The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-02

there. l was anxious TO show that 1 was
a good useful sort of chap like. Show /
could do pretty nearly everything like
SeeH
made sympathetic noise.
And down at the bottom of their gar
den was bit of wild park like. So says
to i'm, Why don't you ave a roc6ery
'ere?' l says, 1t 'ud look nice
ITO much expense" he says.
" Not penny, says 1. I'm a dab at
rockeries. Lemme make you one You
sac Ia 'elped my brother make rockery
in the beer garden behind is tsp, so | knew
'ow 10 do it to rights. Iemme make YOU
one. l says. Hrs 'oidays. but I'm that
sort of chap, l ate doing nothing, l says
IN make YOU one TO rights And t!ao
long and the short of 1t was, he said 1
might.
And that's 'ow l come on the treasure"
what treasurer" l asked.
Why" said Mr.. Brisher, the treasure
I'm telling you about, what's the reason
why | never married"
"What.-a treasure-dug up"
"Yes-buried wealth-treasure trove.
Come out of the ground. What 1 kept on
saylng-regular treasure =" He look
ed at me with unusual disrespect
1T wasn't more than a foot deep, not
the top of it," he said. I'D 'ardly got
thirsty like, before 1 come on the cor
ner''
go on" 1 said II didn't understand"
why! Directly III the box | knew
it was treasure. sort of instinct told
me. Something seemed to shout inside OF
me-now's your chance-lie low It's lucky
l knew the laws of treasure-trove or Ia
ave been shoutin there and then l des-
say you know"
Grown bags it," l said. "all but 1 per
cent. Go on. It's shame. What did
you do?"
Uncovered the top of the box. There
wasn't anybody in the garden or abou,
like. Jane was 'elping 'er mother do the
'ouse, l was eXcited-I tell you. l tried
the lock and then gave whack at the
hinges. Silver coins-full. Shining. II
made me tremble to see 'em. And jest
then-Im blessed If the dust man didn't
come round the back of the 'ouse. II
pretty nearly gave me cart disease q
think what "A fool l was to ave the
money showing. And directly after
card the chap next dOor-'e was 'olday-
ing, too, watering is beans. If only ed
| looked over the fenee!
What did you do?"
"Kicked the lid in and covered it up like
a shot, and went on digging about a yarc
| away from il like mad. And my face, sc
count til | had 1t hid. / tell you / was
regular scared like at my luck. l jes
| thought that 'ad 10 be KEEP. close, ant
| that was all. II seemed 20 me the DO,
was regular sticking out and showing Xix,
! your legs under the sheets in bed, and
went and put all the earth ia got on
! of my ole for the rockery slap on top o.
| It. l was In a sweat And IN the mids
of it all, out toddles 'er father He didn'
| I, 81
| erwards when he went indoors, e says
That there Jackanapes of yours, Jane
| he always called me a Jackanapes some
! 'ow-'knows 'ow to put lis back into /
after all Seemed quite Impressed by It
e did"
How long was the box?" asked sud
denly.
20! bout so-by So" Mr.. Brisher indl
Gated a moderate-slzed trunk,
"Full?" said l.
"Ful up of silver cons-'arf crowns,
believe"
"Whyg I cried, that would mean
| hundreds of pounds"
Thousands" said Mr.. Brisher, IN
sort of sad calm. II calculated 1t out"
but how?
| IAN / know Is what / found VIVA
1 thought at the time was this. TIL
| chap who's owned the ouse before 'e
father d been regular slap-up burglar
What you'd call igh-class criminal
Used TO drive is trap-fike Peace did.
Mr.. Brlsher medtated on the difficulties
of narration, and embarked in a hazard
Gus parenthisis II don't know, il / toll,
you 1t d been a burglars 'ouse before /
was my girls fathers. and / knew 'e'C
/ robbed a mail train once; 1 did know
that 1t seemed to me"
| I,af tlraIt I
did you do?"
"Sweated,' said Mr. Brisher. "Regula
| run OFF me-
IAN that morning" said Mr.. Brisher
81 was at 1t, pretending to make tina
| rockery and wondering what should do
| I'd ave told 'er father praps, only
/ was doubtful of is honesty--I was afrait
he might give ii up TO the authorities
and, besides, considering | was marrying
into the family, thought 1t would be mic
err like If it came from me. Put me on
better footing, so TO speak. Well, / "a,
three days before me, so there wasn't M
| hurry. Only ! couldn't think what to do
II thought" said Mr. Brisher, land
thought. once. l got regular doubtful
| whether I'd seen 1t or not and went dowI
to ID and 'ad il uncovered again, just al
| her ma come out to 'ang up a bit o
| washin' she'd done. Jumps again. Aft
erward l was just thinking I'D ave anoth
| er go at 1t, when Jane comes to tell m'
dinner was ready. You'll want It, sh'
said, seeing all the ole you've dug
| was in a regular daze all dinner wonder
| ing whether that chap next door WASH
over the fence and filling lis pockets. Blu
I'm the afternoon / got easier In my mind
It seemed to me 1t must ave been their
so long il was pretty sure to stop a bi
| longer-and l tried to get up bit of {
discussion to dror out the old man. anC
| see what e thought of treasure trove.
Mr.. Brisher paused, and affected amuse
ment at the memory. The old man was
a scorcher." he said, "a regular scorcher.'
| what" said j; did he"
ut was like this" explained Mr.. Brisher
laying a friendly hand on my arm, and
breathing into my face to calm me. Jus
! to dror I'm out, l told story of a chap
said knew-pretendln', you know-who'C
/ found a sovring in a novercoat ed hor
rowed. / said e stuck TO 1t, but said
wasn't sure whether that was right oil
not. And then the old man began. Lord
e did let me ave IL" Mr.. Brisher affected
/ an insincere amusement. Re was a rare
| and at snacks Said that was the sor