The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-01

would again have to be ended. de
might be returned 10 Canada, but from
there would so anywhere so long as II
was not back 70 her While he was
waiting be thought Of the hole he had
fallen into when knocked out Of the
tree aud was seized with a desire to
k.s-. arvre OF his iron pillow. There
was not much change In the situation
Of the British and German lines, and
be thought 1t likely that he might be
able 10 visit the spot. /
one day he went out in search OF 4
Il and found that his comrades had |
dug line OF trenches about quarter /
OF n mile In advance Of it. There was
the hustle usual TO the rear of an
army. Men. nurses. horses, motor
cars. everything. anything. going and
coming. He found the tree and rec
ognized it by its shape. Standing I'M
der Il. he looked down into the hole
where he had lain wounded. 1t was
sufficiently deep TO admit of his going
down into il without much Likelihood
Of being seen. This he did, and, sit
ting down near the spot where the
iron had been barred, he began to shove
the earth with his heels.
IL was not long before he uncovered
the top of an oblong sheet iron box or
trunk about three feet long by two
feet wide. Scooping the earth away
from before the lock, he looked about
| for n stone with which to break 1t
open: but. testing it, he found that 1t
was not locked. Lifting the cover, he
| saw sight that surprised him. Low
ering the lid, he kicked the dirt over 1t
| again and making his way out of the
! hole. went back to his place among
| those discharged men waiting for
| transportation.
What he had found in the box was
the valuablcs usually contained in the
home of Il rich man. Such as were not
too bulky to 20 into the limited space
had eventually been hurriedly placed
there.
Keeping his secret, George the next
day borrowed a needle and thread and
remnants of cloth and began to make
pockets in his garments, though they
were rather bags. When night came
he returned to the hole and, uncovering
! the box. removed much of the con
tents, which he placed In his pockets.
He did not need light; the sense of
touch was quite enough. He could
only take the smaller articles, the otn-
ers being too bulky. He had brought
; Il shovel with him, and when he closed
: the box he put couple of feet of
/ earth on its top.
? One day Ellen Barry was washing the
e breakfast dishes when, looking out
. through the window beside her, she
+ saw man coming in mt the gate. lie
I was well dressed. one sleeve being pin
K ned to his coat front. When he came
4 nearer she recognized her lover. Run
i ming to the door, she threw her arms
v about his neck, while he embraced he
/. with his single arm.
= "Oh. George she exclaimed rueful
ly, looking at the empty sleeve.
: i've got something for it." he said
}. Come into the house and I'll tell yo'
n all about it,"
= When he had told her what has bee
q thus far recounted he continued:
~ when | opened the box | saw a
" once that some one, doubtless in vieN
n. OF an army coming, had put the famil
m valuahles in 1t and, taking 1t to tn
~ base of the tree from which l wa
n picking off Germans, had buried
=. there intending to recover 1t after til
a war. There was gold plate and ZOOS
al Jewels. On my second visit | took tn
: Jewels, leaving the gold plate. Th
:, owner had buried his treasure five fec
:, under ground, not dreaming that
~ would be uncovered by bursting shell
~ 1.-THE jewels | have brought bac
20 with me, only having turned into cas-
90 those needed for expenses ! doubt
they are more than fraction In vail
"a Of what remains In the box. When Il
- war ends / shall return to France an
- see If can find the owner, though
~ doubt 1t, and make return of h
80 property. | shall expect a reward lari
al enough to enable you and me to
% married and set up housekeeping wit
-, out risk. l have had the jewels value
=, and they have been pronounced 10
no tune in themselves. Whatever we nee
- while the war lasts will come fro
the sale of such articles as will produ'
al the required amount"
Ellen approved of her lovers way
90 looking ut it. They were married al
=, set up a small store. Their little hon
:. and their business are all they
Quire to make them content, for IL
~ not great possessions that bring hapI
" ness-indeed, quite frequently SUI
sudden visits of fortune destroy la
iiS piness. Besides, to the couple falls
measure of comfort that they are n
propriating from the treasure ac
e" dentaly found only what the own
should have given them for their ste
IN ardsbip. For George argues that n
'hi he not covered the box containing t
~ treasure it would have likely been d
liz covered and looted.
ad George is looking forward to the d
EN- when the war will be ended and
'aS will 90 to France to make a settlemel
I'VE He and Ellen often wonder whetl
ira the box will be there Likely this
No. ponds upon whether another shell "
expose 1t. When either side attemI
the to demolish its enemy's trenches
Ing hurls so many explosives that shot
the the location Of the treasure be DO
Ills barded it is quite likely that Its c.
by tents will be scattered to the winds.
Tur- Recently a correspondent sent to
pu- London newspaper an account OF
me finding, after a battle which took pli
cry on the English German lines, OF SC
mad tered articles OF great value. III
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