“There you went a little too fur, nephew; I didn’t know; but go on.”
“It was well I made the statement, however, for that brought out a surprising fact. You’ll be astonished, uncle!”
“Hey? what is it?”
“The deacon said he was gratified to know you had acted on the supposition that the coin was spurious; and he felt sure that you would be ready to do the boy justice when you found out your mistake.”
“Mistake? What mistake?”
“Coin is genuine!”
“No!”
“He says so; says he took half a dollar of it to the goldsmith, over at the Basin, and he pronounced it good; at any rate, he gave a good piece for it.”
“Nephew, you amaze me!—I—this is news—news indeed!”
The squire got up, and, turning to the corner of the room, drew forth from behind the bureau an object, the sight of which made Jack’s heart beat wildly.