The Winslow mail., 1910-01-15

weeping, exchanged but few words
with each other and neither made any
/ allusion to the inheritance left them
! by their father. Nevertheless, it be.
came necessary in the course of time
! to unseal the will and testament OF
! their father, to confer with nOtarieS,
/ attorneys and executors, and it hap
pened one night while these things
were under discussion that Jose "a
ria and Maria Josefa found themselves
alone in the vast reception hall, tho
dim light in the spacious apartment
just making the darkness, as it were,
visible. The sister drew near to the
brother touched him on the shoulder
and murmured timidly in low voice:
Jose. | have something to tell you
"a very strange thing about papa
Tell me, darling-a strange thing?"
I'm truth II is DO you wonder
There is a million reals in gold hidden
in the farmhouse at Gaudeiuz.' .
NO. foolish one" he exclaimed.
surprised and with sudden vehemence.
You have not understood correctly.
Where this million reals is hidden is
in the pasture field at Corchada"
But. Jose. dear, papa described the
place where it was hidden SO carefully
to me, with the most minute details.
1t is in the basement you must count
! 16 bricks to the left from the door,
and underneath the seventeenth brick
lies the stone with the staple in it
that covers the treasure"
"But. .JOsefa, | am certain that YOU
are in error, because papa gave me
such careful description of the
place, that cannot possibly be mis-
taken. IT is in the pasture field Near
the wall of the old sheepfold. that IS
now no longer used, is a kind of pool
where the herd used to drink: behind
it there is a small half-ruined arch
and al the foot of the arch lies a paw
ing-stVne with the corner broken OF.
Loosen this paving stone and you vii
find brick-lined niche, in which is
hidden a million reals
my dearest boy, but it Is imposs
bic! Believe me, When papa found
that he was so much worse in fact
was hOpelesSly i'll, perhaps his mind
was not altogether right; poor, dear
papa! l have his words engraved"
Maria" declared Jose, seizing the
hand of the young girl, after think
! ing the matter over, | am convinced
there must be two deposits, for this
| is the only reasonable explanation of
the matter. Papa told me that this
! money was exclusively for me-"
/ And to me that the money at
/ Guadeluz was mine alone"
A few days later the brother and
sister made an excursion to Gaudeuz
| and found everything exactly as Ma
ria Maria .Josefa had described it.
/ The treasure was locked up in a small
! iron Golfer, the key of which could not
/ be found. They carried We Golfer
away with them without attempting
to open it and went on their way to
! Corchada, where, at the foot of the
ruined arch they found also another
| iron box of equal weight and size as
the first They carried the boxes
/ home, and Jose got some tools from
! locksmith and forced them open. AS
/ the lids burst open, disclosing the
! golden treasure, the brother and sis
ter, without counting them, poured
their contents together in a heap on
the carpet. Suddenly Maria trembled.
There is paper in the bottom of
my box"
And one in mine, too," observed
the brother
''It is a letter from papa"
Yours, what does 1t say?"
Listen Come to the light This
! is what it says: My son, if you read
this alone | sympathize with you and
| forgive you; but if you read it with
your sister | will come forth from my
grave to bless you
'The meaning of mine is the
same." exclaimed Maria, a moment
later, sobbing and laughing at the
same time.
The papers were dropped and the
brother and sister, standing on the
heap of gold, treading the scattered
coins into the carpet, clasped each
other in long embrace.
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