The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-08

to last" said he. SIT is possible that
we may be able to make you some
small return by throwing some light
upon that which is still dark to you.
But, as Miss Morstan remarked Just
now, it is late, and we had best put the
matter through without delay"
Our new acquaintance very delib-
erately coiled up the tube of his
hookah, and produced from behind
curtain very long befrogged top coat
with Astrakhan collars and cuffs. This
he buttoned tightly up, in spite of the
extreme closeness of the night, and
finished his attire by putting on a rab-
bit-skin cap with hanging lappets
which covered the ears, so that no part
of him was visible save his mobile and
peaky face. "My health is somewhat
fragile" he remarked, as he led the
way down the passage. II am COM
PEELED to be valetudinarian."
Our cab was awaiting us outside, and
our programme was evidently prear-
ranged, for the driver started off at
once at rapid pace. Thaddeus Sholto
talked necessarily, in voice which rose
high above the rattle of the wheels.
Bartholomew is a clever fellow"
said he. How do you think he found
out where the treasure WASP He had
come to the conclusion that it was
somewhere indoors; so he worked out
all the cubic space of the house and
made measurements everywhere, so
that not one inch should be unaccount-
ed for. Among other things, he found
that the height of the building was
seventy-four feet, but on adding to-
gether the heights of all the separate
rooms, and making every allowance
for the space between, which he as
certained by borings. he could not
bring the total to more than seventy
4 feet. There were four feet unaccount-
ll ed for. These could only be at the top
4 of the building. He Rocked a hole,
4 therefore, in the lath-and-plaster cell
ing of the highest room, and there,
4 sure enough, he came upon another
\ little garnet above it, which had been
sealed up and was known to no one.
In the center stood the treasure-chest,
resting upon two rafters. He lowered
it through the hole, and there it lies.
He computes the value of the jewels at
not less than half a million sterling"
At the mention of this gigantic sum
we all stared at one another open-eyed.
Miss Morstan, could we secure her
rights, would change from needy
| governess to the richest heiress in Eng.
land. Surely it was the place of q
loyal friend to rejoice at such news
yet am ashamed to say that selfish
ness took me by the soul, and that my
heart turned as heavy as lead within
me. I stammered out some few halt
ing words of congratulation, and ther
sat downcast, with my head dropped
deaf to the babble of our new &C
, quaintance. He was clearly a con
firmed hypochondriac, and I was dream
lily conscious that he was pouring fortl
interminable trains of symptoms, ant
imploring information as to the com
3 position and action of innumerabl
! quack nostrums, some of which he Dor
about in a leather case in his pocket.
trust he may not remember any of tn
answers which gave him that night
Holmes declares that he overheard m
caution him against the great DANCE
of taking more than two drops of cas-
tor oil, while recommended stryct
nine in large doses as sedative. How
ever that may be, was certainly II
lieved when our cab pulled up with
/ jerk and the coachman sprang dow
/ to open the door.
Al '"This, Miss Morstan, is Pondicherr
he handed her out.