Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-22

voices were raised sufficiently for the old
fisherman on the other side to get the drift
Of their conversation.
Suddenly a twinkle came into old Amos
eye and he glanced at the high range OF
hills across the river. Light clouds of mist
foated low along the northern slope of the
deep hollow or niche. high up on the
wooden slope. small volume of the white
Vapor appearing TO emerge from the earth
IN the center of the depression, drifted up
ward with a curious curling motion Far
up over the hilltop the crcling mist was
lost in the heavier masses of clouds.
BY a preliminary cough the old man
drew the boys attention. then casually
remarked:
That's a kind of curious actin cloud
twistin' up out of the holler over there,
amt it,
why, 1 never noticed a cloud do that
before said Arthur.
"Ain't ye?" inquired old Amos in mild
surprise "On certain days the fog always
acts like that in that holler. There's kind
OF queer Injun yarn about 1t, too. Your
talkin, Injun treasure made me think
OF it"
what is it?" Arthur quickly asked
''Oh, il amt nuthin' much to tell Of be-
gan Amos, but when my pap first moved
into this valley there was an old Injun
that lived all alone in the woods on the
hills back from here a piece. The old
Teller was always down here at the mouth
OF this cricll fshin' when he wasn't
huntin'. and one wet day, when pap and
ltl pi the blIItf settlers were down mere,
too. they noticed that the old Injun was a.
staTin kind OF queer like at a cloud just
Ike this one that circing up out or
that hOl!'r. and some one asked him about
IT. lie answered back quicker than scat
that the Great Spirit put it there to show
his people, the Iroquois that their treas
ure was stil safe in the holler. Pap and
some Of the rest of EN- went to askin'
questions about the treasure, whether it
was gold. silver or what not. But all they
got out Of him was that the white man had
better keep away or 1t would be the worse
for him"
Didn't anybody ever go and dig for
the treasurer" asked Hugh.
Il never heard pap say old Amos re-
turned 'vaSiEe!y.
"WNy didn't YOU try it," queried Arthur
'OA, | don't know; l never, thought much
about tlat- You the story is just an
1njGu Yarn"
The Ola mans doubt as to the veraclty
Of The ancient Indian was well calculated
TO alleviate any suspicion on the part of the
boys that ha had any design in telling them
the legend, yet when he ceased speaking
lN"E t,.lu.Anl silent. Each was burning to,
ask rHf' questions about the legend but
r,tla.r," from fear Of exciting rldicuIe
Al length. with a curious glance at Hugh
Arthur Logan % take In his lines. Hugh
a. ,H.' followed lis lead in this, and quietly
They ~.'ir . away up the bank of the creek
toward home. o.d Amos noted their depar-
lure with sa Istrd chuckle. but he let
Them Sr wr'.uut remark.
once cut ut hearing the boys Immediately
b"EEtH % discuss the legend and the possi-
tl.t. '.u. tle Iroquois had any treasure at
Inc ,I'r NErn they were driven from the
valley .f the Slsguehanua. As II was an
sstall ,.ej fact. so they had just been read
INK, it.t the AleonqulnS possessed boards
Of stTt-. W lN then was IL not rea sorahIe
10 .H.HE That this hoas; OF IroQuo!s treas
IRE hore greater significance than old