The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-30
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yourself K Ii was only for the pleasure
OF making somebody feel he'd got a bad
bargain
IS. "Ay. ay,,', said Dnnstan. y advise
you to let inc sell WilGilrc. ] shouldn't
look so handsome In the saddle, but It's
the horse they bid for, and not the rider.
IA. Godfrey was silent for some mo-
mcnts. When lie spoke ngaln 1t was In a
shalf-concillatory tone. We'll, you mean
no nonscnsc about the horse. eli? You'll
sell hin all far and hand over the
money!"
Is. "All right" said Dunstan, rising.
I'm The fellow 10 bring old Bryce up to
the scratch III get YOU hundred ana
twenty for him Il ! get YOU q penny.
10, With that Duhstan slammed the door
and left Godfrey IN bitter rum nation
He had becngurgcd into n secret marringe,
which was the blight OF his l!fe, and he
had long known that his position was
rnrtlv due 10 trap laid for him y?
Drrs.nn. who saw In his brothers de-
grading MARRIAGE the mems ofsErat fyinR
,,'e n,p'dlty, n Godfrey could have felt
himself victim the iron BIT Of destiny
would have chafed him less In olerably.
For four years he had thought of Nancy
Lammeter md woned her With tnc!t.
patfeps worship. she would be his wife
and make hor'r lovely 10 him And vet
the hope OF this paradise had not been
shut him OH, from II forever.
's' H. DunStan Cass. setting of IN
the raw morning m Wildnrc, passed by
the piece OF uncnclosed ground where
s.ond tho cn'tere for fifteen wears t,'llab-
tied by si'as Malyier. Dunsians thought.
ns he approached It. was that tn" old
fool of n wnnvnr, whose loom he heard
rafting already. had n great deal OF
money hidden somewhere. How was IT.
thai liu Durs'an r,7ss. Ind rovcr tlrcnrht
of- suugostlng to Godfrey that he s1lnuld
frIahten or porsuade the old fellow into
lending tli" money on the security OF the
s,,onnc 'Squ'rc's nrospects? But when
Duns.nns meditation reached this point
the inclination to 20 OF, grew strong aud
prevailed, His BARGAINING ut the meet
ended In the nnrchase Of the horse by
Bryce for a hundred and twenty mounds.
To be pntd on tho delivery OF Wildfre at
the Bathcrly stables It occurred 70 Dun
scv TO proceed at once to Bathcrly. and.
having waited for Bryce's return. hire q,
horse to carry him home with the money
IN his pocket. But the inclination for
run with horse under him that would
take the fences was not to be overcome.
Dunstan, however. took one fence too
many and got his horse pierced Will, a
hedge stake. He escaped without Jury
but poor Wildire turned on ilis flank and
painfully painted his. last. Dunstnn re'n-
forced himself With little brandy after
his shake and walked az fast ms he could
to a "Coppicc." The Idea Of Mariners
money kept growing in viz dncss, now
that tho want OF 1t had become imn,e-l
date rho cottage and the money hidden
In 1t had been In his mind as he walked
along. and liz had been imaging ways
Of tempting the weaver to part With ms
treasure In the hope OF receiving interest.
He turned up Che bank to the e cot age
~ "a 1nn
heard no movement In reply. He knocked
more loudly and pulled the lntch'strtnG.
The door yielded and he found himself
in front of d bright fire. which showed
the bed, the loom, three chairs ana
table with Mariner not at home.
IS. DunseY walked IN and seated i msell
by the bright fire OF the brick hearth.
There vas ssomethins IN front 81 w w ~
that would have 1leen inviting 10 a f1u "a
erv! man. ii was small hit OF pork SUE
.,ent,ed frrx, (. q z kettle-hanger by a.
string passed tlrough n large door-key
in a way Known RI primitive housekeepers
5,unpossessed oe Jacks: az
49,. But3;tile pressing nuestton-Wnere Is
tthe rorey?--orc,In'e nuustan's mind TO
liz exclusion OF other things An in \
ference that flatters desire rarely con con
yeys the impression tina the notion from
which the inference started was purely
problemat,c. There were only three ND
ING nlaces where he had ever hearh OF
cottagers hoards being hidden the5
thatch, the bed and the hole In the moor.
His eyes travelled eagerly over the noorS
There was ono eno: covered with sand,
showing the marks Of fingers. II was
near the treddles OF the loom. Dunstan
dar,ed 10 that spot. Swept away the
sand. lifted up two bricks and took OUT
/ two leathcrn bags, felt round to be GER
tain there were no more replaced the
I.brlcks and spread the sand over them
% He felt an ndcfnablc ll''dread, ~
5ha rose 10 his feet and fastening INTO
TIC darkness, closed the doQr behind him.
j ri When .Dunstan Cnss turned his back
! ~ he cottage Si1as Mariner was not more
| tlan hundred yards away from u. He
, vas thinking Of l2 double colnnlacencS
Of his supper because It would pc nor
and savory and because tho bit OF pork
Ind becn5a gift from Miss Priscilla Lam Z
! meter He reached his door, opened :
and to his short-sfghted eyes, everything
remained as he had left it, AS soon as
no was warm he thought he would draw
out his guncas and see them on the
table before him while ne nte Ele arose,
placed the candle on tho floor. swept
away the sand, removed the bricks and
found his gold gone.
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