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


more" said Mr.. Brisher FINDING treas
ure's no great shakes. Irs gettn' II. l
don't suppose 1 slep' a wink any of those
nights, think where ] was to take it, what
] was to do with II, 'ow / was to explain
It. 1t made me regular H. And days 1
was that dun Il made Jane regular 'uffy.
You amt the same chap you was in Lon
DON she said several times / tried 10
lay II on 'er father and is Snacks, but,
bless you, she knew better. What must
she ave but that I'd got another girl on
my mind. Well-we 'ad bit of a row.
But / was that set on the treasure I
didn't seem TO mind bit, anything she
eaid.
"Well-at last ! got sort of plan. l
was always a bit good at planning, though
carrying out isn't so much in my line. l
shought 1t all out and settled on a plan.
First | was going TO take all my pockets
full of of these ere art crowns-~see?-
and afterward-as / shall tell.
well, / got to that state | couldn't
think OF getting at the treasure again in
daytime, so l waited until the night be-
fore / 'ad TO go, and then, when every
thing was still. up ] gets and slips down
10 the back door, meaning to get my
pockets full. What must l do in the
scuilery but fall over a pall Up gets 'er
father, with gun--'e was Hight sleeper,
was 'er father, and very suspicious-and
there was me; 'ad TO explain ia come
down to the pump for a drink, because
my water bottle was bad. 'E didn't let
me off a snack or two over that bit, you
lay a bob"
"And you mean TO say-"I began.
wait a bit" said Mr. Brisher II
say I'd made my plan. That put the ky
bosh on one bit, but II didn't 'urt the gen
eral scheme. l went and j finished that
rockery next day, as though there wasn't
a Snack in the world: cemented over the
stones, l did, dabbed 1t green, and every
thing. / put dab Of green just to show
where the box was Then all came and
looked at 1t, and said how nice It was
even o was a bit softer like to see IL,
aud all e said was MS a pity you can't
always work like that then you might get
something definite TO do he says. yes"
! says-I couldn't clip It'll put LOT IN that
rockery,' ! say-like that. See? Il put a
lot into that rockery' -meanin'-"
" L see" said for Mr.. Brisher Is apt
to over elaborate his jokes
"'E didn't" said Mr.. Brisher. Not then
anyhow
ION even-after all that was over -.
OFF / set for London
"On'y 1 wasn't going TO no London"
said Mr.. Brisher with sudden animation,
and thrusting his face into mine. mo feari
What do you think?
81 didn't go no further than Colchester
not yard.
"I'd left the spade just where I could
find it, I'd got everything Planned and
right. 1 'ired a little trap IN Colchester,
ana pretended / wanted to go 10 Ipswich
and stop the night, and come back next
day, and the chap 'red il from made me
leave two sovrings on II right away and
Off set. / didn't go to no Ipswich Meth
er.
Midnight, the 'orse and trap was 'itched
the little road that ran by the cottage
where e Ived-not 60 yards off, 1t wasn't
and ! was at II like a good un. IL was
lest the night for such games-overcast--
but a trlhe too 'ot. and all around the sky
there was summer lightning, and presently
a thunderstorm Down ID came. First big
drops In a sort Of fzzle then all. 1 KEEP
on. I whacked at it'll didn't dream The
old man would ear / didn't even trouble
TO 60 quiet with the spade. and the thun-
der and lightning and all seemed 10 excite
me like / shouldn't wonder " | was sing
ing. / got so 'ardN az IL / clean forgot the
thunder and the 'orse and trap precious
soon got the box showing aud started to
M H.
"Heavy?" / said.
Il couldn't no more uft Il than ny. /