Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-01-18


Of the Queen. came up TO the command
er and was SO affected. poor man. that
he could scarcely speak. he extended
his hand and Robert silently pressed it.
I've owe this magnificent result first
to you. Miss Mansel. said he, and very
much to you next. sir
lit is a true, glorious haul for us
all, said the commander, and il shall
make Us both richer if not better men.
sir.
HE then left rs TO hail the brig. The
little vessel was quite close ut the time
The commander reared out, L suppose
you know. Hardy, that we have recov-
cred tine chests:'
Mr.. Hardy made q sailors motion
Of congratulatory joy with his hand rs
he stooa upon the briggs taffrail, I.s
Queerest figure of a mariner you can pic
ture, his flowing trousers forever shiver-
ing in the breeze as Though his les
were under some ceaseless uucoutrolla.
bic influence of the hornpipe.
i Will dine on board this shin. :
shouted Robert, and lie with you BE-
fore SHUTDOWN And he turned his great.
red, dear old face round the sea TO find
out how the weather promised.
He tcld Mr.. Matthews and me tie
story OF his going ashore and getting
the men and the nuggets. He found the
woods very thick and walked with great
anxiety, fearing that they might be shot
at by the men in concealmert. The
grass was tall and their tread soundless.
There was no dry bush or brushwoot Ia
craokle. After they had gene a few
hundred yards in "a gr.en twili-h; Of
wood, they arrived suddenly nj an opc,,
space OF sunshine and grass. in thc
midst OF which was u tent. Il was a
little tent shaped like house and cen.
trived out Of spars and spare sails. At
the entrance stood Mr.. Burn. who yelled
when Inc saw the commander aud hi.
men, then let his arms fall aud stood
Ike one Thunderstorm. deprived 81
speech by a stroke. The others were in.
sise asleep. Robert noticed plenty q;
bottles and some glasses uad the NJ.
mains of q meal. All three were s.cur.
ed. two O. them scarcely awake when
they were seized. The commander asked
them to tell him where the gold was.
CavendiSh grinncd hideously; the thr,c
kept obstinateiy silent They began
to look "a one another. however, when
Robert tcld him that the luneboat was
captured and Tro.lope dead and the
balance CT the gang III irons aboard the
Queen, which, with the Wellesley. lay
out of sight upon tine sea beyond the
trees. Still they would not speak. hut rs
they marched down to the beach. Burn,
who walked behind his two associates.
signed 10 the commander and softly ad
dressed him. and Robert gathered that
he would lie willing TO make a clean
breast Of 1t when he was alone.
They found the chests in the place
where Mr.. Burn had told them to look.
They were in q cleft or assure at the
foot of Hill facing east. so bountifully
and luxuriously concealed by the wild
growths Of that spot Of land that it was
wonderful they should have lighted
upon IL. Robert told me he might have
explored the island III vain for months.
The is cases were there intact. Burn
assured the commander they had not
been opened since the day when they
had been removed from the ships hold.
They had proposed indeed tn open orc
that contained dust, with the idea II
buying q small vessel, but fell out over
this. as indeed they quarreicd abou,
nearly everything. ana the lougboa;
sailed away, as Robert had clevtrly con.
cluded. on q piratical mission to seize.
well, before close this letter. which
I am sure yoa would not wish shorter. I
must give you a few interesting items
Of news which the commander picked
up from the traitor Barn, who talked
very freely, being evidently hopeful tina,
Robert would intercede for HIM. liz
said that il was well known that 9
great purchase or cargo OF gold was 10
be consigned from the dig;ings by the
ship Queen. Trollope met him one tiay
in Sydney ard asked him il he vas
willing to Join gang who mean; e.
sail as passengers in the ship and seize
her at sea. He went with T-ollope &c
the house of one Moses Jacobs. who. 4,
seems, found the capital for this enter
prise, and there met Davenire Caldwell
and others. They wanted n company ii
ten. Some believed they coald not do
with less, and so ne introduced Masters.
The brigEntinc that was TO rendezvous
1T the island was commanded by Jacobs
brother in-law. This man was bruugh,
in here. dead of paralysis. n fortnight,
ago. He lived till the vessel entered sgd.
ney harbor, so he had his wish and Wa
buried by the side Of his child.
ION cur arrival we heard that Jl.
cobs. for whom, as you may suppose. i'm.
quiries were Immediately made. had
vanished shortly after the hrisan,inr
anchored. Re has not yet been found.
He is the worst Of the culpriis. bu, hi.
loss is heavy. Robert calculated that he
could not have put less than 80. 500 into
this venture, This without any o,he,
security than the arrival Of the trigan.
tire mt tine islanil This on the chance
of the men rising and successfully seiz
ing the ship and navigating her TO the
I island, This on the chance Of Sarnder.
remaining loyall do not think tina,
the people Of the nation TO which Mr..
Jacobs belongs are commonly great low
ers of such loose, insecure speculation.
as this. And yet you do hear Of money
lenders advancing LARGE srr,,E "a, r,os..