The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-01-15

You mean to Say that in YOUR opinion no
such casket was ever deposited at Godsons'
bank?"
There is no trace of such circumstance
having ever happened. Of course it is hard
to prove negative, but we could not give
any other reply"
And yet felt as certain as that l was
standing there that such was the case.
was perfectly satisfied both of the authentic
lty OF the letter and also of the wonderful
fairness and honesty of this ancient firm.
lone thing is just possible" continued
the banker. "Delorme might have left it
here as parcel, and may simply have taken
receipt for it. 1t is just possible that there
may have been an entry of such a transac-
ton in some book which in the course of
years may have been lost. But we have no
such entry and no knowledge of any casket."
But ray OF hope was breaking upon me,
and, like drowning man, was clinging to
this new straw that was thrown in my way.
Il suppose that you have cellars where
you stow away things that are left here by
your customers?'
Certainly we have. Would you like to
take a look at them? They are really curl
GUS. And it singularly happens that we have
regular turnout to-day. The Board of
Works require portion of our present prem
lses, and we have nearly finished construct
ing new ones"
TT
ne Ganeu clerk ana servant, and pro-
ceeueo TO descend narrow staircase into
Ine pank- celiar. Inc cellar lay under the
nam street; subdued murmur OF the
heavier traHic overhead came to us. so in
the Bota!lack mine, where the ramifications
oi ei1e Inlne extend beyond the shore, be-
nealh tne sea, you hear the plunge OF the
Go fbo ~, ne 80; Jnoao JusU ovei YOU neau.
ly ahovn thn ,ne 1aae anu wen' incessait
cut off from oil d,eu r ~ fo1i
don tow, '''i oo'iiin "iiio''ion Aioin Aoh-
Tn mart tho COLLAR ,r.s lilo ,oor,s of
free f. had boSas 90 Sooa no ,';. iamSn, VI
them In this LIND nf atto VIZ me "a
hankers homa fran,, I'll, -. w 49, low n anu
there waro var;.1,'s 49, w 8" SnS 80 ,.inta
some chests had hoo, iaf+ o",'so " 1, p,";t
were dino rasnont;nr t,,o ,orsh;,,
other instanoos for,;1;as W nu,.o 81, ~
homes and cone ahrnad ia cas ap ,ne
ertv had hear Lion ~ +ha hanl e. foar -
burglars There arc y.r,ons n,bar art;o, y.
which 7 tbongbt would moro 3;t1u hove ~ fommJ
their nlaca in soma ranns;toru oh;oots of ant
and ,a p IL T SI ,Gpusitoly' onJec.s u arr
moor n an b,d loft a M n,sor;nt 800, tto Wno
which the amthor f;rntn holipvd p1 ~ h .n th
greatest treasure in al tbot odi6cs ~ " Ai Ino
9ether tbara annaarod ~ Io ao,,s;do .
amonnt Of yainah1as s+ouoJ -, aitharI
NV aya datoctad nothimr - ; "iosn
nicture which 7 had On oftar dan;otoG IN -
Neithar were tbara anU of thosa hars n ID ~ hr
nots Of the aroo;n,s at " 'n -,
a~;nod ,woid ~, fas,nd ;'' hn,,1ro.,a ou,ina
sst had ntanJed to ~ = nlaarsn oo ~
davn said the hsuker '''Ao +" e"A 'A0' W.
The clerk remained Init tho man wont for
anotber 90 fnrthar lii o S,iJ i h CIV III
IT, 49, ,:aS ~ Ap "oU'u ~ nooo''"iy'
iheh tne dlHerent artlcles were over
nauled ana checked OH, Some were as fresh
DIS PANT, put others mad any amount OF rust
ana antiqulty upon them. For about a
couple OF hours the process OF sorting and
registering still went on. MIR. Stukely left
us to attend to the work OF the day, saying
that he would return before lunch. OBJ
tanned permission to remain while the three
bank servants continued their work. By and
by corner became slightly exposed. l no.
llced at the end Of the cellar kind OF de-
preston, which might have been broad