The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-06
dream, and II Tailed in ovory limo with tho land.

dream, and Il Tailed in every limo with the land
with ' %s. me Mo XII FSs' s al o0 Now. IstTSm eTs sGo s0% %e
two are going back TO the beach. When we get
shSr sG yGT si hRs o y; ,b by n Shs pS wset to n, nix d 5wo pS %ers'
Well soc whether the treasure you saw is as real
as The Test OF your dream,
cutting q couple OF canes, we wrapped handkor-
chiefs about their tops to make them more
IN the line that Grayson gave us from the point.
IN rhiS S done the the T rsss S # the party came back to
rock which, araysop had pointed out, and there,
sure enough. was the great iron ring of tho bus.
cancers, now Tust.eaten and worn with It's con.
craft that cruise among the the islands sIe iis''G Standing
Of his dream had been, and as McKillop walked
toward,the spot he directed him where to go:
by thist time some OF the negro children. at
q. q t stiSSk; !. and raised IFS hat respectfully from
him as fisherman who had passed his life in
the vicinity, of Bloody Mary's Bay,
ever saSaf h haSf 5 Sc % Asked yS&p h FIG%'m0oF that a tree
man; 6OShins his head, ;bst 81 trsS-,'twass
iirss n nsSody, ever tech i: Il blew down t,Tty,
tiniqiaio cut tn It up pt wiid IL axes uS 'E De- roots lsO are % derc
ncwIright un'cr VIVA 80, stnnin', sub,
Here eo pieks sSi HSSq look ts Sharp, sF TSor %'sK q slp:
pence for the first one that fctchcs mo a spade
youngeters scattered, tumblinE over
Ing, i, ,McKiiiop Began to dig. While held an
You'll hab ter go down lilly deeper, subj,
sSid di !hs old nossD;, DE sand sane . drift p9w,fG rSTn'
THE pDiDt Of the shade Ind struck into sOliN
wood, and a little shovelling IVA Of sand re-
ve"led the top Of an old stump. the stump Of a
away a few steps, evidently fearing that the
"'pere come here once a schooner. sub. an,
dasoes, an thoy jes' lay da' TN night. when
everybody, Ssy, tink. is sleep dey lows a boat
sp, iS% n " piSia s5S; S ionT. S %n' 'e dsy AZ" Snn afS h fop
al turn out wild Gntlass n dribe ,Sn back bod
.inue the search for the treasure then ana
signal not to talk before. the negroes;
time gone SrSt tci NJ We'll efi'f be late to Dime nS at the The
best, I'm afraid. Here, Uncle Andrew. here's q
shilling for your advice and pleasing converse
driven SsiV and fp ieSSel led the ht,' traces %S so Of digit digEin "; S butt
| uhooooh. " tuc htkioSs. w itlt pIlNhtt iullu-
marks by which we could readily retrace each
point We had located. Then we drove back
"Of course we were excited and full of plans
for the recovery OF the buried treasure, which
we were confident. OF finding In the place indi-
Gated In Grayson's dream. After considering
ways and means, 1t was decided that we should
come In the yacht to make our search, which, of
course, would be conducted by night. We elect
ed McKillop commander Of the expedition, got
up steam on the yacht next day, ran round into
Bloody Mary's Bay in the afternoon. and
dropped anchor near shore. At night. when all
WAS still, we landed with our picks and shovels
and stout canvas bags in which to put the
treasure we hoped to find.
AT the spot where Grayson had located the
treasure chests we dug and shovelled like good
fellows. taking turn and turn about. Six feet
down we came to human bones with a rusted
cutlass among them. This looked hopeful and
In accordance with the old and timehonored
practice Of pirates, who usually sacrifice n man
on the spot where they hid their Treasures; the
victim was then buried above the hoard. in the
belief that his spirit would brighten away
searchers for the treasure. Below the bones we
found. surely. enough. two old chests, one
falling in decay, the other PRESERVING
its shape. but both. alas! were einpty-end
that was, as near as we came to finding treasure
his dream was of q time centuries before. Tho
~buccaneer Captain who knew the secret. or some
one after him, had taken away the hoard. and
our brief hope OF sudden riches ended then and
there. The old ~cutlass. the sole salvage OF oul
last evidence. we voted to Grayson, but he gave
1t to McKiilop, who. I believe, still preserves 1,
as a valued relic"