The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-06-04
BELFAST, MAINE, THURSDAY, JUNE 1. 1874.

is soon as it was dark; and being now il
inc ground, 1t went on much faster than
lhc night before, because it made les,
noise. The t}agstoncs were prcd back
without much difficulty, and Grubbs was
soon going through the earth like Il mole
And he found the treasure. Packed in
IRON boxes. not more than five OF six feet
below the level Of the courtyard, lay the
| golden crowns which Harry Warnings an
| cestor had buried there at the siege of
Calais There was no question of count
ing them then; how to get away with
them unnoticed was the problem Fortu-
nately there was an early morning boat to
Dovers. 1t would not do to call 1oiture
and leave suddenly at 5 A. NJ But Grubbs
volunteered to carry the trunks. one by
one, to the landing, where an official
would watch them for q small fee The
three trunks proved as Waring had calcu-
lated beforehand, the most convenient
means OF getting away with the money.
stfon9 man can carry about $50 900 in
gold at g load. Grubbs was a giant and
! think that the three trllnkful of French
crowns that he bore successively that
night to the Calais quay contained a for
tune that was nearer E4O, 900 than any
the round number 'lt is not enor-
nous, said Harry. as he saw the last
trunk deposited safely on the quay; ''but
it will do for second son, if added to
what little he has already. What a pity
the family has lain out Of the interest of it
for SO long a time -
larry lett his new apartments, | fear,
in 4 state OF dire confusion He locked
the door when he went away, Just as the
first sounds Of human life began to stir in
the old building, No one entered it until
night, when NJ. Iiertcr became alarmed
for his crazy Englishman, and began to
fear that he had committed suicide "ater
the manner of his conntrvmen." Getting
no answer to repeated blows and calls, he
finally broke open the door ''Mon Dieu.
the mad Englshman has made tomb of
my premises, and buried himself in it -
was his first exclamation And NJ Her-
tier looked with a shudder into the pit
which vaWned in his courtyard. Nothing
was TO be seen there but the rusty shells
of three iron boxes But on the table he
found Il roll of old French crowns ad-
dressed to him, and note saying:
MY DEAR VI. HEEITIER. Many thanks for
your courtesy i'll accommodating me in your
courtyard. came to seek little sum left me
some time ago under Your pavement by one of
my ancestors. | find the old coin Of a very
pleasing, pattern, and leave you u portion in
testimony of the distinguished consideration
with Which have the honor to be-" &c.
The Frenehman's state of mind was Il
study fer 4 psychologist for the rest Of that
day But Harry Waring was already safe
at horne in England, leaving no address
behind him.
That very evening he called on Georgina
Belassys to tell her the story Of his ro-
mantle good fortune think old Lady
Waring was right about that young lady's
preference for Harry At any rate, their
hetrCthal was announced a few weeks later.
They were married in Scptember, and |
have always believed that it was u union
Of hearts us we'll rs Of fortunes Harry
became an admirable domestic man. and
has not been to Mount Athos or Constan-
tinoplc once since he was married. lie
haunts the British Museum at Intervals,
for he is stll fond of genealogy. But Old
Lady Waring has grandchildren now, and
Harry is their father And he j. SO fond
Of them that old Lady Waring has never
again urged him to think les about his
ancestry and more about his posteritN.