Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-28
CONCLUSION.
forever.
GOOD-BY.

On the following morning such inhabitants of Boisingham as happened to be about were much interested at seeing an ordinary farm tumbrel coming down the main street, and son than George himself, while behind it walked the we'll known form of the old squire, arm in arm with Col Quaritch.
 They were still moro interested, however, when the tumbrel drew up at the door of the bank-not Cosseys, but the opposition bank where, although it was Boxing Day, the manager and the clerk were waiting, appA- rept1y, for its coming
 But their interest eliminated when they perceived that the cart only contained few flour sacks, and yet that each of these sacks seemed to require three or four men to lift 1t with any comfort
 Thus was the gold safely housed Upon being weighed it's value was found to be about e5S, 900 of modern money. As, how ever, some of the coins were exceedingly rare, and of great value to museums and col lectors, this value was consid derably increased and the treasure was ultimately sold for e55,254 Only Ida kept back enough of the choicest coins to makea gold waistband or gird]e and necklace for herself, destined, no doubt, in future days to form the most cher ished heirloom of the Quaritch family.
 On that same evening the squire and Har- old went to London and opened up commu- nications with the solicitor to the treasury. Fortunately they were able to refer to the will of Sir Edward de la Molle, the second baronet, in which he specially devised to his cousin, Godfrey DofPerleigh, and his heirs forever, not only his estates, but his lands, together with the treasure hid thereon or elsewhere by my late murdered father, Sir James de la Molle." Also they produced the writing which Ida had found in the old Bible, and the parchment discovered by George among the coin. These three docu- ments formed 8 chain of evidence which even officials interested for the treasury could not refuse to admit, and in the upshot tho crown renounced it's claims, and the property in the gold passed to the squire, subject to the payment of the same successor duty which he would have been called upon to meet had he inherited like sum from O cousin at the present time
 And so 1t came to pass that when the mort gage money was due it was paid to the last farthing. capital and interest," and Edward Cossey lost his hold upon Honham forever.
 As for Edward Cossey himself, we may say one more word about him. In due course of time he got over his violent passion for Ida sufficiently to allow him to make bril- liant marriage with the only daughter of an impecunious peer. She keeps her name and tAtAo auO Ao p4dyS tue paTC OI Cn0 necessary husband. Anyhow, my reader, if it is your glorious fortune to frequent the gilded sa- looms of the great, you may meet Lady Honoria Tallbit and MT. Cossey. If you do meet him, however, it may be as we'll to avoid him, for the events of his life have not been of a nature to improve bis temper. This much then of Edward Cossey.
 If after leaving the gilded saloons afore- said you should happen to wander down Piccadily or tho Strand, as the case may be, you may meet another character in this his tory. You may see sweet, pale face, still stamped with child like roundness and sina- plicity, but half hidden in the coarse hood of- henun. You may see her, and if you care to follow you may find what is the work wherein she seeks her peace. It would shock you; you would fly from it in horror; but in her work of mercy and loving kndpess-and she does 1t undinchingly-and among her fellow nuns there Is no one moro beloved than Sister Agnes. So good-by to her also
 Harold QuAritch and Ida were married in the spring, and the village children strewed the churchyard path-the saune path wherp In anguish of soul they had met and parted on that dreary winters night-with prinu- roses and violets.
 And there at the old church door, when the wreath is on her brow and the veil about her face, 1etrs bid farewell to Ida and her husband, Harold Quaritch.
 THE END,