The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-24


says like that See? 4 put a lot into
that rockery, meaning
81 see,'' said l, for Mr.. Brisher is apt
to overelaborate his jokes.
"'E didn't" said Mr.. Brisher. mot
then anyhow.
"Owever, after all that was over off
set for London, on'y wasn't going to
no London" said Mr.. Brishar with sud
den animation and thrusting his face
think?
81 didn't go no farther than Colches-
ter, not yard.
"Fd left the spade just where could
find it. I'd got everything planned and
right. | 'ired.a little trap in Colchester
| and pretended l wanted to go to Fps
wich and stop the night and come back
next day and the chap 1 'ired it from
!, made me leave sovrngs on it right
away. and off l set. l didn't go to no
| Ipswich neither.
Midnight the 'orse and trap was
4 Etched by the little road that ran by
/ the cottage where e lived, not go yards
| off. it wasn't and | was at it like a
good un. 1t was jest the night for such
| games-overcast, but a trifie too 'ot.
/ and all around the sky there was sum
| mer lightning and presently a thunder
storm. Down it came. First big drops
| in a sort of fzzle. then 'ail. | KEEP on.
| whacked at it. | didn't dream the old
man would ear. | didn't even trouble
4 to go quiet With the spade, and the
| thunder and lightning and all seemed
to excite me like. l shouldn't wonder
if I was singing | got SO 'ard<at it |
clean forgot the thunder and the 'orse
and trap. | precious soon got the box
showing and started to lift it,
Heavy" said.
81 couldn't no more lift it than fly.
was sick I'd never expected that.
got regular wild, i tell you. cursed.
got sort of outrageous. I didn't think
of dividing it like for a minute, and
even then couldn't ave took money
about loose in trap. l hoisted one end
sort of wild like. and over the whole
show went with a tremendous noise.
Perfeck smash of silver. And then
right ON the heels of that. flash! Light
ming like the day, and there was the
back door open and the old man com
ing down the garden with is blooming
old gun. He wasn't not 'undred
yards away.
II tell you l was that upset didn't
think what was doing. never stop
ped, not even to fill my pockets. Invent
over the fence like shot and ran like
, 1 o'clock for the trap. cussing as l
went. was in state.
.'And. will you believe me, when l
got to the place where I'd left the 'orse
and trap they'd gone. orr! When l
. saw that hadn't cuss left for it.
, jest danced on, the grass, and wien I'd
! danced enough l started off to London.
was DONE
Mr.. Brisher was pensive for an inter-
, val. Il was done" he repeated very
, bitterly.
"WeH?' said.
"Thats ALL, said Mr. Brisher.
/ you didn't go back Z"
r "No fear I'd 'ads enough of that
? blooming, treasure any'ow for a bit
: Besides. didn't know what was done
to chaps who tried to collar treasure
| t.
2 and them
t "And you never went back?'
!. Never" II
S 'But about Jane? Did you write?"
j "Three times-fishing like. And nc
answer. We'd parted in a bit of a 'uf1
on account of 'er being jealous Sc
!. that | couldn't make out for certain
n what it meant.
81 didn't know what to do. didn't
even know whether the old man knew
it was me- sort of KEEP an eye ope1
s on papers to see when he'd give M
that treasure to the crown. as l hadn't
a doubt e would. considering low re
spectacle ed always BEEN"
"And did he!"
Mr.. Brisher pursed his mouth ant
moved his head slowly from side tt
side. Not 'im." he said.
''Jane was a nice girl" he said, .;
thorough nice girl mind you, if jealous
and there's no knowing l mightn't 'av
gone back to 'er after bit. | though
if e didn't give up the treasure nigh
ave a sort of 'old on i'm. Well, on
day looks as usual under Colchester
and there saw lis name. What fol
dyou Think
l could not guess.
Mr.. Brisher's voice sank to a whis
per. and once more he spoke behind hi
hand. His manner was suddenly sui
fused with positive joy. ''Issuin
counterfeit coins" he said; Counter
felt coins
You don't mean to say
I Eyes: | do. Quite a long case the
20 made of it. But they got i'm. thong
e he lodged trepenjous. Traced is aN
! ing passed. oh. nearly a dozen bad al
crowns
y and you didn't
~ "No fear. And it didn't do i'm niue
le good to say it was treasure trove."