Telegram-herald., 1890-05-04

EfE lever Gld t2ry Eaozev N ne HAD
sea- l.oE lD4eea IN 49, Il sA0s< para,
th.urh usAly 2t1rla tas fact /! wss
Br-3-sh zES oE-eEs x ths buocaasexs
sh3 had b,lried mo1ey. sonas saia u
Turtle Bav. Others CA Iong Island oshsrs
in the neizAborhood u Hsn cate. Ia
deed added be- Teoollect Al adventure
~ Aal Sala. ths negro fisherman, Ha~ny
vears 49,. - hich some tank hsa soms-
ttius q g. with tie baceansers As
We are al fE.ends here. slld A. Il VII 40
10 farther u tel Il ~ YEA.
'Upoa . CARA nlgag nAry years ago.
4s Sam vas returning fgou hshing Ia
HsA Gaze -
Here TIE story Was nipped in the bad
by sudden moVemsnE from ne IN
known. who laying his ira Est "a the
tatls. knuckles down - ard. with a Quiet
force thar Indicated the very oa4rds, and
hooking grlnly over his shoulder, with
the GRIN Of al angry bear. '.Hesrk &C,
neighbor. said he with significant nod
ding II the head. You'd letter lei the
buccaneers and their money alone
they re nog for old meB and old women
10 NEEDLE with They fought hard for
their money, they gave body and soul
for lt and wherever II lies buried. de-
pend upon il lie must have tug with
the devil who gets Il.
THIS sudden explosion was succeeded
by blank silence throughout the room.
Peeehy Prauw shTunk within himself,
and even the red faced officer turned pale
WOlfert. who from a DARK corner OF the
room. lad listened with intense eager
Ness 10 all this tai about buried treasure.
looked with mingled awe and reverence
on thisbold buccaneer, for such he really
suspected him u be. There was a chink-
Ing of gold and a sparkling of Jewels ia
all his stories about tie Spanish Main that
gave value 10 every period, and Vol
fert would have gwen any thing for
the runmaginS Of the ponderous sea
chest, which his imagination cremmed
fun Of golden chal.-es and cTucihxes
and iolly round bags Of douoloons
Tho dead stiffness that had fallen upon
the company was at length interrupted
by the stranger. who pulled out pro-
digious watch Of curious and ancient
workmanship. and which in Wolfert's
eyes had . decidedly Spanish look. On
touching a spring it struck 10 o'clock;
upon which the sailor called Tor his reck-
oning, and having paid it out of hand
fal of oUtlsndlsh coin, he drank of the
remainder OF his beverage. and without
taking leave Of any one rolled out Of the
room. mu,terinS to himselfas he stamped
upstairs 10 his chamber.
1t was some time before the company
could recover from the silence into which
they had been thrown. The very foot
steps Of the stranger. which were heard
now and then as he traversed bis cham
Der, inspired awe.
Still the conversation il which they
had been engaged was too interesting
not to o. resumed. \ heavy thunder gust
had gathered up unnouced while they
were lost in talk, and the torrents Of rain
that fell forbse'e al thoughts Of setting
or fer home until the storm should sub
side They drew nearer together, there
fore. and enreated the worthy Peechy
Irauw 10 continue the tale which had
been 50 discourteously interrupted. He
resdily complied, whispering, however,
in ! tone scarcely above his breath, and
drowned occasionally by the rolling Of
the thunder. and lie would pause every
now and then. and listen with evident
awe. as he heard the heavy footsteps Of
the stranger pacing overhead.
The following is the purport Of his story: