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

down to it and 'ad it uncovered again |
Just as her ma come out to 'ang up bit |
of washing she'd done. Jumps again. |
Afterward was just thinking I'd ave |
another so at it, when Jane comes to
tell me dinner was ready. You'll want
it she said, seeing all the 'ole you've |
dug l was in a regular daze all din
ner wondering whether that chap next
door wasn't over the fence and filling
lis pockets. But in the afternoon got
easier in my mind-it seemed to me it
must ave been there so long it was
pretty sure to stop bit longer-and
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. 1.-THE old
man was a scorcher,' he said, "a regu-
lar scorcher.''
what" said L; "did he''-
ut was like this" explained Mr..
Brisher, laying friendly hand on my
arm aud breathing into my face to
calm me. lust to drawn i'm out told
story of chap l said knew-pre-
tending, you know-who'd found SOW
ring in an overcoat ed borrowed. l
said e stuck to it, but said wasn't
sure whether that was right or not.
And then the old man began. Lord, e
| did let me ave itv' Mir. Brisher affect
ed an insincere amusement. q was
rare and at snacks. Said that was
the sort CT friend ed naturally expect
me to ave. Said ed naturally expect
that from the friend of loafer who
took up with daughters who didn't be-
long to i'm. There. | couldn't tell you
art e said. e went on most outra-
| geous. stood up to i'm about it just to
| drawn i'm out. Wouldn't you stick to
art SOW not if you found it in the
street?' says. Certainly not 'e says,
certainly wouldn't What, not if
you found it as a sort of treasurer
| Young man. e says. there's 'igher
/ 'thority than mine. Render unto Caesar
what is it? Yes Well, he fetched
up that. \ rare and at itting you over
. the cad with the Bible was the old
! man. And so e went on. e got to
such snacks about me at last couldn't
\ \
| swer i'm back, but it got a bit too
thick. II give it i'm"
Mr.. Brisher by means Of enigmatical
face work tried to make me think he
had had the best of the argument, but
knew better.
81 went out in a 'uff at last, but not
before was pretty sure 'ad to lift
that treasure by myself. The only
thing that KEEP me up was thinking
'ow I'd take it out of i'm when lad
the cash.
There was a lengthy pause.
"Now, you'd 'ardly believe it, that all
them three days I never 'ad chance
at the blessed treasure, never got out
not even a 'arf crown. There was al
ways a something-alwa
'Stonishing thing it isn't thought of
more,'' said Mr. Brisher. Finding
treasures no great shakes. It's getting
it. l don't suppose slep' wink any
of those nights, thinking where was
to take it. what was to do with it. low
I was to explain it. 1t made me regular
s i'll. And days was that dull it made
Jane regular 'uffy. You amt the same
chap you was in London she said sew
eral times. l tried to lay it on 'er ia
Their 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 a bit of a row. But l was
that set on the treasure didn't seen
to mind bit anything she said.
! "Well. at last got, sort of plan.
was always bit good at planning
though carrying out isn't so much ii