Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-01-27

YVES Mr. s. in the habit of sitting2' I
asked.
''They showed NE his chair beside a
window.
"'While sitting there was be observed
10 look out in anyone direction more than
another
t'No, replied the son, who was now
sitting On the chair. he jast locked o0t
generally
" Toward the wocdshel?
Nc, this way
II followed the direction of his gaze and
saw that il led 10 an old pump Iiaquirtd
which dirCc ion the cid gentleman had
f bsea accustomed 10 take when going ID tie
fields. and wns tod that he invariably
rassed close to the pump. had the
pump dug up. No money. Then l went
back TO the window almost discouraged.
Suddenly I saw faint mark on the sill
+ Ii wss d surveyors mark. l lined it up
t. the pump, got The exact centre OF the
lire, dug down and discovered a lard pail
end 10 i. money. I went home just 5000
ricner for the ilb
Three years ago l had a remarkable
case which was handled by myself and
partner An old gentleman had died sud
denly Of heart disease. He mad been found
living on the Il or of his library, 10 which
he had gone, az was his custom, immsdi-
a.sly afer breakfast. Il was d severed
thst there were missing from bis elects
$50 OCO in bonds, which it was known he
,vss about 10 take 10 SAFE deposit vaul;
the very mor0ing he had drop, ed dead.
Tee heirs were crszy at the loss, ana w1en
we arrived al the house they W re tearing
everything 10 pieces in their Wild Efforts to
find the missing bonds l stepped the
s-aIch. for l knew that the man was not 8
'c0rcssler,' and fit ours that he had L o.
hidden the holds. but had LOST them, or
-het tley had been stolen from him be-
tween The time re had left the breakfast
table aud that AZ which be had been found
dead. Ny partner agreed With me, and
We decided that in either case cur search
must re begun in the library. The family
uh7sician helped us here. There Is, he
said, upon the right wsiss of the deceased q
peculiar mMk OF pattern CT open Work,
which must have bsen received By tne
arm striking something in the fall We
examined ne marx. 1t was indesd q
peculiar one. Just above tie wrist there
was imprinted pattern IS plainly a. If it
had been made with q stencil and bush.
The Grm must hayestr0ck up5n agraJiog of
some irregular design. Where was the graf
Ing? Evidently somewhere in behbrary.
We pressed into service the servant WHO had
iIs. discovered the body Of her master sud
msd- her shOw us Just where he had lain
IS hen she Iai fOnnd him She pointed cut
the sro', and in describing the s,ene said;
His right arm lay right across the register
pu. 10 hack in place Pat what back IL
nlsCe?' I asksd. The register, replied the
g;rl. joan another ssrvsnt, dropped g
upg In there The night before, but was
called away before ne could get it out. he
lef. the reeiste on the door, thinking he
would be right back, but he didn't get .
chance that night The register was out OF
its plsce in the morning, then" l said
Gag rly, n rsy of light rushing upon my
mind. Yes, sir; it lay Just this side OF the
hoe, and masters's arm was right over 1t
Put out The furnace fire as quickly IS you
en- yelled in my excitement 1t didn'
{ Ike them long to do that, and ut the Sec
and bend Of the pipe from the floor were
TIE missing bonds and John'sIiug, a cheap
ffT,i,. worth $50. You see the old gen
;leman Just So he fell had if ei the pack
ses Of bolds from his table 20 pat theEa in
hisuocket Death arrested him and rs nc
I f.ll the force Of the blow from biz wrist
striking upon the register grating, had senl
the handle flying from his nerveleSs hand
down the opening. The bonds we're IN
Sight sealed packet, else they would surely
have been buried.
''Yes, money Is hidden in every conceiv
able to.t of plsce, AMI have found it be
had the b.cks Of pictures and mirrors
s,ufIsd as wsdling into the barrels of CID
useless muskets, uud-r false ceilings, De
meath floors, in old vases with false bot
toms. under chair bottoms and HEAVIER
knows where else. TIE bet places TO con
ceal ulorey? Well, I guess the best are those
in open sight, where 70 one would think Of
loosing. There is still better way. Spend
it; then you nor your family can ever inc
II again