"About a thousand dollars, which I must pay right off. Mr. Hamilton's party will probably leave three or four hundred dollars with me; but that won't save me."
"Well, father, you shall have money enough to pay all you owe, except the mortgages, to-morrow night," added Leopold, lightly.
"What do you mean?" demanded the landlord, opening his eyes.
"By being honest I have made some good friends. After Stumpy had paid of the mortgage on his mother's house, which Squire Moses was on the point of taking from the family, he offered to lend you all the rest of the money which the gold brings."
"Stumpy?"
"His mother agreed to it, and you will give her a note for the amount, which Mr. Hamilton promised to indorse."
"But how much money will there be?" asked Mr. Bennington, bewildered by this unexpected succor.
"Nearly eighteen hundred dollars."
"That will be more than I want."
"You need not take any more than you need; I think the hidden treasure meets your case better than if I had not found the heirs so soon."