New-York tribune., 1921-10-30

ZEN Islanders began TO spin their yarn
they hired at SC much head, blank blank em,
and folks thought it wuz bout time to hide
away their valybuls and money!
Il have collection of that old paper money
and coins" the captain interrupted.
Finest collection in the State of New York"
the major recommended.
$50 they started to bury all their treasures
round these parts. There wasn't banks then.
y know. So folks sunk it in th' ground or hid
it through their houses somewheres. Some
picked tn roots of trees, thinkin they'd have
a fine landmark to find the stuff again. Then
the trees blew down and when those folks or
their children came back to look for the treas
IRE they found tn marks gone. Other ones
kept th' secrets, so y can't tell where you'll
find treasure round these parts, an all kinds
Nv relics"
o. Captain Connor remarked, "over to my
house have got a collection of lot of that
old stuff. Right here's a copy of The Time
Piece an old New York newspaper issued in
1898"
He oughta charge admission to that collec-
ton the major declared admiringly
Well the colonel took up the thread. "they
begun to fit round here. Some Of tn boys, New
York milishy from Perth Amboy come sailing
up tn crick in what they called briggs in them
days. They divided their forces and sur
rounded tn Hessians up there in St Andrews
Church. They fit and captured twenty and
killed two them Hessians blank-blank 'emr'
Here's some of tn pistols used in those
days, the captain hastened to remark at this
a ia ,o,
1ul OF the weapons from a convenient cache.
That amt circumstance 70 what he has
to home the major Loyalty remarked.
An that's how come they found treasure
round This house, the colonel carried on. Back
in 1857 a man by tn name NV HvJan Pa
Hylan who lived here, run across. a treasura
III that Old stairway over there A tin chuck
ful of British coins, $1,000 Nv EN-. A biz la+er
they found some more treasure out there where
an old stone wall used to be- lookin' on
gamble"
1T was from Canfeld's gamblin hous. aa
Saratoga Springs that they got these twin
uueiln derrlngers in a big raid,7 the captain
interpolated
And ] know a police lieutenant that kin
tell you all about it," affirmed the major.
SO | thought / oughta be fndin' treasure
myself, the colonel stated 'Well. bout that
time, the school board, bank-bank 'em. dis.
charged me after years of faithful seryice a
janitor
1t was dirty DEAL" the captain said in
dignantly.
1t was that" the major swore
Faced starvation" the colonel declared
He certainly did, didn't he, Major Hicks ?.
He sure did
linen Connor who leases the property from
me, started TO put down gasoline tank IN
front OF the house, the colonel went on. "r
reminded him Nv tn stipulation in tn lease
ona1 was to be present when there was anv
dlggln'' and any treasure found was nine
The captain agreed that it was so nominated
IN the bond. The major mentioned he had
signed as witness.
They started in diggin' out 'front.' the
colonel said, IAN they"-
! was putin in that gas talk" the captain
explained, with the practical smile of one who
ourles ms own treasures and leaves the chancs
discovery of others to vsionaries.
An on a big rock was an old rusty box.
an It had lotta copper coins and gold coins.
like these, and diamond in it, which | onlv
got bout $4,000 fer, it being cut old fashioned
sold some of the other stuff, too. an now fths
captain and the major waited eagerly for the
forthcoming climax) I'm independent, fer some
time anyways, of that oiA1>lsst4 blank blank.
blank-blank school board
Chairs scraped. 1t was apparent the nar-
ratiYe had been conducted to its proper close.
But the scribe had one moro question::
Colonel, don't you suppose there is more
treasure around this old house,
sly and crafty smile wreathcd the colonel'v
wrinRled but alert physiognomy.
Well young feiler," he vouchsafed; "I1,
say this: If this house is ever torn down Tn,
gonna be right here day and night,o
The departing visitor, tramping up the road
heard the captain and the major loueA avrse.
ing that they'd say the colonel would ~