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T f- f 1 r 1 I. 1 N NT x I 4 T I I i- i t Copyright bt b by Tames Tamos EI AMUEL A lUEI was contemplating con con- his pigs as the they I scuffled scuffled over their morning mci meal I when the Lilo postman stopped at h his sir r Letter t for you Sam am sa said d t tho o I postman n Mr Blenkhorn scrutinized the document document docu docu- ment mont very cr carefully as if It It wore something some some- thing dangerous and then slowly read It It Tho The postman watched him close closely 1 as he spelt his way through and noticed notIced noticed not not- iced that his has mouth opened with aston aston- No bad news I ope ape Sam said the postman pORtman-ln pORtman In a very sympathetic tone Not lot as I reads it it replied Mr Blenkhorn If theres there's anything you dont don't quite understand Ill I'll read it over to you OU Sam Bela Be In used to letters is comes natural to me When hen I wants yer elp Ill I'll ask for forIt or It it replied Mr Blenkhorn proudly Oh said the tho postman you dont don't fancy that I wants to bo be mixed up In n nany any of ot your business Its It's only out of kindness not beta sure suro that that you could read react proper as I offered Ho lIo strode Indignantly out of or tho the yard rd Mr Blenkhorn watched him out o of ot f sight and then seated himself on th tho fa a bucket In which he had brou brought ht th the e pigs' pigs repast to his interesting ep p communication It ran Charing Cross London o Dear Sir I write to you g you OU ml from report to be ono one of ot tho hon hon- st l men In SlIng l t I want yo you I Ito to undertake a little work for 01 m mo o for tor which you will be amply rewarded My 1 great uncle Moses Rudd lived an and d rued died In your village and though h lt was known to be bo a miser and wort In his thousands little was found at his decease Gilt Cut I have just found In the tho binding of ot his family Bible the tho secret to the hiding hiding- place o of Ills treasure Now I am an Invalid unable to travel J. J 1 In tn U tI f e l 1 legs s. s TIle The The treasure tr Is hid re gar ar en y 1 Y William Travers a carrier carrier who Is not notto notto notto to be trusted for It If ho dug It up UJ he would keep all the mone money himself Now I am trusting you and Robert Robort Purvis another honest man with m my secret Tho The treasure may bo anything from one ono thousand to ten teu thousand i pounds and I wish you to dig It up and keep tenth ono each cach for your trouble Only got ot William Travers out of or the way or 01 oro orlie lie ho o will steal It 11 all The guide to the tha treasure says say's Throe feet doc deep In tho the large arge plot with the In the center enter Will you do aio this and help asick asick a sick Ick and poor widow Yours truly LAURA LAUItA PERKINS P S. S S. Write Write to mo me at tho the when you ou have found It and I will tell you ou u how to send me mo tho the money Mr Blenkhorn read and read re this letter ettor Dont DonL know why tho the poor woman trusts rusts Bob Purvis ho he meditated lie Ho Is 9 a hard un un un Is s Bob and hed he'd rob any It If she aint writ to him Ill I'll sa say an do It At that moment he heard hoard footsteps In n the cobbled yard He lie hastily crammed crammed cram cram- med mcd the letter Into his pocket ot but It was as too late Robert Hobert Purvis had seen It I So youve you've had a letter to too Sam said Mr Ir Purvis In a discontented tone Sho She ml might ht avo trusted In mo me No Ko she knew kne you'd need an eye oyo on onyer yer Mr Purvis paused and then eJaculated Ten thousand pounds It ml might ht not bo be moron one thousand Bob Dob replied Mr Ir Blenkhorn Blenkhorn Blenk Blenk- horn It aint so gain oln In ter bo he moron on one e thousand anyhow continued Mr Purvis Pur- Pur vi vis with an artful wink Mr Ir Blenkhorn scratch scratched Cd his head enough for fer an any Too much too much too much exclaimed Mr Purvis What What If It theres there's no treasur treas tress ur ure a at all Sum m air Mr taco face grow grew sudden suddenly blank blane Cant you OU see Sam that If u we d 1 dug an an sa rs theres there's says no treasure oos ter tel provo prove that we over ever found any auy any A large smile stole over Mr Blenkhorn's Blenkhorn's Blenk- Blenk horns horn's t face e. e Youre smart Bob Bob that's that's what you are Not but that I shouldn't ave avo thought of or it Sooner or later It'd avo ave come to ter me me Then anyhow therell there'll bo be a thousand fer us to divide Aint y yer r goin ter tel send tho the any thin In then f Well we ml might ht write an say weve we've found but as wore ware sorry ter tor terear car ear of ot or ill health we sends five pounds as a assort sort t of or gift gUt Mr 11 Blenkhorn shook his head had W aint ter tel be trusted with he said They Jest goes an au spends It t. t Now I 1 was It If wo we B sent nt cr cv a nice leG leer o 0 pork pori carriage paid shed she'd got get she Mho couldn't waste an Rn an wed we'd feel feol as wed we'd done our duty duly by cr er Mr Ir Purvis stared at Mr and for tor a mom qt seemed lost in admiration ad ad- I then Hum he slapped him heartily on tho the back hack and said I It Sam your earls carts in tho the right place But Dut ow arc aro we ter get gel William Travers out of tho the wa way If IC ife e c twigs ell oll gammon us its out of ot the I lot Jot Mr Ir Blenkhorn stared abstractedly InI in front of ot him In scum search h of ot an Idea Ilia Hilt I eye ca lI lighted on his 1118 pigs and he gave cavo a 0 sudden start What hat about Iring Mm ter tel take some tel tor market for tor us' us r Cut But oIl oll only be va Il away uway tel fer a dayan day an an w we e want Mm inn awa away fer tel a night ight so 30 that we wo can dig up that plot Thata what Im I'm gotten at replied Mr 1 Blenkhorn Now ow If It we wo tells Mm im Ull that t pigs Is fetchin a n. better price at an asks Mm Ira tor tako em to the Cattle Market 1 there wall there o 0 cant can't get gel back by J 1 night ht many Ph pigs 8 ave avo ave you ou ready Coin Goin on tel for four ave I I. I It'll So make a load for tor Mm Lets Let's K JO down an seo see Mm hn William Travers was busy repairing g his cart when they arrived a Tho They explained explained ex ex- their woods needs and ho looked a at t them In a n surprised cd wa way Up ter tel market ho said Why hy Its It's nl nigh h on 30 ille pile Aint Ain t market markot good fer ter or or Pigs is Js top at Swainswick Swainswick Swains Swains- I wick observed Sir Mr lr Purvis J I I tu If j J. J f Ij F I IF ft f yes j fl fist t iff f 15 f JC Yew ye it it- ry ff oJ y w M it he Trust yer er t ter r know know w that but it'll cost yer more ter send em No Z Interposed Mr Il Blenkhorn be quite julto a bit o 0 pleasuring ing fer for yer Only da day didn't ye yo say at the Bull that you'd wanted tel ter taste ale for fer long enough Not Nol If It I ave ter tel sleep out o 0 my own bed for It I aint slept out o my bed for tor five year car You slept In a ditch one night last week veol That was ater a christening ox ox- Mr Ir Travers It makes no manner o o 0 difference I I 1 aint goin ter tel under undera a sovereign said Mr 11 Travers Mr Blenkhorn looked a aghast haat A A bit o 0 pleasure like lIko that Now talk say sense sense say seven seven-an an soven six nn as a for or be bed Im not goin tel ter parts under n a sovereign n replied William Travers ers returning to his work on his dilapidated cart Say ten shill In appealed Mr Blenkhorn pathetically Think o 0 otho the tho ale They dont don't give it away 03 as Ive I've heard on answered Mr Ir Travers Tra with tho the air of or one ono advancing a convincing argument D By rights I ou ought ht ter char charge e yer 25 Now ow lemmo get I on with with my rny work worle and take tako them pigs o sen The farmers exchanged despairing looks Then Mr Purvis spoke VoIl as Its It's 11 as you OU an an we CAn trust you OU with them hem b pigs wo we shant differ Let It be a ou sovereign but you ou must go Greatly to Mr relief relict tho thoi c carrier arrier he hc i had nad did business not Instantly stonily exclaim that thal tho the next day da which could not be put off oft unless some additional addi addi- payment was made I RI Right ht Ill I'll go Give Gf us tho the money us niT The Tho minute minute you ou gets back said Mr 11 Purvis cheerfully Xo No I wants It now Appon Appen you'd not what you settled to pa a the shrink while I was oi ter r p n Cant yer trust me Mr 11 reproachfully 11 r. r Travers winked and hand for tor held out Ut his s the coin It was vas a struggle hut but after n. n minute or two the farmers I produced Then Mr Travers agreed ag to the he be mone money aroun d by seven In the morning to pl pigs s. s pick up UI th tho e The next morning tho the consignment or f o pigs s was WIlS malIo mado up and the farmers William Travers saw can v drive I safely awa away all right exclaimed Mr 11 Pur- Pur vis Ell not be back till afternoon r Now the woman on for tor 00 doe doos s lea leaves s about six Its It's dar dark k towards eight an an the moon nine Therell There'll bo be rises a at t no folk tolk about then thon Shall we meet at nine nino at Travers Travers' tage cottage cot cot- Mr Mr v Blenkhorn shook shoo his he head d. d No Im I'm not you et first the there e ter tel ave av ave first chance go tel ter tho tiro Bull Dull NO Xo wo voll 1 1 thero till Ull about soWn seven so an sl sit t tho moons moon's r up Tho Then Thor well we'll 1 i come on ere get some t spades ades tel ter work and se let t Two or three limes Mr Ir Purvis strolled during the day Y up to Dir 11 Dlen Blenk horns horn's farm turm to see sea If that had gone gono off oCt to do n a VS little n hU his own digging o in account account- As S many times Mr Blankhorn Blenkhorn slip times dl did d out to see eo the that t Robert Purvis was al taking n no of or him Both however ava U toured ii that tha t some somo Inquisitive at t work person might spy the thorn m during tho the if da day ao so 50 In spit S of or themselves they the were honest hones At nine o'clock they entered William nn Travers Travers' garden arden and sought nought for tor plot with the tho II In n the center tb th the o It It said Mid Mr Purvis tho the at the back bacle o tho the house v plot plo l t lIta Its Ita m ln a n. big big- plot d Mr r. r ruefully ui v OVer ove r weeds and grass grass it It aint been lug dug lul up this twenty years I should reckon I 1 wish old Moses Rudd ad aid said Just where o 0 burled buried Is Ms money rep replied Mr Purvis the tho Appen wed we'd bettor dig dig- near tree at first Seems tor me mo more likely that od bury It under a a. tree tree Its Its the thc wa way with these thOle ere old misers True Truc rIs Pis wonderful what thoughts thought you avo ave r I that ad o 0 yours Blenkhorn Blenkhorn an an you that slow ter tel look at Silently and swiftly they set sot to nor work k Nothing was WOR heard but their heavy breathing and tho occasional clink 0 ofa of ofa a spade against a stone When ono one paused to plean glean the clay from Isis his spade or to throw aside a n. stone the theother theother theother other watched him craftily lest somo gomo small box of ot treasure should be he pocketed pocket pocket- ed on the sly Hour after hour the they dug in the moonlight till tm the tho perspiration tion streamed from them and they they leaned on their spades for tor a needs needed rest Blow the tho old miser said Mr Bleak- Bleak horn as tho the church clock struck twelve twel What made mado Mm lm bury it s so deep Ush said Mr 11 Id speak respectful of ot Mm lm ere Sam you Sam you never know lenow oo 00 much account o 0 ghosts mysen but if It o e 0 did come ter look arter luter Ms is money now's about tho time Mr 11 replied hurriedly I didn't mean to say b by no manner o 0 means that Mr Rudd Budd weren't a nice sort o man Theres There's a lot o good Ina ina In Ina a man oo 00 could lay by that much monc money Again they tolled on for another hour till at last Mr 11 dropped his spade Got It itt crier Mr Purvis leaping g forward No but over there thero b by th the edge edgo I l' l tho the moon moon- thought I saw a a. mans man's face tace light Ush t. t Mr D Ir Purvis stared hard l in tho direction tion Indicated Its Il o 0 the tho sort he answered answered an- an an an- red only tho the moon on the bit hit o 0 paling paling- that Ilum Travers as as stopped a n. gap with so-I so so I took tool It fer old Rudd come como back artor actor Ms Is s money Reassured tho the two tolled on deli till Ull they came to tho the vory very extremity or ot orthe the plot hair b breath eath camo foot quickly key as they du dug U up the tho very vory coast 1 lost foot of ot ground When hen the tho last lust fraction ui UL earth had been turned up Mr 11 Blenk Blenkhorn horn shook his fist flat In his Ills companion face tace m my Youve coked It It money he ho said auld mo me that when youve you've pinched It and and it over oyer I know you ou Sam Blenkhorn Mr Ir Blenkhorn raised his spade In to wrath and no ono knows what might have happened If It at that very moment Mr 11 William Ullam and another man had not strolled round the cottage this cried William Trav Trav- r-l r Indignantly A nice me mess s you y two ave avo avo mado made o 0 m my back hack garden L 1 card para I Ip p people ople movin so I got ot Policeman Collins coi- coi Cold lins to como come round with mt UW but oo u avo uve thought o 0 this I know you ou two was up to something something something- when hon you OU OUVa oot W was wasso so dead deal set on mo me out of ot tl the tho o way So I gets geLs my brother ter tel drive them pigs tor an an comes back artor otter dark an watches We Ve was only tor ter give 11 jer yer jera yern yer yern a n. kindly sun surprise rise said Hald a d Mi lU II Blenkhorn BO so o we we e thought wo wed wd d Jest jest I dig up or er garden on t tho o quiet It sunds sounds likely sold said Travers Traver tho the I two o 0 yer yoI up In the tho n night To fo I help hela a nel neighbor Yer may laugn yard eard o a at ot cm em om policeman Oo 00 over either on em doln delay anything lIke It u before Well said Mr Dir It f this II all the tho thanks Im I'm I Im I'm ni on ort g gomo I omo omo Not vet till r I lets Leta yer said sold William Travers Eros Eres my garden nil all turn turne turned upside tel fer up down los Is tr to pa pay Why Wh its it's all till ready for tor yer cr AUl- AUl rl i Y yam yum Set ot It with an n n what a crop you'll ave need manure manule objected M Mr M r. r Ti Travers avers Well VeU each cach of ot us send solid yer a load said Mr 11 Purvis bu hut but t all right fer the damage tr what arc are yer goin oln tor give mo mu fo for tor r what youve you've got out of ot cro ero croZ Wove got Dont tell mo me as youve you've got gol noth nott In ln Anyhow I 1 wants a a. share sharo M My Iy Y shares share's t two tO O sovereigns so an an I thin think k yourselves lucky as is Im I'm not a ard ardman ardman a aman rd man rho Tho farmers looked gloomily at each h other Now then up I dont don't want wa nt tor tel yer in charge but hut I 1 mean mea n tor show that no on one can cnn play y tricks ks In m my garden an an not J pay a for tor It It t. t Ere Er e policeman I gives g em cm In charge chargo for forWell tor- tor Well Voll pay said Mr Purvis su suddenly sud sud- d- d denly but mind yer cr we dont don't wa wont want nt this thin talked about I shan t talk about It such It-such such a di disgrace dis s- s grace graco ter tel the village That's right t Immo g-Immo tho the none Now how get gel out o m my ya y pardon garden an un an thank enven that Im I'm a merciful man Some months later lator Mr and Mr Purvis mot met on the road before before be ho- on fore tho the carriers carrier's house Tho They we were re passing without speaking when a voi voice |