White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-26

into his waistcoat pocket and led
Blackie Immediately away from that
bedpost. in which there were nine
other diamonds equally large and some
priceless rubies and sapphires and en-
eralds.
WED oughtn't to put this In the
bag" he decided. ut might cut
through. Let's see If there's anything
in this old secretary"
Blackie watched Mr.. Day calmly I'M
til he found the cunningly hidden COM
partment, and then he walked to the
window and pulled the crumpled news
paper from Its broken pane as a sig
nal. after which be busted himself
with a clumsy old washstand In the
opposite n
Meanwhile Mr. Day was excitedly
~feasting upon an acid yeIlowed old
parchment. which read as follows:
To the heir of Z~achariah Bunker. who
finds this writing. The treasure of the
unholy Dalton band. which | cannot with
safety put 10 any present public use, Is
hid in the place which Is told hereinafter.
With my dying breath | charge whoever
finds this 10 exhume that treasure. which
consists of some forty pounds. avoirdu-
pois. of melted gold. some fifty pounds,
more or less. OF melted silver and many
jewels. including above a hundred dia-
monds. the value OF which ] nm unable to
Judge. not having any degree OF expert
ness In such matters, but, whatever its
value. | charge my descendants to turn
this treasure into lawful money n de-
vote II to the chapel and the founding OF
a fund for the support of such an insti-
tuition. The treasure Is buried as follows:
Thirty rod to the southeast of the spring
is a black bowlder with a rough cross
cross
What did you ind9' asked Blackie.
suddenly turning.
Nothing OF any consequence" de-
clared Day. attempting TO shove the
parchment into his pocket. But
Blackie WAS too quick for him and
opened tue mouth OF the Tag pereInp
torily
With great reluctance Mr.. Day drop
ped the parchment into the bug just
as "A heavy foot resounded In the hal.
below.
III hide IL In here whispered
Blackie. and. hastily stnfing the bag
into n closet. be locked the door and
slipped the key into his pocket.
well. Mr.. Day" said Wallingford.
entering the room. how do You like
the furniture?"
Its pretty fair" acknowledged Mr..
Day. with "A fleeting bur intense glance
at the third bedpo~t and a speculative
one at the fourth. There We're two
other beds on hat door and a vast
virgin field In the attic. I've e
better furniture. u this might catch
me IL you made the price right I'D
be willing TO give you "A pretty fail
figure for that bed. say
'I1I not break the collection, declar
ed Wallingford firmly i shall have
one sale and De done with II As n
matter of fact. | would rather sell the
entire estate just as II stands and give
you the key"
Ill even decker with yon on that.
offered Mr.. Day. s%uppressing his eager
ness. How much do you want for
the placer"
'Tbirty-6ve thousand dollars" said
Wallingford calmly.
Mr.. Days one eye almost glazed
I'm talkin' sense" he protested.
$50 am L." insisted WaIlingford.
There are over forty pieces OF furni
ture here. and some OF them are worth
over y thousand dollars apiece. Be
sides the furniture and the house and
the farm. there's the chance that you
might find some more money. That's
worth something"
Not much. | reckon" scorned Mr..
Day. "You said yourself you didn't
know where old J~onathan'd get IT."
That's true" admitted Wallingford
81 don't think it's much OF an induce.
ment. but the chance is there, just the
same. What I'm really charging yon
for Is the antique furniture. which |
bought from the heir of old Jonathan
Bunker. and I'm told that it's worth
the money
Lets go out and ook at the farm"
suggested MIR DAY and he led the way
Dy "A fUulflililoNl Hiih to iht NiiihN.
There. about thirty rods to the
southeast. was u biz black bowlder.
upon the side of which was rudely
scratched "A cross
Paul Pollet was waiting on the plat
form OF the station when Wallingford
and Blackie aud Mr.. Day came down
10 take the train He sat on an up
ended suit case. with "A typewriter ON
one side of him, hand bag on the other
a trunk behind him and a lunch basket
on his lap. prepared TO remain right
there until sent for. He grinned cheer.
fully when the trio approached. n
his first question. when Blackie drop
ped behind while Walingford and Day
went In to buy the tickets. was;
How much did you getT
THE first price" grinned Biackie
"whyY
I'm trying to get a line on now
much salary to hang you up for ex'