The Irish standard., 1897-10-02
amounts increase, you see. a. he rosa

amounts increase, you see. az he rosa
in rank"
There was little else in the volume
but few bearings Of places noted in
the blank leaves toward the end. and
table for reducing French. English and
Spanish moneys to q common value.
Thrifty mani" cried the doctor. "He
wasn't the one to be cheated"
"And now." said the squire. "for the
other"
The paper had been sealed in several
places with thimble by way OF seal;
the very thimble. perhaps. that had
found in the captains pocket. The doc
tor opened the seals with great care,
and there fell out the map OF an island.
with latitude aud longitude. soundings,
names of hills and bays and inlets. and
every particular that would be needed
to bring ship to II safe anchorage
upon its shores. 1t was about nine
miles long and five across. shaped, you
might say. like Il fut dragon standing
UP, aud had two fine land-locked har-
bors. and hill in the center part
marked 1.-The Spy Glass" There were
several additions Of later date, but.
above nil, three crosses Of red inlt-two
on the north part of the island, one in
the southwest, and beside this last, in
the same red ink. and in small. neat
hand. very different from the captains
lottery characters. these words: Bulk
of treasure here"
Over on the back the same hand had
written this further information:
"Tall tree. Spy-s,ass shoulder. bearing
point to the n. OF n. NJ L.
skeleton Island l.. S. l.. and by Il.
'Tcn feet.
.'Thc bar silver Is In the north cache; you
can find II by the trend of the east hum-
with the face on 1t.
"'rhc arms are easy found. In the sand
hill, N. point of north inlet cape. bearing
l.. and d quarter N. }. r..
That was all; but brief as it was. and,
to me, incomprchensibIc, it filled the
squire and DR.. l.i>cscy with delight.
"Liycscy," said the squire, you will
give up this wrctched practice Mt once.
Tomorrow | start for Bristol. In three
weeks time-threc wccllS!-- weeks
ten dnys--wcll have the best ship,
sir, and the choicest crew in England.
Hawkins shall come as cabin boy.
You'll make a famous cabin boy, Ilaw-
kins. You, Livcsry, are ships doctor;
am admiral. Wen take Eedruth,
Joyce and Hunter. Well have favor
able winds and II quick passage, and
not the least difficulty in finding tho
spot, and money TO rat-to roll into
play duck and drake with ever after"
''rrclawncy," said the doctor, iii
so with you; and I'll go bail for it, so
will Jim, and he credit to the UNDER
taking There's only one man I'm
afraid Of"
And who is that" cried the squire.
'Nnmc the dog. sir!"
"lou," replied the doctor; "for You
cannot hold your tongue. We are not
the only men who know of this paper.
These fellows who attacked the inn to-
night-hold. desperate blades, for sure
and the rest who stayed aboard that
luggcr, and more, | dare say, not far
Off, are, QUO and all. through thick and
thin, bound that they'll get that money.
We must none of us 70 alone till we
get to sea. Jim and | shall stick to-
gcthcr in the meanwhile; you'll take
Joyce and Hunter when you ride to
Bristol, and. from first to last, not one
of us must breathe u word of what
we've found"
''Livcscy," returned the squire, you
are always in the right OF it. Ill be
as silent MS the grave"