Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-11-11

4 OdCh put DdNhs otis AtttO oiN VI
SPAIN
swell, I've heard of him myself. in
England" said the doctor. But the
,oint is, had he money!"
Money! cried the squire. "Have
you heard the story? What were these
rillains after but money? What do they
,are for but money? For what would
they risk their rascal earcasses but
money!"
"That we shall soon know" replied
The doctor. But you are so confound-
idly hot-headed and explanatory that
cannot get a word in. What / want to
snow is this: Surprising that / have
here in my pocket some clew 70 where
Flint buried his treasure. win that
treasure amount to much?"
amount. siri" cried the squire. 'Tt
will amount to this; If we have the clew
gou talk about, | fit out shipin Bristol
lock. and take you and Hawkins here
ilong. and ri have that treasure if
search year
Every WELL" said the doctor. Now.
hen, IL Jim is agreeable. wen open
he packet" and he laid it before him
IN the table.
The bundle was sewn together. and
he doctor had to get out his instru-
ment case and cut the stitches with his
medical scissors. II contained two
things-a book and a sealed paper.
First OF all wen try the book" OBJ
ierved the doctor.
The squire and were both peering
over his shoulder as he opened il. for
DR.. Liyesey had kindly motioned me TO
come round from the side table, where
{ had been eating. to enjoy the sport of
| The search. On the first page there
we're only some scraps of writing. such
IS a man with pen in his hand might
make for idleness or practice. One was
HE same as the tattoo mark, BILLY
Bones his fancy" and then there was
| Mr.. w. Bones, mate" NO more rum"
4 OF Palm Key he got itt;" and some
other snatches. mostly single words
md unintelligible. | could not help
wondering who il was that had got
TT aud what lit" was that he got.
4 knife in his back as like as not.
Not much instruction there" said
DR.. l.ivesey, as be passed on.
The next ten or twelve pages were
HE'D with a curious series of entries.
There was date at one end of the line
nd at The other sum Of money. as in
common account-books; but instead OF
explanatory writing only varying
number OF crosses between the two.
On the l2th Of June. l745, for instance,
4 sum Of e7o had plainly become due
o some one, and there was nothing but
liz crosses TO explain the cause In
few eases. TO be sure. the name of
llace would be added, rs "OfTe Carac-
.as;" or a mere entry of latitude and
ongiudc as "G2 degrees, Il minutes.
. seconds. 10 degrees minutes 40 sec
lnds."
The record lastsd over nearly 20
"ears the amount 81 the separate en-
lries growing larger MS time went on.
md al the end grand total had been
made ont after I've or six wrong adj
Sitious. and these words appended;
Bones his pile"
Il can't make bead or tail of this"
| said Or. Liyescv.
"The thing is clear as MONDAY"
,ricd the squire. This is the black
hearted hounds uccornt-book These
ROSES stand for the names Of the
ships or towns that they have sunk or
plundered The sums are the scoun-
| irers share. aud whore lie feared an
ambiguity. YOU see he added something
learer. 'ofe Caracas now; you see,
lere was some unhappy vessel boarded
or that coast God help the poor souls
that manned her-coral long ago"
Right said the doctor. See what
is to he traveller Right! And the
amounts increase, you see, as ne rose
| in rank"
There was little else in the volume
but few bearings OF places noted in
the blank leaves toward the end, and a
table for reducing French, English and
Spanish moneys 10 common value.
Thrifty mani" cried the doctor. lie
wasn't the one 10 be cheated"
"And now said the squire, for the
other
The paper had been sealed in several
places with a 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 and longitude, soundings,
names of hills and bays and inlets, and
every particular that would be needed
to bring ship to a safe anchorage
upon its shores. II was about nine
miles long and five across. sha bed. you
might say. like a fat dragon standing
IN. and had two fine land-locked mar
bors. and hill in the center part
marked THE Spy Glass" There were
several additions of a later date, but.
I above all. three crosses of red ink-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 captain.
| lottery characters, these words; BULK