The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-28

lNuL OF lUElb Mhkls no UOA ~ NhOuo(I
oil course, was hiss no kopt il there for
safety, and, pOrhaps, used to go up there
10 count II over, aa folks Of his peculiar
temperament arc said to enjoy doing.
That evening he disappeared, saying Ito
was going to SEQ Corvn, no must havO
g0nn m tharH to get tho deed for the ten
thousand dOllars; but no died whilO ha
was up lhOro, whether by apoploXy, or
how, Of course wO shall never know,
All we do know is that Ola CorYin didn't
murder him.
"From somO oil the indicators there |
should Judge that this secret place was
known 10 tho BilIopi for may DO uanor'
atoms back; they made 1t and used 1t to
keep vRluab,os in, or for whatever pur.
pose might arise, Tho knowledge OF II
NAV have been handed down from faith
or to son; but Uncle Matt having no
son, tha secret would hayO died with
him, but for tho accident otmy finding
II out,
"Now, whom wns ready to come back
here, under the name oil Moriord, and
clean things UP, was rather bothered
how to 90 to WORK. | visited the trou
again, and found everything jus. aa be-
fore; and noticed, among tho Things up
there, an old brOken.doWn accordion,
and sort Of speaking trumpet, that
puzzled me at first, until l concluded
thUy must have bsen used by Uncle Matt
to make his Observation-Disclosures with,
by way, lsuppoae, OF additional security
against having his hiding.place dis,
turbed, That gave me an idou, and |
bought anew accordion. had learned
that Coryin was going to iorsCloIO his
mortgage; OF courHe might have come
out ia my own coiors at once and paid
it OIL, but had reasons for wanting to
do things in another way. So the night
tho money was due, took tho accordion,
aud climbed up in the tree. took
enough money out OF tho box, put 1t in
aatrong paper bag, and made II fast by
Astring to the end Of long, joint0l
tishing.polS l mad brought along. Thsu,
after playing on tho accordion until |
knew had caught your attention, |
climbed out OF tho hole in the top OF
the chamber, aud got out on branch,
aud dropped the bag down the chin.
ney. Alter that | said tow words
through the old speaking.trumpst, to
settle any acruploS OF conscience You
might feel; stuck the deed wheTo Nei-
lilo might find it when took her up there
next day, and went home. You know
tho res"
"Then thOro we're no isIriOs?' said
Nellie, with sigh.
Not that time, perhaps; but that
doesn't provo there may not be plenty
OF thom when thoy are needed"
You've not told about Peter" said
Nancy.
"Oh, to DO sure! | ran across poor
Peter In Now York; no was dying Of
consumption, aud hadn't q cont in
his pockets. 90! him good bed in n
hospital, aud used to 20 TO Ses him. Ono
day hetold me tho truth about that rob.
berry. lie had put up the job on me.
as he expressed it, whether, with or
without his tathor's conniyauce, he
didn't say. lilo had put my knife where
it was found lhRYing first stolen it from
mel, and had put the money and things
in my pocket while ho had baen in
bathing. llO not only told me this, but
hs insisted on having lawyer up there
to take down his statement in legal
form, so that IL would be evidence TO
clear me in court. lie was very peni.
tent, aud oil course couldn't help being
very iorgivIng. But still had n crow
to pick with old COrvin himself, and aI
you know did it only too thoroughly"
"Poor mani I'm jeGt downright
sorry for him." said Nancy, with tears
on her cheeks. "I'm glad never bs.
lieved he killed poor Matt. But what
ever did possess him to be- so hard after
me, and to want TO take away tbs very
roof over my hoSd2 / never did him
no harm that | know oil.
That's very easy to explain. Aunt
Nancy" said Tom. "lIa was never easy
in his mind about Uncle Matt. At
lrIt he thought no might come back,
and got the land away from him; aud
then ho thought that he must have
hidden the deeds souewhsIe about tho
place, and that you might lind it any
day. So no never could got moments
peace until the house and all about it
was his, aud you we're driven out OF
the way. But We Wsro too much for
him"
but then what undor the canopy
did no ask me TO marry him tor" do
mRuded Nancy, psrpiUIddiy.
"Who wouldn't want to marry you, II
thoy could, you blessed old croatuTo2'
said Tom. leaning over and kissing her.
And 10 would hRVo Knocked any man
down who should have vontursd co sug.
gost any other Interpretation OF that
enigma.
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