The morning times., 1896-02-24
which had fallen upon him, and turned to

which had fallen upon him. and turned to
look.
Along the road beautiful lady was COM
ing, with the sunlight in her hair and in
her hand a green bunch of daisies, dancing
and swaying upon long stems. The Visitor
was watching her When she had drawn
quite near he raised his hat and murmured
some few words OF salutation, but i'll such
manner that Doris had to suppose Though
very much against her wiI) that the beau
tiiul lady was not so nice as she appeared.
But the lady did not pass on. On the
contrary. she came closer and spoke her
face all rosy. Isn't the morning lovely?
And wont you introduce me?:'
The man paused for a moment. and
Doris saw that he was little embarrassed.
Then. '"Deris,'' he said, this is Elsie
l should like you two to be friends
The lady stopped and kissed the child.
is it bargain, Doris?''
Then, before Dcris had had time TO say
| how glad she would be to have it so, the
Visitor spoke again. THE fact isfs he
said, "Doris and 1 had not much to do
this morning. and 50 we thought we would
| come out on 4 treasure hunt. The villa
| gers, you know, must have hidden their
valuables when the fled before the Span
iards all those years ago. We thought
the quarry was a likely spot. What do
you think? Shall we find the trcasure?'
The lady bestated- AT any rate, it s
worth your while TO try she said at last
1T is always well to try if you want a
| thing ~ ~
and you viii help:' said the man,
| eagerly.
III Doris doesn't mind" said the lady.
| So. they all went into the quarry and
sought vigorously for the treasure. 1t was
rather big quarry, and much overgrown:
once or twice Doris LOST them for awhile.
but they were always close together.
| ard answered when she called. After Il
long time, during which no trace of what
they sought had been discovered, Doris
! suggested an adjournment, ITS big
| quarry" said she, land we can't go ali
over in one day. And I'm sure it must be
lunch time
| The Visitor looked at his watch. at
| is-nearly,' he answered. "But 1 think
we'd better search a little longer. 1t
would be a great pity if we Jared like
| my friend, and otilerpeople who came before
us and got the treasure"
''We'Il hunt for five minutes longer"
Sala DOrlS. Il am hungry anu lneg
never wait for ne at lunch time" SO
tire three plunged once more into the
| innermost recesses OF the quarry, seeking
1 with renewed vigor. Doris found moth
| ing. but presently, when the Visitor as
few yards distant from her he uttered
| sharp cry. and she cane eagerly toward
| him through the tall bracken. Have
| you found it?' she cried.
| He turned upon her with serious face.
! Doris" he said. I'VE should have been con-
4 tent with bread and butter. They've been
| before lis. Look!'
why. it's like your friends story!'' she
| cried.
| so it is" said the Visitor. well, it's
MOI searching anylonger. Isay, we won't
say anything about this to Government:
! think it will be all right if Ellen's mother
| gets her mangle. You take the money"
May To- she cried; and then she danced
| gayly along the sunny road, the Visitor on
one side and the lady on the other. They
would not come in to see the JOY which this
remnant of treasure was to bring to Ellen,
and when they started down the hill to-
gether, Doris watched them for awhile
from the gate of her garden. Something
about them seemed toShow that they were
quite absurdly happy.
They look said Doris. as she entered
the garden. 'they look as il they had really
found the treasure Black and White.