The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-09
"Colepepper, you ought to be proud of
uOur duughter,"

"Colepepper, you ought to be proud of
your daughter"
ord has come down to ua We know
where and how he found his fresh
beef; we are shown the spots where he
careened his broad beamed schooner to
clear away the long trailing plants
which chung to her and deadened her
speed we have legends Of chases. Of fu-
rious battles, of barbarous executions
where pivoted grating was rugged out
from gangway and captives were ca
joled into marching along 1t till their
weight made 1t tip them overheard to
the sharks; but Of the men themselves
no clear picture has survived. They
lived on the sea deserts in red obscur-
ity. If they grew rich and returned to
civilization, they dived into the crowd,
and no man knew them"
Who the original Piper was the doc
tor could not tell, but he opined that
1t was reasonable to Judge him man
Of some discernment, for the small islet
named after him was an ideal place for
the purpose for which he no doubt used
1t.
On the sea side It was effectually de.
Tended by the reef fortresses against
which old Neptune's artillery was al
ways cannonading, and from any attack
of heavy drafted vessels, manned by
kings men who did not know the
channel. it was absolutely safe But for
the pirate vessels themselves, when once
they had been brought by their pilots
through the mazes Of the reefs, the an
chorags inside was perfect.
And there were many other obvious
advantages in the place, too; sloping
beach for heaving down upon, a spring
of good water where the casks could be
filled, dry caves where bulky plumber
could be slowed and sea washed caves
in whose hidden recesses specie could
be snugly cached until the time came
for return to Europe and respectable
ty, for, though the cult of treasure
hunters say otherwise, the probability
is that these i'll got gains were not &C.
cumulated only to be forgotten.
But, though DR.. Tring knew Of the
existence Of all these various charms in
the island, he did not remember the
exact positions where they were to be
found, and Of the whereabouts Of the
spring, which the state Of their water
casks rendered the most important
treasure Of all to the crew Of the Eureka
he had no recollection. And 60 on the
morning after their arrival Captain Cole
pepper announced that he would give
Dolly and the undergraduate rowing
commission to explore, while the others
busted themselves In repairing the
breaches which the tornado had made
in their craft.
The young man made no secret Of
the satisfaction with which he heard
this decision, but Dolly did not seem to /
be quite 30 sure Of the advantages Of |
the plan. She remembered the episode
which had occurred during the storm
Of day or two ago, and as she had not
yet made up her mind upon the prob
lem which that incident had set her to
solve she was doubtful about the wis
dom Of spending a whole day just now
in Guthrie's company.
II wonder what we shall find" said
the young man to her as they stood on
the deck together after breakfast. "I'm
for anything, SO long as it's
romantic. Piper's cay looks as if it
ought to bristle with romance, doesn't
it9"
The girl kept silence for a moment,
and then, without raising her eyes, an
swered quietly, II don't think I shall
CO."
"Dollyl" cried her companion in az
"Why ever not3''
"Well, you see,' began Miss Cole
pepper hesitatingly, "there are-rea-
sons"
"Do you mean you d rather not spend
| whole day with meg" he asked
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ITO Be COnt,nued,)