Connecticut western news., 1872-01-12
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"mFs TUT knoW your story. | could show you how to purchase your step. Ay. sir; l have treasure buried In secret spot out ymder, let me go and-No, no! don't give the alarm; see have offended you. but l am mad. Listen, sir; tLere is lit tie waysiae inn five miles on the road from Algeciras to Tarifa; behind it there is an orange grove. with small pond in the centre; drain pipe. dry now-ah p His pleading and my hesitation were put an end to by hurrying feet and con- fused shouts.
 "Not tberer' "Gone" "Jones, run and tell the officer" "Look out, sentlies !. Prisoner escaped n' Taylor sprang over the parapet and let himself drop the depth being about twelve feet. The action seemed to break a spell, and to desire to atone fer neglected duty, was added feel ing of personal enmity against the man who had sought to guile me. ] called to the sergeant who wos conducting the pur. suit, and showed him where Taylor had gone over.
 G We shali have him yet, then, sir; he is in trap, and cannot reach the sea with out passing three sentries."
 While he spoke we heard challenge, "Who goes there7 Stand, or I'll fire" Then shot. Presently another challenge; another shot further on. Then a pause. and shout, "I think he's down; but it's | too dark"
 We got Q lantern, and found the fugitive lying ip heap, senseless, and he was car ried to the guard-Ioom and laid out there, limp and motionless. There was patch of blood on his breast, and larger one at his ack.
 The assistant surgeon came presently. grumbling. II had three lives, and there w. re only four left in the pool. I wish you would shoot your prisoners more con- ven;ently, Singleton. Why, the fellow is shot throush h heart and spine; where was the good in sending for mo? Got any soda and B. in the guarI-room %
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 cannot give any idea of the state of my mind after that night; l seemed to live, walk, talk in feverish dream. Ore thought had taken possession of uy brain, and tor mented me day and night I tried, honest l ly tried, to shake it off, and could not. If Taylor's story should have been true; if a treasure really were concealed in that drain What then It WAS stolen booty 1; blood-stained. treasure. But it was lost, gone. Who could tell the owners.
 Every day the tempter put fresh fallacy into my heart. At last I fell ill. and determined to end all this. There was no such inn; no such orange grove, or drain j; l would satisfy myself ct the fiction. So got leave, and set out with eiddy brain and burning pulse for Algeoiras, where hired horse, and rode along the Tarita road.
 In spite of what l had said to myself, it seemed quite natural to me when came to solitary inn, with al orange grove behind 1t. 1 dismounted at the door, directed my horse to be baited, and ordered bottle of wine. Then, having drunk a and penetrated into the orange grove. There was the little pond, aud after a short search, found tue dry drain pire. I looked carefully round not soul was near, so remov ng my coat and turning up my shirt-sleeve, knelt down and thrust my arm as far up the pipe as could. felt something there, but could not grasp it until l had torn away Q tile at the exit, and then got hold of bundle of a Ban- dana handkerchief, knotted up in bundle, and on opening it found jewels
 I got back to Gibralter, but have no remembrance how; and must have locked up the jewels in my desk before lost con- sciousness. for when was convalescent after the raging fever which near killed me-oh, that it had, quite!-I found the accursed valuables there, safe.
 When well enough to travel, came tn England on sick leave, returning through Paris, where I disposed ot some of the jewels. Others l get rid of in London timiGly at first, then more boldly. They were numerous and valus ble, for though doubtless the men l dealt with had good bargains. ] soon lodged money enough al the agents for the purchase ot my step and that just in time to save being passed over.
 A relative of mine had lately died, and attributed this accession of property to [ legacy.
 I rtifed my conscience with sopEisms was happy. Her father adhered honorabl, to his promise, and now that there was | prospect of my speedily getting my com pany welcomed me to his house, and treate,
 me, as did the rest of the family, witl great cordialitv. All my hopes were ol
 the point of fulfillmcnt. Ah! I canns
 dwell upon those weeks.
 They fled, and I went to London t, make preparations for our marr. age. and
 how shall I write on2 It would be i'm
 possible, were it not that the barrels o this old friend who once saved my llf
 when l wanted it, (dropping the Maor
 who stood over mo with uplifted spear,
 and who VII now save me from life, ar charged-the nipples capped. went into the shop of Facet & Waters
 the great jewellers, who had already pur chased the most valuable of my stones, il order to dispose of three emeralds wbicl were cut in very peculiar way, and wh'cl , l bad therefore not yet ventured for sale MT. Facet himself, the senior partner, wa talking to an elderly gentleman as cn : tered, and directly he saw me he said Here is Mir. Singleton. my lord you ba, ? better speak to him about the matte 3 yourself. May trouble you to step thi way, Mir. Singleton '" With a dull pre- P sentiment at my heart, followed tn other two into private room.
 "I am the Earl of A." said .h 2 stranger. bowed. May ask whethe 2 you sold this diamond ]"
 { "P0ssibly; I sold this firm several" /; Yes. but this has particular flaw i
 it sec"
 P "By what right do you question me 2 7 I asked.
 3 By the right of man who had bee ] robbed. You have disposed of sewers 3 valuable jswels to Mr. Facet, which wer : once set in my Orders and in Lady A :, ornaments, and which were seized by
 band ot Spanish brigands between Sevill d and Cadiz. You have told Mir. Facet ths 5 they were left you by cousin; requir n the name of that cousin, the pr'of of h | death, means of discovering how my jewe