Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-06-06

Ing poetry. can you, dear?"
No" Herbert Gay would reply
| gloomily. II can't. suppose | must
get a job somewhere"
But now, as he walked down the lane
in question, he was not bent SO much
, on meeting Mirabel as on going to an
old oak tree which had, as such things
very often conveniently possess - 10
oblige lovers in novels and tales-a
great hole in its decayed trunk. lie
went toward II because In this tree in
the lane. which was just outside Mr.
PonlifeX's domain, II was the habit fol
1 Mirabel to place a letter for Herbert
whenever anything happened to pre-
vent her getting out 10 him.
He went toward 1t. therefore. and was
just about TO insert his hand in the big
mole, and grub about amidst the rotten
touchwood inside. when. to his aston.
ishment, he saw man some 200 or 300
yards down the lane, who was upon his
knees, thrusting something under a
small heap of fallen leaves Watch
ing him further he noticed the man
thrust this something" which looked
Ike small truncheon, further into the
leaves and then go on further. until
at the turn of the lane he was out of
sight. And he now saw that In his
hand he carried another similar OBJ
ject.
"I'll just see." murmured Herbert
InN ,.sha III ~
or not, and then III go and find out
what the gentle joker has showed under
the leaves. | expect it's dead bird or
something. Perhaps he has a kindly
heart"
Upon which Gay put his hand in the
hollow tree, and when he had done so
he found letter from the girl of his
heart, saying she could not meet him
today. But he also found something
else.
His hand came into contact first with
one Of those truncheon looking things
the other man had been pushing under
the leaves, then with second. a third.
and so on, until he had felt eight of
them, after which he pulled out one
and inspected It,
"A schoolboy's pencil case" he en-
claimed TO himself. Lets see what Is
In 1t. | suppose that chaps an idiot.
or playing n game with some children.
Good lOrd!' he went on. AS he opened
the pencil case. what's this?" For as
he did so out came 80 soyereigns, while
further inspection showed that the
other seven cases contained a similar
amount.
Il understand" he went on. THAT
rams employed by the newspaper to
hide these things all over the place. and
lac has left these here I'll he has buried
the other two. Well, Mirabel cant see
ne today, So III take them on and put
them away safely, but first I'll go down
aud get the other one he put under the
leaves. Fifty sovercigns are 50 SOW
ereigns, anyhow"
your Young mans a genius" Mr..
POntiiex said 10 Mirabel, a few DAYS
afterward. Then. turning to Herbert
Gay, whom he had invited to dinner, he
Continued:-"flowever did you manage
To do 1t? Bags said he hid them all
carefully AWAY, and swore no treasure
hunter would ever find them"
My powers Of divination," Herbert
replied. ITS n gift, you know. No
body but me had chance OF finding
them"
Il should think II was a gift. I can
your finding one. or even
TWO. but-all the blessed lot. And with
you, Bags turning To that gentle
man, who was also present, TO hide
lifm away 50 cleverly."
YES, it's wonderful" Bags said IT
could have staked anything no ordinary
hunter could have found out
where ! put them"-and the humbug
gave Herbert wink. For he under
stood that so long rs he allowed Gay TO
have the credit OF finding eight pencil
cases In eight different places. and of
keeping the money, Herbert would new
ar give him away or betray his care
lessness.
Il always told you Mr.. GAY was a !
lever man." Mrabel said to her father,
and"
Now | know it," that gentleman re-
hied. MY boy he said effusiyely, !
you must go into business"
i should like to-" Herbert replied.
Poetry doesn't pay"
Weii' then, you shall. | do believe