San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-03-07
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upon You; It's iiowmy part TO taKc cure
OF YOU In your old days. Comei be Of
good heartl you, and I, and Tib, will all
see better days. TN here. you sec,
young, and sound, and hearty, then
don't let US despair. dare say things
viii all, somehow, turn out for tho best !"
While this scene was going on with
tho Heyliger family, tho news was car
ried to DR.. Knipperhausen Of tho safe
return OF his disciple. Tho little doctor
scarcely knew whether 10 rejoice or be
sorry at the tdings. He was happy ut
having tho foul reports which had pre-
vailed concerning his country mansion
thus disproved, but he grieyed at having
his disciple, Of whom he had supposed
himself fairly disencumbered, thus
drifting back, q heavy charge upon his
hands. While no was balancing between
these two feelings, he was determined
by tho oounsels Of Frau nsy, who nd
vised him to take advantage of tho
truant absence Of the youngster and
shut the door upon him forever.
At tho hour Of bed time, therefore,
when 1t was supposed tho recreant dis
ciple would seek his old quarters, every
thing was prepared for his reception.
Dolph, having talked his mother into o
state Of tranquility, sought tho mansion
Of his quondam master and raised the
knookef with a fnltering hand. Scarcely,
however, had 1t given q dubious rap,
when the doctors head, In q red night
cap, popped out Of one window, and the
housekeeper's, In white night cap, out
Of another. He was now greeted with o
tremendous volley Of hard names and
hard language, mingled with invaluable
pieces Of advice, such rs arc seldom ven
tured to be given, excepting TO q friend
In distress or culprit at the bar. In o
few moments not window In the street
but had its particular night cap, listen
ing to the shIill treble Of Frau Ilsy and
the cultural croaking Of DR.. Knipper-
hansen; and tho word went from win
dow to window, "Ahl here's Dolph
Heyliger como back, and at his old
pranks again" In short, poor Dolph
found no was likely to get nothing from
the doctor but good advice--a coynmod-
ity 80 abundant as even to be thrown
out Of tho Window go ho was fain to
beat O retrcat end take up his quarters
for the night under the lowly roof Of
honest Peter dc Groodt.
The next morning. bright and early,
Dolph was OF the haunted house Every
thing looked just as he had left 1t. The
fields were grass grown and matted. and
1t appeared ns II nobody Ind trayersed
them since his departure. With polpitat-
ing heart he hastened to tho well. He
looked down into 1t, and saw that It was
Of great depth, with water at the bottom.
He had provided himself with strong
line, such as the fshermen use on the
banks OF Newfoundland. At the end
was heavy plummet and Largo fish
hook. With this he began to sound the
bottom Of the well, and to angle about
In the water. He found TINT tho water
was Of some depth; there appeared also
to be much rubbish, stones from the top
having fallen In. Several times his hook
got entangled, and he came near break
ing his limo. Now and then. too, he
hauled up mere trash. such as tho skull
Of O horse, an iron hoop, and o 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 O great fool, to DO thus de-
coyed into o wild goose chase by mere
dreams, and WINS on the point Of throw
ing line end all into tho well, and giving
up oil further angling.
"One more cast of the line" said he,
land that shall be the last" As he
sounded, he felt tho plunmet slip, as 1t
were, through the interstices OF Loose
stones; and as he drew back the line, he
felt that the hook had taken hold OF
something heavy. He had to manage
his line with great caution, lest 1t should
be broken by the strain upon II. BY de-
grees the rubbish TINT Lay upon the article
which no had hooked gave way; he drew
1t to the surface Of tho water, and what
was his rapture at seeing something like
silver differing at the end OF his linel
Almost breathless with anxiety, he drew
it up to the mouth of the well, surprised
at Its great weight, and fearing every
instant that his hook would slip from
its hold md bis prize tumble agaih to the
bottom. AT length he landed II safe be.
side the well. II was great silver por-
ringer, of On ancient form, richly en-
bosged, and with armorial bearings,
similar TO those over his mothers man.
telpiece, engraved on its side.
Tho Id was fastened down by several
twists Of wire; Dolph loosened them with
trembling hand, and on lifting the Lid,
beholdi tho vessel was filed with broad
golden pieces, of o coinage which he had
hever seen beforei II was evident he
had lit on the place where Killian Wander
Spiegel had concealed his treasure
Fearful Of being seen by some strag.
gler. he cautiously retired, and burtet,
bis pot of money In q secret place BE
now spread terrible stories about tha
haunted house, and deferred every one
from approaching II, while he mnde fro