Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-04-30

| II pe even with you vet for SInkiu'
my boat young feller,7 wrathfulv ex-
claimed Uncle Sol, turning to Brad.
who looked rather ashamed for the
moment.
why didn't YOU keep your old boat
out OF the way?" growled Brad.
Jacks eyes flashed with Indignation.
| but nothing more was said or done till
the Spray arrived at the wharf
The loss Of his boat was a serious
matter for Uncle Sol And it was in
vain that he applied to Brad's father
Tor redress. Mr.. Belehers would not
even listen to him
NOW the time some O Capn Rluu,s
| buried gold would come in handy, eh,
JACKIE remarked the old man ruefulN.
on the following evening, as the two
sat on the little porch in front Of the
house, looking out over the harbor and
the sea, which was bathed in the won
| derful sheen of moonlight.
"Some of the old squirrels would, too"
returned Jack, who was feeling very
heavy hearted. 1t was not alone at
the loss of the fortune which should
have been his. He had had deep af-
lection for eccentric Squire Belchers.
and it hurt Jack more than he cared
to own that his adopted father had LETT
! no word or message even to show that
he returned his regard.
Uncle Sol made no answer. Like
many of his kind, he was inclined to
superstition. 1t was the full of The
moon, and according to an old legend
it was at such a time that the marks on
kidd's Ledge locating the burying
place Of a pot of gold were visible.
The skipper was thinking Of this. as,
making some careless excuse, he rose
and stIolling down to the shore took
his way along the shadows Of the beet
ling lodges, leaving Jack plunged in
rather gloomy meditation.
just before reaching KidA's Ledge,
which was said to be marked BY three
crosses cut in the stone, a murmur of
voices reached his ear. Stopping and
crouching low in the shadow Of a great
bowlder, Uncle Sol peered cautiously
out. Two persons, whose backs were
| toward him, were bending over the
sand at the foot of Kidd's Ledge APP
| parently digging with all their might
at the base OF the rock.
by the big horn spoonlp muttered
the old skipper eXcitedly, somebody's
found the place where the treasures
berried and is a diggin' for i'll"
The evening was calm and still with
only the gentle sWash of the sea waves
on the beach to break the silence. Hes
| itating a moment, Uncle Sol stole out
along to the other side Of Kidd's Ledge
and softly climbed upward till he
reached the top, Then worming him
self along to the edge. he peeped over.
w hat possessed YOU to run such a
tremendous ris&, Bradford" were the
! first intelligent words that reached the
shippers ears.
"No great risk about It, coolly re.
turned she other "No one knew that
| Uncle Josh had made viii, and as
happened to find il in the tin trunk
with some other papers, / slipped il
away ard buried it here
why here?" asked Mr.. Belchers,
who d d not seem so much shocked as
| might have been expected.
Il knew the house would be ransack.
ed and didn't want tocarry it home,
was the surly reply.
The skipper who had listened with
an amazement too deep tor words, felt
| his heart almost stop Boating as the
whole truth of the m4tter flashed across
| his mind
Dragging himself still farther for
hard, Uncle SCI eraned his neck until
! he could see what was going on below.
| Brad had disintarred small square
trunk Of iapanned tin which stood
| open on the sand. His father had
taken one of the papers and, lighting a
match, was reading the heading.
Last will aud testament Of Joshua
Belchers, Esquire he read aloud
Hum, well, | hardly know what to ia
about this"
1t occurred to Uncle Sol that an hon
est man would know without studying
such a question for a moment.
"Burn it,of course terseiy respond
ed Brad
IF did said his father, solemnly,
"it would only be tor save you
from the consequences Of what you
have done"
Cannon" sneered Brad. "You
know you're as anxious to hold on to
the property as / am burn it, / say. "
Mr.. Belchers pretended to hesitate.
Then, drawing another match from
his pocket, he struck it on the rocks, as
the two stood close together. Uncle
Sol opened his mouth to yell, when
suddenly he ovcrhalanced himself, and
down he went, the yell escaping as he
pitched forward Rolling down the
steep and slippery ledge, he struck
heavily on MIR. Belchers head and
Brad's shoulders, throwing them both
to the sand
Neither Of them stopped there. Two
more frightened individuals never
scrambled from a recumbeut position
aud took to their heels without SO much
as casting a glance behind.
aye couldn't see 'em fer the sand
they kicked up behind EN-, chuck
linEly observed Uncle Sol, as ten miu-
ute4 later he displayed toJack's aston
ished eyes the tin trunk containing
the missing will aud told his story
with great gusto.
1t Is almost needless to say that the
recovered viii was entirely in jacks
favor Everything was left to him
without reservation. Lawyer Titcomb
q. b..#l Ma