Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-01-12

YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.


How hot it is" Sylvia exclaimed.
See how rapidly those dark clouds are
rising in the west. Maggie. you had bet
ter come up to my house and wait until
! the storm is over
They had reached the Point where
Their ways parted. There Maggie usual
~ passed through gate into her fathers
! wood lot. Crossing this and tire pasture
field. she would reach the lane and thus
! soon be at home.
i don't believe it is going to rain, =
! she said. why, it's too late in the sea-
! son for thunder shower" She lett
! herself through the gate into the cool
shady depths of the woods
| Good night, waving her hand to- Syl-
wa L II stop for you in the morning =
| Maggie did not hurry. Indeed. she for
| got ALI about the threatening clouds and
! l9ltered along. watching the birds As
! she reached the fence which separated.
fine woods from the field roar of thun-
der startled her. and she looked up at the
sky; Already it was overcast, and soon
sharp uash of lightning heralded an
other roll of thunder. She was fright
ened.
What shall I dor she asked herself
IN hurry on, for it is nearly rs far
back to Mr.. Testers as it is to go on
nome. Sar started to run. Soon the
drops Of rain began to fall y will stop
in Treasure Gave she thought There
is nothing to be afraid Of"
lt was only few steps to the opening
Of the cave. The girl parted the bushes
and stepped IN How dark it was. She
was tempted to leave the shelter and
hurry homnward. Before she had
reached Il decision, the rain was pouring
down. She held back the bushes and
looked out. She could see only short
distance, for the fast-fal6H@ rain blurred
her vision. Next she stole timd glance
! back of her. All was dark and gloomy.
! Just then the wind veered round and sent
the rain i'll, ut the opening. Not even the
screen of the bushes SERVED to shelter
her. She stepped back, saying resOlutely
to herself:
Il won't be afraid"
AT that moment there c&me a loud
crush of thunder Fhe sound echoed along
the rocky cavern. Maggie started. her
foot slipped. and SHE fell, rolling over the
rocky floor and Bruising herself against
projecting stones. The last VeStige of
her assumed courage Vanished. and she
screamed Justify. ScramblIng tn her
feet, she turned towards the light which
filtered in through the bushes. What
was that at her feet? She bad fallen
against Il piece of rock which United up
from the floor. and-Was it broken off
1t had surely moved.
Maggie bent down and peerea into the
cavity which was thus exposed. There
was something in there. IL waS-0h, it
The girls head whired. After Il while
she grew calmer;' then she saw that the
| cavity had been 30, cleverly and securely
covered by Il large piece OF rock that no
one had dreamed of its existence. The
crashes of thunder had loOSened stone
which had fallen against the rock and
pushed it to one side The coins were dol
lars. They were blackered and tar
nished. and bore the date of seventy
years before Maggie took them out one
by one. counting them. There were
twenty.
BY that time enc rain had ceased. and
Maggie put the money in her dinner pail
and started for home. Arriving there,
she found the family preparing to sit
down to supper. Something of the excite
ment her story created may be imagined.
The matter was discussed at length
throughout the community, but no one
could throw any light upon the owner
ship of the money. TIE boys gave the
cave a thorough examination; indeed.
they still search it, but no more money
has been found. and Maggie Landreth is
the only one who has verified the name
Of Treasure Cave.-Detroit Free Press.