Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-10
A TREASURE.

ing the hours before lunch with stories,
sometimes, more greatly condescending,
she would tell him her own pretty secrets,
while he lounged at ease and lazily looked
down upon the harbor and the quiet bay
that lies beyond 1t.
On this particular morning Doris had
demanded tale and he had promised
obedience. But he did not desire to at
tempt story, having no Imagination at
all and memory only for certain private
sorrows of his own. His opening was
therefore an unworthy subterfuge. "Once
upon time - Say, Doris, wouldn't
you like to come out with me on q real
hunt for buried treasurer"
lis there anyf" asked Doris doubtfully.
"Well, II it comes to that he began.
"But should think we stand very good
chance. Don't you know that the Span
iards landed here long ago and burned the
placer You may depend the village folk
hid their treasure when they fed and
three of them were killed. 1t is quite
likely that to this day their plate and
money lie hidden somewhere close al
hand"
but 1t would be no good finding it,,
said Doris. "We should have to give it
up to COVER ment. Gardener told me.
What Is COVER menty
"Governments" said the visitor. "Its
you and me and-a-everybody else."
'Then we should get some of the treas.
ure?'
1t was the visitors turn to be doubtful.
"Some Of It, suppose" he answered.
"At any rate, we should have the fun OF
finding it,"
Doris hesitated, celebrating. "That
would be nice," she admitted. "Should
we get SO much as ZIP"
"At least that" said the visitor. "Then
think I'll come. Ellen's mother is very
poor, and she wants to buy mangle. But
she's 81 short in her money, and in
these hard times you can't get trust, not
like you used to when Ellen's mother was
young. There's SO many rogues about that
even honest folk must pay cash. Ellen's
mother told me I could give her the
pound"
The visitor groaned within himself, fore
seeing that he would be altogether out OF
favor if the expedition ended fruitlessly
Yet there was nothing for it but to GO
ahead. "Are you ready to start at onces'
he asked.
"Quite ready said Doris. CHOW,
don't forget your pipe. Where are we go.
ing?'
That was more than the visitor knew
"We,u iust loot about rnt;l wa and n
u,,alv MACE ), be said boldin, tho rata
oman sor would VIZ, r.thar 90 ;rto +on,n
and get some chocolates?'
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which WAC If imnort.nce ..n;d von eve,
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the best thing for man. It is wiser
just to be content. Mere bread and but
ter would not be interesting all the time.
but one grows used to things, and one
wouldn't mind it much, suppose. if some
day it were lacking, whereas. after a
week of birthday cake ++* But was
forgetting my friends story. Fora whole
week after reaching the island they hunted
for the place that was marked with a cross
ON the map. Then they found it,"
"And did they get the treasurer
"Just three golden coins and few
small silver onesl Some one else had
heard of the cave and got boat and come
and plundered it. These few coins had
dropped out of the great boxes they carried
down to their boat. NV friend was yerv