The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-13

ITO you or Mr.. Treadle?" demanded
Hagar.
Eustace shrugged his shoulders. ITO
either one OF US who finds out the
Secret" he said, carelessly. But, in
deed, I don't think it will ever be dis
coVered-et all events, by me. Urea
die may be more fortunate
IF crafty ways can bring fortune,
your man will succeed" said Hagar
calmly. He is a dangerous friend
for you, that Treadle. There is evil
IDENTIFY some story about this Dante of
yours which he knows. and which he
desires to turn to his own advantage.
If the story means money, tell it to
me, and l may be able to help you to
the wealth. 1 am only a young girl,
il is true. MI. LOrn; still, 1 am old in
experience, and may succeed where
( you fall
II doubt it," replied Lorn, gloomily;
/ still it is kind of you to take this in
! terest in stranger. I am much
Obliged to you, Miss
Call me Hagar,'' she interrupted
/ hastily. 81 am not used to fine titles
We'll then. Hagar," said he, with a
/ kindly glance, III tell you the story
of my Uncle Ben and his strange will
Hagar smiled to herself. 1t seemed
| to be her fate TO have dealings with
wills-first that of Jacob; now this of
Lorn's uncle However,, she knew
nothing, she waited for Eustace to
explain. This he did at once.
| MY uncle, Benjamin Gurth died six
months ago at the age of S. said he,
slowly. I'm his early days he had lived
a rowing life, and ten years ago he
came home with a fortune from the
West Indies"
How much fortune?" demanded
Hagar, always interested in financial
matters
]
tinued Eustace; nobody ever knew
the amount of his wealth, for he was
a grumpy old curmudgeon, who con-
tided in no one. He bought a little
house and gardens at Working, and
there lived for the ten wears he was i'm
England. His great luxury was books,
and as he knew many languages-Itai-
ian among others-he collected quite a
polyglOt library"
| Where is it now"
ut was sold after his death along
with the house and land. A man in
the city claimed the money and OBJ
tanned it"
"A creditor. What about the for
tuner"
I'm telling you. Hagar. if you'll
only listen" said Eustace in1patientIy.
We'll, Uncle Ben, as / have said, was
a miser. He boarded up all his
moneys and kept them in the house
trusting neither to banks nor invest
menus. MY mother was his sister, and
very poor, but he never gave her a
penny, and to me nothing but the
Dante, which he presented in an un-
usual Mt of generosity"
But from what you have said be-
fore" remarked Hagar, shrewd1y, "It
seemed to me that ne had some motive
in giving you the Dante
NO doubt" assented Eustace, adj
miring her sharpness
THE secret of where his money is
hidden is contained I'm that Dante"
Then you may be sure Mr.. Lorn
that he intended to make you his heir
But what has your friend Treadle to
do with the matter?r
"Oh, Treadle is a grocer in Woking'
responded Lorn. He is greedy for
money, and knowing that Uncle Ben
was rich, he tried to get the cash left
to him. He wheedled and battered the
old man; he made him presents, and
always tried to set him against me as
his only relative"
Didn't ] say that man was your
enemy?" Well. go on
. There is little more to tell, Hagar
Uncle Ben hid his money away. anc
left will which gave it all to the per.
son who should find out where it was
concealed. The testament said the
secret was contained in Dante You
may be sure that Treadle visited ma
ionee and asked to see the book.