The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-08-02

Elias Carr was about to reply, when the old man
caught his arm drew him aside aud whispered TO him.
Young Roger meanwhile, looked on in silence. Edgar
| Hocombe continued at his work
"There," said he. Charley, there is barrel clear
HIRE, boys" to the negroes 'get in and heave out
1t is heavy doubt; full of silver Ireekon from the
mines of La Plata"
These words, spoken aloud, brought back both old
Carr and Elias to the spot The former seemed to have
failed to subdue--if such had been his attempt-the
irascble passions of his son, who almost raving
with the idea that the was lost to them forever
81 warn you," he cried, ''touch nothing here The
treasure is ours by right"
Treasure, is it! I thought so,' cried Holcombe.
but whose treasure if not ours? Who gave you any
right in the matter?"
The treasure belonged to the poor sailor who died
at our house. We are his heirs"
"The sailor! The pirate, you meanl Lucky for him
that he died, or we'd have hung him as murderer.
And you inherit from him. do your Well all can IS
that all he had to bequeath was rope!n
The father again whispered to the The latter,
who did not know what could scarcely con-
tain himself He fairly raved his fury and disaPpoint
THAT treasure is ours!" he CRED. we KHu~ uEi
about it. We came here to look for It, IL was e1t 70
us BY the poor mariner who died at our house 1t Is
treasure of gold and silver rich ornaments ana e"eis
It s ours by inheritance Mr.. Holcombe, and we must
have it."
Must you? Wen see Heave up, boys" .,
1--WE demand that you instantly surrender II 10 Us.
uCan't hnk of such thing"
"Gve up your tools, sir. Wen have them, We
die for it"
crash! I'll fight, sir, with fifty sooner than suieF
myself to be robbed Don't stand by quietly ana suer
our property to be taken away. If you're man, SIR
and Won Roger do as do I'll have these tools, II
die for it." III,
"Die. YOU shall, if YOU approach foot nearer. III
split your SKULL sir if you advance step As Tor the
treasure if treasure it be- it is ours, and not yours II
| ,InIIb bor mt no
As for your TOOLS you shall have them "hen an1 uoe
with them: not moment sooner!
Saving these words Edgar Hocombe raised the
mattock With which he had been working, and eVeea
it in readiness at the head of Elias Carr VINO hao au,
vonced with threatened action and who now appeared
t ~, means disnosed to recede His father and elder
brother nerposed and drew him back from the danger
which his insane fury would probably nave pFou8u'
down fatally upon his head. Never was there more
painful picture of impoten anger displayed MS tee'n
/ were enashed, his mouth fecked with foam, MS eyes
rlared with demQnac passion, ana MS "hole "spee'
was that of one Ct for Bedlam.
Ozark We Mr.. Carr" said Hoicombe, resnHing
rocifr attitude Take vuur sons ot or keep them
nuiet don't wish to hurt either you OF tneu', "lu
they gain nothing by any such demohs'ratioh HT
You see for yourself, that the game up WIN you =
ro rho masters of the treasure-the lnneritors-" =
| az - +eaanra 1t is in our ground. We have toune
it, and you coud not :. .,..,, 80. -,oore Yo,
hoard us when we were looking after it. 1ou cauGh
up our secret by basey listening, aho you 1eH W
US away by your cursed ho"lngs.
uoIcombe and Broughton, though angered by
norton of this speech uttered by young Roger, wh
bod not before spoken and who thought 1t neces
sarv to show proper feeling i'll the matter could no
held laughing.
"Abt we only tried to scare you? We did not suc
ceed You did take to your heels, 10 Sooa eaFueS
as if the devil were after you" - .
CGNV haye III
Elias furiousy.
1' Except those of the dogs, Edgar" said Charlie
"True! Slow and Sure did send out some yer
, 6endish yells, when they were let loose" r..
"Well, Mr.. Edgar" said old Carr, insinHatngly,
speak seriously, you got all your clues from stenin
to what we said You overheard our secret, and tbs
put YOU in possession of the clues to the treasure
do think sir that ought to entite US TO snare OF IT,
"You are mistaken Mr. Carr. We never value
YOUR clues at all. We thought your proceedings all
ridiculous farce and returned from your hole prett
much satisfied that there no treasure and that 20
had been gued with the mere rawlings of d man dyIn
y of fever. We should never have taken single ste
towards this discovery, if we had not--i soiemnly sa
i-had not been guided to this spot by the hnSer
0 Providence"
t How, sir?"
e eve we're pointed to it, sir, by what the wor
would consider ghost-the spectre, take 1t, OF II
! murdered being whose skeleton you see before you
murdered no doubt by the Innocent mariner VINO ole
It in your dwelling. Examine the skull, and you "l nj
s the hole made by the bullet which caused his deaf
The spectre of that victim appeared to US upon To
very spot and it was in chg our steps this NOR
d ing that we were struck with the relations OF Il
grouping trees, the three pines the crooked cedar
" and the palmetto Then it that we procured yo
rope and verified the spot as identical with the dire
e tons which you had sought to follow"
e "After all, then, Mr. Edgar" said the old man, {
was our directions that made you hunt for the treasure
"No sir, we did not huIt for the treasure at ALL e
cept as the discovery might possibly follow that WIN
re we did hunt for Our search was for the grave ro
which the phantom appeared to rise Elias !Sugn
i'd scornfuly and bitterly. Holcombe did not notice
but went on
t.But, Mr.. Carr, even If we had received our clu
Is from you sir that would give you no claim upon
lie either in courtesy or morals III tell you, sir how
I'd mipht have established such claim. Had you cor
y IN ns and shared with US your secret-had you sd
the treasure as reported by this dying pirate lies
lg your hand | have the clues to it. Let US seek
together-then, sir, can answer tor my tather as ="
nh as myself-we should have cheerfuly invited you
re share the Search and the treasure equally II dse'
d. cred But you were too greedy sir-you deterHn
nd upon having allyou preferred to work secretly
of in darkness trcspassing upon lands without
en- proper acknowledgment of rights ana you tort
all claim upon courtesy, and lose all snare IN
4 d;scoveries We are the heirs of this treasure-t
ol- heirs OF ProVloehce, may 'e,t.ue W - : :, ,5 -
ed for the spectre which appeared to US, We should
th have attempted any search"
"And you really saw the ghost" said Roger CT
he ously,
jle sYes, sir; we saw that which ninetymen in the
dred would affirm to be ghost; but we did not
oe from it, Mr.. Carr; advanced upon it boldly,
oct men, with quiet consclences, ana we walked Inio
oh it"
va walked through ghost!'
in SAY, sir, strange as it may SEEM We walked thro'
,as it, and resolved to search the next morning, III
;r. avowed expectation of finding human being bul
ed IN the earth pepo". we naYe 49, nota; ~ tas
hS of some kind-which it was meant to protect
~ consider it the manifest design of Providence that
,bo should find and possess this Treasure"
H. Toot YOU shall never do! cried Elias, Of there
cts arc law in the land to give honest their rights