New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-16
The Squire asked me
think of what was afoot. TIL

Bagot. ~ have word to say to you, sir" he
No replied Delves coldly Not alone, at
any rate. If you have anything TO say to me,
you can say it before these eentlemevu; i.
R.sdf SynS YOU'D es HIM wG "S g. Wsfr MRS.
Lingard at the window while the old priest raised
his hand TO his ear. Every one could see the
servants agitation now. Every face was turned
You had better make a clean breast of it,, l
said to him. not unllindly. I'VE are on the
track. Fred. Take my advice, and make virtue
mol" he replied. confronting us all with
pallid defiance. Seton would scarcely nave rave
known his dandified servant " He has tre9ledl
me like dog, and he may find it for himself :"
Hear heart" cried Mrs. Lingard. clapplng her
gloved hands. as the man turned on his heel,
strobe to the window. and disappeared ulroustl
it. My sympathies were with her for once Eel aS
for Bagot, he shrugged his shoulders ana looN'"
Heaven send me rest!' said the, Squire IN
amazement. " if understand this at all.
"Sefto9s man cgsld d have sSp1Sn pride
that some one has been digging here; anu as
people do not dig for pleasure mereT c tpronSIc
That is it. is it he answered and ne
nromntiv sent the gardener to fetch two of his
fellows The on rang snera G times over n
came what appetite had. Mrs. walton anu
Bessie Joined the party. having heard what was
going on wilkins came P tUoEU Heep mem e threw
, th cor, the ewes of the lookers-on bent
greedilv on the hole, or respectfully on me, grew
Hnt presently an uncomfortable change fell
upon us little by little very gradually. ch9nee
becoming more apparent as the excavation galncd
depth 4 litter here. suppressed laugh mere,
y smile it seemed to me. everywhere. When
the men at last threw down their tools. having
raised a heap of soil that almost crowded us out
of tbe room, and not found 50 much as penny
niece the laughter could no longer be repressed:
No wonder | looked foolish; | felt foolish. |
had made all this TODD. and found no'ninS 4,
a middle-aged. unromantic man! peheVe
GONE to lunch.' cried the Souire, good
naturally drawing me away Come 10 iuhch'
and say no more about it,
But at lunch others were not so good-natured
"Wbat did YOU expect to find there. MI bre't'
Madame asked .,ssoa whom sbo
Ten thousand pounds. L confessed, "heh SIZE
had pressed me little. IL.
"Gadi" cried the Squire, surprised our OF MS
polteness. - did not think that you were such
How they laughed, Even Bessie. who was
sitting by me, very quiet and still, laughed win
the rest and Bagot. the ungrateful wretch was
How did you think it came there" Walton
asked ..-,..,o.;o,,.
But I was too sore II offer any explanation
SLOW it came there" said holly. Is OF no
How it did not come to be there is more TO
the pont. is it not ?" said Mrs Lingard quantity
And everybody, even my old TREND MIS-. "a'oh'
laughed anew. ..,oa aord
POSSIBLY i SAID. SUN Hlolc h'.ti'"', 10y
possibly not But come. will do this. ! VII
bet any gentleman here fifty guineas that ma
not ten but one thousand pounds, within twenty
Treasur-troveP' cried Lingard briskly.
"Yes. treasure-trove." $3.50.
"Then done with YOU he answered ana nc
booked the bet. His wife asked If | would 90
II In gloves, and did-to five dozen PAIRS; waiiie
Mrs Walton looked much annoyed. ana the
Squire mutcred something about not aSp be subs
ject. and lunch being nearly at an enu' Is
capped. and sought the butler. d.. o..
dinner surprise awaited us. There Appeared
six chairs instead of seven. Who is away =
asked Walton, looking round as he sat down.
SSWhera e is She p Mrs Lingard asked.
Il must apologize for her, Mrs Walton o pe
sWered very graG mS cayrea hcq of TO the Char
10 little dance they are having this evening
She Was going there on Saturday TO stay ween or.
did she not mention it to you? Ard as yoq were
leaving US tomorrow. she thought she might run
away to-day under the circumstances
Lucky girl 70 be SONG to 0o danc you w See
going, too. Mr.. Bagot?'
Oh, tie Jade And yet 1 could not pity HIM.
not whit, although knew TINT Mrs Waitons
quiet antouncement-not addressed to him oh;
dear no. II had nothing to do with him-had To9oH'
his sky of the sum- snd left HIM pIospeSe u,ll.
cloudy mirSS S Sne wns s Ind 9 e secure in
her presence He bad dreaded the moment when
he must abase himself And 50 he he had Pq as, or
Deivesb thought |, as he stammcTed some answer
to Mrs Lingard's question:. and went on ra,ins
dust and ashes from plate which IT., ms moS 1,
had heaped with Severn salmon. ia ma ny
friend. This will do you good. This wilI teach
you a lesson" And l silently drank Bessie
Presently the talk turned on Sefton,s servant;
"You thought YOU had got 70 the bottom OF
that mystery Mr. Brett madame ra s saS5sr T wh
my husband. He is up to most of the moves on the
board-especially the zlg-zag ones, p~o..-h 10
You know, YOU too romantic. Hrett nc
cbimed in. heavy conceited beast! You let your
fancy run away with you. And fancy carries you
TO the devil"
Underground at any rate" from his wife
There. there. do not be too nara upon him
said the squire, "What is it, Wilkins" For the
butler had entered hastily: IT,.
Knt did not wait for Wilkins TO speak. His
face was enough for me. rose and threw down
my napkin-the dessert was on-and Lifted my
glass with an rrePressSe seStTfs sb OF von Iq% oy
And drank bis health lie turned very red. lie
was, thinking Of something N else .,o,o,noroa
Come and see' / replied Come and and, see .
And that was all would tell them. Wilkins
wen4 before beaming with importance. | mar,
ncross the courtyard TO the kitchen. The butler
let Us in with the key. which had been ionnd-
/ could guess where The room seen IN the twl;
light was in a state of horrible disorder, pied
almost TO the ceiling with loose soil and stones
Three or four men leaning on their spades We're
standing near the fireplace Why ybb eIeo N yn
have dug another hole, / see
Yes | answered "we have. and with better
success We searched on the wrong side OF the
hearth before. that was all. Bagot. this IS your
business, if Walton will permit me 10 say so.
viii YOU come forward and see what they have
found p
He did So Under his eyes the men removed
from the hole three small wooden cases, bound
with iron old. very old, and very heavy: ran
cried the squire. amid ordinations Of astonish-
ment from all the crown will have something
to say to this"
Il think not I replied, bearing my triumph
as modestly as / could. "The money can be
identified. ! believe there are 5000 guineas or
sovereigns in each case. Old Squire Courtcnay
has made restitution at last
"How do You mean, ," cried several
" lie never took away the money" ! answered.
Then tools and lights were brought and the
rases were burst open. | was right. They CON
cLinA,. Of flc t,nno l;or