Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-11-19

but well remember his misery haoits
OF more than twenty years ago. Miser
Illness once acquired IL never shaken
OF. but intenslfics with time. Wha1
can be more reasonable than TO sup
pose that when knight 4 Faulkner
were making the alterations In the
Hall. the treasure was accidentally i
revealed TO Adams2-who would b.
quite safe. he would think. in conclud-
ing that its existence was unknown 10 |
your father or any other member Of |
our family from the mere fact OF Il |
being where u was. Many people who |
can look with eQuanimity on piles OF |
bank notes are strangely moved nj
sight OF heap or gold coins. and ind
the Internal stun quite Irresistible.
This I believe was the case with
MAINS: and base my opinion on his
goirg so much IN and out OF the crypt
about the time me robbery Is sup
posed 70 have taken place. his strange
| finding OF you there. his Illness imme-
dintely afterwards. his lies 20 incrimi-
nate me. and his gift 20 you OF fifty
/ pounds. This last move or the old
man was 20 salve his conscience rather
than 20 benefit YOU That conscience
II a vile thing and troubles great
I many people. I know well; foc ! had
A conscience myself some years ago.
/ IT was a great nuisance However.
take only remote interest in all these
| things. and but FOR your sake. don't
/ care two straws what became OF the
sequlns. Your father has treated me
too badly FOR friendship between us
] a I a.. u
/ should be gratificd 90 learn that his
frightful olunder has been demon
strated to him. This is my position.
and II you intend 20 try 90 recover che
treasure good: l viii help YOU with
n advice aud money. or 81 you don G
llthink the amount worth the trouble,
good again: and we VIII agree not 20
+ speak or think any more OF The mat
ter"
At another time my uncie's dcciaro-
ton would have depressed me. for ccr-
talnly there was but one thing I more
ardently desired than his reconciliation
with my father. But was NOT now
disposed TO be easily depressed on
the contrary. 90 nay eyes all things had
put on rosy hue. and 1 n0J only
looked for the speedy possession ~ .
E quarter OF a million sequins. and oI
Constance Marsh as my wife. but ais'
D for the patching up OF the miserable
'cie Sam had JUS
2 spoken. lovers thoughts are SO eN
trava.autly fantasucal that I WA.
p Obliyious Of the fact that tho scqsin.
q / might never be recovered. or 10 rccov
cred were not mine; that Constance
Marsh had not promised 20 marry me
. and that my uncle had just declare.
the .mpossiblity OF renewing his icI
.. mer friendship with my father II
= this cheerful mood 1 answered tia
\. had fully determined 90 follow up tn
1. Glue he bad suggested. and was prS
= pared 10 accept amy assistance d.
:, might think necessary and was pr,
y pared 10 o1er
VERY good" said uncle SAM. "rh
- case is "a simple one. You have not 3
! deal with an accomplished thief. bu
"a an ignorant old miser. Who was Over
- come by a large temptation and ha
=. / already manifested n symptom OF n
morse. The world knows nothing ,
: it, greatest thieves. their success pr
= vents that. Your object. as 1 unde
=, stand IL. is 20 get a grip on those 81
n Quins; and mine merely 10 establis
!, the fact that I had 10 hand in al
~ stracting them. Am right
NJ quite right. uncle
"a sMen. you have but 20 follow n
- directions. and venture TO predi
II. that you will recover every seQuin b
IA fore three weeks are over your hea
20 Return at once 10 HOldenhurst. and q
IN, few days closely observe every n
n OF Adams: but be extremely caution
-, that the old man doesn't become co
no SciOus you are Matching him. Talk
- him freely. but make no attempt
,rs sound him on any point which bear
ba however remotely. on the matter
hand. Et Is not unlikely your vigilan
nv VIII be rewarded by valuable know
-, edge. About a week after your
-v turn send the old man on some errai
nv which Will keep him away from HOl
90. enhUrst for an entire day. and duri
"a his absence thoroughly examine
"a room aud everything that Is his. Dol
re- scruple 10 turn out his drawers n
ma boxes-his suspicious conduct fully j.
,r- titles the act Should YOU fail TO Il
he the seQuins. when the old man retur
dv seize him by the throat and. fore
,at him against the wall thuS'-here un
an sam suddenly arose and. grasping
,p, tightly around the neck with his
ma hand. pushed me backwards agai
NJ large cabinet with such vigOr q
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