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Show b Gold in Doodle-Bug but Not in an Agent's Heart KANSAS CITY, MO. A real estate es-tate agent v.' as amazed recently to find a hole, 15 feet wide and 25 feet deep, dug through the flour of a room in an old mansion. Two roomers in the house, a man and a woman, told him that they were digging for gold, with the aid of a "doodle-bug." When held over the hole, the "doodle-bug" a glass jar suspended suspend-ed on a string from a magnet - swung in a circle. This was a sure indication that there was gold underneath, un-derneath, according to the pair. "You sec, you just put in the jar f something made of the mineral you wish to find." the real estate agent, was told. The course had a gold wedding ring and chain in the jar. "We had only a few feet to go," the woman said. "Let us finish and we'll turn the gold over to the owner own-er of the house." However, the agent decided that there had been enough excavating and ordered the hole filled up. |