The Three Gables: Following Directions to the Letter(s)

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Canon Story: The Adventure of the Three Gables
Title: Following Directions to the Letter(s)
Author: scfrankles
Rating: G
Author's Notes: "A retired sea captain called Ferguson." "I was wondering whether he could have buried something. Of course, when people bury treasure nowadays they do it in the Post-Office bank."
Ferguson did bury some treasure - just not in his garden.



Buried treasure? It was ridiculous.

“Nowadays people bury their treasure in the Post-Office bank,” Arthur told his great-uncle.

Ferguson grinned. “It’s been safer in the old graveyard.”



At nightfall they followed the directions on the worn map.

“Oh, dear.” Ferguson stopped abruptly.

“Aren’t we going to retrieve the treasure?” asked Arthur.

“No,” said Ferguson. “They’ve built a Post-Office on it.”

Comments

[debriswoman]

Nicely done:-)

I see that you are not a stranger to irony...

:-)

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Yes, me and irony are old pals ^_^ Though I am closer to his cousin, heavy sarcasm ^^

[debriswoman]

Not surprised

At all...

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Foiled by progress!

Sunday, 22 September 2013

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User thisprettywren referenced to your post from Sunday, 22 September 2013 (http://holmesian-news.livejournal.com/315647.html) saying: [...] by (Holmes/Watson | G | BBC) Drabbles, Ficlets, & 221b's Following Directions to the Letter(s) [...]

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Yes, indeed ^__^

[mundungus42.livejournal.com]

This is brilliant and hysterical- well done!!

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much - I'm so glad you enjoyed it ^_^

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Whoops! Hehe, that's pretty hilarious.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Not perhaps the most original twist but it does make for a nice little story ^_^