San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-14
THE : SUNDAY : LIGHT.
SUNDAY, MARCH IA, 1897.

VI
when the boat drew close saw
Cavendish, Johnson and Burn among
the crowd which filled her. They jump
ed into the chains Gas the platform on
the ships side is called) and climbed
over the bulwarks, the seamen in the
boat coming quickly after them.
II had observed that the three gentle
men stared hard at the bark while the
boat approached, but | don't think they
clearly knew who was until they were
on board, and then they stood as men
petrified. They were white with as
constituent. Never could ink convey
their varying expressions of dismay and
incredulity, but chiefly amazement pro-
found and thrilling johnson spoke to
the commander and they both looked at
me. johnson then whispered to Caven-
dish. Burn stood little apart.
''Cavendish looked the wickedest man
you could imagine, with his mean little
eyes and sinister, fawning expression,
and his chin unshorn and his hair wild
as the wind that had blown it. The
other, Mr.. Peter Johnson, had always
rather admired for his intelligent eve.
He was black bearded and little bald.
Oh, aunt Such respectable men, you
would have thought, to figure in so au-
dacious, l may say murderous, businessl
I heard Robert say, L shall not put you
in irons; but, gentlemen, this is your
road, and down there you will find
few of your old friends, and in mo-
ment, in obedience to a gesture, some
seaman laid hold of Mr.. Cavendish and
Mr.. johnson and walked them out of
my sight to the hatch under the break
Of the poop.
"Mr. Burn was left standing just
where he had sprung from the rail and
where the sight of me had nailed him.
Robert said, Step this way and Burn
followed the commander into the cuddy.
guessed by this treatment that he had
turned informer and was heartily glad
and relieved to believe it. looked
through the skylight, and saw them
talking together at the cabin table, and
presently the commander pulled out a
pocketbook, ON a blank page of which
Burn made sketch 1 heard the I'M
fortunate man ask Robert for glass of
beer and the commander fetched bot
tie and a glass from the pantry, and
after Burn had drunk he began to cry,
and then he spoke of Mr.. Masters. He
said that he had loved Masters and alb
horred Caldwell for his murder Gas he
. called it,. Neither he nor Masters had
the least suspicion that Caldwell and
Dayenire, with the knowledge of the
others, had brutality gagged and thrown
me into the sea- He and his friend, |
overheard him say, were never i'll close
sympathy with the gang Masters died
in the desire to ayenge my murder and
had he shot Caldwell he would have
stood up a minute later to the giant
Davenire.
II had never suspected any particular
partiality for me in Mr.. Masters. He
had been very handsome man. He had
the handsomest profile of any that ever
l saw in human face. Any woman
would have been proud to have reclaim
ed such person. l was much affected,
and stepped away from the skylight
that Robert should not know was lis
tsning, for judging by his looks l
thought he did not relish this passage of
Mr.. Burns discourse.
Presently heard his voice distinct
and loud under the skylight
"I trust you have not deceived me. ,
"I swear by heaven have not, an
swered Burn in his bubbling voice, full
of tears and beer.
"'You will enter that cabin and stay
there. You are Of course my prisoner.
But your behavior has been very differ
emit from that of the rest, and when 1
have got the gold back into this ship
you shall not be deceived i'll my promise
of good usage.
1.-The commander came out of the
cuddy, and looking up spied me. He
kissed his hand and exclaimed in his
deep, intoning voice (Which habit shall
hope one day to correct): Il am now off
for the chests, Margaret 1 have full
particulars and you may look for me in
an hour or two,
He then called for boats crew and
" It ashore. Sure enough, about half an
hd after his company of men had
lahued 1 saw them coming out of the
woods ON to the beach, loaded with the
chests. They brought some chests to the
boat and went back for more, and when
all the chests were together-a goodly
beap-they loaded the boat and pulled
to the ship.
For my part, though 1 had been
thinking a great deal about the gold, l
found my mind dwelling more upon
Mr.. Masters than upon the chests as
they came over the ships side. The
commander stood i'll the waist attend
ing the shipment. never shall forget
while life lasts his face of delight
Deep were his smiles as the chests were
handed up 1t was indeed wonderful
recovery and all brought about by their
trying to drown me!
Within three hours of the time when
Mr. Burn gave the commander the in
Rornnat;on ahont tho GOLD the chests