The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-16
HIDDEN TREASURE.
Uncle Sol Found a Fortune, But
Not as He Expected.

81 dreamed about that buried treas
ure again last night, Jack" said old
Skipper Maxwell, resting his oars bit
to draw his sleeve across his weather.
beaten face, which was moist with
perspiration.
Don't doubt 1t bit, Uncle Sol,"
laughed Jack Belchers, who sat in the
stern sheets of the dory, sandpapering
some mackerel jigs to a proper degree
of brightness
eff you'n 1, now, could only be lucky
enough to find it, Jack, think OF the
good the money'd do us! I wouldn't
hev to fish fer livin', an you could go
ahead and finish your schoolin' just the
same's though Squire Belchers had
left you his property, as folks always
calc'lated he would do"
II shall never understand why my
adopted father did not make a will be-
fore he died." Jack responded; never,
for he spoke of doing 30 very freely
the last time was home on vacation"
''You don't s'pose, jack" said Skip
per Maxwell, involuntarily lowering
his voice, shat Squire Belchers might
"a made one, after all, and that air
scaly brother Of his-Lawyer Belchers
got hold of it an hid 1t away?"
Nonsense" rather sharply inter.
rupted Jack. Lawyer Belchers is too
shrewd to commit crime that would
send him to state prison. No. that sort
Of thing is done In stories . great deal
oftener than In real life"
"rd believe anything that's bad of
Thurston Belchers, or his boy either"
the skipper returned, persistently.
The boat, having reached its -destina-
tion Just outside the harbor mouth.
Skipper Maxwell drew in his oars and
dropped the killock. A bueketful Of
chopped CLANS was used as bait, and
very soon they were lingering line in
either hand, one at the bow and the
other in the stern. awaiting bite.
There they be-" muttered Uncle
Sol, dropping one line, and pulling the
other with the swift hand-over-hand
motion peculiar to the mackerel
catcher.
me, tool" exclaimed Jack. and for a
few moments the fishermen were busy
enough pulling in mackercl as fast as
their nanQS cOulu ny.
''Struck of again." observed Skipper
Maxwell, as once more the lines tended
downward through the intense green
ish-black water. 'There's the Spray
bearin' down to u.s." he added, and
Jack involuntarily frowned.
The Spray was the stanchest and
handsomest boat in yarmouth harbor.
Squire Belchers had her built for his
adopted son only the year before.
But after his death no will was found,
so his brother Thurston, as next of kin,
took out letters OF administration and
coolly limited to Jack that his room In
the great old-fashioned house, SO long
his home, was better than his com.
pany.
Rather than bs idle when he was
laying plans for his future actions,
Jack, dressed according to his work,
accompanied Uncle Sol down the har.
Dor In his trips for the fresh fish with
which the latter supplied the two sum.
mer hotels, which were just then full
of visitors.
Bradford, or Brad, Belchers had at
oncs taken possession of the Spray,
and 1t was the sight of the young man
in the flannel boating suit steering the
swiftly approaching boat, in which
was gay party, which called the
frown to Jacks face.
"He's tryin' to show off his boat sail.
in" said the skipper, eontemptuously,
as at the sight of the small boat Brad
hauled his wind and headed directly
for them.
''Say, you two fellows, got any fish
to sell?" shouted Brad, in his most
patronizing tone and manner, as soon
as the Spray came within hail.
Jack bit his lip without replying,
Suddenly Skipper Maxwell sprang to
his feet. "Luff-luff, you laundering
fool-do you want to run ua DOWN." he
roared.
But the warning came too late. The
eatboat's sharp sbem crashed through
the side Of the smaller sleiff. whose
occupants managed TO sorsmbis aboard
the Spray amid chorus OF screami
srsm the young ladios Of the party.
The loss of his SoaA was sosdoui
nstesr for UaAs 81. And It was In
vsin thss he a4Plisd b Brsd's fsthes
for redress. Nj. 1saSksrs ws~la mol
even hs4sn - hin.
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