The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18

ing on. With this double purchase,
by putting out all his strength. he was
able to raise the boats stern
1t was the queerest thing in the
world he thought, that the stern of
that boat should be so heavy. II
seemed as though it We're made Of
solid iron. At last he got the boat
clear Of the checks and got the line
made fast just in time to meet the
jerk on it that came as the boat. now
hanging free by the falls from the
ridgepole of the roof swung across
nearly the whole width of the loft with
such a lunge that the ridgepole bent
and creaked and the whole framework
of the old oil house swayed as though
it were coming down.
Teddy was glad to take good rest
at this stage of the proceedings. while
/ the boat swung backward and forward
like a great pendulum flashing through
the rays of sunlight
BY the time that the boat had stop
ped swinging and hung steadily by the
falls just clear of the floor he was pref
ty we'll rested and ready to go to work
again. To open the trapdoor he must
raise the boat about six feet. He went
at the ropes with a will. hauling away
easily at the bow fall and Juggling at
with all his might. At last the bow
was high enough and one more tussle
with that dreadfully heavy stern would
make everything clear for him to open
the trapdoor and lower away. Teddy
strained away at his tackle with ali hi
like porpoise after each round. but
gaining steadily. At last the boat
| swung level, clear six feet above the
floor, and victory was almost within
his grasp.
1t was Just as he had reached this al
most triumphant point in his labors ano
had turned to make the rope fast to the
Delaying pin while he opened the trap
! door-at this critical moment Miss Ruth
| Marbles specialized face showed at the
| top of the stairs, and Miss Ruth War
ble's sharp voice exclaimed
why, Teddy Rodford. OF all ere
ated things, what badness are you do
| ing here
| Teddy jumped as if he had been shot
The rope slipped from his hands and
| whiZZed through the blocks, and that
| tremendously heavy stern of the boat
| flashed downward through the sun
| light. With a bang and 4 crash OF
| spiintering wood it struck a beam with
such force that the old oil house sway
! ed and trembled and seemed in a fail
way to fall to pieces there and then.
| With this banging and crashing was
| also most curious jingling sound, and
very astonishing was its cause AS the
| stern Of the boat struck the beam the
! stern sheets were broken al! to pieces
| and out of the stern locker poured 4
stream of gold and silver coins which
| jirgled as they fell and which blazed
and glittcred as the sunbeams touched
them while they went rolling every
which way over the floor
In the silence which followed this
outburst Of noise Miss Ruth Warhlt
and Teddy Rodford Just stood AID
! stared at each other across more sil
yer and gold and five dollar pieces and
ten dollar pieces and even twenty dol
| lar pieces thau either Of them ever hal
seen anywhere and certainly more thar
they eyer were likely 70 see agai1
loose on the fon- o. :, sail !oft.
And 50 TIE LOST fortune hat CantG:r
TRANQUIL Warl}e had h'ti.'eu in til.
crae- riac" before he sailed aw..' i
! ire I'l-e:c'i, Hone TO his death II liz
| northern ceas WIS f0und at last.