19th, 1774, recording the burial of one Matthew Haygarth, aged four years, removed from the burial-ground attached to the parish church of Spotswold." "Then it was a reinterment ?" "Evidently." "And is Spotswold in this county ?" "Yes; it is a very small village, about fifty miles from here." "And Matthew Haygarth died very soon after this event ?" "He did.

He died very suddenly--with an awful suddenness--and died intestate.

His widow was left the possessor of great wealth, which increased in the hands of her son John Haygarth, a very prudent and worthy gentleman, and a credit to the Church of which he was a member.
He only died very lately, I believe, and must therefore have attained a great age." It is quite evident that Mr.Wendover had not seen the advertisement in the Times, and was ignorant of the fact that the accumulated wealth of Haygarths and Caulfields is now waiting a claimant.
I asked permission to see the register containing the entry of the mysterious interment; and after the administration of a shilling to the clerk--a shilling at Dewsdale being equal to half a crown in London--the vestry cupboard was opened by that functionary, and the book I required was produced from a goodly pile of such mouldy brown leather-bound volumes.
The following is a copy of the entry:-- "On Thursday last past, being ye 19 Sep'tr, A.D.1774, was interr'd ye bodie off onne Matthewe Haygarthe, ag'd foure yeres, remoov'd fromm ye Churcheyarde off St.Marie, under ye hil, Spotswolde, in this Co.

Pade forr so doeing, sevven shill." After having inspected the register, I asked many further questions, but without eliciting much further information.

So I expressed my thanks for the courtesy that had been shown me, and took my departure, not wishing to press the matter so closely as to render myself a nuisance to the worthy Wendover, and bearing in mind that it would be open to me to return at any future time.
And now I ask myself--and I ask the astute Sheldon--what is the meaning of this mysterious burial, and is it likely to have any bearing on the object of our search?
These are questions for the consideration of the astute S.
I spent my evening in jotting down the events of the day, in the above free-and-easy fashion for my own guidance, and in a more precise and business-like style for my employer.