Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-06-15

wncn it was supposed tho recrcant dis.
ciple would seek his old quarters, every
thing was prepared for his recertion.
Dolph, having talked his mother into a
state OF tranquility, sought tho mansion
OF his qucndam master and raised the
knocker with faltering hand. Scarcely,
however, had u given a dubious ran,
when the doctors head, In rcd night
cap, popped out Of one window, and the
housekeepcr's, In q white night cap, out
of another. He was now greeted with
tremendous vollcy of hard names and
hard language, mingled with Invaluable
pieces OF advice, such as arc seldom ven-
turcd to be given. excepting to friend
IN distress or culprit at tho bar. In
lew moments not window In tho street
but had its particular night cap, listen
Ing to the shrill treble of Frau 1lsy and
tho cultural croakiug Of DR.. Knipper.
hansen; and the word went from win
dow to window, "Ahi here's Dolph
Hcyliger come back, and at his old
pranks again" In short, poor Dolph
found he was likely to get nothing from
tho doctor but good advice-a coinmod-
tty 30 abundant as even to be thrown
out OF the window; 50 he WINS fain 20
beat retreat and take up his quarters
for tho night under tho lowly roof Of
honest Peter do Groodt.
Tho ncxt morning, bright and carly,
Dolph was at the haunted house. Every.
thing looked just ns he had left IL. Tho
fields were grass grown and matted, and
u appeared as II nobody had traverscd
them since his departure. With palpitat-
ing heart ho hastened to the well. Ho
looked down into Il, and saw that II was
OF great depth, with water Mt the bottom.
n ha1 vNVs,~.sstAxJ kssvSaxlf
line, such as the fishermen usc on the
banks Of Newfoundland. At tho end
was heavy plummet' and largo fish
hook. With this no began to sound tho
bottom OF the well, and to angle about
In tho water. He found that the water
was OF some depth; there appeared also
to be much rubbish, stones from the top
having fallen In. Several times his hook
got cntnDglcd, and he came near break
Ing his line Now and then, too, he
hauled up mere trash, such ns tho skull
of q horse. an iron hoop, and shattered,
iron bound bucket He had now been
several hours employed without finding
anything to repay his trouble. or to en-
courage him to proceed. He began TO
think himself great fool, to bc thus de-
coyed into wild goose chase by nero
dreams, and was on tho point of throw
Ing line and all into the well, and giving
up all further angling.
"One more cast Of the line," said he,
"and that shall be tho last" As ho
sounded, he felt tho plummet slip, rs 1t
were, through tho interstices OF loose
stones; and as he drew back the line, no
felt that the hook had taken hold Of
something heavy. He had to manage
his limo with great caution. lest II should
be broken by the strain upon Il. BY de-
grees the rubbish that lay upon the article
which he had hooked gave way; he drew
1t to the surface Of tho water. and what
was his rapture ut seeing something like
silver glittering at the end Of his Incl
Almost breathless with anxiety, he drew
1t up to the mouth Of the well, surprised
at Its great weight, and fearing every
instant that his hook would slip from
It's hold and his prize tumble again TO tho
bottom. At length he landed IL safo be.
side the well. 1t was great silver por-
ringer, of an ancient form, richly en-
bossed, and with arporial bearings,
similar to those over his mothers man
te!piece, engraved on its side
Tho lid was fastened down by several
twists of wire; Dolph looscned them with
q trembling hand, and on lifting tho lid,
behold the vessel was filed with broad
golden pieces, Of n coinage which no had
never seen beforei It was evident he
had lit on the place where Killian Wander
Spiegel had concealed his treasure.
Fearful Of being seen by some strag.
glcr, he cautiously retired, and buried
his pot Of money In q secret place. Ho
now spread terrible stories about the
haunted house, and deferred every ono
from approaching 1t. while he made fro