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

showed it to him, but neither Of us
could find any sign in it's pages likely
to lead us to discover re hidden treas
ure. The other day Ireadle came to
see the Dante again. told him that
/ had pawned 1t, so he volunteered to
redeem it if 1, gave him the ticket
did SO, and he called on you. The re-
suit you know"
Yes, I refused to give 1t to him, -
said Hagar, land 1 see now that was
right to do so, as the man is your
enemy. Well. Mr. LOrn, it seems from
your story that a fortune is waiting
for you, if you can find it,
Very true; but I can't find it.
There isn't a single sign in the Dante
by which I can trace the hiding place.
DO you know Italian?"
Very well Uncle Ben taught it to
me-"
That's one point gained said Ha-
/ gar, placing the Dante on the table
and lighting another candle. 1.-The
secret may be contained in the poem
itself. However, we sail see. Is there
{ any mark in the bOOk-a marginal
mark. 1 mean?"
Not one. Look for yourself"
The two comedy young heads, one so
/ fair, the other so dark, were bent over
! the book in that dismal and tenebrous
! atmosphere. Eustace, the weaker
| character of the twain, yielded in all
/ things to Hagar. She turned over page
after page of the old F'lorentine edi-
/ ton, but not one pencil or pen mark
married its pure white surface from
beginning to end. From "L'fnferno''
to I'll Paradise no hint betrayed the
secret of the hidden money. At the
last page, Eustace, with a sigh, threw
himself back in his chair.
You see, Hagar, there is nothing.
! What are you frowning at?''
| 'I am not froWning, but thinking,
young man. was the reply. IF the
secret is in this book, there must be
some trace of it. Now, nothing ap-
pears at present, but later on
Well said Eustace, impatiently
later on?''
invisible ink"
Invisible ink!' he repeated, vague
ly. Il don't quite understand"
My late MASTER said Hagar. with
out emotion, was accustomed to deal
with thieves, rogues, and vagabonds
Naturally, he had many secrets, and
sometimes, by force of circumstances
he had to trust these secrets to the
post. Naturally, also, he did not wish
to risk discovery, so when he sent q
letter about stolen goods, for instance
he always wrote 1t in lemon juice"
I'm lemon juice! And what good
was that?"
1T was good for invisible writ.
ing. When the letter was written Il
looked like blank page. No one, you
uIlNAOISidiiO. COulQ fNdu what was SCI
out, for to the ordinary eye there was
no writing at ALL
And to the cultured eye?" asked
EUstaCe, in ironical tones.
TT appeared the samoa blank
sheet" retorted Hagar. "But then The
cultured mind came in, young man
The person to whom the letter wa,
sent warmed the seeming blank page
over the fire, when at once the writing
appeared. black and legible."
THE deucer' Eustace jumped UP IL
his excitement. And do you think
ST think that your late uncle may
have adopted the same plan" inter
rupted Hagar, coolly, but I am no
sure. However, we shall soon see
She turned over a page or two of the
Dante. 1T is impossible to heat thes,
over a fire" she added, 'as the book Il
valuable, and we must not spoil IT; bu
l know PLAN
With a confident smile she left tn,
room and returned with a fiat iron
which she placed on the fire. While 1
was heating Eustace looked at thi
quick witted woman with admiration
Not only had she brains, but beauty
also; and man like, he was attracted
-. by this last in no small degree Short
~ he began to think that this strang,
and unexpected friendship between
himself and the pawnbroking gyps,
might develop into something stronge
ana warmer. But here ne sighed; botl