Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-03-22

Suppose" said Fitzgerald In a low
voice. suppose But be couldn't
90 on.
YES. suppose" said Cathewe. taking
up the broken thread. suppose there
was person who had a heap OF
money or will have some day. and sup
pose there's another person who has
but little and may have less in days
to come. Is that the supposition.
JackT
That's the supposition."
We'll. money counts only when you
buy horses and yachts and houses II
never really matters in anything else"
1T Is easy to say that"
1T is also easy 10 learn that 1t is
true"
isn't there a good deal Of buying
these days where there should be Civ
mgr
Not among real people. You have
had enough experience with both types
to be competent to distinguish the one
from the other. You have birth and
brains and Industry. You're a decent
sort Of chap besides" genially. Can
money buy these things when ground.
ed on self respect as they are In you?
Come along now. for the admiral sent
me after you"
When one has journeyed for days
on the unquiet sea. a touch Of land
underfoot renews. Anaeuswise. ones
strength and mental activity. so q
festive spirit presided at the dinner
table. The admiral determined to
vault the enforced repression Of his
secret. lnasmuch as It must be told.
the present seemed a propitious mo-
ment He signed for the attendants
to leave the salon and then raped on
the table for silence. he obtained It
easily enough.
MY friends" be began. where do
you think this boat is really goingT
"Marsellles." answered Coldfeld.
Where else?" cried NJ. Ferraud. as
II diversion from that course was
something Of an improbability.
Corsica. We can leave you at Mar
settles. NJ. Ferraud. If you wish. but
! advise you to remain with Us. II
will be something to tell in your old
age"
Cathewe glanced across TO Fitzger-
aid as II to ask: do you know any
thing about thisT" Fitzgerald. catch.
ing the sense Of this mute inquiry,
nodded affirmatively.
Corsica is a beautiful place." said
Hildegarde. II spent a spring in
Ajaccio."
well, that is our port" confessed
the admiral. laying his precious docu.
ments on the table. The fact is. we
are going to dig up a treasure" with
a flourish.
Laughter and incredulous exclama-.
tons followed this statement.
"Just a moment" the admiral re-
quested patiently. 81 know it smells
fishy. Laura. go ahead and read the
documents to the unbelievers. Mr..
Fitzgerald knows and so does Mr..
Breitmann." II
Laura unfolded the story, and when !
she came to the end the excitement
was hot and Babyionic. Napoleon!
What word! A treasure put togeth-
er to rescue him from st. Helena!
GOld-French gold. English gold, Span
ish and Austrian gOld-all mildewing
in rotting chest somewhere back of
AjacciO. 1t was unbelievable, fan
tastic as one Of those cinematograph
pictures. running backward.
But what are you going to do with
1t when you find it,"
Findings is keepings," quoted the
admiral
perhaps divide it. perhaps turn 1t
over to France. providing France
agrees to use it for charitable pur-
poses"
"A fine plan. is 1t not, Mr.. Brett
mann?' said NJ. Ferraud
Findings is keepings," repeated
Breitmann with pale smile.
The eyes of Hildegarde Won Mitter
burned and burned. Could she but
read what lay behind that impassive
face! And he TOOK it all with a smile.
What would he do? What would be do !
now" kept recurring in her mind. She
knew the man. or at least she thought |
she did. and she was aware that there |
existed in his soul dark caverns which |
she had never dared to explore. Yes,
what would he do now? How would |
he put his hand upon this gold? She
trembled with apprehension.
And later. when she found the cour.
age to put the question boldly. he an
swered with laugh so low and yet so
wild with fury that she drew away
from him In dumb terror.
Ito be continued next weakly