El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-10

afraid he might give it up To the au-
thoritieS-an besides. considering /
was marrying into the family,
thought it would he nicer like IL 1t
came from me. Put me on a better
footing. so to speak. Well. L lad three
days before me, So there wasn't no
hurry. only l couldn't think what to do.
81 thought" said Mr.. Brisher, land
thought. Once l got regular doubtful
whether I'd seen il or not and went
down to IL and 'ad ii uncovered again
just rs her ma come out to 'ang up a bit
of washing she'd done. Jumps again.
Afterward / was just thinking I'd ave
another go ut ii, when Jane comes to
tell me dinner WAS ready. You'll want
it. she said, seeing all the ole you've
dug / was I'm a regular daze all din
ner wondering whether that chap next
door wasn't over the fence and filling
rs pockets. But in the afternoon l got
easier in my mind-it seemed to me 1t
must ave been there so long it was
pretty sure to stop a bit longer-and 1
tried TO get up bit of discussion to
drawn out the old man and see what e
thought of treasure trove."
Mr.. Brisher paused and affected
amusement at the memory. "'The old
man was a scOrcher." he said. "a regu-
lar scorchcr''
What" said I; did he
cit was like this" explained Mr..
Brisher. laying a friendly hand on my
arm and breathing into my face to
calm me. "Just to drawn i'm out told
a story of a chap / said l knew-pre
tending, you know-who'd found a SOW
ring in an overcoat ed borrowed. 1
said e stuck to it. but said 1 wasn't
sure whether that was right or not.
And then the old man began Lord, e
did let ME ave itr' Mr.. Brisher affect
ed an insincere amusement "'E was
a rare and at snackS. Said that was
the sort Of friend ed naturally expect
me to ave. Said ed naturally expect
that from the friend of 4 loafer who
took up with daughters who didn't be
long to i'm. There. I couldn't tell you
'arf % said. r went on most outra-
geous. I stood mp to i'm about it just to
drawn i'm ont. Wouldn't you stick to
'arf SOY not if you found it in the
street. says. Certainly not e says,
certainly wouldn't What. not II
you found it as a sort of treasurer
Young man q says. there's igher
'thoriiy than mine. Render unto Cesar
what is it? Yes Well. he fetched
up that. \ rare and at lifting you over
the cad with the Bible was the old
man. And 81 - went on. Z got 10
such Snacks about me at last I couldn't
stand il. III promised Jane not TO an
sxcr i'm back. but it got bit TOO
thick II give it i'm
Mr. RriSi,"r 10y means OF enigmatical
face work tried Ia make me think he
had had the best of the argument, but
! knew better.
II went out i'm a 'ufr at last. but not
before I WAS pretty sure 'ad to lift
that treasure by myself The only
thing that KEEP me up WAS thinking
'ow I'd take il out of i'm when | 'ad
til" cash"
There was y lengthy pause
Nov. you'd 'ar,lly believe it, that all
them three days never 'ad a chance
at the blessed treasure. never got out
not even Il 'arf crown. There was al
ways ii Something-alwayS.
'StonShing thing it isn't thought of
more" said Mr.. Brisher- Finding
treasures no great shakes It's getting
it | don't suppose I slep' wink any
OF those nights. thinking where I was
to take it. what was tn do with il, 'Ow
| was To explain il. 1t made me regular
ILL., And days l was that dull il made
lane regular 'uify. You amt the same
chap You was in London she said sew
eral times. tried to lay it on 'er IA
Their and lis snacks. but. bless you. she
knew better. What must she ave but
that I'd got another girl on my mind.
Well. we al a bit of Il row. But | was
that SET on the treasure | didn't seem
to mind Il bit anything she said.
Well. at last got sort of plan. |
was always bit good at planning.
though carrying out isn't so much in