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The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-17

get himself hung. | believe lot of
old ladies are still disappointed that
didn't"
And lots of young ones who are
glad that you didn't amended Grace
as they passed bevy OF high school
girls who cast edmiring glances at
the stranger with the splendid ply
sique and the strong. mobile face.
Peyton Bradley was good looking
young giant and Grace was proud of
him.
They had been playfellows in the
old school days and when the death
of Bradley'S father had broken up
the family, and his heritage had been
a silver watch and some good advice,
he had Jared forth to mend his for
tune with such good result that after
three years absence he had felt able
TO return to visit his native town.
AS they reached the hotel he
paused for Il moment TO say goodby
to the girl.
"I'll be over as soon as ] can wash
up and change my things he said.
1T VIII not take more than half an
hour, and then we can walk over 10
the point and get away from all this
dirt and confusion"
Grace was waiting for him and
when he had greeted Mrs. Chilyers
they started for the little peninsula
that was the favored walk Of those
who walked for pleasure.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-17

Everywhere there were signs of the
celebration that was past Along the
street men were perched on the poles
taking down the strings OF lncandes-
cent bulbs that had festooned the
line of march. and here and there Il
welcoming arch was already in pro-
cess Of destruction and was beginning
to show tho frame of lath and scant-
ling that had been masked by bunt-
lug and staff during the celebration.
"All your people were here eX-
plained Grace as they turned in the
direction of the hotel They could
only stay the first two days. but they
enjoyed that, though they were sorry
that they could not be here to vel
some you.H
"YpV seem TO be looking after that
ond entirely to my satisfaction" de-
plared Ppyton Bradley, Yours Is
the first familiar face ] have seen in
three years. Pepple from Beamis-
VILE never set down TO Central
America. 4"
Except yourself" corrected Grace.
You have been very successful.
Peyton At the opening meeting
they spoke of YOU as one of the men
who were a pride TO the town
"Im glad of that" declared Pey-
ton Bradley with a rumbling laugh.
II remember that in my younger
days II was the general belief that
that Peyton Bradley was bound to
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I'm glad TO get out of the town, :"
he declared when they had passed
from the paved street to the country
road II met about so people on the
way to your house, and they all stop
ped me to tell how sorry should he
that | missed old-home week don't
care"
You don't earn!" cried Grace. re-
proyingly. Why Peyton Bradley,
I've got 1t In your own Handwriting
that YOU wanted TO come on for home
week"
II admit that" he conceded. "but
didn't say old home. Just wrote
that J wanted 10 come for home weok
and I'm not too late for that yet,
must be getting hack a week from to-
day, but | can have the celebration
that ! came for.H
II don't SEQ what sort Of u cee-
bration you can have all by your
self" cried Grace,
II don't want 1t all by myself,n
corrected Peytnn. But my qelebra-
ton iS not an old home, but Il new
homeweek. I've come to tell you
about my new home-and to ask you
to share II.
IT'S pretty place, dear, and not
as hot as yop people np here seem
10 think 1t is. With that lucky turn
over in the mine vas able TO pur-
chase q plantation and I've a home
10 offer at last. ] wrote about home
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light as the kerosene was ignited
Bravoly he started down the pass
age and entered the yaulted cave. On
the far side was whlte-robed figure
that stirred slightly Twining with
cry of surprise hurried across the
cave and dropped on his knees be-
side the apparition.
Ono glance at the little huddled
heap had told him that IL was Alya.
and as he knelt beside her he saw
that she was unconscious.
With water from tho spring no
bathed her face and presently she
stirred slightly and opened her eyes.
You have come at last?" she said
with a sigh. Where arc the othcrs?"
"They did not come" he explained.
They were very tired after the after
Moons fishing. 1t was enough that
| came.
II thought that you never would
come" she said with a sigh. What
time is it?"
only about $50"
1T seemed longer than that" sho
said with y laugh. 81 trIpped over
q root and fell My ankle was
wrenched and rs l was near the cave
! came in here to bathe il. 1t hurt
so that | thought that | would walt
until the exploring party came.
never could have made the trip back
to the hotel alone. Suppose that you
had not come, eitherl"
"You wanted us to see if there was
a cleft in the rock he said simply.
The others would not come be-
cause they were tno lazy" she cried,
guessing at the truth. II knew that
! could depend on YOU, but 7 thought
that the others would come. too
They are pretty we'll played out"
began Twinlng apologetically, but
she made gesture Of dissent.
"They were lazy. | know" she
said eimply. DO you think that You
can b ndage my ankle?" I tore up
part OF my skirt for a bandage, but
| guess ] must have tainted before
/ could put 1t on,
With gentle hands. Twining cut
away the shoe and stocking and APP
piled bandages soaked In cold water.
Then lifting the girl in his arms. he
strobe toward the entrance.
Il can make it, somehow" he said,
determinedly. II shall have to rest
occasionally. but I'll make it,"
Decker and Clifford were about to
turn In as Twlning strobe into tho
clearing insfropt of the hotel. They
hurried to relieve him Of his burden.
but he motioned them aside and car
ried Alva into the house,
Il found the gold" he told Mrs.
Hitchman, as he laid his charge on
the sofa in the parlor. and as she hur-
ried off for arnica he leaned close to
the golden head that rested wearily
upon tho pillow.
Findings is keepings. he
quoted, and there was no denial in
The smilo that answered the whis-
pered words.
I'm glad that 1t was you who
found me-" she whispered softly.
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success in years.
II came on for home week to ask
you to share my home. III someone
else had won you could explain to
our friends that / had just run on for
the celebration and they would not
connect your name with mine. Is
there someone else. Grace?"
They had paused at a bridge that
spanned narrow creek. and the girl
with Naming cheeks was looking in
to the water. Now she turned
smiling face TO his,
II thought that there was someone
else she confessed, but | thought
that that someone was my rival.
When YOU did not write of anything
but home week ] told myself that
you were Interested in someone down
there and that YOU wanted TO have a
look at the old place before YOU
married and settled down. There
never has been anyone but you, Pey-
ton"
And there never was such a splen-
did celebration as our home week will
be But the real celebration. dear.
will be when we truly come 10 our
home. There will be no bunting
arches-trumpery decorations built
only to be torn down, and it will be
the sweeter that only we two share
it, That's the sort OF home week |
was thinking of"
The sort that Is best" softly
whispered Grace.
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planned the doctor when the trouble
was explained. with no reference to
the origin OF the sum, II | were
YOU I'd run out of town for few
days and forget business worries for
a while,
He pocketod the fee and escorted
Wright to the door, watching him
go down the street with heavy
tread that was very unlike Sidney
Wright.
Some business worry" he said TO
himself as he turned back to his own
neglected lunch. Wright needs TO
be careful or he will have a break
down"
Wright hailed the Idea OF a trip
with pleasure II would take him
out OF sight OF Roses reproachful
eyes. but that night in the sleeper
the grinding Of the wheels beat time
to the incessant repetition of the one
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wants You to go to tho cave tonight
chance of locating the moon through
that cleft"
The good-natured landlady turned
away to hide a smile. There was no
cleft except in the mind OF the man
who had forged the parchment. hut
If II interested the boarders, 1t was
all right She gave them hot bis
cult for supper to make up for the
deception.
Out on the porch after tea there
| was u division of opinion. 1t had been
hot day on the water and the pros
pect of a two-mile tramp through the
woods and the exploration of a musty
cave did not appeal To them without
Miss Eakins' presence as an incen-
tive.
"She may not be home for a couple
of days" argued Jack Clifford 1T
may he cooler tomorrow morning
Let's walt"
II think it is all a fake anyhow,
! echoed Decker. Lets tell her that
we went over and couldn't see tho
moon. HI says that the pike are
| biting at the other end OF the lake.
For quarter he'll take a couple OF
bricks over to the cave and leave
them to make it look as though we
had been there
"Thatis all right" admitted Twin
Ing. al don't believe myself that
there's any treasure in the cave. but
we might as well go over, II inter
| ests Miss Alya and perhaps we Will
| find something that Will make 1t
worth while There are some is-
sNTes in the rocks. II may he that
one Of them leads to the light"
IL may and it may not" said Gif-
ford. III don't care either way, Time
enough to go when Miss Alya comes
! back"
Decker echoed the sentiment. but
( this did not shake Twining's determ-
ination, and il ended In his sallyine
forth alone, swinging a couple of the
oi'-soakod bricks by their wires.
The stiffness and tho blackness oI
tho night awed him as no made his
lonely way along the path. He gave
no crcdence to the stories Of ghosts
but the night noises sound strange e
city cars. especially when one |!
alone, and the hoot OF the owl ant
the hoarSe croak of the tree toad;
and of the frogs in a nearby marsl
might readily be mistaken for th'
cries of the dusly guardians Of thu
treasure,
He had reached the entrance anC
had paused TO touch a match to one
Of the bricks when "A groan sounded
through the tunnel leading to the
cave. The match nuttered to thu
ground Without having fulnlled IL
office and for q moment Twining
turned white
He held his ground and the grpaT
Spnnded again " seemed more hu'
man than supernatural and Twlnine
| struck another match This time hl
held it steadily to tho brick ant
presently there was fare Of yellow
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leans in London the season before,
and even royalty had deigned to how
70 her sway. yet she had lost none OF
the unaffectedness that was her great
charm. and she was almost n chum TO
the three, who mutely worshlpcd
her.
Now they looked on in silent ador-
alton as she bent her golden head
over the parchment II was time
worn document. its very appearance
substantiating the claims Of Its own
or that IL had been in the family for
nearly two centuries,
The folds had been reinforced with
linen, itsclf brown with age, and the
faint brown letters supported tho
statement made in the text that the
writing had been done with the pi-
rates own blood.
1t was clever bit OF forgery do
signed to interest the boarders at the.
Pine Cone hotel. but II had served
its purpose we'll and the little cave at
the foot OF the mountain had been
dug over scores of times in search
for the pirates gold.
1t told how Red Burton, once n pi-
rate captain, had fed Inland with a
store of gold and Jewels borne by
black slaves. Pursued by those who
had been his associates. hut who now
were his enemies, he had buried his
treasure in the cave, Staying his
faithful blacks that their spirits
might keep guard over the store of
plunder.
AS he had concluded his task some
of the rocks in tho roof OF the cavern
had become loosencd by his pistol
shots and had fallen, crushing his
legs Laboriously he had dragged
himself to Hitchman's cabin and
there his wounds had been rudely
dressed.
Blood poisoning had set in and on
his deathbed In gratitude to his new
found friends he had bequeathed to
them his store OF plumber.
An Indian raid had prevented i'm
mediate search for the treasure, and
when younger Hitchman had re-
turned to the cabin he could not find
the cavern 1t was overgrown with
weeds and brush. and for nearly 100
years had remained undiscovered.
When at last the clearing of the
land had resulted In the rediscovery
of the cave the paper was useless,
The treasure had been buried by the
light of the moon penetrating cleft
In the rocks and this cleft no longer
was in existence The interval had
filed the cave with earth. and though
every square foot OF the acre and a
half OF The surface OF the cave had
been gone over scores of tImeS. no
success rewarded the efforts OF the
searchers.
1T presents many diGieultleSN
said Alya as she returned the parch-
menl to Twin'ne The thing 10 do
is to get lanterns and look the cave
over. We may find where the cleft In
the rock was, and then we can clear
it out or try to llguro wnere the rays
used to fall. or course, the moon is
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ONE PLUS ONE

Her happiness should mean spme-
thing 10 you
1T does agreed Sidney Wright.
~ is for that reason that | insist
that she shall not have 10 go through
the inferno Of economy that was nee
essary TO my own younger days"
II think that she'd rather have
me than a red automobile and Paris
frocks,' said Archer. rising again.
Just think over that example, Mr..
Wright. One minus ono equals
naught. You can't forget It,"
Archer slipped out of the office
and Wright turned once more to his
desk.
He was doing what was best for
his daughter. Rose would thank him
some day. when she knew life bet
ter
He picked up n paper. but he
could not concentrate his attention
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than the hight OF man for perhaps
80 feet. when 1t broadened into q
Yaulted cave of an acre and half
In extent.
A spring bubbled from tho rock in
ono corner and ran through the con-
ter of the cave. emerging through a
cleft In the rock on the far side,
Let's go in and get drink" !"
suggested Twining. The water is as
cold as though 1t had been iced"
Alva smilingly assented, and, Twin
Ing led the way into the cave.
1T doesn't seem TO be haunted. ="
she commented. II think that Is all
nonsense"
IT'S haunted only when the treas
ure is threatened" explained Twin
ing, though they do say that there
Ire times when passers by have heard
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taken within the limits the Wright
farm and rendered building lots qs
valuable as acres had been before.
They had heep happy enough with
each other, hut tho times were
changing, Money was necessary TO
comfort and he would SOC that Rose
married some one wh9 could support
her In the style TO which she was
accustomed
II was the asst thine in his thought
that night and the lirst thln6 he re-
called the next morning. In his sleep
he had dreamed OF gigantic lgures.
huge ones and monster ciphers, and
he woke tired and worn.
He took q trolley to the office. but
the fietted wheels ground out the
same monotpnops refrain. and when
he went to lunch he called first upon
his physician,
Just a little tried feeling" ex-
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minus one, nor was II any better next
day at the winter resort.
Wright was thoroughly scared.
Change Of scene brought him no ro-
lie and rest was out of the question.
For two days he grew worse and
worse and al last his tried nerves
broke under the strain. For months
HIS worry over certain pending deals
had weakened his nervous system.
This was the last straw.
As a last resort he went over to
the tolegraph office in the lobby of
tho hotel and filled out a form Tho
clerk looked puzzled as he read tho
message, for u ran;
Change your formula TO read one
plus one makes one You have my
consent"
Then Sidney Wright went upstairs
to get the FIRST nights rest he had
enjoyed since Archer had left his
office
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nshing, Miss Eakins did not accom-
pany them, pleading o headache and
q desire to rest for the evening, and
when they pulled their boat In to
shore and hurried up to the hotel
there was no sign of her, and In ans
wer to their eager inquiries Mrs.
Hltchman explained that She had
started for town.
Her mother went over to tho lake
camp this morning" continued Mrs.
Hitchman. "She sent word by Ben
that she was going to stay all night,
md would Miss Alya please come
over, There was no one TO take her
TO the train, but she exnlalned that
Mr.. Twining had shown her how TO
follow the short cut through the
woods and she started off alone,
She'll be back tomorrow, but sho
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after dark"
That's right" assented Decker.
"We'll walk over there after tea"
'1'll so over this afternoon and
get the lay Of the land," offered
Twining. II want TO get on 10 the
blacksmith and order the rod any
way"
"I1l sc with you" volunteered
Alva. II want to see what the place
looks like. and it's not fair that you
should go all alone"
THAT'S right" assented Clifford.
We'll all go"
Not a bit of it." declared Alva
with light laugh. You two lazy
men must stay here and gain strength
for the nocturnal expedition
Twining smiled at their discom-
future and set off alone with Alva.
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upon It because that absurd example
kent ringing through his brain. It
was later than usual when he left
tbe office because the jingle would
cling In his memory and keep him
back IN his work.
lie thought the ride home in the
omen air would drive 1t from his
brain. but tho horses seemed to tread
out the sum with their hoof beats
on the macadam. u WINS like the
old Punch, brothers punch with
care" that he recalled back In the
'70s.
Roses red eyes told that she had
seen OF heard from Archer, but she
said nothing and Wright did not
open the subject More than ever
the girl reminded him OF her mother,
and he remembered how happy they
had been in those early days before
the sudden growth OF the city had
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slate, That Is that one taken from
one leaves nothing"
Il fail to SEQ the aplIoatIon."
It's this way explained Archer,
taking his seat again. III YOU take
Rose from me you leave mo nothing
10 hope for Now do you get tho
ldea7"
Mere romantic nonsense" was the
lnlpa'ient reply You will soon flnd
some young woman in your own sta
ton OF life who VIII occupy your
thoughts to the exclusion of my
daughter"
Station in life" echoed Archer
with laugh "lt seems to me that
your father and nay grandfather we're
In the same station of life. You han
pened TO make money and nv father
didn't, that's all. Rose is willing
to get along on what earn. We
arc not asking YOU to supper, us.
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Cone cove was perhaps twe miles frem
the hotel, and the way led through
a dense pine wood. IT was pleasantly
cppl under the trees, and not until
they reached the clearing In front OF
the cave did they feel the heat which
beat down mercilessly upon the hot
stones.
The entrance to the cave was gray
and forbidding. The brush had been
cleared away and ono or two trees
chopped down to leave a bare space
A rude arch gave entrance to the
place and led to passage little moro
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-17

not In the same position as she used
to be 200 years ago. and We shall haze
TO make allowance for that, but per-
haps we can get the approximate 10
cation and by thrusting a long rod
down into tho earth we could sound
for the treasure chest.
Good scheme" approved Twining.
II can get rod down at the black
smiths and we'll go over there this
afternoon and start our investiga-
tions.
TOO hot" objected Clifford. ANY
how, the place isn't haunted until
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the negro ghosts at their revels."
Treasure caves have to he haunt
ed" declared Alva with a smile. I'VE
must bring plepty Of light when we
come this evening.
Tomorrow evening" corrected
Twlning. 1T will take little time
to make the rod and we shall have
to soak bricks in kerosene to make
the flares. Wood fires Will make too
much smoke"
Tomorrow, then" she agreed,
but let us be going.
They spent tho following afternoon
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to support her in the style TO which
she is accustomed. You have told
me that you have an income slightly
less than my daughters dress allow
ance. j presume you arc capable of
making the simple aritbmetIcal COM
putation that two and two make
four"
Il suppose I could" assented
Archer. The trouble Is that there
Is another example on my mental