Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-09-03
There were but three lem

inere were but three lefk
He began to spend money more
freely. He felt he could afford moro
OF the luxuries Of life with one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars all but
In his grasp When he went to Wads-
worth 4 Barstows for the fifth con-
sccutive November twenty-third, his
little store OF savings had melted quite
away.
Again he made an infelicitous
choice. The record gave no clue to
the trunks location
The ensuing year he launched out
boldly. He mortgaged his house. He
ran in debt. But what man would wor-
~ over such trifies with one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars worth OF
negotiable bonds looming on the hOri-
Zon?
He purchased a thoroughbred trot-
ter and an automobile. His wife was
The best-dressed woman In town. On
the next November twenty-third. from
hut two records. he managed to choose
the wrong one.
All the following year he comfoTted
himself with the assurance that the
strain was over. There was but one
record left. and that record gave the
location of the bonds. He had but to
wait patiently until November twenty
third TO be Independent for the rest
Of his life
He sold his grocery business-its
routine had become irksome to him
for several thousand dollars. and. with
his wife, spent a delightful spring and
summer touring England and the con-
tinent
Upon his return he joined the Coun-
try club and gave five hundred dollars
TO the town library fund. In a burst
OF enthusiasm over the approach Of
his good fortune. he even erected q
costly granite sarcophagus over old
Bill briggs neglected grave.
The autumn waned. November drew
- close and on the afternoon of tho
twenty-third Horace briggs wended
his lcisurely way to the Office OF Wads-
worth L. Barstow To secure the last re-
naming record.
the little parcel in his pocket, he was
aware OF 4 pleasant sense of relief.
The long. trying waiting was over.
Tomorrow the bonds would be- has.
According to the standards OF inc
town, he would be a rich man.
He lighted the lamp on the library
able and set the phonograph beside H.
Very carefully he adjusted the last
record. and started the machine. In
stantly the deep voice from the hcrn
.illed the room.
AT last you have chosen the right
one. Listen to me a moment before |
tell you whore the trunk is hidden"
''Certairly; with all my heart" said
briggs under his breath. bowling to-
wards the machine with exaggerated
politeness.
You made my life a burden while
| lived under your roof. You thought
me helpless pauper. You begrudsed
me the very food / ate-" - s..-.-.--....-
Horace briggs WINGED fsHe might
have treated the old chap with more
decency. that was a fact!
Yes now you listen eagerly. You
are all impatience for me to tell you
where the trunk lies"
"Egad. that's true enough" NUT
tered Horace.
by strange chance the Psalmist has
described the location of that trunk.
Turn to the one hundred and fifty-first
Psalm-the last verse And may you
enjoy the bonds as much as ! hate tell
ing you where they are. Psalm one
hundred and fifty-one!"
There was something like n grim
chuckle. The record was finished.
Horace briggs caught up "A Bible
and. with trembling, impatient I'm
gers. turned the pages. What he found
there any one may readily learn who
will simply take the trouble TO look
nm tho psalm manfipnpd