Then, with h0arse cry, the old man bound
ed forward, and fell upon bis knees. clutch
ing the gold. The carpenter paced slowly %
the back part Of the room. some of them.
halt-wceping with terror and gmtitude.
would have seized him he passed, but
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and stern that their hands fell away.
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