The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12
The Cave Of HvariC0.
By CLINTON ROSS.
Copyright, 1893 by Clinton Ross

things Of no earthly use except TO the
antiquarian, or the historian. But
they've amused no
You fellows are easily amused with
'em books said Borden. Nov. I'd
rather see a Sunday New York paper.
with he murders and divorces and poli-t
tics
Well said Fenton, Il hadn't, you
know. So I've found some fun up there
nosing about. I've almost been able 10
forge"
You're chicken livered,'' said Borden.
We'll. | wish I'd money"
Wed go back. eh, and buy up some
body" said Borden. WED have q
house on Fifth avenue. and another at
Newport. and we'd run horses ut Sleeps
head. and we'd eve our wives and dar-
tiers dresses and diamonds all listed in
the papers,
Shut up" said Fenfon. Don't talk
aboat wives and daughters!"
Hes a bit ticklish or some subjects"
said Dorler. We'll, 90 on with your
yarn. little 'un."
Well said Fenton. Il said to my
self. if this Miguel Santos became Il
monk at Corpus Cristi there's prob
ably somewhere or other about this pile
If papers something more about him.
Finally l came to some papers of the
Abbot Pedro Juan. | knew he was the
Abbot of Santos time. SO | broke Open
he seal. Then | found this paper writ
on by the dying Santos
You don't say. Who'd have thought
it, Borden exclaimed.
Il had some trouble in making it out"
FentOn went IN.
We'll. what of it," said Borden.
Docs he tell where the moneys 10 be
had. We can go bach to New York and
float Il company. "The Santos treasure
company, S1O,OOO,OOO paid in. \ few
chances at 80 cents"
Listen, you fool" said Fenton eager
ly. Here is what is written: 4, the
monk Ambrose, once Miguel Santos. do
confess. When / am 70, and in security.
! bethink myself that death cannot be
far away. The church, declares that the
wicked shall be burned forever. If that
be indeed true-and no man ever came
back to deny tit hehoogeS me to pre-
pare. / have thought me of the reasure
| gained evilly. Should l restore it to
those whence l had taken? But the
lust FOR gold make more crime than
the lust for woman. 1t has seemed to
me, then, that | should put this treas
ire away where NJ man should find it.
| knoW now my sin. ] could not part
with that which has cost me so much
perhaps even my soul. 70 the cave of
1h" underground river | had the casks
carried. Then ! had 4 wall built % rods
from The caves entrance. and | walled
the treasure there against the roar of
the stream that sees no light. Twenty
men worked at this; and | watched,
leaving a guard down the slope. In the
wall is an iron doOr. which opens if you
touch it at a certain spot. When the
work was lone l gave the laborers poi
son, and in the morning all lay dead.
God rest my soul.) One by one | took
the bodies
He took the bodies?" said Borden
leaning over, "all that stuff is buried up
in EN- mountains?'
Il took the bodies through the door
in the wall to the cliff over the under
ground river. and dropped them in. one
by one. hen | returned to my follow
ers, who guarded below. saying | had
sent the other score into Chihuahua.
And then l discharged all and came
down the mountain to the monastery,
and to the abbot | said: 1 would repent
me Of my sins!' First he answered,
thou must give all thy treasure to
Mother Church, Then l lied. and told
him | had ~squandered it all.
Il said to myself that for one who
has committed so many sins, the death