Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-14

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 Like a nladmau he worked; so that even from W here l stood | could hear his breath cnIail;-, hard amt fast. At length, with one l;,.,t .,!;lncr around, he knclt down and disap- Erurrd from my view
 Nv time was come.
 Nnif, in hGn,! softly cambcrcd down the south side of the rock, and dropped upon the sand.
 Thor, i.,iow nrc. within grasp. he sat, hi, N2rk still turnHI towards me. The moon W"a full iu front, Sn thHt il cast no shadow of me across him. There he sat, and in front of hiiH lay. ilni,rdLcd in the sand. a huge iron chest, bOund round Wtha broad band of iron, HAl secured with nn enormous paddock. On tn" rs~ty t"p | could even trace tn" ru@rIy- GU; i";Iuls \. T.
 hrd my breath as he drew from his porl- ct I,lr .-E*}ud2thrr's key and inserted il i1 the !".,> "t, 1T ir1t clearing away the sand. The sui itr,'T: ''., clrNkcl heavily as at last and >'#., "' ",.u,}y he managed to turn the key. h:,' :-,lu l knc!t above him. knife in hand.
 !""n, with d long, shudlrring sigh, h2 lif'"t. anu threw back the grooming lid. w." both ,ral,d. anI as We gilned were wct-niSh b!ind- r,1.
 I,r tI.is is what we saw:
 .tt list oNiy blaze of darting rays that ''"- meath the moon gicamcd Sparklrd and ,,t}nt out a 1yYi&I scintilatiOn of color-rrd, y1''- lei. Ul .u-,,' .,r1cM and deepest crimson. tn,'il by ,ir+l,,,'s 1 saw that all theso flashing hns,, came t.nn ".i" ium6lcd heap of gems; e>'.0,' l;t?sr >,,,n,, >.aull but together in value ,'- ynnI k'rzc's r;lnsoyl.
 ,.:t':. II, my breath and looked. DiamoodS. ru,,i,,> ~.lprhires amcthysts, oPals, rrl"!at'i~. tur,.ur.~, =. and iunumcrahla other S;,!!,'s lay thus I)U~A% hcapcd together aild Ehtir"iu& i,~ tuuI,-h for joy to srA the light of hcf.N' IL once nlurr. some polished. sotA" uncut, s''.r sIruu% on n"rklacrs and chains, ot;: 'r> G',.:.!- p: il riurS Hni hrt";'tHtS and EH":ar.r rrNj!- mrns; there they mN, Wea!;h "tN"n" ;,. hope Nf M?!l. thc dreams Ot ]" l.t'',~.
 Thc chest measured som" five i,-,H !N. ;h"'''. i and ln.-. jewels evidently lay IM u ij'...,t ~ . . ! of this W:'S small space of about four Iu'':." S.,ipr'. covered with an iron iil l~ W" }"1.'"' i Wijh StraiuilS eyes Ir!!iVrr dr"u si. r. ., a-n of s;ttI 'ird aIar.>', an', H!;'. 'i:i~ ,H' '
 Instantly q full rich flood O! crimson "-rs W,'!rd ui3 serene and @l"r'',t E';'3 lu!'.:' ;lr slEIi.~ ". ~, ''nd"r ;.H,t it7 %' :'>'"'':. '".'t . ;:.G ,':.r ."lr;;;,*t in "h" &,'v. l':st "' H;,it' :" i;' rHc ;r.lsurr,.. IL. !: 'r.' .:- of I@rpr n4Nj. Nu!'n aHd t'd"tl., i ny :N 'rr, as li"u,'h i'" CUTS" lHN lA l;s deep hn.," ". F" !ls$"r lad ever i"t is tl"m"@ ''j'': '':"oi :; 4:Iull-,rr ti.;'M the t'.Nit'rU-. ..I?i ii ~.alN ! ci1:n -thr Great Hubby ul >,N!uH.
 With short gasp "' G"'.rh1 Noi';N'I vas strctchin.- out his !.ll"l towards it Wh u !,:., i minr on his ShuErtrr. ;nrn Srl"lnG jo !n" 1 frt. Ny ,y%;;il- WtS over.
 He ,:,t.' start of utterm"#t terror, L'l!t tn ",> = .."!.t li' "n ii,ijin; Wis trih| l'. .
 ilr'y'@, ":, "r3'r T>; h::t out %f tt~ '>-.'~, ward. when h" a"" III" :,t!n,!"lS there H .N,' ninu.
 One ~ttI) forward nt tot t'!t Il.'l llr'l ;!!,l L., };.;t45 ~tu-y-Nr,.} h;.v. with o'~ ,', u.' ,:rr, his t&rr. SrNyiN, d. H' .''''. '., i,,..!. N-iN hands uIrdj,ti amt ~'r t';'.. =.
 ;,pl!~ l sa,y those ,'N,'tl grow "j ;';. .'' ...' ami .:lru tn II ;lr, while thIri4y h. ,;l.: <,
 ,..,"",i. I'!~ r,,:!l,, ho1.r,g a. .;,~,..:l., .,,,}I ...ut .ud neither words nor }ntf .:5'-~.
 C.yrr uS 1 sill watched. with N"!,. 'r,'G-'
 purpose on my face, th'r' cam" V.:" awful
 ,.sy ii scream that >t@r'l".j th' %ull> n"r:
 aiNnly a'l,i ;.Wulr echo ;.:t> c h" ;ti''nE iii"
 snu!r d srrc;'.l liE" !iu suU!ul Fl earth t."
 n":T''H, ger "! A h'anA,ta and %pi",Ih-.
 Then i'n"'. SjitI:c~'. and@@ th" r.-s ""h'
 >~ h. ,'...aI>rJ ,"irhia the r;', n!,,," :,
 s.n? luy"H-I r. tie j":,k and ,,,rNrd. H.
 W;.s .ipy, u:tnn h, n2l,, ;i.iI l;I''~ !''.rT' r
 rll.,@J. h:j." l~ A,t Alnu% iN the S:'': l'"; .lA
 Q: .;,.nl~ :.;,.:.:u.r !Acnl up in hi li,e, i.~
 they rlr ;:'., arHi ", rain through A,, lin- 2crI>. n!".t"ril:5 iAc>Her, ntIy tu huHSrt ;.M! huHami">t wild snatchcS of song. "toMirvr- simon Crliy'r. i c0Drtl. H. ltid EO attention. hu, went Hn 1'-1 in.
 upth" uiAluonds and rubirs in n5 h;>nd, and Watching them ;ls they ru;tlcl down again II "nl2' i,,,.,,E ,,i"; ;.,lyi,.orr,
 l l'aIt down into the pit h,';i,jo hjl,., am
 laid my h':I,d upon nis shoulder. lt' rlt<'' : fora moment, and lnobci up with q v4r@n
 girNm in his rHS.
 .Colliyrr. Ihaveto speaka word with you, > Oh. yrs. l know you. TrHnoW";", u ! course; 'E"cki"i TrenowrIn come back a c,i. after the treasure. But yoQare to" late. t".
  | dead and rottng.
 'For his gltttrring eyes arc the salt seas prize
 And his fingers clutch the sand, my ladS.' . Aha. his fingers clutch the sand. Ierr, i pretty sand fer you, sand of all cUvra: took; ! Iooli there's d brave sparklc! A!W :-,.'iE A 1 ran the priceless shower through his Ii:.-c :,. t "Oh, yre," he continued after a me nvn, f lookins; TN, "oh yes, l know you F. 'N:r
 TrenuW'th, of ,oulae; or is ii Amos n" .'.., q per? No mal,rr you are all dead. kN :, 1 tho last of you last ycar-no, last night; q! q dead,
 " And the devil has got his dues, my lads! :. His due! his due Look at t look a4:;n
 l had @ skull just now. John RalI2ons skull 3 no eyes in 1t though.
 " 'Whrrr is the skull? Let mo fit it With * bonny pair of eyes herr-hcre th2y are, C ,, look here's a pair that change color T"'H IL they move, Where is the sk'lll? Give Il .u , Oh 1 forgot, lost it. Mower mihG, tIl"i i; n find it. Here's plenty ofeyNs when you :ti l, it. Or give it this big, red one. Heres q huHl ". ing, fiery evc!'
 I As he stretched out his hand over the iirc;, .s Ruby, caught him by the wrist But h. va
 too quic! for me- and with sharp sn@" an
 click uf the teeth, had whipped his hand roam iTT to his back,
 Il Then in flash, as grappled with him, h " thrust me back with his left palm, and, with in sweep of his right, hurled the great jewel t! m out into the sea. 1 saw it rise and curve t. one long, sparkling arch of flame. then ti, ;n ;n lows. A sptash-a jet of light, and it "; M gOne-Sone perhaps to hide amid the rottin " timbcrs of what was once the Belle Fortune, ( l,, among the bones of her drowned crew ,s watch with its blood-red tirclcss eye the 0, 9' tromity ofits handiwork. There, for aught 'd know, it lies to-day, and there, for aught W hW care, beneath the waters it shall treasure l tG internal loveliness forever
 HL' turned to look at Collivor. He was hut h Ged against the pits side, with his dark ey lit gazing wistfully up at me. In their shinir , depths there lurked no more sanity than II. II. the heart of the Great Ruby. As I looked W u' knew him to be hopeless mailman, and kne