The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-10-28
CHAPTER Yvmr

1na was truly an ausplcIoua eyenlre
A0E me 70 present myself with nv nawly
.scoysrsd bag. However, ignorant a
~ morning storm, / walked alene.
snlhking now / would give the old man
an agreeable surprise. His room. whar
: eallsd, about eight o'clock, was gloomy
ana dark. Mr.. Leishan was r,ttIne
Tsul ard rigid, broodinR, / suppose oyeP
Oayid's terrible threats.
J. .. nat 40 you wantf'' he cried, sharp
what do you come here fort !;
am ~ IN no mood for Idle prating."
am come on your business, Mr..
ASagaaa' II You call that Idle pratinR."
zen It, then, and leave me. Young
man No SAID pitifuliy, az am old now.
ana am In Erisvous trouble, and I
cannot Sc my way out Of it. Don't
mlad IL am little impatient"
4 WON'T mind, Mr.. LeiKhan. Mean
time, l nave come to please you"
ION can't. Nothing can please me
now, unless you can make me young and
strong, and able to throttle a villain
that would please me-"
Then began, with the soismnity with
which one leads up to a dramatic sItua.
ton.
Biz years ago, Mr.. Leighan, you sa;S;;
that you had been robbed Of a bag with
twenty pounds In it. .. - ...e
"A bundle Of papers and a bag with
twenty sOvereigns. I did. Good heay-
ems! one man comes In the morning about
the papers, and another In the ev9nina
ABOUT the money. Go on, 90 OIL car
bear 1t ALL"
There Ia nothing to bear, assure
you, Mr.. Leighan," said, a little net.
tied. "Was that bag Of yours a brown
canvas bag with your initials D. L, or
hT'
II thought So" no replied, strangely,
80 you' too, are In the plot, are you
And you aES come to tell me that shall
have the bag back without the money
are youH George, suppose, will appear
next with another piece Of ais consplr
acy. You are all In a tale"
Il think had better Aniah what
have to say as quickly as possible. Yor
are in a strange mood tonight, Mr.
LetGhNn, with your plots and conspiraD
cie"-a very strange mood Is this you
baST'
produced It and gave r to him.
Yes, 1t Ia the bag lost. l never los
but one bag, 30 that this must DO tn,
on@ Az SRid-the bag without tn,
money. Well, don't care. have hat
greater miSfortuneB-much greater. 70,
have come to tell me that the bag wal
put into your hands"
mot at all. I found the bag; I fount
It on the top Of Hamii Down, hiddeI
beside the Gray WethaF Stone"
every likely" He tossed the ba.
aside. "Why not there as we'll as ami
other place, when the money was one
out Of it2''
"Mr. Lelghan, the money was not TAX
en- out Of the bag. It was hidden ava,
at the foot Of the Gray Wether Stone
where I found it By accident. and here
Mr.. Leighan. are your twenty soveE
eigns."
took them from my pocket and lal
them on the table In q little pile. Hi
long lean fingers closed over them, an
he Transferred them swiftly to his poke
without taking his eyes of my face, a
II he feared that I might pouncO upol
the money.
And WhaG, young man. DO you AS
for your honesty in bringing me bac
my money!
Nothing"
"You might have kept it. I shout
have been none the wiser. You AZ
rich, suppose or you would have KEEP
It. Many young men would have KEEP
It. Can l offer you a pound-yes,
pound!-for your honestly"
"No, thank you, Mr.. Leishan; do nc
want a reward for common honesty. Be-
sides, you must thank George Sidcott
not me. 1t was George who dlscovere
that It was your money"
"As you please-as you please. l
London you are 50 rich, suppose, wit
your writing, that you can afford t
throw away q pound we'll earned"
Go be continued.)