Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-07-13
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IN, h'tle room ON the fourth floor
al the ramshackle building In
which lived the family of Peter Eeer
sh""S whenever an elevated train
passed below.
'We'il Gel ont OF here" Peter prom
ised again. 'iil get Job of some
Bind, sc If | don't And then, We can
so 10 the country where can always
work aud the Kids will get fat
Then Il was Peter wrote his udyer
tisement and spent most of the money
he had left for its publication
For II term of years" II said "a
will bind myself to work us a servant.
viii he at your beck aud call, do any.
thing that Is honest My family must
live and | am for sale. who will bld?"
ellison Blagg, the remains of once
active man anchored to chair by
rheumatism, read the advertisement
and marked Il.
81 was just wondering" he said. "lf
there was any adventure left In the
world and how far man would 20
for 1t. This appeal may be bunk cal.
culated for sympathy, or It may be
real I'm going to find out"
So Peter Keer was sent the money
to travel TO the country estate of GU.
son Blagg, a servant bound to his
master, and the family was assured
enough money to keep from want
you're mine, you understand
that?" ellison glared at the younger
man. "YOu are to take your orders
forget your family, and work for me
I'll ask you to do strange things and
expect you to do them. Are Won
ready?"
Peter nodded. There was nothing
else he could do.
Then ellison drew forth map.
chart, and bundle Of paper.
you will see," he explained. "they
are directions for finding something
treasure perhaps. | got them long
ago and was going to do the hunting
myself but" he motIoned to his legs.
"my rheumatism won't let me out. See
what you can make of them"
Peter studied over the papers all
one night and a part of the next day
When he reported, ellison smiled
ayes. couId have toId Won tbot
You 90 along tbe ridge IN tho stvntoa
ook Somewbare undor tha o,l, v,,,,Il
find something II NAV no tho troos
ure or If NAV he mora dIractions
That is all | couId make Of If too,
So Peter went to digcing and II
took him more than n week before no
found the box. Inside WINS small
bpg of gold coins M oreot traosuro
but the promise OF mora for a fodod
pappr with them carried instructions
for still another search Tho oaryan,
brought bag and manor bach to On.
son and was ordared IN continno
II was n fantastic iob. ot anv rata
II WINS having wages Throo moro
boxes were uncoverod ana Win thou,
old ellison toId a story Of tha oooon.
tric man wbo usad IN 1.-Two I'm tho lin,
and of thts u,a, ho no., Ct, -. ,,,I-
his fortune from nil but tho detor.
mined and energetic IN au potor hod
dup mn savaraI tbor,ond doIIors 10
soc ellison Rlagc toes tbon into n
sHf,. Tho ,nasfar chased noth,,,,, ,,,,h.
the servant. Ii did not Occur a., pa,o,
how easy It would have been to run
away with one of these bags.
In the last box were directions
which seemed rldIcuIously easy II
meant tourney through n thicket
over hin. and then; "TbIs is the
last stop. the big reward" Peter
thought OF going ON but remembered
his Instructions. He was IN hiring ooch
box In as found to renort zach dIs