The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

officer land this is the sack Of silver.
Bury them deep so that they will be
safe" The two servants buried the
money in an apple orchard.
The next day the sound Of the Confed
crate guns and the answer of the union
guns re-echoed through the mountains
and from that moment Arson Griggs
knew the country no more. He was
free man and made for the north, lib
erty being sweeter to him then than
the gold and silver he saw buried in
the orchard.
For thirty years Arson Griggs prac-
tically kept his secret.
He had made maps of the apple or
chard and sold them at various times
for small sums of money. The purchas-
er always spent a good deal Of money
digging but never with any good re-
suit.
Some time ago Frank Burt and Newt
Bridgeman became interested in Griggs
story with the result that they thought
1T would be profitable to pay his expen-
ses to Arkansas to visit the orchard
and do the digging in person.
Mrs. GriggS was seen at her home
last night and told about the report
She was starching clothes and like
nearly all women at the end of a hard
not in very good humor.
What do you know about the
money!" asked the reporter.
Il don't know anything at all about
it,
But arn't you glad that he has found
the treasurer
:. 1 dun told you that I didn't know
nothing about it, she replied as she
pulled the kinks out of white petit
coat that nearly tore it assunder.
We'll, do you think he has not found
it?'
'I don't think nothing about it." she
said, giving the Starchy petticoat an
other yank.
We'll, do you think he has foun it?"
Il want you to let me alone 1 tell
you. l dun told you four times that
1 didn't know anything about it,
The reporter saw that he had to adj
opt some other plan to get her to talk
and as sympathy goes a long way with
a woman, he said:
You have to work pretty hard. Mrs.
Griggs."
Il have that, sir"
And can't make very much either"
That's right, sir"
And have to support the child and
take care of it too
Yes, sir
Times are pretty hard for poor peo-
pie, arn't they?"
Times are pretty hard, sir"
And money is pretty scarce isn't it?''
1T is pow'ful scarce sir"
But you may be rich soon."
81 am not counting on getting rich,
sir"
But if your husband has found that
money"
MY husband ought 10 get his head
broke, and that there Newt Bridge
man, too"
What have you got against Bridge
mani"
TT was he dun got my husband to
leave us here and go off foolinS his
time hunting for buried money"
But didn't Bridgeman give you or
ders 10 get goods at the grocery"
He did, but a horse can't eat
groceries"
You have horse, them"
Yes, sir we have a horse, but he has
nothing to eat and l can't make enough
to keep him in feed"
But if your husband has the money
everything will be prosperous"
81 don't take much stock in II. When
he saw the soldiers put the money in
the ground there was an apple orchard
there. All the trees are dead and gone
long ago, as that was over thirty years
ago. and what can Arson tell about the
place now? He could not tell a S much
about it as / could tell about Wichita
if all the houses were gone. Besides
that the soldiers might have come back
long ago and got the money. Arson
had better stay at home and take care
of his horse and his family. Wait till |
| see that Newt Bridgeman," and If |
Mrs Griggs will use him half as rough |
as she did that petticoat while she was |
about him, he will have a |
rough time of it.