The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-02
(contlnued From Our last issue)

(contlnued From Our Last issue)
| was dreadfully weary. bu,
scarcely understanding what had
occaEloned tho change In my
thoughts. felt no longer any great
aversion 20 the labor imposed.
lad become most unaccountably
lEterested--nRy. even excited.
Perhaps there was something,
amid all the extravagant dcmeanor
OF Legrand some air OF fore.
thought. or OF deliberaiion which
impressed me. dug eagerly. and
now and then caught myself act.
ually looking. with something that
very much resemblcd expectation.
for the fancied treasure. the vision
OF which had dcmcnted my unfor.
tunate companion
AZ a period when such yaEarlcs
OF thought most fully possessed
me. and when We had been at work
perhaps an hour and half. Nc
were again interrupted by the
violent howllngs Of the dog. Ills
uneaslnesa. In th. first instance.
had been. evidently. but the result
OF playfulness or caprice. but he
now assumed a bitter and serious
tone. Upon Jupiter's again at
tempting TO mukzIe him. he made
furious resistance. and. leaping In.
to the hole. tore up the mould
frantically With his claws. In
few seconds he had uncovered a
mass OF human bones. forming two
complete skeletons. intcrmlngied
with several buttons OF metal and
what appeared to be- the dust OF do
cayed wooden. One or two strokes
OF a spade upturned tho blade OF
q large Spanish knife. and. rs We
dug farther. three or four loose
pieces OF gold and silver coin came
TO light.
At sight Of these gold pieces the
Joy OF Jupiter could scarcely be
restrained. but tho countsnance OF
his master wore an air OF extreme
disappointment. He urged US.
however. 10 continue our excrtions,
and the words were hardly uttered
when | stumbled and fell forward.
having caught the toe OF my boot
In large ring OF iron that lay
half buried In the loose earth.
We now worked In earnest. and
never did | pass ten minutes OF
more intense exciteaent During
thls interval we had fairly un.
earthed an oblong chest Of wood.
which. from its perfect pressrva.
ton and wonderful hardness, had
plainly been subjected 10 some
Undertaking. process that
OF the bIchloride OF mercury.
This box was three feet and a
half long. three feet broad. and
two and a half feet deep. It was
firmly secured by bands OF wrought
iron, rlveted. and forming a kind
OF open trellIs-work over the
whole On each side of the chest.
near the top. were three rings OF
iron--six In abby means % which
firm hold could be obtained by
ak persons. Our utmost united
endeavors served only to disturb
the Golfer very slightly In its bed
We at once saw the imposslbility
OF removing so great a weight
Luckily. the sole fastening OF the
lid consisted Of two sliding bolts
These We drew back-trembling
and painting with anxiety. In an
instant. a treasure OF incalcnlable
value lay cleaning before us. As
the rays Of the lanterns fell within
the pit. there flashed upward a
glow and a glare. from a confused
heap of gold and jewels, that abso-
lutely dazZled our eyes.
| shall not pretend 20 describe
the feelings with which gazed.
Amusement was, Of course, pre-
dominant. Legrand appeared ex-
hausted with excitement. and spoke
very few words.
Jupiter's cOuntenance wore. for
some minutes. as deadly a pallor
as 1t Is possible, in the nature OF
things, for any Negroes yisage to
assume. He seemed stupefled-
thnnderstricken. Presently he fell
upon his knees In the pit. and
burying his naked arms up TO the
elbows in gold. let them there re.
main. as II enjoying the luxury Of
bath. At length, with a deep
sigh, he exclaimed, as If In so
liloquy:
And dis all cum oh de goole.
bug, dc putty gOole bug de poor
little goole~bug, what | boosed in
dat Habage kind oh style, Amt
you shamed oh yourself. niger