Omaha daily bee., 1898-02-27

the sea for her, carrying with him his
dreams. He was an honest man.
william Phipps, the sailor, heard more
and more in regard to the sunken treasure
ship, and he went to England and applied
to the king for ships and men to go In
search OF this mine OF gold In the sea. Gold
was then the royal want and King James
heart was made right glad to hear the bold
adventurer's story. The king put at his
command ships and men, and young VIII
liam Phipps-now Commander Phipps-went
to the white reef in the blue Bahama sea
and searched the long sea wall for treasures
faithfully, but in vain. He was compelled
to return to England as empty-handed as
when he went out. He heard OF the great
admiral, the duke of Albemarle, and wGs
introduced to him by William Penn. The
duke heard his story, and furnished him
with the means to continue the search for
the golden ship in the coral reef.
Ideals change with realities and will is
way. Commander William bethought him
OF new plan Of gaining the needed intelli-
gence. Might not some very old person
know the place where the ship was
wrecked? The thought was light. He found
an old Indian on a near island who remem-
hered the wreck, and who said he could
pilot him to the very spot where the ship
had gone down. Captain Williams heart
was light again. With the Indian on board
no drifted to the ripping water over the
reef.
Below was a coral world in sea as
clear as the sky. Out OF 1t flying fish
lelped, and through 1t dolphins swan in
pairs, and over II sargasso drifted like shad-
ows. Captain William looked down. Was 1t
over these placid waters that the storm had
made wreckage many years before? Was
1t here that the eXultant Spanish sailors had
felt the shock that turned Joy 10 terror,
end sent the ship reeling down, with the
spoils of the Indian caciques, or OF Incarial
temples, or OF Andrean treasures? The old
Indian DOintpl to Snnkpn ribbpd wall in
the clear sea. The hearts OF the sailors
thrilled as they stood there under the fiery
monday sky. Down went the divers-down.
Up one came presently with the news, The
wreck Is there; we have found it.
Search" cried Captain William, with a
glad wife and a gablehouse in Boston town
before his eyes. "Down" Another diver
came up bringing bag. 1t looked~fike
salt bag. An officer took an axe and sew
cred the bag. The salt flew; the sailors
threw up their hands with a cry-out of
the bag flew a glittering stream of gold.
Captain William reeled. His visions were
now taking solid forms; they created for him
a new world. Down! Down!" he com
manded.
"They broke open bag which was like
a crystal sack. 1t was full of treasure, and
in its folds was a goblet Of gold. They
shouted over the treasure and held up the
golden cup to the balmy air. 1t had doubt
less belonged to the Spanish don. More
with gold. 1t is related that one
of the officers of the ship went mad at the
sight. But Captain William did not go
mad as he surveyed the work of the men
in the vanishing twilight. He had been
there in spirit before; he had expected some
thing. and he was, on familiar ground when
he found it. He had been a prophetic soul.
He carried home the treasure to
England, and, soul of honor that he
was, he delivered every dollar OF it to the
lpyn 1T.
honesty was a national surprise, though why
1t should have been we can not say. But
didn't l tell you he was an honest man?
THE duke was made happy, and began
to cast about to bestow upon him fitting
reward. What can 1 do for your asked
his highness.
"I have wife in Boston town, over the
sea. She is a good woman. Her faith in
me made me all l am. She is the world
to me, for she believed in me when no one
else did
"'You are a fortunate man. We will send
her the goblet Of gold, and 1t shall be called
the 'Albemarle cup The imagination of
Captain William Phipps must have kindled
and glowed as he received the dead don's
cup which in itself was a fortune And
to you, for your honor and honesty, shall
be given an ample fortune, and there shall
be bestowed upon you the honor of knight
hood. You shall be able to present to
your good wife, whose faith has been so
name of the duke of Albemarle and Sir Will
liam Phipps.'
Captain William Phipps returned to Bos-
ton baronet, with the Albermarle cup.
The widow that he had won was Lady
Phpps. New England never had a wonder
tale like that. The Albermarle cup! The
fame of it filled Boston town. There it
stood In massive gold. in Lady Phipps' sim
pie pra!or among humber decorations. Hwo
strange it looked to her as she saw it. Then
must have arisen before her the boy from
the Maine woods, one of twenty six school
denied children; the ungainly young sailor
with his hot temper and scars, the dreamer
OF golden dreams; the captain, the fortune
finder, the knight. Another link was soon
added to this marvellous chain of events.
The house of gables in the green lane was
offered for sale. Sir William purchased it,
and the Alhemarle cup was taken into it,
amid furnishings worthy of a knight and
lady. The two looked out of the upper win
dow over Boston town. He was an honest
man. After this manytime repeated decla-
ration that Sir William was an honest man,
Uncle Ben added: "A man must get his
living somehow-he must get his living
somehow; either he must save or be a
slaye'n