The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-13
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U nave no business here"

You nave no business here"
mo more ave yOut" snapped the
iTate grocer IF l amt, you amt, fur
till the 'ouse is let it's public property.
1 s'pose you've come ere with that
JezebeI to look fur the money!
Hagar, hearing herself called names,
stepped promptly up to Mr.. Treadle
and boxed his red ears. Now, then, -
she said, when the grocer fell back in
dismay at this onslaught, perhaps
! you'll be civil Mr.. Lorn, sit down on
this seat, and I'll explain the riddle
1.-The Danter' cried Mr.. TreadIe, rec
Cgnizing the book which lay on Ha-
gar's Japan she'll explain the rid
dIe-swindling me out of my rightful
CASH.
The cash belongs to Mr.. Lorn as his
uncle's heir!" said Hagar, wrathfully.
BE quiet, sir, or you'll get another
box on the earsT'
Never mind him." said Eustace. i'm
patiently; tell me the riddle"
II don't know if 1 guessed it correct
ly," answered Hagar, opening the
book; but I've tried by line and page
and number, all of which reveals moth
ing. Now 1 try by letters, and you will
see if the word they make is a proper
Italian one
She read out the marked line and
the date. q" 'Ficcar 10 viso per Ia luce
eterna, 9th December, 49, Now.
said Hagar, slowly, If you run all the
figures together they stand as 271238."
Eyes, yes!'' said Eustace, impatient
ly; Il see, Go one, please"
Hagar continued: Take the second
letter of the word 'Ficcar.'"
"I'''
Also the seventh letter from the be-
ginning of the line"
Eustace counted. Il I see," he
went on, eagerly. ALSO the first let
ter. F. the second again, T. the third
and the eighth, C. and o."
these down. Now, the whole make I'D
the word Ilfco.' Is that an italian
word?''
I'm not sure said Eustace,
thoughtfully. IlfcO.' No.
Shows what eddication 'e's gotr'
growled Mr.. TreadIe, who was leaning
on his spade.
Eustace raised his eyes to dart a
whitening glance at the grocer and in
doing so his vision passed on to the
| tree looming up behind the man. At
| once the meaning of the word flashed
On his brain.
"Tl ficoT" he cried, rising. 1.-TWO
words instead of one! You have found
it, Hagar! 1t means the fig tree-the
one yonder. 1 believe the money is
! buried under it,
Before he could advance a step
Treadle had leaped forward and was
lslashing away at the tangled grass
round the fig tree like a madman
IF It's there us n1nel" he shouted.
Don't you come nigh me, young Iorn
or I'll brain you with my spade! I fed
I'D that old uncle of yours like a fight
! ing cock, and now I'm going to have
his cash to pay me!'
Eustace leaped forward I'm the like
manner as Treadle had done. and
would have wrenched The spade out of
his grip but that Hagar laid a detain-
| ing hand on his arm.
Let him dig" she said cooIIy. 'gThe
money is yours; I can prove it. He'll
have the work and you the fortune"
'Hagar! Hagar! How can 1 thank
yOu?'
The girl stepped back. and blush
rose in her cheeks. Find Goliath"
she said, and let me get rid Of the
pawnshop."
At this moment Treadle gave a shout
! of glee and with both arms wrenched
] a goodIy sized tin box out of the hole
he had dug.
Mine! Miner he cried pumping
this down on the grass. This will pay
for the dinners / gave him, the pres
| ents 1 made him. I've bin castin' nv
bread on the waters and here it's back
again.
He fell to forcing the lid of the box
with the edge of the spade all the
time laughing and crying like one de-
mented. Lorn and Hagar drew near,
in the expectation of seeing q shower
of gold pieces rain on the ground when
the lid was opened. AS Treadle gave