Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-27
Treasure Of theThreeEings.
Bv JAMES G. HUsTIN.
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But at 10 o'clock as they passed through
the city streets to the horse cars every wan
confronted them with placards announcing
the escane of Mich olas Baybridge from the
state prison. desert ping his person ana dress
and offering a large reward for his appre-
hension.
..Yon must not tell until he is dead, John,'
..;d Ionisa anxiously HE cannot live
many DAYS, and they should be spent in |
peace"
"Tbey shall not be disturbed, Louisa"
said the Young man, and resolved TO keep |
his word at any sacrifice, but none was
needed, for, like many other very trans
parent secrets, the true story of No. sos es-
cape was never known, and the authorizes
wisely decided to identify him with the oody
of a man found floating in the dock next
day, as poor Nick had fully intended MN
self to be found
Arrived at the cottage, Louisa, after
brief conversation with Mrs Merton, asked
to be allowed to see the sick man.
"It's shocking sight for you, dear, sald
tender hearted Mrs. Merton. But he has
done nothing but ask for you since John
went away. He's sinking fast, poor fellow,
and the doctor says-l would send for old
DIR. Spear, though the man declared he
wouldn't have any one-the doctor says he
never will see sunrise again"
.Pnor mani And such horrible death
Lot Ms 90 to him at once, Mrs, Merton, If
can saw or do anything TO comfort him, said
Iouisa, pale, but very resolute, nor did she
shrink or falter when, standing beside the
bed. she looked for the first time full at the
dis6gured face and head, the MANNED and
broken arms and heaving chest OF the IN
jured man.
'You were asking for me, they said. Can
lido ANYTHING for you!" inquired she
The convict opened his heavy, blood
shotten ewes, and looked earnestly up into
her face.
ats come rcrnd curious, that you should
he the one TO get it, after ALL said he.
Get whatY' asked Louisa, gently.
what Pm going to give you. The old
woman would have a doctor; | didn't want
one because thought he'd blow on me, and
Iain't a-going back to the prison anyway.
But the doctor said he wouldn't get round SC
as to report me before night, and by that
time I'd be out of danger"
''Out of danger of arrestT
'Out of danger of anything that WI
know about The old man spoke solemn
to me the other day when be lay as l LAY
now. but didn't feel it then. You don't til
it comes your own turn. He went of at sun
down, the parSon said May be shall, too
But, Lord, what lark it is for ME TO be lay
ing here in this clean white bed, with pos
pots, and pictures, and easy chairs, and cuI
tains all about me- | never slept in such
room in my life, and TO think of only gettin
in here to die Now, that's just my lucl
Just my coufounded luck"
81 wouldn't talk in that way now" sal
the young girl, with sort of kindly severir
of tone.
"Whv notl You amt one of the overl
pious folks that think a poor fellow is goin
straight to the had if he says a strong wor
or so, are youi" asked IS, in a tone OF son
disgust, but added, impatiently:
well, it don't matter. I've got to 60. ar
can't take it with me, and you was good
me, and made that fellow help me, and you
the first decent woman l ever had chan
Of doing good turn to, or even speaking
More than all, you're good looking-tir
rate"
He rolled his languid eyes upon her ia
with look of critical admiration. Loui
met it as unblushingly as bird upon tn
might have done.
What are you talking about| asked she
'Well-about-this. And as he spok
the convict, with movements whose agoI
BETRAYED itself upon his writhing feature
drew from his bosom a little leathern RELIC
ary in the shape of heart 1t was fasten
about his neck by thong, also of leath'
hardened and blackened by much wes
almost to the texture of iron.
"Cut the line and rip open the bag. Their
a fortune inside and its yours. | give it
YOU, because you was good to me. Lol
o Lordl can't stand this. I'm going nc
snre"
A terrible access of pain cut off all furtl
speech and Louisa hastily summoned ass
ance, but no assistance could now av,
Poor IS fingered few hours, at first in
ture. then in the fatal ease that prece
death from Internal injuries. During I
interval he called Louisa to his side {
feeblv asked:
well what was in it,"
ssTbe little cases have not opened it y
"Open it now-send the rest of the fC
away" whispered No. s.; and Louisa,
uuesting Mrs Merton and John to leave
alone with the patient for few nome
brought the reliquary and scissors to
bedside
shall cut it openi' asked she.
Eyes, and quick, too"
Without reply Louisa ran the scissors All
the edge of the little case and opened it u
her hand.
"a lock Of hair, a scrap of cloth, a bit
evergreen, should say-and a folded ps
covered with writing, enumerated she, t,
ing over the contents.
''The paper-read it out aloud-the o.
stuff is the priests nonsense-read!n gas
s. almost at the last now.
With a hasty glance at his cadaverous
Louisa obeyed. The paper was very fine
thin, and the writing very faint, so tina
was with difficulty she deciphered and
out these words:
"Antonio Garcia, being in extremis,
fessed to me that he, with others, caused
wreck Of the Brazilian treasure ship,
Three Kings of Cologne, upon the cas-
end of a small island or key, known as
Demons, within fifty miles of the islam
Cuba, the Three Kings being bound
Havana Garcia and four others secured
princely amount of the treasure, most
diamonds and other jewels, with some
ion, confined the rest of the crew and off
under matches, seized one of the ships b
and escaped, leaving the vessel in a sin
condition. After much danger and
they landed at point forty-seven miles
of the town of San Juan de los Remedio.
meath tall cliff called in the langua
the country, II Cavallo BlancO, or the "
Horse. Here being in much doubt {
their treatment by the natives, and of
time when they should escape from al
them, they agreed to hide their treasure
grotto or cavern half way up the cliff
not to be seen either from its base o
crest, but marked by deep. crevice il
face of the rock pointing like finger
the summit downward, the said cavern
discovered by Garcia himself while Sc
ing for birds eggs to assuage the ext
hunger of himself and his comrades.
the boxes of treasure are hidden uni
large stone, like IA bench, across the e.
the cave But the cave can only be ret
by stepping from a boat at high tide
projecting rock, and then scaling the f;
the cliff. And said Garcia bequeaths tn