The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-04-14

'nmumclllon with those who love
% until my prophecy has come 20
hs DO you promise me. my boy7'
2 do. grandfather! said John. who
~ deeply affected you have been
trouda.-a"
Never mind. my boy; thank God
g me Goodbye. John God blys
a'"
The FIRST drops OF the storm pat
r'd ON the dusty roadway as tho
man raised DIS hands and gave
I'm his blessing. sprug.ur into the
Nilo. the boy caught one last
tnpso of Peter Burt boo a brilliant
th OF lightning which gluunDd his
auIC figure his white hair shining
ca halo above his brow
was four O'Clock when he halted
ta mall house ON the outskirts of
rnuuth Years before with Peter
Tt Dee had visited the old sailor
No was spending Their, bis declining
lGrs After repeated knocking. tho
man opened the door John hand.
q him the letter and showed the
fg lie read the letter aud heartily
petod his guest
Enough said my boy" he de.
tged. as he burned the letter "Noull
as safe here as In Gods pocket.
N,c yourself comfortable and III
'P' away your horse"
When the old man returned he pre-.
pt'd breakfast which John ate with
rHh and then his host showed him
tei bed which though hard. seemed
W most delightful place he had
load In years The sun was low
WIN John woke. The old sailor did
mo- bctray the slightest curiosity con.
'snIng Johns Journey. and at ten
oeock his guest hadc him farewell
WIN sincere thanks for his hospital.
ig
ne night ride 10 New Bedford was
mae without incident II was three
oe9ck when John knocked at Cap.
tan Horizons door. and, much 10 hla
sunrise, that grun old mariner was
uRind dressed.
Come In I've been cXpcctln' ye!'
he aid as he opened the door "Glad
TO meet yc joe he said. turning
TO sleepy eyed boy. take care OF
this lads horse"
lohn secured the contents Of Tho
saddle bags, aud an hour later stepped
on beard the segrogansott. Captain
Horton showed him his quarters and
advised him to turn In" lie aid 40
and when be awoko the hcaying and
groinng Of the old whalor told him
that so was on the open sea.
Not until the Scgrogansctt had lcfI
heBermudas did John open the pacl,
age which had been given 10 him b,
Peter Burt, II contained a long let
ter nom the old man. describing
spot IN the California mountains. o
whlth a dying sailor had told hin
yoau before. The poor fellow de
clarei that he had found = rich de
post Of gold. and that he was worl,
INK hs way back 10 Boston. hoplni
to ltiercst the necessary capital II
Pete Durts letter was enclosed
rouh map which the sailor hat
skelthod when he realized that dealt
stool Al ,hs why OF hits dreams q
v,.arh
There was also a parcel with Al
outer covering OF ollskln. Iohi
nnwrappod II and disclosed a large
od.fashlonod wallet, which he recoe
nIzed as having belonged 10 his grand
hlher. In this wallet he found
hyer Of United States Treasury note
Of large denominations. His finger
ungled as he handled the notes. Toi
thousand dollars Jessie seemed mucl
hearor as John looked at tsose bits O
paper
The scenes aud incidents Of thai
eighteen thousand milo journe,
aound Cape Horn are worthy OF OK
tended recital. but are not an essen
ual part OF this narrative. One bright
afternoon the soWogansctt sailed
Into the harbor Of Valparaiso. and q
seek later John Burt was a passon
ger on the steamer Reliance. bound
for San Francisco
a thousand leagues away. Jessie
Garden treasured the secret Of a sen
allon strangely akin to newborn
love. on the walls Of her classroom
was a large map, and she loved IA
look at II and wonder what spot OF
land or sea held John Burt
ITO cOntlnued)