The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-09-23
borhood. he explalned. and had a va

borhood, he explained. and had va
cancy In the works. Bill gratefully ac-
cepted the offer. and began bis new
career on the following Monday.
Months passed. BIZ had changed
wonderfully. He had forgotten his old
habits and learned new ones. The dea-
con was delighted. Not only was Biil
the best OF his workmen, but he was
the most regular attendant at the
chapel.
"Blil lcnged for tho jewels, ana be
worked hard because he knew that
money would help him TO get them.
lie attended the chapel because while
there he was near the jewels. the seat
he had taken being Just twenty steps
due north from the tree At first he
had meditatcd digging down through
the ioor one night. but tho chances OF
detection were great and he had given
up the Idea
"Years passed The deacon had be-
come an Invalid, and Bill practically
managed his business. He was an Inn
portant man at the chapel. too. and
was often intrusted with n collection
box. One day the deacon died. Soon
afterwnrd It was known that having
DO near relatives. be had left his prop
crty to his friend William Jones'"
Il seel" exclaimed; Dill"
Blanco Watson shook his head.
"Bill was Bill 10 longer he said.
HE had become n man OF wealth. At
the next election of dcacons he was one
/ 90 l.n o. Il MI In, f,.f
we must refer to him as Mr.. Jones, and
not as Bill.
Mr.. Jones was most energetic den
con. He introduced new members and
he persuaded old ones TO attend more
regularly. He started young mems
literary society and series of Satur-
dry entertainments. He made the chap
el the most popular In the district; and
then, at a New Years business meet
ing, he struck boldly for the jewels.
"rhc chapel was too small, he said
In the course of an eloquent speech.
They must erect another on n larger
site. There was but one such site In
the nelghborhood. They must secure
II before others did. lie himself would
undertake the building operations.
charging only what they cost him. lie
would also purchase the old chapel.
The net expenditure need not be very
great.
'"The proposal was well received.
and a committee, with Mr.. Jones as
chairman, was appointed 10 consider
the details. Their report was very
favorable. and at another business
meeting 1t was decided to carry out
the proposal.
1.-THE necessary funds were sub
scribcd or guaranteed. Contracts were
made with Mr.. Jones. In the spring Of
that year the building operations were
commenced. and by the autumn they
were finished. The congregation re-
moved to the new chapel Mr.. Jones
purchased the old one at high price
aud entered into possession.
And them" said. II suppose he got
the jewelsT
Blanco Watson laughed.
mo" he said, me did not. He broke
up the floor himself, counted the steps
due north from the tree again, and
dug. He did not find the Jewels. He
counted the steps again and dug deep
or. He did not find them. Then he
tried other places. but, although he kept
on until he had tried everywhere be-
meath the floor. he never found the
Jewels"
why, what had become OF thcmT'
IL cannot cay. IL is possible that
when the foundation was being laid q
workman had discovered and appropri.
ated them Again. II is possible that
there were two trees OF similarly Gu.
rious growth. and that the one outside
the chapel was not the one Mr.. Jones
first saw. Again"
And what has the story to 40 with
the public housed But ! can guess"
"Of course you can Mr.. Jones was
very angry with the chapel members
He considered that, by false pretenses
they had led him into buying the old
chapel dearly and building the new one
cheaply. He resigned his deaconship
and then sought way to be revenged
on them. He found one. On the site
OF the old chapel he built a public
house-this public house In which We
have sat 80 long."-Edgar Turner, II
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