The Pomfret Mystery

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1485, 18 November 1905, Page 4

The Pomfret Mystery

. . BTf Author Dddliy Vinton

CHAPTER It & ' , A MYSTEBIOTI9 IIURDBR (Continued) -They reached tbo uuudlo.of the oiehard ' where as' a Iftudmnrk. stood an anoieni Si;ifsavapplf-trGei which, tradition said, had been planted ; by tho ancestor who built the - Benny was about to ask if trndi* itskr iition was cdrreot in this respect, when his attention was to the ances ipeotrcs and he noticed that each one had a ipade Forming a ring the) began ift, 1 to dig, and though tb«ir spidis wore klffe'fcihaJowy and indistinct tho cauth seemed yield'before . them and tho whole grew bigger and bigger sW&wAt .last Benny, saw > uncovered by. the a,wooden box, ornomeilted with ,, s quaint scroll work, m goner>l appearance iV Rj proper, strong box to contain a fe&sjfcpried treasure* \ As he .looked■intently, he oould seo no Bign of padlooli nor hinge, but tho whole was cordod about hompen cords., Benny could not but * "marvel at the atrangenesß of securing so rftong a box-with such fi flil fastemogs., , „iC But he had not long to thus indulge in fei-X levenesiw The qnaint old Jignre that bad aroused him from «leep stepped torn aid atod bade him " Out tho corde, 1 stood for a pockef. knife ;i;,watJ>Bomethii)g that h& never, carried. '<v£ '' "Sr, said bo, blushiug at tho confcs he was about to make, "Sir, I hiivo 1 'inokmfe" " What ?" the ghost exclaimed Mr 7 "Sir," Benny repealed, "I ha\e no i knife I have never carried one' | f,b /Then 'from pll tbo ancestors aroio a| of cries and groans among which Skfeßettny''distinguished only suoh lovilings | as these |4'''-"' v '^'',oiitupon him 1 Boru in Yankee-land has-no -. jack-knife I Comes of pure | K#&yankee blood and carries no knife 1 Ho ib g chatigeling 1 Be 18 no true descendant of f Quiokt' hide ihe trcasuro from Ins, Kjsfeiight l! Quick,:bido the treasure ! / | Almost' instantly; they began to throw 4 r , Jack the earth into tho hole The space 'about the sidfsof tho box was fnlcd in, >s§®tbe-'olods-of earih fell .with a dull thud 'cover, hiding- it. from sight. U*J; Vtyfbat was to be done ? w#ißenny was not ahus / to be. deprived of Mftyifoj'tieasureJ'but he had no time to hoai-i-w" tale •"■'He'shut his eyes and gave a ,iesspring and landed on the cover of the §\ W jThe eatlh seemed to tiy upon bim fey 1 from all sidos <He felt it rising up until it I H% cohered s his things and bis arms and /reached up to his neck He felt it prfFS s2?fe.'clb( | e>y « arounfi . 60. that, his hoart. ci.u d >!s&s> scaicely beat.under Us weight.. His fei ; t grew colder as the blood refused to oireu jSiKa* late through them, and the cold kept until it reached his ss?>''' knees, to make one desperate kafefceffortj'he opened bis eyes. It wbb - morn- - Bhining brightly lbto fe'Mbe room Benny toy upon his bod the sheet, the blanket' and tho oovor- - were -wound tightly round his throat and his fett wero baro. a long ugh, of ■ relief and jumped from his bed, and as he dressed he laughed memory of "The Gho4 e^j l j of biß ancestots" r But that day bo boueht a pocket knife i'4te : and he has earned ono ever since. CHAPTER XIII ; > v ' ; '.•'' ,'V M M NEWS OF THB KOBBERY jyUj., Pokfbbt, April 3rd, 18l I To Olivbs Lobins, Esq care of Lo'ing & Moore, 19 Nassau iK . St N Y V" Dear Losing You know whon I s % i J left you that I thought I should be back in 'W* a day or two, but I have changed my plans and of oourte want to tell you why 51 V 4/ .But before I begin to do so, 1 wish to ' vnte a word about tho telegram I sent ffliw.AjoxL this morning.- It was f Pomfret Bank robbed. Please see Bneeden, Chief ol olice and ask him to send the best detec>^.?«!;tiye;m theforce to Jtomfret. Let.him inI, quire for me as a friend. We sro retainer ■*,) in the case," * Now to return to tho reason why I sbal

here, and to begin at the vory \ b Kinniugi ... ■ ] I reached be'? safo unci sound, though j the tiaiii was I 'te, andnftHr a tiu.e , apnnt in the town I d>ov< out home. I j Was up early tli'smorniig/asl gonerally , aui in the country, find wmt out wul) father to soe tho cows milked and stnit the day's work on tho farm Thoroavobnot tuuch lormo to do about the barus, so after saying " how d'yo do " lo the help and petiiug tho hoivea and cattle and giving Duke some sugar—ho remembered me perfectly in spito of my longabse'neo. and witb plias'tire when ha hoard my voice—l' took tho lawn mower and began to run it over tho lawn between tbobiwo and the road. ; Pushing and pulhug a lawn mower i 6 pretty good work, as porbaps you know, and I was congratulate g myself upon the splendid tippoliie I wub acquiring for breakfast wheh I heard tho sound of a wagon eoming.along the rond, and looking up recognised Izr# Cummins' eorrel horse; I think I told you bow 1 raced Duke against bim once and beat himTo be continued/