The Jersey City news., 1901-12-28
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inheritance @ !
THE STORY OF A CHEST OF
GOLD AND WHAT BE-
CAME OF IT.


high cliff on the southern coast One Oea
tober evening young man stood at the
! garden gate holding i lantern in one
/ hand. By his side was girl, her arm
linked in his.
The man stood silently gaming at the
| old house.
| .sThe inheritance of Dick Forester" he
| said ut length with u Iaugh-Rn empty
| vault OF house. hundred acres Of farm
| land and not penny Of ready money 70
| bless himself with"
He turned and looked down on the
1 girls face.
4 '.Bnt possess what is better than the
highest inheritance in the land. Helen,
/ you love me:7
He felt gentle pressure on bis arm
4 He opened the latch of the gate, and
/ they passed through the garden, ovefrun
/ with weeds.
There has not been single day.
/ Helen, all the years have been away
tsthat have nnt thought Of youl aud Won
1 dered whether should ever be in POI
| sition to claim you"
Dear Dick she murmured.
And now Uncle Gabriel who turned
me out years ago. has Iett mel Trenways
mot much. hut all he had to lfave- You
4 were the only person, Helen. he seemed
TO care for Tell me- was he happy y
A sober look came over the girls Face
no, Dick. He changed much of late
/ years. He shut himself up in Trenways
/ and died after miserable ldnely exist
ersee.''
fpbar xvora cfnndinp bof0rp the u0re1..
! Dick glanced at the sky, which was black
and Threatening.
..There will be d storm ere long he re-
marked ..SbaII We return to the farm
and come tomorrow in the daylight"
Haisn sboos hcr bea,I. II had reason
in asking vou 70 come tonightIv she said
p;ck produced kew and fitted it in the
\ lock trhe door creaketI on lis hinges as
4 n onaned ard the two stenbed into the
1 lonely stone puxed hall.
..How el,ilisand damp the place seems.r'
/ he said aRut Won and I.iHelen. will
brighten the old place up" Their foot
stems sounded hollow.
~rb;s w.v,, she said and lid Dick into
. room tbaf faced the sea.
They approached the window and look
ad opt / crash of thtp.let caused the
roon, 10 shake. Helen DREW closer to
Dick
Have yon ever heard tell. Dick. Of a
feyr;hle starr, that bappeneH here some
/ fh;rfr xears aroar she berah.
.l ..w,hy ves',, cy;e1 Dck after q mo-
(: ment-.the one in which spanish brig
was wrecked of the rocks hist below the
/ clitfs here.
rs. ..Your Ijnclc fsss,brieIv continued Helen.
"wss, = yo1,nv t,;tfi at the time. He had
! inst come INTO fhp possession Of Tren-
wavs The pishtso 81 the stohm he was on
/ tba beach 'heln;tp with tho others: but,
as con know two only were sayed-a
Spanish gentleman and bly,"
II remember., broke inf Dick. aThe
spaniar,l lived with nnele for a short
time and afrerward was killed"
Ills face suddenly lighted up.
AHelen.o he whispered, E'why are you
TELLING fAc fhisa / seem to recollect hav-
/ ;ng heard MAT Tho man WIS murdered
i fo,,nd On tbe beach. stabbed in the back.
! You don't mean to say that Uncle Ga
brier,-
There was silence for a moment or So
"Yes.u said Helen at length in a quiet
/ tone .that was what he cbnfessed to me
1 IN bis deathbed. He murdered the Span
! iardf Noho.lv witnessed The deed. No
body SUSPECTED him.
..Yes. yesr, cried Dick ekcitcdly. .sBut
4 why',--s
.It appears, she continued. "that after
| the storm yolr uncle and the Spaniard
managed Is vet hold Of some treasure
And he murdered the man for the
roldw
an moment Of furv.,d replied Helen.
"Rnt he ranented He newer touched the
| treasure. and II has remained here ever
since ii this very roon.',
/ Dick started and swung around on his
heel. Helen pointed TO where big chest,
beav,lv banded with irou. stood against
The wall.
She pulled out two KEYS from her
nocket e
I "Your uncle intrusted these to me.
They are yo1lts. Dick
she held them ont. He hesitated for 1
moment then with s,bdden movement
toak them and strode OVER TO the chest.
/ Helen followed ana held lhe lantern. He
/ undid tho Two imnensd padlocks with
some difficulty, then raised the lid and
/ peered into the Interior.
1.-Two canvas bags scaaedw be cried.
i He produced a knife and. cutting the
seals. ntIInged his hand into one OF the
/ bags, He drew OUT 4 handful Of large
gold coins.