Mildenhall was about a hundred miles from my home and I ( know ) I ( get ) there by lunchtime. I (ride ) abot the town for about half and hour before I ( find ) the small house belonging to Gordon Butcher and his family. He ( have ) lunch when I ( knock ) on the door. I ( ask ) him if he ( can) ( talk ) to me about the treasure. " No , thank you", he said. " I ( have ) enough of reporters. I ( not, want ) to see any more reporters ( come ) to my place " I told I ( not, be ) a reporter but a short-story writer working for magazines and that if he ( tell) me exactly how he ( find ) the treasure , then I ( write ) a truthful story about it and ( split ) the money eqyally with him. I ( expect ) him ( help ) me a he ( do)