The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-02-08
that draiul What .hsus II was stolen
booty; blood.s,sined treasure. But II vr

lost, gone Who could tell the 0WnerSs q
Every day The teup,er put 4 fresh al.
lacy into my heart, Atlsst I fell i'll, aud
determined to end oil this. Thoro vss no
such ion; 20 such orange grove, or drain;
l would satisfy ,nysoliof the Cotton
80 got leave aud y. Out. With aeiddy
brain and burning pulse iat Algeciras,
vhsro | hired . horse. snd.rods along tho
Tariia road.
10 spite Of what l bad said 70 myssli, i
seemed quite natural to me vhsul came 70
soli,sry inn, with an orange grove bs.
hind il. | disuounted at tho door, direo'
ted my horse 10 be taited and ordered !
bottle Of wine. Then, having drank sstsw
glasses, I went out IS u for 1 stroll, and
penetrated into the orange grove. There
was the little pond, and after ! short search
l found tho dry drain Pipe. Hooked care
fully around; not q soul was near. 90 re-
moving my coat and turnipg.up ny shirt
sleeve, knslt down and thrust my arm ~
far up the pipe as I could | felt some.
thing there, but could not grasp il until !
had torn away i tile at tho exit. aud then I
got hold Of bundle Of : Bandauua hand.
kerchiei, kno..ed up in o bundle. aud on
opening |. I found jewels.
I oot back to Gibral.er, but have no re-
uembrauoe how; and I must have locked
up the jewels 10 my desk before Ilost con.
sciousuoss, for when I was couyalesceus
after The raging fever which near killed
mech, tha. i, had quits-I found tho a.
cursed yaluables there. safe.
When vcll enough 70 travel, | came to
england On ,ick leave. returning through
Pail. vhcre I disposed Of some q tho
iovels, Others / got rid of III London,
4 first. then moro boldly. They
ver, numerous and valuable, for though
doubtless the men | dealt with had good
bargains, | soon ldoged money enough a
the agents for tho purchase Of my Sop,
aud that just 10 time y save being pas'ssd
over.
A relative Of mine bud just died, and J
attributed this accession Of property 70 Z
legacy. \
ss''led ny coosclsocs xi'n sopo'su''
vas happy. ~. hsr 'asner sdae'ed aouora' M v''
ply 70 nls PROMISE soo now 'ua' 'ae'0 wa
. prospect o. ny speedy ges''ng NY com
pany. welcomed ono % MS nouse' ano 're.'
'ed me- % dld 'ne fess o. 'he 'sm'y' WIN
great cordIa''ty All ny hopes were ou
the point O 'uln''"en'' A. ''uu0'
dwell upon these weeks.
They fed, andl made preparations fo'
our marriage, and--hov shall ! write on!
Il would be impossible, except that the
barrels Of this old friend who once saved
my lie when I wanted IL, dropping the
Maori who stood over mo with upliissd
spear, and will now save mo from ll'e'
are ch'rged-the nipples capped.
| went into The shop Of Facet and Wat
se's' the great jewelers. VINO nao s''sauy
purchased the mo's n' va'uso'ss OF ny '@nes' ~
10 order 70 dispose of three e'nefa'ds v.''cn
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