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That gave him no concern, however, until Dick ceased to visit him, and he saw a change in the girl. One day, two letters came for Trove. They were in girlish penmanship and bore no signature, but stung him to the quick. "For Heaven's sake get a new hat," said one. "You are too handsome to neglect your clothes," said the other. As he read them, his cheeks were burning with his shame.
"Well, if she loves him and he's a good fellow, I 've no right to complain," Trove answered. "I don't believe that he's a good fellow," said the other. "Why do you say that?" "Well, a detective is is " "A necessary evil?" Trove suggested. "Just that," said the other.
After a long preamble, asserting their loyalty as lieges of Her most bountiful Majesty and Sovereign Lady the Queen, the document declared that they then and there took possession of the promontory, and all the treasure trove therein contained, formerly buried by Her Majesty's most faithful and devoted Admiral Sir Francis Drake, with the right to search, discover, and appropriate the same; and for the purpose thereof they did then and there form a guild or corporation to so discover, search for, and disclose said treasures, and by virtue thereof they solemnly subscribed their names.
Tunk went ahead, bearing a pine torch, while Trove followed, the blanket over his shoulder. They built a roaring fire in front of the shanty and sat down to talk. "How have you been?" Trove inquired. "Like t' killed me there at the ol' maids'." "Were they rough with you?" "No," said Tunk, gloomily. "What then?" "Hoss." "Kicked?" was Trove's query. "Lord! I should think so. Feel there."
Theron Allen arrived at nine o'clock, although at that hour two responsible men had already given a bail-bond. After dinner, Trove, a constable, and the attorney rode to Robin's Inn. The news had arrived before them, but only the two boys and Tunk were at home. The latter stood in front of the stable, looking earnestly up the road.
If the earth were not to crumble into nothingness after all, this child would be a real treasure trove; and when Dada begged him to find a corner for Papias in his house, though he hinted at the smallness of his earnings and the limited space at his command, he yielded, if reluctantly, to her entreaties, on her offering him her gold brooch to cover his expenses.
If the earth were not to crumble into nothingness after all, this child would be a real treasure trove; and when Dada begged him to find a corner for Papias in his house, though he hinted at the smallness of his earnings and the limited space at his command, he yielded, if reluctantly, to her entreaties, on her offering him her gold brooch to cover his expenses.
For the big Wolf, with exasperating persistence, continued to live on the finest stock of the Penroof brand, and each year was teaching more Wolves how to do the same with perfect impunity. I listened even as gold-hunters listen to stories of treasure trove, for these were the things of my world.
But her attitude toward the opera was different from the one she had taken toward the group of Whitman songs, and this difference grew more marked at their subsequent sessions over it. There had been about the songs the glamour of discovery. One does not hasten to apply the assayer's acid to treasure trove. And, too, it was an altruistic impulse which had prompted her to take up the songs.
In a tavern near where we lived the stranger died sudden that night, an' the funeral was at our house, an' he was buried there in Iowy." Trove walked to the bench and stood a moment looking out of a window. "Strange!" said he, returning presently with tearful eyes. "Do you remember the date?" "'Twas a Friday, 'bout the middle o' September."
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