The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-10-03
ROLLING
GOLD PIECES
By TERENCE ]. O'ToOLE

TO AInerlKy!
The words were spoken by country
squire in Tipperary county, Ireland. to
Mike Doolan. one of his poorest ten
ants.
What would go there for?' in
quired Mike.
"Why. man. don't ye know that in
that country the gold pieces are
rollin around iverywhere?"
Mike scratched his head. WELL"
he said presently. IF that's so I'll go.
Lind me the money for the voyage
and as soon as l get to Ameriky I'll
pick up enough gold pieces rollin
around to sind back the loan"
The squire laughed.
'Mike," he said more seriously. call
as smart man as you needs Is a
chance. I'll pay the passage of We and
Bridget and the kids. and We needn't
send it back at ALL"
Mike accepted the offer and went to
America The squire heard nothing
from him and had forgotten him when
one morning while sitting at his desk
writing he looked up and saw man
dressed in a fur coat and with soil
taire diamond stickpin in his scarf
standing looking down on him.
What can | do for you. STRIP asked
the squire.
Nothing. You done it long ago."
He pulled wallet from his pocket,
counted out a number Of gold pieces
and laid them on the desk.
whats that?" asked the squire.
Didn't We lind it to me to take me
to Ameriky? And didn't We tell me
I'd find gold pieces rollin' around
there? Well. | did KEN hack to
return the loan"
"You don't mean to say that you're
Mike Doolan?"
81 do
sand found gold pieces rolling around
in American
81 did that same"
"Tut, Mike. we're funnin' Sit down
and tell me how vet got rich
Mike took chair and told his story.
aye remember. sor. that me trade
was a mason. Well. as soon as got
to Ameriky got job and went to
work didn't see any gold pieces roll
in around but l thought me time for
that. hadn't come yet l found a shan
ty on road near a city and used to
go in every day to work.
"Well, one evenin' I was walkin'
home covered with mortar whin rag
ged. dirthy lookin' FLY stopped me and
says. says he:
"'Are We a masonT
"'Faith l am. says l.
"If yell let me blindfold ye III give
We job
"'For how much pay?
"'Somethin' more valuable than
money
eco on
"He blindfolded me and led me along
for awhile. I counted my steps Thin
he turned me to the right and went on,
I beginnin' to count me steps ag'in.
Then he led to the roight, still count
in till he stopped. and turned me
round and round and took me into,
house and down into the cellar. He
showed me little room about by
9, with no door to it. All there was
in it was a coffin shaped box. Brick
and morthar was handy. and the seedy
man tould me to wall up the Openin'
done it and put one O. the bricks-the
fifth from the floor on me left-a little
furder in than the rest. so I'd know
it again.
when finished the seedy man blind
folded me again and took me around
and, leaving me, says:
"'Stand till We hear shot, then take
off the bandage and ven find the pay
for the job at your feet
"When hears the shot l took off the
bandage, and there at me feet was me
pay shure enough 1t was a paper
with writin' on it: Only fool
works for nothin'
81 went home and wrote down the
figures Of Me steps, and of Sunda'
l blindfolded meself and whit over
the ground. countin' me steps. |
found a house standin' above with no.
body in it. and in the cellar | knowed
me job by the brick out of place. Me
curiosity bein satisfied. | thought no
more about it. but long afther. when
me lease expired. l remembered this
house and rented it.
Like a fool, | tould Bridget that
there was corpse in the cellar. and
she wouldn't let me rest till I'd pulled
down the brick wall I'd put up and
taken the coffin out. While we was
carryin' it somethin' dropped on the
cellar floor
mike says Bridget, look at the
yellow boys rollin' on the floor
"'Shure. me tonnes come | says.
THE squire was right The coffin was
full Of 'em
81 hunted for the man that had
beaten me out of the pay for me job
and found that he was miser | con-
cluded to take me pay out Of the box
and give him the rent when he come
home. l bought all the property round
about, and they built railroad through