Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-05-27
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ment case and cut the stitches with his
medical scissors. 1t contained two
things-a book and a sealed paper.
''First of all We'll try the book" OBJ
served the doctor.
The squire and were both peering
over his shoulder as he opened it, for
DR.. Llvesey had kindly motioned me to
come round from the side table, where
I had been eating, to enjoy the sport of
the search. On the first page there
were only some scraps of writing, such
as man with pen in his hand might
make for idleness or practice. One was
the same as the tattoo mark, BILLY
Bones his fancy" and then there was
"Mr. w. Bones, mate" "No more rum"
"Off Palm Key he got itt; and some
other snatches, mostly single words
and unintelligible. 1 could not help
wondering who it was that had got
it," and what "itt" was that he got.
A knife in his back as like as not.
''Not much instruction there" said
DR.. Livesey, as he passed on.
The next ten or twelve pages were
filled with a curious series of entries.
There was date at one end of the line
and at the other a sum of money, as in
common account-bools; but instead of
explanatory writing only varying
number of crosses between the two.
On the 18th of June, 1745, for instance,
sum of 6 20 had plainly become due
to some one, and there was nothing but
six crosses to explain the cause. In
a few cases, to be sure, the name of a
place would be added, as "Offe Carac-
cas-" or mere entry of latitude and
longitude, as ''G2 degrees, II minutes,
20 seconds, 10 degrees 2 minutes 40 Sec
onds."
The record lasted over nearly 20
years., the amount of the separate en-
tries growing larger. as time went on,
and at the end grand total had been
made out after five or six wrong adj
ditions, and these words appended:
"Bones his pile"
81 can't make head or tail of this
said DR.. Livesey.
1.-THE thing is clear as MONDAY"
cried the squire. This is the black
hearted hounds account-book. These
crosses stand for the names of the
ships or towns that they have sunk or
plundercd. The sums are the scoun-
drel's share, and where he feared an
ambiguity, you see he added something
clearer. 'Offe Caracas now; you see,
here was some unhappy vessel boarded
off that coast. God help the poor souls
that manned her-coral long ago."
Right" said the doctor. 'See what
it is to be traveller. Right! And the
amounts increase, you see, as he 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 to a 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 I 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 safe anchorage
upon it's shores. It was about nine
miles long and five across, shaped, you
might say, like a fat dragon standing
up, and had two fine land-locked har-
bors, and hill in the center part
marked ''The Spy GLASS;" There were
several additions of later date, but,
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 a small, neat
hand, very different from the captains
lottery characters, these words: Bulk
of treasure here"
Over on the back the same hand haa
written this further information:
Tall tree, spy-glass shoulder, bearing
point to the N. of N. N. e.
Skeleton Island E. S. E. and by E.
'"Ten feet.
"The bar silver is in the north cache: you
can find it by the trend Of the east hum
mock, ten fathoms south Of the black csAf
with the face on 1t.
1.-THE arms are easy found. In the sand
hill, N. point of north inlet cape, bearing
Z. and quarter N. j. IT,
That was all; but 1orief as it was, and,
to me, incomprehensible, it filled the
squire and DR.. Livesey with delight.
"Livesey," said the squire, you will
give up this wrctched practice at once.
Tomorrow l start for Bristol. In three
weeks time-three weeks!-two weeks
ten days-we'll have the best ship,
sir, and the choicest crew in England.
Hawkins shall come as cabin boy.
You'll make famous cabin boy, uaw-
kins. You, Livesey, are ships doctor;
I am admiral. Well take Redruth,
Joyce and Hunter. Well have favor
able winds and quick passage, and
not the least difficulty in finding the
spot, and money to cato roll into
play duck and drake with ever after"
'Trelawney," said the doctor, "I1l
go with you; and III go bail for it, 90
will Jim, and be credit to the under
taking. There's only one man l'm
afraid Of"
'And who is that?" cried the squire.
''Name the dog, sir!"
"You," 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-bold, desperate blades, for sure
and the rest who stayed aboard that
lugger, and more, dare say, not far