The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-11-09


said to him At parting; "thAt Is ours,
YOU know. Ralph, II we find IL; and
3,eyhaps II may be worth a LOT Of money"
Ralph shook his head incredulously.
AID yet Il was possible. The. ring
|midht DO there. and it1mig4 pfbve VI
great value. In misfortunar, the mini
8rasps At the smallest allcviationss AMI
elph consoled himself h~ifdeIfessjon
NJ picturing tho findktg of1A shendid
My worth say fl0,O0O. No more ar
tillcry work then-no more India.
Gigglesham boasts Of several church,
rvx..1nd st. Crfspinss TIES MrHrhonow BY
tbarver close Y Ne bridge. A low
~ IT'S nook there-Mc dark river flow
ing .hy. the sail If = barge showing pow.
; ana .Gs sss,r ,Pf s III sl|'S ,tSss aMSasls Y ssp
frownfne from de heights, and the big
water-milf with its weirs and rapids, the
noise ~ AShichsaSd Of, the great churn-
\ ing.wheeT sounded slnmbroasly ahdiw'
tlong-anieAowShl tAsse things, the old
church had something honely and pleas
ant about il, hardly 10 be replaced by
the finest modern Gothic. - fs
Z Workmen were swarming about IL
now. The roof was nearly of. There
were great piles Of sand and mortar in
4 The graveyard. Mr.. Martin, the
plumber and glazier, whotook the most
lively interest IN the underground work,
even "a the neglect Of more profitable
y business, was ION the lookout for Lieu
tenant Grant, and greeted him chherilys
rsMe've got 'em all laid ont ia the
vesfry, Cap'n Grant, all the whole fam
IN ilv: and nowthe question il, what are
ybu gning 10 have done with them?
4 Would YOU like 'emput in the vaults be-
\ low. whcrc they'll al be done up in
IHlimc and plaster? or would you like 'em
moved somewhere else more IN the
u.open air iixesr t3Ns. txgts
VI n. The lnast expensive way, l should
\ say.r' replied Ralph, grimly. Some-
how or other his appreciation Of his am
ccstors was deadenad by this last stroke
OF fate in cutting him adriff from his
succession. . But look here, Martin"
he wont on. taking tgis plumber aside
/" there Is ene -of rhe ohlifts. Major
Hamm0nd's, | should Iise.to have open
ed, Can it be- dVpe?'' .yiai 4.
r,t" Easy enough, sir. cried Martin,
who, 10 say she truth, waa delighted a
the prospect Of i little chnrnel-hduse
work. Hes a lead 'un. he Is. III
have the top of IN no time
Ralph looked grayely daYn 1T the last
remains Of the Hamnonds. The wife,
il she had been q wife, on whom the in
heritance hung, was not here; shefhad
died in India, But there was The Ma
u 49, 4.ns. tI. ..-..f ..+.rt I.n.rul ltf
the leAden envelope As sound As ever.
Martin was quickly At york with his
tools. The cover was stripped Oh. and
for a moment the Majors features were
70 be seen a. much a. they had becn
in life then an dissolved into dust.
There was np ruby ring-that must
have been a fable; bat there was some
thing glittcring among the remains,
and on taking II out, Il proved 70 be q
I plain gold hoop.
"Well. thar's worth a pound. that iS,''
cried the practical Martin, carefully pol
|, fishing M the trea-ure-trovp. IL had
~ probably been hung round the neck 81
: the departed-a tall, t.Dns nnan-for ths
: ring was a small one. aud there were
traces Of a black ribbon attached 10 il.
II was 4 disappointment. no doubt
and vet somehow the sight Of the ring
bad given Ralph A little hope. II wa
the woiding-ring. h. said 20 himself
n bis grcat-grandmofher's wedding-ring
The Mslcr must have been fonh ~ he
10 have Lsul her fing always about him
! tand ii had been buried with him. Tha
had given rise 10 thp. Story about tin
ruby. lie drove home, aiter giving III
/, rections about the disposal Of the collins
feeling loss sore at heart. He was nov
\ convinced that they had right Oh thei
side, and there was some comfort u
! that. v,. ~f nff ..s
When he reach he'd home, be Shove
I the riEg "a Maggie. who agreed with hi
conclusions n#tt4 ut
4 "BAf ihsreis something ~inside--som
4 letters, ( thihk,'f she cried.
.It,i IL only the Hal mark SAT-
Ralph, having looked in his tern. n Bu
y stop. That tells us something's II wi
Z give Us 4 date asst aies i,
i How can that be?' asked Alagge.
e Because there Is 4 diheront mar
l every year. See you can make j. ~
with 4 magnitying1glass' King Gsorg
" ia a pigtail. .s4
The sllycrsmith at Ligglcsham turne
4 up his tabuIatcd list Of HaIl-maTkS, m
I told them al once the iate Of the ring
y ,i760.
E .Bnt II must have been made Il lon
\ time before twas first nsed," suggestc
Maggie.
4 .fTtic; Int ii could not have bee
uscd before X was made, replied Ralpl
I. uIt vives IA n date apprDximat.iy, 4
q MI events
Il At first, the knowledge of this date d.
y not seem likely ID be ~ much use !
4 them. But Il gave them the heart ~ z
on and make further inqulrfcs Ralp
fhrcw himself into the TAX wfri fervoI
.,rHe obtained leave NJ search ~ frrord
NJ NJ The Horse CHARTS and asccrtaitei
" last whore irtd been stationed the rsg
4 ment That Richard Hammond then "
i longed to inthat same year.