The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-26

thin columns Of palest blue smoke, may
be six feet in hight. As / stared at EN-
they gradually took the shape of men,
till I could make out the features Of Old
Milwaukee and poor Jim Dance Of Lon
don town. They seemed 10 be gently
reckoning me and telling me not TO fear.
P'raps / kind Of understood, for /
stretched my long neck across the block
without a sign Of funk heard the
cackling laugh Of Don Suvio, l saw the
haadsman draw step closer, his arms
90 up, and then l shut my eyes, and re-
member no more.
when came to my senses 1 was
lying on the bed Of Tushes in my old
quarters, and tle native girl, before
mentioned, was seated beside me. on
putting my hand TO my head TO sort OF
fix matters, she laughed merrily, and
said: Stranger, it is still there, but to-
morrow il Will certainly be gomez Why
they hadn't killed me l couldn't under
sand. unless il was to put me te the
torture Of waiting another day; anyhow,
the following morning L was prepared
for the guard when they came to lead
me out.
once more the crowd was there, once
more that villainous old don kept me
waiting, and once more the ak went up,
but failed 10 strike. j was respited for
another day. Wei, this sort Of thing
happened every blessed morning, TIL |
nearly went mad with the strain of it,
On the eighth day, instead of being kept
III the square, / was marched straight
to the don's house. The old pirate was
waiting for me, and soon as 1 ar
rived fell TO questioning me about the
outer world, seeming to take an ALFRED
interest in such parts Of my own life as
/ thought fit TO tell him. When he had
found out all ne wanted, he said: Go
now, for the present you are free; but
remember, if you but approach that ship
by SO much as half mile. that same
moment you dier 1 stumbled out Of his
presence and down the street like a man
dazed. That he had some reason for
splring my life was certain. but what
il was for the life Of me l couldn't then
determine. Arriving at my hut, 1 threw
myself upon the rushes and tried 10
think it out.
That evening. a little after shutdown
while walking outside the village AMI rack
ing my BRAN for chance Of escape, an
event happened which changed al my
thoughts and plans. 1 was passing through
bit OF Jungle where the hrefles were be
ginning 70 play TO and fro, when l came
face to face with the most beautiful g.rl
born American citizen and as such the
equal OF any man living, but l reckon that
young woman took the cOncet out OF me.
She couldn't have been more than eighteen
milk, her hair and eyes Of the deepest
| black; and when she walked il was ike the
sound of falling rose leaves. Seeing me,
| she started with surprise, and was half
inclined to run, but something seemed TO
| tel her I wasn't particularly harmful, so,
overcoming her fear, she said, Senior l
! your feedomt' Her srandfatheri Not be
! ing able to make il out, l said surely,
miss, Don Silvo amt your grandfather!
NO. senior. he was my father grand
! father, but 1 call him 50 because the other
is 50 tedious Perhaps my manner, as 1
| say didn't appear very dangerous any
! way after this her bashfuiness seemed TO
! vanish, and we walked back to the village
! as comfortable as youNp.ease. She tod me
| that It was she who induced the old rascal
| gave her for that had something to do
| with the flush as spread across her race,
! She also let me into the risk had run by
| breaking into the old galleon, which, &C
upon the island. She did not know how
| long IL had lain there, but suspected her
| great-grandfather had commanded 1t as
| young man, and that all the rest VINO came
| with him were dead, a fact which, you
! bet / could quite believe.
The moon was full up before we Signted
! the village, and when she left me L went
! back to my hut in a fumux of enchant-
ment as much in love as the veriest school-
of escape, but set to work improving my
| quarters and laying out a garden. Every
day. Don Sllvio came to queSaon. me , ana
| you'd better guess / did my best TO corral
| the OLD chaps confidence How / got on
/ you'll hear shortly.
was down, / visited the grove beyond the
| the don's Observation-Disclosures. Her beauty
| and amazin' innocence so held me that !
| was nearly mad to make her my wife; and
when l found that she reckoneG to have
| longer so went right off TO ask the old
| man for her hand. Not having the least
hope Of being successful you can judge OF
/ my surprise when he promised her 70 me
| straight away, and, what's more fixed it
| that the wedding should take place the
| next Gay. He kept his word, and on the
! following morning, in the presence of all
the village, she became my wife.
The year that followed topped every
7 Of han
! by in rosy mist. and when our boy was
! born my cue was full. 1 proclaimed him
the United States, and the old don an
nounced a great feast in his honor. 1t was
spread in the square. and al the village
| the shadoWy outline Of the mountain be
| yond, the great haring torches Of sweet
Sbe sheuts and isugRter of the niggers.
| and at the head, between my wife and her
great-grandfAther, the boy in his cradle.
! the old don rose and handed me a silver
mug filed with some sweet liquor. he
told me to drink to my sons health, and,
/ suspectng no treachery, l dld SO. Next
moment change stole over me; L made
! a try to get on 10 my feet, but 1t was no
| use; everything seemed TO be s.lpping
| away. I could just see my wife start to-
| ward me and the Old don pull her back,
when my head sank on the table and my
"The next thing 1 remember is finding
myself lying precious sick and weak at the
| the big green seas rolling around me. The
! Island had vanished, and with IL my wife
and child. AT first l reckoned / must have
been asleep and dreamed the last year;
but no, the food with which the boat was
| stocked was clear enough evidence OF its
truth truth FS Ss an fR, e WaR and tba o seens
| for the land 1 had lost; but l must have
drifted into different waters, for l saw
| no more island. My food ran out and
| had given up all hope Of being saved. when
| one of your luggers hove in sight and
| picked me up
| Now gentlemen, you've heard my story.
| Whether you believe IL or not, of course i
don't know; but take my afhcaYy that all
| / have told you is true; and what's more,
| if you'll fit cut vessel TO search for that
| Island and its treasure. TN take command
| make you the richest men on earth; and
| when / get my wife and child, shall be
| the happiest In proof that the treasure
there and as my contribution toward the
| expenses. hand you this From an inner
pocket he produced a leather pouch, from
which he took what at first appeared TO be
| a small piece of crystal; on inspection il
| turned out to be diamond, worth at least
| a hundred pound. That stone" said he,
holding L at the angle which would best
| treasure-shfp and is the only one left out
| of all saw and took. / will leave II with
YOU for the present. Remember. there's
| thousands more about the old galleon, big
ger and better nor that. Say, gentlemen,
| will you adventure for such merchandise
that night 50 we babe him come up for a
fur,her talk n the morning. Rising, he
erayelv bowed to us ana without another
| word withdrew Next day he was not to
| be found. nor has he ever made his appear
| ance since Whether he lost himself and
\ cell - tho $40 or whether he was i'm