"And if you gentlemen will
accompany me, I think I can point it out to you."
Without delay, a carriage was procured, and Mr. Silby, Mr. Welton,
Duncan and my son William, started off. They proceeded in the
direction which Duncan said they had traveled after leaving the bank,
and without difficulty he found the spot where he said they had stopped
to rest.
Alighting from the carriage, Duncan pointed out the place where they had
seated themselves, and he sat down in what he claimed was the exact
spot. It was at the foot of a little bank, which rose abruptly from the
roadside, and was covered thickly with heavy grass and weeds, now dry
and withered, and closely packed together. The three men who accompanied
Duncan grew exceedingly anxious at this point, for a few moments would
decide the question of the recovery of a large amount of money, or its
unquestionable loss. Silently they waited, as Duncan thrust his hand
under this growth of dry grass and weeds, where he said he had put the
gold, and with surprise and joy they saw him draw forth the identical
dingy-looking canvas bag. Exultantly he held it aloft, and then placed
it in the hands of Mr. Welton, who, on opening it, found the shining
gold pieces, and the mystery of the missing money was solved at last.
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