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to his place。 But again before he could leave it; in savage haste a ninth gun 

roared     out   its  greeting。    He    could    not  still  be   mistaken。     He    turned 

appealingly to his friend。 The eyes of the admiral were fixed upon the war… 

ship。 Again a gun shattered the silence。 Was it a jest? Were they laughing 

at   him?   Marshall   flushed   miserably。   He   gave   a   swift   glance   toward   the 

others。 They were smiling。 Then it was a jest。 Behind his back; something 

of    which    they    all  were    cognizant     was    going    forward。    The    face   of 

Livingstone alone betrayed a like bewilderment to his own。 But the others; 

who knew; were mocking him。 

     For the thirteenth time a gun shook the brooding swamp land of Porto 

Banos。 And then;   and   not until   then;  did   the  flag   crawl   slowly  from   the 

mast…head。   Mary   Cairns   broke   the   tenseness   by   bursting   into   tears。   But 

Marshall   saw   that   every   one   else;   save   she   and   Livingstone;   were   still 

smiling。 Even the bluejackets in charge of the launch were grinning at him。 

He was beset by smiling faces。 And then from  the war…ship;  unchecked; 

came; against all regulations; three long; splendid cheers。 

     Marshall felt his lips quivering; the warm tears forcing their way to his 

eyes。 He turned beseechingly to his friend。 His voice trembled。 

     〃Charles;〃 he begged; 〃are they laughing at me?〃 


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                                   MY BURIED TREASURE 



     Eagerly;   before   the   other   would   answer;   Senator   Hanley   tossed   his 

cigar into the water and; scrambling forward; seized Marshall by the hand。 

     〃Mr。   Marshall;〃   he   cried;   〃our   President   has   great   faith   in Abraham 

Lincoln's   judgment   of   men。 And   this   salute   means   that   this   morning   he 

appointed you our new minister to The Hague。 I'm one of those politicians 

who keeps his word。 I TOLD YOU I'd take your tin sign away from you 

by sunset。 I've done it!〃 


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