The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01

provide against-weil, some day I may
marry
That's about it," said Hart, with
laugh. And whom you'll marry amt
secret to me-"
Moses said nothing to this. Hart took
seat on the baullS beside him, and after
pause observed:
I'm in the same predicament. I have
a matter of few pounds and / must go
somewhere. / won't take it with me- lest
/ spend it; and what to do with il in the
meantime 1 don't know
II suppose there's the bank one might
put 1t into"
'Csh, get along with your banks. They
are always breaking"
MANY do. My father had saved over
a hundred pounds, and that was with
Messrs. Ground and Grit. But they fail
ed, a1d he was forced to put up with a
penny in the pound, about eight and eight
pence; anil then the lawyers came down
on him for, looking after his interests and
took all that and some pounds besides
Have nothing to do with banks" said
Philip
Il don't tha'k l shall I've heard some
thing about consols. What sort o. gentle
men be they?''
We'll there / can answer you said
Hart 81 was once over TO Spain, at
place called Ca dir, and there / got into
bit of trouble, and had TO get one of
these ConsoIs, or Consuls, TO interfere
Them consols be gentlemen kept by the
government In sea port towns to mind the
sailors when they set into rows; and were
expected to pay em with our hard-earned
gains. That's what Us meant by putting
into the consols. You may put money into
them, but you won't gea it out again. That
consol at Cadiz did no s-ood, he only talk
ed and / got clear by cutting away-thats
how l got off,"
Then said Moses, II won't have MOTH
ing to do with consols."
There you're right sail Philip Hart.
Then, after another pause, he said: Nov,
look here. I've the greatest confidence in
you. Moses, and I'm going to put away
my little savings where know they viii
be safe; but in the chance OF anything
happening to me while I'm away l should
like you to know all about it, so that you
might be able to hand the money over to
my poor wife and children. I'm going 10
hide it,"
Hide it?"
Yes, hide it-where none can ff11l, be-
cause none will look But in the chance of
my never coming back, do want someone
to know about 1t. someone straight as a
whistle, that he may act towards my mon
ey as he would wish to have acted by his.
If die, Moses''-Philp wiped his nose
you'll deal justly by me, and give it an
to the widow and the orphans
'Of course 1 will, Philip"
You see," said Hart 'if 1 took the
savings l have laid by along with me, and
anything happened, there'd be nothing for
the poor dear widow and orphans. Suppose
anything happened 10 you, Moses, what
about Your little leavings?"
oh, they amt such little leavings, 1 can
assure you," said Fewins with some pride
Il might make will"
Get along with a WILL" said Hart
'There'd he fifty pounds for proving it, and
fifty pounds for the lawyers as well. My
brother died worth thirty pounds, and he
made will. know it cost me seventy to
prove that, and 1 was out of pocket by the
transaction"
'Ill tell you what-rn hide it," said
Moses.
There you act wisely. But suppose you
die when absent. Do you want it TO go to
anyone?"
We'll, said Fewlns, hesitatingly, yes;
I'd like to leave it to Margaret Westaway."
Now" said Philip, we're both in the
same box. Let us make common cause and
hide our savings in one and the same
place. Then if aught bad chances to me
you'll take my hoard out of its hiding
place and give 1t to the poor widow and or
phaps, and If anything bad chances to you,
then I'll give yours to Margaret West
away"
Yes" said Moses, after a long consid-
GRAFTON, Il agree to that. Now, where is
the placer"
Then I'll show you tonight. We must
hide the money tonight,
Il should like to know where"
al Hangmans Cross"