The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-01-28

riment, though 1 did not feel bit jolly.
1.-The bombazine humbugr' / ex-
claimed. "What does he take me for?"
ga lover of antiquity" said Miss NAL
lctte. THAT is evident enough"
Worse than that" 1 replied. ''Let
us read on. .G-D 4H
1t was impossible, Monsieur Simon
continued to allow any one person, and
especially person like myself, who had
had no active part in the enterprise, to
enjoy all the advantages of such dis
covery. He had taken steps, therefore,
to secure to himself something more
than the mere glory of the affair. The
movable things, such as the coin, the
medals and the jar, the manuscripts, and
the ring from the finger of the skeleton,
he had taken from the dungeon, and
they were now in his possession. He
had replaced the stones in the hole he
had made and had piled sand against
them. He had also thrown sand into the
hole of the wall in the dark
chamber, so as to give it as much as pos
sible its appearance when l discovered
it. In the sand, he took occasion to
mention, he had placed two dynamite
himself in case the inner wall should
prove too hard for his chisels.
1.-The outrageous impostor," exclaimed
Miss Mallette,
"You don't believe he buried any dy-
Mantle in the sand?" i said.
mot bit of it," she answered
promptly.
Monsieur Simon then proceeded to
say that he had gone with his valuables
to Tallahassee, from which place he
should Immediately proceed to a spot
he knew of where he could remain en-
tirely unobserved for any length of time,
and where he would have ample oppor-
tunity to classify and describe the coins,
and to decipher the manuscripts.
''Decipher the manuscriptsr l ex-
claimed, in contempt. ANY one who
knows old Spanish could read them"
"Old Spanishn' laughed Miss NAL
lette. Il believe you really think there
are such manuscripts"
II forgot" l said. Il was only
thinking what humbug he is"
His story has had an effect upon your
imagination" she said; :'but let us go
on"
The rest was purely practical. Mon
} sieur Simon said that if | would send
800 to his address in Tallahassee q
friend would receive it for him and take
r it to him in his secure retreat. He then
: would send me thirty of the coins and
two of the manuscripts, in order that |
might assure myself of the truth of his
statements. After this we could make
hat o,.1 70
!, mutual advantage.
, 1.-The clearest case of attempted
swindling," said.
Il don't believe he dug into the hole
at ALL" said Miss Mallette Il sup
pose he found some comfortable place
, and slept all night" .....
) Il shall 90 and see if he really made
any excavations" | said
Don't you do it!' Miss Mallette ex-
claimed, putting her hand on my arm.
you'll get yourself blown up with
: that dynamite ..
, had been for some time sitting on q
bench in the courtyard of the fort or
, the next day after the receipt of Monsieur
Simon's letter, when Miss Mallette
, walked into the yard.
Il thought | should find you here"
she said. ''You haven't been pokine
[ around in that hole in the wall, have
Q you?"
2 mo; promised you 1 would not dc
that"
Il know you promised, but l was
. afraid the attraction would be too strong.
r | am glad You are so good. Don't yor
want to 90 out on the water-battery?
| haven't had any real sea-breeze to-day
Ihesitated moment, IF you dom
L mind | said, 81 prefer going up on the
= barbette. have made a discovery, anC
= l want to tell you about it,
l Another discovery she said with {
l laugh. "You are one of the creates
g discoveries of the age. Is it another
mummy in armore" .
! / said nothing to this, and we walked
l up the stone incline that led to the up
< per portions of the fort. Miss Mallettt
4 did not show the same interest in the
e matter that she had done before. Sh,
/, stopped when we reached the wide stone
d surface of the barbette. 200 ...I 90. B..
eff you really have made any discov
G cries." she said, "you ought to tell tn,
people at the barracks They would b,
able to investigate the matter properly
II don't want anybody to investigate
L my discoveries but myself said
|. Then. why do you tell meP" sh'
: asked .....-
+ 40. you are different. hoped you
It would take some interestin the matter.
!, well" she said, with little air o
l submissive endurance, and seating her
# self on the broken edge of one of tn
ramparts.
It l stood before her, and began: 9"
It have made discovery which to me
very important. H.r s 81
h The countenance of Miss Mallett
l. looked little disturbed, and then sh
said: II don't think you ought to tel
# me your important discoveries. Yo1
| know l can't help you the least bit. D.
r you know it is nearly lunch timer sh
$ added, taking out her watch,
e You can help me-" | said, firmly
:. "and must tell you"
: "You discovered it hereP" she asked
r quickly.
: f" Yes" / said, +" in this fort"
: Her face turned hard and little pale
g g There are some things people thin
they discover, when there is really moth
4 mo to discover she said 90 It was tn