The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-04-13
( DICK RODNEY;
Or. The Adventures of
An Eton Boy.
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was heard by them. and at the samo
instant both saw nock of petrels
and storm Inches rise up In the moon
light from the face OF the bluff. where
they revolvod above the breakers like
a swarm OF knats In q sunbeam.
SO II Ned and the carpenter were
mistaken In the sound. the birds were
also reused and alarmed.
Mark Hislop ridIculed their story hut
he was considerably bewlldered. ana
so were We an when two DAYS after
ward a seaman named Hugh Chute.
when rambling In the woods. found
one of our goats. which we knew by
the fragment Of rope still tied round
It's neck. lying dead. with bullet In It's
throat
lie brought Il to the hut. where the
wound was cut open and the bullet
extracted. II was small. and had evil
IDENTIFY been fred from n pistol: this
event caused the most exciting specu-
latlons. amid which the carcass was
hastily buried. as none OF US would eat
OF Il.
What or who could this person bey
were the prevailing questions: and
what was his reason for conceallns
himself from us. In the thick woods OF
the islandi .r.
In the thorough exploration OF the
latter, caused by these episodes, our
people fortunately discovered fine
grove OF banana trees, and returned
laden with their yellow and luscious
fruit. ..
At the same time Tattoood Tom
found some letters "in a foreign lingo"
MS he said. cut on the face OF steep
rock. overhanging the river. which
formed the cascade at the bench. To
this rock be- conducted Ilislop and me
the next day, and after tearing aside
some masses OF creopors and scraplng
on a rich coating OF moss. We found
this old legend on the smoothod face OF
the basalt:
"Ei Noble Caballero. d. Alphonso do
Albuquerque.
a. d. 1906.
Rygyen a Dlos por el."
. "The year Of the discovery OF the Is.
landl" said Hlslop
Have other eyes over seen this in
scrlptlon sincr7" added /.
1T is very doubtful. This Alphonso
also discovered the Albuquerque Rays,
as he named the three lsiets which lie
of the Mosquito shore in the Carib-
bean sea-"
tt'-..'e copl~a ,,.-, .t.s-~vts..l.--. An, a
his notebovK. and Just as We turned "a
leave the spot large stone. about
sixty pounds In weight. came crashing
down the cliff. hurled. apparently. from
it's summit, and, II so. by no lnexpert
hand. for II struck the rock OF the
legend within n foot OF where Hlslop
stood. and was shiyered into a hun
dred pieces, covering him over with
dust.
Had II struck him instead. he had
been slain and mangled on the spot
Had a fragment broken any OF his
limbs, 10 how miserable plight would
he have been on that desolate Island
without proper shelter or surgical aid?
Looking up to the summit OF tho
cllff, which was about a hundred and
fifty feet in height, perceived among
the dense fringe OF Wild gourds. shrubs.
leaves and pfantaln tres. then waving
In the wind. something like n human
face. that after peerlng over at us, was
suddenly withdrawn.
THAT stone was never dlslodged,
either by goats or by accident" said
Hislop; there is not vestige OF clay
upon the Observation-Disclosures, all the
face OF the cliff Is smooth and solid
rockl"
"And Il Is the only place we did not
overhaul yesterday, Master Hlslop,
said Tom Lambourne.
Then there must be tho thief OF
our blscuits-of our goats" 10.
"Of our stun'sail boom aud my old
guernsey. Let ms have all hands
turned up for hunt again." exclaimed
Tom.
| now mentioned what had seen.
"a manl-do YOU think It was O
mans head7"
Il can not be certain, Hislop." said
/; 1T seemed a face OF some kind, anC
very hairy zone, too"
at might be an old pumpkin" sug
gested Tom. In his matters f-fact way
"or goat-at all events. II coult
not have been a baboonl" said I.
mo, no; there is no such ANNA
heroabouts, Master Rodney" replied
Tom.
"Man or monkey goat or devil, wei
overhaul the place this very after
noon" exclaimed Hlslop. with increas
ing energy, and anger; but first W,
shall return with all expedition TO Tho
hut
CHAPTER XXI.
The Mystery Solved.