Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-06-07
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make grave? Though tins
farm. there We're no farming i'm
or 70. The soil was sandy, to
but it would take days TO make
doom enough, with only sticks aud
-, dig with; aud the body would
.me ntolerable long before
A., K,rpei thought this, his eyes
-be swamp, and he walked
a,her.
rmei 70 be of considerable ex-
looked more ike shallow
marsh. A few feet ont
... shore black, stagnant water
r. morning sunlight, bushes
..f.- here and there and TUFTS
GRASS. Keppel picked up big
and fausit into the blackneSs.
s Quantities Of the bubbles
.ae surface 1t was an ugly
n that foul mud heavy
-ttbc swallowed up forever.
,Yta said keppel 10 himself.
something sticking out of the
....r OIL. margin OF the swamp AT
--.. DE approached itand
nHlt waterlOgged and
.-.I able 90 float for while,
uf uls u0w made up.
.t.r- back t0 the house and en-
t.. room where the body lay
.e TO the blanket shrOud.
....rs ,ae ropes that bound IL,
ragged it across the floor
..t..-.f the door. Resting occasion
succeeded in dragging il 20
,. H..-. and theu, inwardly revolt
. - task. he lifted il and got
. ..r8 Embarking himself, he
Shaved ,u- or the surface of the swamp.
T..,far water stole in through the
-.-..- sam, Of the plankS. As quick
.r.,r.,, Die DE propelled the boat 20 a
-a where Che water seemed deep.
Htli previously put heavy stone
-tetoat. This he now fastened 20
.. body with the rope. Finally, all
being ready. he eXerted all his strength
md aelysd the sinister freight over
bari 10 sank az once, and the black
slime closed over il. keppel looked
.sa .a the place where ii had diSap-
,l-.i
RES. .n peace" he muttered. He
niHaf himself ashore, and returned
u.as house with feeling of relief.
r--nained 90 burn the clothing aud
pHa. lie first placed q quantity OF
+ .-, wood on the hearth, then heaped
1.aiug upon il and set FIRE 20 the
Next he removed the bedStead.
ill., latter was nothing but a rough
Il framework Of plankS, apparently taken
H '-.m -.eoaru and nailed together IN a
r.,, fashion.
rrs'r- OK the mattress he saw IN
a- yv beneath il small oblong
i ,t., n looked shabby and battered,
.-lv., secured by a double strap, with
. -.tei 90 faSten 10 on the shout
i.r, rae-, be, KeDpel supposed. the
tN el the dead man had kept
wardrobe and must 90 on the ire
. Tt. t--r>-
hs 4l hold % the strap, 10 lit the
n 5.t.-. o. was unexpectedly heavy.
4 3.ns both hands 90 il and icrSed IL
OPS t.ue down on the floor with a
bang -.ar arrej the house. ''What can
said Keppel, pauSing 10 take
--.l Then q thought came 10 nj II
n M turned him pale and .tremo-
n What il this should be the chest
ortained the treasure He had
t So for granted that the box was
outdoors that this possibility had
first occurred % him. But now
had occurred 20 him, 80 seemed
natural. A dying man could not
-l, treasure in a safer place than
4-. his bed. As long as he re-
l.l alive be would know that 10 was
Il.
n Ns,al the critical moment had ar
M Egra felt an almost invincible
n rr., 90 take the next step. The
t4c appointment, which had hith-
.r,o ued Insignificant, now dOmi-
ua,r. verytb,ng else, and keppel
al-3,el v1etler he could endure TO
1l- confirmed. On the other hand,
Rue del 9i success was so stupenc Gus
l4, boo feared that too.
ba,. after ALL uncertainty was worst
80.
~ NAhuer,oas hands he unbuekled the
II stray The aey was in the lock and he
n .-'l'l As he lifted the lid he
closed eyes
"ll eopened them he saw some
' -ille shirts, eareleSSly stuffed into
,A H- threw them out with fever
.4a.ence. What did he sees A
t".-'} o. wgT food arranged in rows
l ayers There were wax peaches,
-@tN apples, pears. He thrust his
--'1 .a'o them, cropping underneath.
'' Was l9ttigg else but wax fruit in
'- 4ery OF rage he graSped hand
,-- iru.t and dashed il furiOUSly
-llr 10 broke in flashes and
rainbow light Half a dozen
'r diamonds, rubieS and sap
sparkling on the bare boards.
n N.le scores of thousands Of doll
VI Precious stones in that
v,h shrill ejaculation.
-.l OILS knees on the floor aud
l.. -p one 90 the gems 1t
%'Se sapphire. and was still
embedded in the
yeas had covered and
- o. lie took up another; it
'no1d. Tie reached over TO the
- plled out an apricot. On
N open there was revealed an
1s large as an acorn. lie
- pam from the bottom of
1-,-, within il was another dia-
lnest water
I.-- bis hand over his forehead.
teLest man ls..he world, " he
'.,t..sper; "the richest man in
1.-. ~ AS feet aud walked about
tie went outdoors and wan
s- $50 staring at the sky, the
a, "a The sun stone. The
.sa w and sarm. lie spoke his
s- +. --a'd; lie repeated parts of
'.'~, ,'e4t.oa table; he recited
gs. F+Ey II rasro dal.-sion. no