Evening star., 1941-11-02

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not got anything to speak of outside my pay
"a and Chairman herself hasn't got bean.
She works as stage manager in repertory
theater quite interesting and she enjoys it
- but no money in it. We'd counted on get
ting married, but weren't worried about the
money side of it because we both knew we'd
be jolly we'll off some day."
And now, you see, we're mott" said Char
mian. Whats more, Ansteys - that's the
family place. and Edward and both love it
will probably have to be sold. And Edward
and feel we just can't bear that But if we
don't find Uncle Mathews money, we shall
have to SELL
Edward said: you know. Chairman,
we're not telling this very well. We still
haven't come to the vital point"
WELL you talk then"
Edward turned to Miss MARBLE. Its like
this, you see As Uncle Mathew grew older.
he got more and more suspicious. He didn't
trust anybody"
Very wise of him." said Miss MARBLE.
''Oh-er do you think so?" queried
Edward
Miss MARBLE shook her head sadly. The
depravty of human nature is unbelievable"
well, you may be right. Anyway, Uncle
Mathew thought 50. He had friend who lost
his money in bank, and another friend who
was ruined by an absconding solicitor, and
he lost some money himself in fraudulent
company. He got so that he used to hold
forth at great length that the only safe and
sane thing to do was to convert your money
into solid bullion and bury it."
"Ah," said Miss MARBLE. Il begin to see."
"Yes. Friends argued with him, pointed
out that he'd get no interest that way, but he
held that that didn't really matter. The bulk
of your money. he said, should be kept in
a box under the bed or buried in the garden
Those we're his words"
CHARMIAN went on: And when he died,
he left hardly anything at all in securities,
though he was very rich. So we think that
that's what he must have DONE"
Edward explained: I'VE found that he had
sold securities and drawn out large sums of
money from time to time, and nobody knows
what he did with them. But it seems probable
that he lived up to his principles, and that he
did buy gold and bury it"
CHAIRMAN walled: And we've dug and dug
all over the garden and we can't find any
thing!"
He didn't say anything before he died?
Leave any paper? No letter."
That the maddening part oft. He didn't.
He'd been unconscious for some days, but
he rallied before he died. He looked at US
both and chuckled "a faint, weak little
chuckle He said You'll be all right. my
pretty pair of doves. And then he tapped his
eye-his right eye - and winked at US.
And then he died. =. Poor old Uncle
Mathew"
He tapped his eye," said Miss MARBLE
thoughtfully.
Edward said eagerly: Does that convey
anything to you? 1t made me think of an
Arsene Lupin story where there was some
thing hidden in mans glass eye. But Uncle
Mathew didn't have glass eye"
Miss MARBLE shook her head "No-
can't think of anything at the moment"
Chairman said. disappointedly. Jane told
US you'd say at once where to dig!"
Miss MARBLE smiled. I'm not quite con-
jurer, you know. didn't know your uncle.
or what sort of man he was, and don't know
the house or the grounds"
CHAIRMAN said: IF you did know them?"
well, it must be quite simple really,
mustn't it," said Miss MARBLE.
''Simple!' said CHAIRMAN. You come