The morning times., 1895-09-29

ST 900 was buried somewhere about the
place.
"If I could only find it, he said to him
self, II would be helping grandfather a
heap, and maybe" headded, they would
love ME little. Anyhow, I'll try
Dick Immediately set to work to carry
out his resolution and for We elk he dug
and burrowed in the garden. Every spare
moment he had he spent it in searching for
the lost money. He worked assiduously
and earnestly, hoping for nothing for him.
self save perhaps kind word should his
search be successful.
When he had searched for a week Hiram
noticed what he was doing and ordered him
to stop.
Its not likely you'l find that money"
he said, when I've searched the place over
time an ag'in to no avail"
Dick had TO cease his digging, but he was,
not Convinced that the money could not be
found He believed firmly that if bis grand
father had let him go on he should have dug
it up before many more days.
Dick was anxious tn do something to earn
some money to help pay on the mortgage,
SO when spring came he asked for the priyi-
lege of culiivating small corner OF the gar
quired and found that early vegetables
would sell very rapidly at the houses in the
little town two miles away.
Hiram grunfbled good bit about giving
the boy the ground, but as it was a corner
that was never used and as there was
probability Of few dollars Coming in from
the vegetables, he finally consented.
Dick at once began work spadiDg up
anti. tI.x.
seeds for his early garden. He could only
work at 1t a few minutes at time, for
Mrs. Mastin kept him on errands of one
kind and another almost continuously.
However, at last, one night after supper,
he worked a whole hour uninterruptedly,
and he worked so industriously that he al
most completed the spading. He was still
working away when Hiram came out
and ordered him to stop.
II guess you can't have no garden there"
he said. Mandy complains that she can't
git nothin' out of you 'thout eyerlastin'
dingin' at you, cause you are so set on dig
gin away here. So l reckon you kin Jest
quit off,
Hiram went back to the house and Dick
stood looking at the ground, all his hopes
dashed 10 pieces and his dreams of helping
TO earn money swept away. With feeling
of bitterness, half of anger and half of sor-
row, he turned the spade deep into the
ground, resolved TO leave 1t there, and go
away TO seek home some other place.
= As he thrust the spade down 1t struck
stone. How the idea came to the boy he never
knew but it occurred to him that the buried
money might lie beneath that stone.
In fever of haste he shoveled the dirt
way and found that the stone was large
fiat one. In a moment he had pried it up,
and, with cry of Joy, he sank on his knees
and peered anxiously at the spot where it
had lain. There, sure enough, were the gold
pieces that had been so long sought for.
He gathered them up and put them in
his hat. There were Just fifty OF them.
Then, with a fast-beatlng heart and a
radiant face, he started to the house. AT
the door he heard his granfather say: I'VE
can't meet the mortgage and the place will
have TO go; an it all comes of the extra ex-
pense of that boy"
Hes no use tn u.s." Mrs. Mastin replied;
"and-Oh, my laws!"
Dick had entered and poured the gold
pieces in Mrs. Mastins lap, calling forth
the exclamation. For an instant bnth old
people were dumb with establishment, but at
last Hiram gasped:
''What does it mean?"
1.-THE buried money! 1 found itl'' Dick
replied, almosttoo excited to talk.
You found it," Hiram exclaimed In
credulously. "Where?"
''Under a rock in the corner OF the garden
where l was digging"
Under that r1cS2" Hiram said, rising and.
stumping back and forth across the floor.
why, Tvedns down to and allaruund that
rock u dozen times, but | never thought 10
look under it, and l never should
There ioi.o vel Il long siience, after which
Dick said timidly:
"Yc1 woa't have to give Up the farm
now, viii your
"No; it's saved" Hiram replied glee-
fCliy. THANK the Lord Tor that
I'm glad" Dick continued, cause
didn't want you 10 lose it on account of ME
being here"
There was another long silence, then sud
denly Mrs. Mastin got up. and, going TO
Dick. threw her arms about him, and, dra w
ing him close to her breast, kissed him.
There were tears running down her cheeks
and her voice was unsteady as she said:
Poor child, we have made your life
misery all along without noticing it, but
fi'-,4i ,ni, uh - arr o. welcome here as
either of US and you'n never have another
unkind word from me-
'Norme, either" Hiram said, as he patted
Dick affectionately un the head. II amt
treated you right, but from this on I'll try
TO make amends You've saved the old
honie and you are to feel welcome in it,
and when were gone it'll be yours"
II til d l. IL bod
gained words Recommendations of and had won
place in the hearts of his grandparents,
and he could ask for no more.