The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-15

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minutes in which that family gives
way TO Indignation against the con.
stable and would rend him limb from
limb If they had him. and then they
are ready for my story Of treasure
II have located that story in many
places aud many lands, but of late
have found that an island I'm the West
Indies takes best. ar- in the city OF
New York as starter lose 50 In a
gambling house, and the police want
to capture me and club me to death in
my cell so that cannot squeol and
deprive them of their incomes. flee
TO the piers, drive the crew Off of j. +.
Morgan's yacht and single handed run
her to the West Indies. There ! drop
In my tracks for the want OF sleep.
and ~the craft is run on reef and
wrecked. The first thing do OH awak-
ening Is TO send a wireless to Mr.. Nor
gan, hoping ! have put him to no in
convenience, aud then walk ashore
to see where | AIN at
II am on Il desert island Not even
Long Island celery grows there. Sc
cure from the wreck of the yacht
can of baking powder bottle OF to-
basco sauce and package Of dried
apples. all OF which were grown on
Mr. Morgan's beautiful estate. and for
week | live like prince. Then
have to dig for a living. am digging
In the sand and have got down about
ten feet when ! strike the five iron
hooped hogsheads buried by Captain
Kidd over Il hundred years before. On
the head of each hogshead are the ini.
tials C. r., and there can be no mis-
take. heave the hogsheads up and
break them open with stone Each
one is full of douboons and jewels.
Wealth GaIore--and Then Some.
when the treasure is at last spread
out on the ground it covers every
square foot of the island. | do not try
to estimate its value. know there is
enough 10 keep me In autos for years
TO come. | leave the treasure scatter
ed about TO show that | am used to
revelng in luxury. and one morning
five men land from Il boat. They
chuck me into the hole l had dug.
barrel up the treasure and sail away,
and three days later am rescued by n /
man-of-war which was looking for a
goat that had fallen overheard
"That family plties me and sympa- |
thizes with me ana goes for the five !
men who despoiled me, and the farm.
er announces that he will chip in 50 |
to hunt them down If ! will agree TO |
give him one of the hogsheads when
found. We talk over the injustice of
this world for few minutes. and then
| am ready for my tale of love.
81 am the son of multimillionaire.
but don't care TO have II known. The
family promises TO keep the thing
dark. | had finished my education
and was travelling in Europe, when |
met the lOvellest girl my eyes ever be-
held. In fact. / had the pleasure OF
resculng her as she fell off wharf
and was drowning. We were both
wet. but not too much TO fall In love
Mt first sight. She proved to be the
daughter of count. He was hard up
and wanted $5,00O,O00 to become my
My father wouldn't
lend it 10 me. ana there was nothing
to do but elope.
Squoze to Death In the Drain.
after many disappointments we ar
ranged the program. fhe count dwelt
In n castle. and every night it was
by forty lusty retainers They
were supposed to be loyal unto death.
But there was one of them who WANT
I'd TO open n butcher shop for himself,
md ! brlbed hi.l for $4,000 to let my
love creep out of the castle through an
Did drain. The man played squire
with me; but. alas. we hadn't figured
right on the dimensions Of the drain.
At one point 1t narrowed so that the
lear girl got squoze in and could nei-
her come ahead nor go backwards.
was waiting for three days before
earned what the trouble was. Then
hey had dug down and released her,
'ut her gentle spirit had fed. and this
world held no more for me.
For ten minutes after this tale is
old we all sit very still and furtively
wipe away our tears. Then the farm.
n gets up and winds the clock. turns
he dog outdoors and says to me:
"'Come TO the spare bedroom, poor
nan-come! And on the way you
night tell me if you like fried ham
nd eggs for breakfast"
There you are, and there you are"
aid the dllapidated as he rose up.
IT'S easy TO be tramp IL you know
low If you don't you had better turn
o some Of the other professions
where oratory is not required"
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