Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-28


Or.s morning IN September ! resolved
letter from Tom Saxon al Old e11la ana
school fellow, saying he would Ike % sgsl-9
a few weeks With re ia Sussex II asreeaela.
[ vas delighted for two reaaoGs; becaElss
Tom va. good fellow and because 7 M
pretty s.s:sr Clara and | were waiting III
raT urosTer.s woahl eatitie me 70 n0ps iar
fayor1.bis rarsptio8 a. tbs han;is q III
Saxon. senior I vas in a fever 81 inla-
tlerc. 70 meet Tom went % The station
lana tsggre the train was doe. and Hlsn i
d.d e,ans ia I could have flzaefi into ais
aruys After dinner oar time WIS taken ~
win q,ssatiors ard answers o. i'ota slf.ezN
..gv ne bv. FranS, sa.d Tom sgddealy,
lyon rnenrionei something strange about
your first might heFe-e,a aects! vita ElsaF
4acl. Tel me ali about il.
lie lst-.ae.l attettlve.y Ea4e related asg
dream. 4, hen { nat Gn.sled - sro@e and
gong % the cabinet tos< one u tie books
from the s4.elf Hs l1oked oear IL ''ir-illi
and then irst-cted more q Tie 4.a--i'a-
wnsn he had spent spne time -. ti-s @ay,
be came tack u tie fire with f.4sapIointsd
gook
Can't make anything ont q the books.
said he, standing with Ms back - the p-aze
and VITA lis hand. thrust derp N lis
poi except tlAs "a" S'4 w 1~ =
eLiiar faHcy 70 ietssr the oa'@S OF l'-'
volumes with the ALPHABET instead OF NUN.
bersas tnem- some d the pages are niar <ei
With red cros-. but the aaatters on them
don't aptear to throw any L. 81 Ga the SAB
iect"
After giving vent % bis feelings in Tigor-
Gus pulls a. his pips Tom ared his eyes
t..oughtfEIly On the Old desk On the table.
TINS S7efns curious desk PERHAPS you
may have overioo&ed some clew 70 tbs inys-
terY contained ia IL. Would you mind my
looking ini- itf
opsted the desk but 40 could Hni noth-
ing II enuaeql.uce va IT,
You basent locked in the secret drawer,
said IoR Al desks nave one Let Inc Try
my hand Snitng the action u tie Wotdi Nc
gave the bottom Il tho Ges K such bio" that
anal compartment "nicn haYl escaped ny
notice fow Oisn, and something lf.i 'uI ~"
a ringing sound On tue Ip"F 49ih ut1e'ei I"
satlsfied sound and pieksd up a ~ey % cur -,
ols and antique Workmanship H's -. y -.
likely unlock the mystery s''''7 -
.enis 10 have put Is away 80 "a ~
We started On voy sse u u'', -, -
the old house MANY o. ~ -. -, ,'.,r.
boxes were = ]-s,,.d Nv sonas Of tie keys
- ~ the lawyer had furnished me
~, - long hunt We gave the thing up as
- ooh Tired out, We retired 10 rest anu
49,, ,,,,r disappointment sleep
Vert morning. after breakfast, rom com
,,,sno.l a sketch OF the trout Of the mansion,
az which 10 worked hard tili dinner time Ia
~. AFTERNOON ~ wsnt for walk. Thus
week went by varied only by " htt.s tt'hing
in th. pool The picture was finished and
Faar#N lie .
sLould Ike to have another shy At the inys-
ferrous library. Il have been thinking it
over al the week. and think have made a
discovery. You viii notice GA looking
through the books carefufy, uuly one page
IN each IS marked, and that al the MARKS
occur IA the drst score or 50 Of leaves n each
volume. ND" what set ne tHiaSIA. was tie
wilma Of your uncle having tue aipAADe'
marked on the back OF the books ln!s one
ulArAed A is crossed under tLe number Of
page To- tire next book, b, under number 3,
c, under uuiuIer ! , u, under uumuer IS, l.,
under number 3, and f, under uuiuter 5,
Nov. taking the numbers OF the pate to re-
present corresponding letters OF the alphabet.
W. get toe word SEARCH haven't got
any further yet, but W. must wOrS II out e.
getber
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well, said Tom, when We had made out
the above, 'thi, certainly looks like find
Let us set about examining this same Gold
Room at once
There was a chamber on the second floor
OF the house having the walls covered with
leather on which great number II elab-
crate designs were stamped in gold, hence
its name We hurried to this room and set
% work to try aud discover the secret
There was scarcely any furniture. What
there was we carefully examined, but TO no
purpose
Never say die" said Tom. we must
now try the walls" He commenced tapping
and feeling in all the old corners, went INTO
acupboard, tried the window seats and as
= last resource, turned his attention to the
chimney piece which was very large ana
highly carved. The mnntel was high and
projected good way over the hearth The
panels on either side were ornanented with
grote"que figures cut IN bold relief Tom
looked up the chimney raped the wood
work. and pred mn" each it'ie nook vas
similariY engaged uut win no success, An
exclamation from Ioin caused me to rush to
ms S'1e' "h"n l 81" MN phsnlng nj snau