The Lady and the Treasure 1

The lady stooped and kissed the child.
“Ts it a bargain, Doris?”

Then, before Doris had had time to say
how glad she would be to have it so, the
Visitor spoke again. ‘The fact is,” he
said, “Doris and I had not much to do
this morning, and so we thought we would
come out ona treasure-hunt. The villagers,
you know, must have hidden their valuables
when they fled before the Spaniards all
those years ago. We thought the quarry
was a likely spot. What a you think?
Shall we find the treasure ?”

The lady hesitated. ‘At any rate, it’s
worth your while to try,” she said, at last. “It
is always well to try if you want a thing.”

“And you will help?” said the man,
eagerly.

“Tf Doris doesn’t mind,” said the lady.

So they all went into the quarry and
sought vigorously for the treasure. It was
rather a big quarry, and much overgrown :
once or twice Doris lost them for a while,
but they were always close together, and