Rainbow gold A novel Author:David Christie Murray Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: t CHAPTER III. ' There's nobody on the other side of that hedge, is there ? ' asked Aaron in a mysterious whisper, stealing near to Mr. Bowling. ' No, ... more »there ain't,' said Mr. Bowling discourteously. ' I want to speak to you,' said Aaron. ' I've got something to say to you that'll be worth your while to hear.' ' You haven't got nothing to soy to me,' returned Mr. Bowling, ' as I'm in the least degree greedy to listen to, I do assure you. I've had about enough of you. What do you come a- worrying me for ? ' ' Look here,' said Aaron, taking hold of a massive bough in the hedge, and swinging himself up to the seaman's side by it, ' do you want a share of that money ? ' ' What money ? ' asked Mr. Bowling with a curse. ' You know what money,' returned Aaron, still speaking in a whisper. ' You want a share of it, don't you? Well, so do I.' Mr. Bowling faced about and stared at him. Aaron's face was wild and white. 4 Very well,' said Mr. Bowling; ' go and ask them as knows to it where it is, and then take a pick and a shuffle, and set to work and dig it up. That's your lay, young man.' ' You think I come from Mr. Eound, don't you ? ' demanded Aaron, hoarsely and rapidly. ' You think he's mad enough to trust me with his secret ? Not he ? I found it all out myself. Don't you see, you fool, that you and I could work together ?' ' Don't I see, you fool ?' said Mr. Bowling in elegant repartee. ' Yes, I do see, you fool.' ' Look here,' whispered Aaron ; ' I'm in the most cursed mess that ever man got into. I can get about Eound's house whenever I want to. Tf you know where to look for that paper,or what it's like, it's a hundred to one I can lay my hands upon it.' You help me, and I'll help you. We could share and share alike.' Again the man faced round ab...« less