Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-01-22
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certain dignity into his habitual gesture Of
placing his hands on ReDshaw's shoulders,
Il bought this yer ship five years ago iist
eZ she stood for s., 900. KalEilatin' wOt
she cost me in repairs and taxes, and wot
she brought me in since then, accordin' to
my iiggerin', I don't call a clear profit OF
$4,000 much OF 4 swindle.'
Tell him ALL said Rosey, quickly,
more alarmed at RenShaw's ~despairing face
than al the news itself. Tell him every
thing, Dick--MI. Renshaw; it may not he
too late.
Ia a voice half choked with passionate
Indignation Renshaw hurrlCdly repeated
the story OF the hidden treasure, and the
plot to rescue it, prompted frequently by
Eu>ey's deft and tactful explanations. But
TO their surprise the im~perturba5le counte-
nance of Abner Mott never altered q slight
moisture of kindly p]atcrnal tolerance Of
their extravaganza glistened in his little
eyes, but nothing more.
Eff there was a part o tins ship, =
plank OF 4 bolt "a | don know, FL heyn't
touched with my own hand, and looked
into with my own eyes, thar might be
suthiu' in that story. | don't let on to
be- Il sailor like you, but Il 1 know the
ship - a boy knows his first boss, aS a
woman knows her first child, / reckon
thar amt no treasure yer, onlcss it was
brought into the Pontiac last night by
them chaps
But wio you mad? Sleight would not
pay three times the value Of the ship to.
day ii he were not positive And that
positive knowledge was gained last night
by the villain who broke into the Pontiac
no doubt the Lascar.'
'Surclv,' said Mott, meditutlvc!y.
The LascaI. There's suthin' in that.
That Llscar 1 fastened down in the hold
last night unbekOwnst TO you. Mr., Rem.
shaw, and let him ont again this morning
ekally u~nbcknowlst.
And you let him carry his information
to Slright-without a word'' said Rem
shaw, with a siCkeuiip sense Of Nott's ut
ter faulty.
81 sent him back with . message L. he
man he ken FROM sand Mott, winking
both his eyes at Lenshaw Significantly, and
making signs behind his daughters back.
Rosey, conscious of herlover's irritation,
and more eager TO sOOthe his Impotence
than from any faith IN her suggestion, in,
tcrirrcd. "Why not examine the place
where H. was concealed, he may have LEFT
some traces Of h.s search
The two men looked at each other.
'Seeiu' "a I've turned the Pontiac over ia
/ S'vight list e. it stands, / don't know 81
lis 'AJctly on the square, aid Nol'
dOuhttully.
"Nou'ye a right to know at least what
you deliver 10 hlm.' interrupted E.nshaw
hr1,qucly. Bring Il lantern
Followed by Eosey, Reushaw aud Nott
hurri,dly sought the l.w,r deck aud tn,
open hat"h OF the forehead. The two 'ueu
lc,ped down first with the l~anteIu aud
then assisted Roscy to descend. EcnShaw
took = step forward and uttered . cry.
Tue rays Of the lantern fell on the ship,
side. The Lascar had, during his forced
,tclusiOn, pat back the boT"F Of tr"asur
ami replaced ~. rlaHkirg. yet not 50 care
folly hut that N" quick eye Of Reushav
bad discovered IL. The next moment b,
hud stripped away The planking araim, ard
/ The huuitdly restored h3A Which IN" It's
car had found fell 10 the deck, scattering
pat oiits ringing cnnicn.s. Rosy turned
pale: Reusbaw's eyes flashed hgr. raiN
| Abncr Not remained quiet and imp ssjy",
'Arc you sHii-u~dy Uha'e been dup-a..
sud Krn,haw ~2a-.iuratelv.
io;hvir surpris~ Nj Mott stopped do"u,
and picking up one Of the coins hugdcd II
]gruycly 90 Renshaw. "Wvuid We miud
| heltin' lllJ ere coin in yoGr haud-fcelln'
| il. hitiu' a. Scr,pin' IL with a knife, and
kinder ..g.u' how it compares with Other
coins
"Wh,, do you mean SAID R~nshuw.
81 mean that that ger cpin-that all lh,
coins in tins yer hoA, that al the coins il
/ them other boXes-aud Tiers forty ON EN-
lis ali and every one OF EN- Counteiirlts,
The piece dropped uucoDsciously from
| R~cushaw's hand, and strik!nganO'hv! tina
lay on the deck glvc out - dull, suspicion.
ring
Tiny wa roun'rrltits got zap hy them
/ Dutch supercarg0 aharDs Tor d,aiin' viii
tine Iuiius and yanulbal- and South sr'
Et!lrsns a. bows down 10 wood au3 st"nr
| Il satisfied them & well cl them hutton,
", put IN missionary boxes. / reckon, anc
| cepting g. freight, dout cost uuthin'
tound EN- tucked IN the ribs O the old
| Pontiac when ! bought her, and ] nailed
EN- up in thar les, they should tail intl
dishonest hands. It's a lucky thing, Mr..
/ Reushaw, that they rOncs into the honest
fingers Of "a square mnn like Slright-atn'
it,
He turned hi- small, gnirlc>s eyes upon
/ Reu~haw with such rhiIdlke simplicity
that it checked the hysterical laugh that
was rising to the young mans lips.
But dld any one know OF this but your
SELF
81 reckon not. | once suspicioncd that
Old Cap'Cn Bowers, who was always ioclin.
round the ship yer, Ilu,, hey noticed the
bulge in the cisip', hat when he took t.
akin questions uN,d uthers---yc knew NY
.lyle. Roseys Come.
He led the way grimiy back to tine rtbln,
the young people following; but turning
suddenly at the companion way he OBJ
| served Ecnshaw's arm around the waist Of
/ his daughter. lie said nothing until they
had reached the cabin, when he closed the
door softly, and looking at them bctn
gently, ,aIi with infinite cunning
"Erit isn't too late, Roscy, yr Lin tell
this young man e how / forgive him Tor
hayin' diskiyerod the Treasure of the
| Pontiac.
1t was nearly eighteen month, after
wards that Mr.. Mott one morning entered
the room of his son-in law at Madrono Cot
tarr. Drawing him aside, hc said with
his old air OF mystery: "Now q EoSey's
/ ailIn' and don't seem to be 30 eager to dis
/ ktver what's become OF Mr. FerreIs, ! don't
mind tcllin' We that over q year ago heard
he died suddenly IN Sacramento. Thar
was suthin' in the paper about his ben a
lunatIc and clajmin' to be a relation to
/ somebody on the Pontiac; hu, like "a not
/ it's only the way those newspaper fellow
pot hold OF the story Of his wrulIn to
mary ltosey
IHE END
how She irics on shoes
huu.r. '.. r
WEru Il woman has a new pau at shoes
sent home she performs altC-etherd''eTent
from a man. She never shoyes her toes
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