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Show TIIB SPWSH FOUR PRESS. SPANISH FOnK. UTAH TJic . Treasure cf the Btsccleon ffir PVWVVVI 01 r. ftrvh-- bv Uron'nnu. I", OapyrlaM ropyrUiht ISIS, Th tidawy C. CHAPTER XIII Continued 21 "It'x oot your fault, old man," I sntd after a moments alienee, trying di Uiiilly to bo cheerful. "Tb tiad looked good. hoted W followed It workmen," replied her father (lowly, "II was a alngulaiiy bloody tyrant, according to lb contemporary bt torlana," "Erectly." triumphed flatly. "And why would ha havo murdered them, la order to keep tbla work a secret? Tub we. ho liulit the drain new from tha probably to thlo point Thai means there was a drain, but It needed repair, aud h seised tha o( porfunlty lo ldd hi treasure. Hugh, where ar Hint tools? Im going to get this stono out of Ih wsIL" ll was a hard a Job a wo tackled, despit H aofienlug of tha mortar by lh moisture of ih ages; but alter iwo hours. Hugh and Vernon Kina were aid to pry lha slat and ii fell out wltb a mighty splash. Hugh lhrut lo tlm end of ih cruwbst? and Oar torches ll siruib brickwork. showed I Ida lo b very flimsy, and when ll was pounded It rang hollow rhe three of u who had two arms apiece went at It with a wilt and I was dUpaiched for reinforcement, Nikka refux-- lo corn himself, but he sen I Watty, and Ih valef helped In Ih Anal ad of demolition, fly tho tide-leve- s Ey Arthur D Ilovvden Smith W. N of tha dungeon? I rut In. "If tbay wanted la get Into lb drain" "Hnt no man oho bad bidden treasure In tha drain would bsvt redunlied on dralnaga grating tn geon fur meant of access lo It," wered Hetty, "That dungeon was a pine for getting rid of special prisoners," Inter rupffd King. "Wbeo tha drain waa actively In use, tha wsier must often hnva barked up Into tha dungeon. I ogre wltb Elisabeth that an mpmr hiding a vast treasure would not hsv to IL" utilised the grating for aci-eMl.ka closed tha argument. "1 am on Bellys aid In this," ha eiild. "At tha least, ah has given ua something deflnUa to work on. Now. If you as ill lake my advice, Hugh, you ami Professor King, with Petty and Jack to help you, will h the treasure hunting squad. I bad best remain her In art aa expeditionary liaison oitlcer with Wasao Mlkall and his (ieo. pie al need And If you don't mind, ill need Watkins yt galloer." Every on agreed la lids plan, and the four of ua Immediately descended Into Iha passage again King mnde a careful study of the stonework. In whleh I assisted him. wltb a view to aseertulnlng beyond any doiihl whether there was any seuled opening In It walla, poll) of ua considered this Hi logleal Aral step, hul Hush and Beit wearied of so unexciting a task and left us lo explore lha upper end of Hi drain. We had been at this fot rather more limn mi hour, without the faintest bint of success, when we were Interrupted by a hall from Hugh. "Professor I Jack I C'otne lieref "Oil. dad." railed Hetty, "hereo a tunny inscrlptluo on the wall." W droped Into Hie water, ana waded lnl.md for some twenty odd puce to where they were standing with Iht'lr torches bearing on a patch of marble lei Into Hie rough face ol Hie rigid hand wall. Hugh was work Ing with Ida knife point, scraping away the moss and fungi Hint" partially oh cured the letters "I saw It hy accident,' bubbled Petty. "We went up a long way to where the rad gets much lower, and we heard water rushing ahead of U so Hugh said we ought lo turn hack My light Just happened lo catch on tills piece of atone here os we pussed It. There was one row of letters quite clear, hut the others were all overWhat grown with this slimy stuff. does It say. "Its Crock, right enough," added Hugh, still scraping Industriously. "I can make out a word here and there, hut It doesn't seem to he the same language I honed at school. Juat a moment, sir. and Ill have the whole Inscription cleared." I peered ovtr their shoulders at the deeply-carvelines of angular tiermi It would iimko you rich. wo Wo fill led, and tlmt'a thaL" ISelty stnred wildly from onv to tbe oilier of ua. "You all make mo tired." alio x claimed. "Why alioiild wa glva up boH ? Ilow long hut wa looked, no furT Wliiil Oh. let me by! I muni think I" She brushed by me Into the f.ike ' passage, and the echo of her footfall renehed ua aa alia ascended to the garden. "We might aa well follow Iqr," ul-Hugh. "I'm awfully aorry, you clmp You risked your llvea for ilila rotten ahow My poor deluded ancestor I I eipect tnoki of Iheae hurled treasure atorie are bunk, anyway. In fuel. I have a dim reenlleetlon of telling poor Uurle Jumea aa much. And there'a another thing to make the god laugh ! A line old cork like Unele Janie devoting Ids whole life to following a and then losing It for nothing. It It'a oh. II I. I suppose It'a really funny I We climbed wearily up the thirty atepa to the garden level. Aa I reached the atirfuee the llrst olijed toy eyes encouniered was Hetty, sitting on the red atone and (Hiring over a aheet of paper, "Hullo I" ahe culled, loklog op with all her accustomed vivacity. "Ho you recognize this puper, Hugh?" She fluttered It at him. "Looks like oiy handwriting," be ad Inltted. "Ita the copy of the Instructions you sent me, which I remulled to my self Ponte Cestaute. I remembered It tills morning when we were In Pern and called for It at the post otllce while you were parking the hugs at - J (. , J .. , I, tbe hotel. I thought we might ,.crc ETrr.rnTKFin .Ap'ntf. need lb' lKArWAlkTlflNCt B "What good can It do?" asked Hugh "TaVVHN TEN Air.PVKA EZ-jccbeuvlly. tt;z eAAASXKE nparoj: "There's an Important point in It, id.rAPOf'IKOE EK:imt-.-O?0Ef-I- f which nobody has appreciated up to !S:fPfETO IMr?fc:V'A7cH It becomes doubly tin this time. Ps3 M AT M 0- v - ,'DN In we view of what Just have portunt seen. The elided portion I" exclaimed Nikka. . Exactly I Look I" The stun was aOuul Hire or tom And she spread the paper before us Hugh hud faithfully copied his uncle's feet square, and below It was nnotlier translation of the old Latin, setting similar one. Above Hie lettering was down also the several lines of dots by an elaborately scrolled cross. From which Lord Chesliy had Indicated the It my eyes sought my uncles face, and words which had been smudged out by were held al once by Hie astonishment tnolstnre and handling at some past I saw mirrored there. Most amazing! be muttered to time. They appeared, yon will recall, at the conclusion of the explicit direc- hlniselt What is It. dad?" clamored Betty tions : ' Underfoot Is a red atone an all But It cant be, he sold, shaking his head. (Julie extraordinary I Hear square. Italse the " me. I never saw this formula before. And then nothing distinguishable For Pat's sake, tell os!" I Implored until the concluding line of farewell. It says nothing about the treasure Well?" demanded Petty triumphanthe answered sadly by dear hoys. ly ns we all studied the cryptic dots. My surprise was called forth hy the Hugh shook his head. unusual form of expression. These Betty, you were a brick to remem her It." he said, "hut honestly, what inscriptions Hlways follow a certain set phraseology, but this one Is strife use is It? Whatever words are miss Ing are unimportant They must have Ingly different." By gum." groaned Betty Inelegant been or somebody would have rewritIsnt this the limit? ten them." ly. Bead It anyway. I urged. "That does not necessarily follow,' Old docu Hugh was beyond words spoke up Vernon King. "It says. began King, aud mind ments, especially those Inscribed on I roughly In the parchment are tricky records It fre- you, nm translating quently happens that some isolated year after Christ 118f and ot the In portion will be spoiled, while the other dication 2. Andronieus. the Scepter parts of the same sheet may retain Wlelder. Christ loving Emperor of the tseir Integrity. Moreover, we should Homans, built this drulo new from the tide level. not lose sight of the possibility that He broke off. tne person who last concealed the So far it Is no different from thouparchment the Lady Jane Ctieshy ot whom you have spoken, seems not to sands of other Inscriptions we uiigh: find on the city walls, aqueducts, cis have been Inclined to attach much trn portance to It. She would have been terns, churches or other public works the last one to attempt to make good But now comes the part I cannot uu derstand : Lf there were tongues, Its deficiencies. But wiiere could the treasure be many might praise him.' " 'If there were tongues many might that we have not looked? demanded are The directions repeated Betty. explicit. praise him, Hugh. What does tt matter? said Hugh We followed them faithfully. So far as they exist we have verified their dispiritedly. "We're not Interested in accuracy. But wt have uncovered no whether or not the subjects of the place which could have served as a Emperor Andronieus were anxious to praise him. I could curse hint for put treasure chamber." Yes, Hugh, the directions are ex ting a cock and bull story on my fool plicit" retorted Betty. And as you ish ancestor. were 'if there tongues many might say. so far as we have them they have repeated Betty again. proved correct. They left us In the praise him,' And it was the Emperor Andronieus! passage under the red stone which ends at the drain. And why was that The same, daddy? The one the Inpassage built? Why, to get Into the structions speak about? 'Manifestly, my dear, the date certi drain ! And the treasure was In the drain?" ties to that. "Then Hiere must be something In protested Hugh. Thats absurd, Bet. it. If there were site insisted. Ir would have been washed away I scoffed. That is many tongues might place praise him. ago." long Dont you see what it means? There full of water at very high tides. were no tongues to praise him. This I didnt' say It was heaped on the work was uot known at the time. flood and left there, returned Betty Why? And why was he able to keep Where would It be? asked Nikka it a secret?" That's what we have to find out. "lie may have murdered all the What about the grating lo the floor l d ho how much hrr do ft onppot Jieto to normal lit,t,tsl, exchang." H cant bl" 1 protested, tha ieadiii my forehead at ih Hought "Why. Its rlillculuua. They seal la didn't hnv wealth oo aurb i turtle days." "Nt at ail. Jack," ret anted my scholar's prld a Mused uncle, hi Von must remember that yvu are review lux her lh hoard accumulated hy a Homan emperor, on of tho last rulers before lha tefln!ta Initiation of il empire's Anal rollups. II was ihm stUI by far tb richest country of w Melt we bav any record. Accord Ing to Benjamin of Tudcla. tho Jewish traveler of Hie Twelfth century, the revenue received by lb emperor from the city of CooNtantlnopie by Itself amounted to 7JUMU numlsmsia. or in the neighborhood of I2tt.ui,ut. "Beniamin and other later author!-ties- , Amlreudes, I'aparrltegnpulns. Kaluga. aert the revenue derived from Hie remainder of the empire to have lepreseiited live times this sum. At i lie most moderate computation, the total revenue of the empire must have exceeded I12!M.I"I. ll WaS probn lay very much more, lu addition, the ueaiilt of the Individual citizens and nohii-was enormous. The Emperor with whose efforts we Andronieus, lute lo deal here, had Iwo years to milk lh countrys wealth. During those iwo years, he not only absrlcd the tuxes, hut confiseaicd Hi wealth f more nobles thuu err rurr prior to I hti t perloit 'I should not he crenuy surprised H lh coiiiciu of (his chumlier was lo exceed $12."JkJ0.(SS. Andronieus was possessed with a amnia for accumulating a treasure for rebuilding Hie empire. If lie," If you aren't very lucky. Hugh, you are going In lose all litis stuff Just he cause you were lucky enough lo flml it." said NIkkae voice behind us. We turned to confront him. Kuraa dark, passionate face was at Ills shout ler. Her eyes drank In the picture, and she stood on her tiplnes lo wide per Iti Mkkas ear. No. thunk you, my dear," he an swered dryly. She suggests Hull I give her my knife, aud that between us we clean tip you people. Oddly cuougl), she Is not alone In possessing that Idea. Who do yon suppose I up stairs?" "Mrs. UJIyer." I exclaimed. flight. Put she's not alone. She came hack wltb Malikouf Iushn. Ive got them both safe under lock and key, with Wussu Mlkiills knife at Ihelr throats. Still" l!e shrugged his shoulders. Into the Are, "Out of Hie frying-payour ludslilp," remarked Watkins glumly. "Sure I was, tills was too "Bui Uncle and Watkins Boosted Me UP. end of the aficrniHio we had smashed through no embrasure nearly three feet high and four feet long, and Hugh tioiulruied Betty for the honor of lending the way into the dim pas sage which abutted on the hole. Kle rest ot us crawled to afterward. My unde and Watkins boosted me up. for my bad shoulder hindered tue. Tli passage was seven feet high and four feet wide. It led straight back lietwecn brick walla Into a large chamber the roof of which was upheld by brick piers. The place wa musty, fetid even, and very damp, but a our torches struggled through the darkness the rays were captured and Juggled hy glinting, sheeny heaps that were stacked against Hie piers and wulls. Betty sturted forward InvoThere was a slurring sound, luntarily. and then a tiny tinkling Hint died away In a faint murmurous ss ssh. Its gold I" she cried. We flashed nur torches right und left. It was true. Great goldi-- (dies sloped away from us. The fragments of the lings that once had held this wealth projected from tile multitude of coins. At tbe end of the chamber, ttie piles mounted to Hie root. There were stray rivulets of gold that trickled almost to the mouth ot the passage. To the left stood. several tiers of ancient chests. The first yielded at once to the point of Hugh's knife. The rotten wood cut like cardboard When be Hung the lid back it fell apart, hut we scarcely noticed it for the dazzling, glamor of the gems that seemed almost to fight to escape from their Imprisonment, Jewels and Jewelry and massive plate were heaped In Indiscriminate confusion, huge salvers, cups, chalices, amphorae, bracelets, armlets, amulets brooches, necklaces, rings beyond nutn her and running In und out of the set stones, the eudless prolusion of unmounted gems, diamonds, amethysts rubles, opals, pearls, sapphires, topazes. gurnets, turquoises, emeralds, aud others I could uot mime. 1 licked up wlmt laid been a kings crown, a barbaric headdress ot crude unalloyed gold, red and soft, set wltb enormous uncut stones. Next to It was a chased bracelet that might have come from the goldsmiths' shops ot Athens In the classic- age. The quan tity of precious things was almost in conceivable And tiiis was but one oi a score of chests. King stooped aud scooped up a mindful of gold pieces from the floor, broad, finely minted, hearing the eagle of Byzantium nnd the gone em busts and figures of dead-am- i perors. Was there ever such a find? he What a elmnce for the muttered. uumismatlsts! See! Here Is a by zant of Artavasdos the Usurper. I never saw one before. It was not known that he had coined money And here Is the likeness of Arcadius. first of the Eastern emperors. Betty threw her Brins around Hugh, as shameless, for the moment, us Kara. I Mi, I'm so giud ! she murmured. "It s as much as you thought it would he. kiii it?" Hugh was dazed. As much? By Jove, sweetheart, I I never dreamed ot anything like this I 1 really, you knmv, I didn't honestly believe in it before. 1 used to pretend to make myself carry on. t told myself It was up to me to see the thing through on Unde James account. But (his! ! say, professor. - double-- headed CABINET Tkre are Mrwlt last" CHAPTER XIV Antiques, Statuary, Chgs. Pd., With Care fleiuctantly and with many a hack ward look, we retired from that glimmering vault of wealth, and climbed to the atrium. We were all soaked to the waist and suddenly conscious of the fatigue of the lost two crowded days. Personally, I felt that I had reached the limit. I didn't care what harqiened. I thought that we were In Vernon a hopeless flx. King was equally morose. Petty was ready lo weep. Nikka was sardonically amused at our III luek. Kara was Indifferent, so long as Nikka refused to embark upon a scheme of wholesale murder lu order to impound the treasure, for themselves alone. Watty was tirediv hopeless Only Hugh squared his jaw and said nothing. Ill have Hie precious pair fctchfd in if you like." volunteered Nikka us Put I don't we sat about the room. see the use. Ive talked to them, and I can assure you they arent lu a mood fo be agreeable. Mrs llilyer Is consumed with revenge. She Isnt thinking of anything else. She Just wants to get hack a us. Muhknuf is politely threatening. He figures Hint Me has us on the hip because ot the killings last night murder of his Im perlal majestys subjects nnd all that He talked about international cnmpU cations, and lawlessness. Pate-- ) that live aoala withdraws fa tha placa ef Hlr aslf eonUntt that There are aoula lib alar Owll apart, la a fallowUM flrmamat Tbvre are ptonrer aoula that bias hwtr paths rao Wharo htshways mt live hy tb aid of tha Put -- avr lt weat good to , III. WMN IA t d My OKe KITCHEN Veitma King wpt hta lotch la a re around tho chamber, tho extrema confine of a bleb were shrouded la shadow, "I atu no flscsl expert, my dear boy. It would taka a commute ot Jewelero to at e tho chest atone, Aa for lha (old, I bavo seta lb treasury vsuii lo Washington and fold mounts up fast when you run Into tbs thott-an- d of pound avoirdupois. Just as mini a wild gue. I might basard tktJ.tMJ.OUJ at minis of road And b S frltnd to ait. Sam Walur Foes. WHATDR. CALDWELL LEARNED IN 47 YEARS PRACTICE WARM WEATHER FOODS A rake which that Is on utay ba served lha chlldreo and will also b enjoyed by tb grown-up- A physician watched tha remits of ewoetipalioa for 47 year, sad believed that no matter how careful oda are u( their health, dirt and rirrcise, constipa. tloa will occur from tins ta time, uf next Importance, then, i bow to treat H whea it comra. Dr. (teldwrll always waa ia favor of getting aa close to nature masii aa possible, heac his remedy known aa Dr. Caldwells NyruB ration, is a mild vegetable compound It coa not barm tha eysU-- and t I habit forming. Fyrup Pepsin is pit-a- ant tasting, and youngster love IL Dr. Caldwell did not approve of drastic phytlce and purge, lie do! not believe they were good for anybi!y'a system. In a'prectire of 4T year he u when never saw any reason for tlu-iby nip Iepaln will empty the bowels just as promptlv, Ito not let a day go by without a wit and hope, bowrl movemenL Io but go to th nearest drufgi.it and on of tbe gpoerou bottle of I'r. welle Syrup lVpnin. or writ "Syrup IVpL lift, Monticclio. LJiuois, Tein," for fre trial bottle. 1st s Sponga Cak. Slid! one cupful f sucar In Hire tablespoonfula of water over alow heat, then boll up and remova from tha heat whll boiling. Separata lit whiles and yolk of live egg Pent separately. Add the bot sirup lo the yolks and stir well, add one cupful of flour alficd well wltb oti half teaspoon fill of baking powder and a pinch of null ; mix well, add lcaHonful of vanilla nnd fold In lh Bake In a nine-incwhiten. angel food pun about forty fr nt on-ha- r h nt minute. This cake with an Ice or any frozen cream will make a delightful desrerL Ham Loaf With Gelatin Relish. 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