Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
But Mirabel often said to her ,oy,

But" Mirabel often said to her low
Ell. ''if YOU could only show father
that you had some way of making u
living, of making money, do believe
he would give in. He likes you for
yourself, and it's nothing against you
in his eyes that you have got such
fashionable relations; only he says
shall never marry man who isn't
sharp enough to make money. II you
could make five hundred pounds, or
even one. and show him that you
made 1t cleverly, shrewdly, believe
he would arrange things all right FOR
us. But you can't do that by writing
poetry. can you, dear?"
NO" Herbert Gay would reply
gloomily. II can't. suppose l must
get a job somewhere
But now. as he walked down the
lane in question, he was not bent SO
much on meeting Mirabel as on going
to an old oak tree, which had, as such
things very often conveniently pos
sess-to oblige lovers in novels and
tales-a great hole in its decayed
trunk. He went toward 1t because in
this tree in the lane. which was out
side Mr.. Pontifex's domain, it was the
habit for Mirabel to place letter for
Herbert whenever anything happened
to prevent her getting out to him.
He went toward 1t, therefore, and
was Just about to insert his hand in
the big hole, and grub about amidst
the rotten touchwood inside, when, to
his establishment, he saw man some
two or three hundred yards down the
lane, who WAS upon his knees, thrust
ing something under small heap of
fallen leaves. Watching him further.
he noticed the man trust this "some
thing" which looked like small
truncheon, further into the leaves, and
then go on further, until at the turn
of the lane he was out of sight. And
he now saw that In his hand he car.
ried another similar object.
Ill just see" murmured Herbert
Gay. whether Mirabel has left let
ter or not, and then I'll go and find
out what the gentle joker has showed
under the leaves. expect it's a dead
bird or something. Perhaps he has
a kindly heart
Upon which Cav nut his hand in
the hollow tree, and when he had
done SO he found letter from the
girl of his heart, saying she could not
meet him today. But he also found
something else.
His hand came into contact first
with one OF those truncheon looking
ing under the leaves, then with sec.
ond, third, and SO on. until he had
felt eight Of them, after which he
pulled out one and inspected II.
"a schoolboy's pencil case" he ex.
claimed to himself. Lets see what
Is in 1t. suppose that chaps an
idiot, or playing game with some
children. Good lord!" he went on. rs
he opened the pencil case. whats
this?" For as he did SO out came
tifty soyereigns while further insnec.
ton showed that the other seven
cases contained a similar amount.
II understand" he said. ~rhat
mans employed by the newspaper to
hide these things all over the place.
and he has left these here TIL he has
buried the other two. Well n,rabel
can't see me TODAY. so ri take them
of and nut them away safely. hit
first I'll 90 down and get the other
one he nut under The leaves. Fifty
soveregns are fifty soyereigns. any
how
your young mans a genius.n Mr..
Pontifex said TO Mtrabel few DAYS
afterward. Then. turning to Herbert
Gay, whom he had invited to dinner.
he continued: However did YOU man.
age to do it? Baggs said he hid them
all carefully way, and swore no treas.
ure hunter would ever find them.p
my powers of diyination," Herber.
replied. ITS a gift, you know. No
body, but me had chance of finding
Them
II should think IT was a gift! /
can understand your finding one. or
even two, but-all the blessed lot!
And with you, Baggs," turning to that
gentleman, who was also present, ito
hide them away SO cleverly."
Yes. it's wonderful Baggs said.
binary treasure hunter could have
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