Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-25
CHAPTER XNNII.
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A deadly faintucss came over nee,
nrl a sudden dimucss az s.eht pre-
vented me from properly c-ar'nn.
the letter. Without doubt uy Goa;
father was dead. and my ono remain
ing wish could never a, realized upeu /
earth. 1 hauacd thc letter Goo my wife
who stood at 10y side. hey little band /
ancctonatciy laid upon wy shoulder. ,
ana motioned Oh ae- to vead &c.. Which /
she at once proceeded so do. ard shc /
had nos read many words before our /
mutual fears vanished lise a mist in !
presence OF the morning sun.
Hoiaenhu~st Han
Bury St Edmund's. April -. Is.
Ny Dear Ecy-Comc home. 1 shall
know no yes, until 1 see you ho-e
and learn from your own lips that
YOU are willing 10 FORGIVE my erro-~
OF judgment Consideration OF the
strange circumstances in which those
errors We're made " not OF the fact
1nat You are my son whose welfare 7
have never ceased 90 desire. should
induce you TO afford me this GraCl-
cation.
The treasure for which You SD indus
triously sought Jim face of SEQ mcca
discoura has been accidentally
discovered by your Grandfathcr. minus
only the three scquins YOU used 20
carry in your pocket. and not only
this. but also quantity OF peculiar
Turkish icwoiry and precious stones OF
great value. Your grandfather AMI ]
have together carefully examined the
whole OF the vast treasure aBd have
placed be in safe keeping secure from
further accident 90 await your return.
FOR / nave determined that III You VIII
but come home 60 me-. the disposal
80 the treasure shall rest entirely with
or. You deserve it and I declare it
Rto be yours and yours only. subject 60
tne one condition OF your coming 90
Ioilenhurst 90 take possession of 81.
some time ago your Srandfarhor proc
posed thac the old gab'ed s.auagy at
the lacS CA the stables should ba
pulled down. and more comMoiioGs
granary luut in another place. /
agreed 10 tlc proposal. alG last week
the wo-6 OF demolition was begun. =,
the north end 90 the loft separated
10y wooden partition from where oh.
winte- fodder has usually been stored
the treasure was discovered. That Il
was stolen from the crypt and secretc.
Ia the -ranary by Adams there caI
he no doubt. for tlc Venetian coin.
were in the black chests which y0l
found empty in the crypt one memor
able night. Believing. as 1 then Old
that the treasure had been quite other
remove che empty chests from th
cryp, and use them FOR nrcwood. bu
instead of oacylng nae. he appears u
have conveyed them TO his hiding
place in the Sranary. and rehlled then
with the coins. which he must hav
taken from them not long before. ]
is not unreasonable TO suppose tina
the man with the lamp whom yo
saw in the crypt was Adams. and rha
the occasion was his visit FOR removin
therefrOm the last of the coin
Amongst our discoveries in the graz
ary is q leather bag containing 81
hundred pounds odd in modern En-,
lish money. which l am unable to al
count for except by supposing III;
1t represents the lifelong savings
the extraordinary miser who was ~
servant.
1 address this letter TO your uncle
3 house. not knowing certainly that
will find you there. Let me beg ,
You 10 take the first opportunity
a -acquaint my brother with the disco
cry OF the sequins. II you can co
veniently do SO perhaps you had be
ter show him this letter And in AZ
case be sure TO impress upon him Il
very great regret for what transpir,
when he was last here. and what la
piness il would be for me II that j
.cident could be buried in Obllvio
Your grandfather. who on the We
"a day OF his daughters rash act ]
II ceived from her a long letter takil
upon herself great part OF the blaI
OF her past life. and entire respon
biiity for her tragic death. has
longer any cause for contention WI
your uncle. who We're be 10 come he
would be received with unrestrain
friendship. Each member of 0
small family has been wbnged
some other member; no one OF
stands blameless-not even yourse
Shall recrimination end only with @
lives? Is 1t presumptuOus TO hope
peace. or must existing divisions
permitted 10 widen with the lapse
FEARS? Ernest. my boy. II OF
you could bring about the terminate
of feuds for which all concerned :