The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-06-30

young officer, the Mad Spaniard did not
grow in more favor with the inhabitants
But as no one molested him, and as he did
not know. or if he did did not care Tor
what they thought, but worked on uneeas-
ingly, it came to pass that by degrees PEG,
nle Withdrew their attention from him, and
concentrated it on their own proper bust
ness. He was always looked upon as un-
canny, and it rather began to be thought
that the troubles that had come on Captain
Norman might readily come in other ways
on those who impertinently meddled with
his affairs Wherefore, people let HIM
quietly alone: and GOOD deal of the IN
terest attached to him and his affairs when
he first came having died out, 1t was but
rarely, if, indeed, at all, anyone went to
that portion of the island But stray fish
ermen, sailing around in their corraghs,
brought word that he was still at work
for they could hear him busily hammering
with his axe at the sides of the old hulk,
or see him Scoopiug the sand from her IN
terror or burrowing 1t out.
One evening, late IN the month Of DC
tuber. when the Atlantic storms might be
expected at any moment to begin on the
coast. the tall masts of foreign rugged
vessel appeared in the offine and later on
in the evening dropped anchor hard by the
coast. aud not far from the Mad Spaniard :
harbor. Ii was 4 reckless thing to do.
for If a storm came on nothing Ia the world
could save her; and very suddenly dId they
come ON this wild coast OF course we all
wondered what brought her there, aud
many were the surmiSes concerning her.
Had she come with a supply OF winter
provisions for the lone worker OR. again
had she brought back Charlie Norman :
lost love. the lost Spanish Rose ? This
latter looked 50 very likely that We all jump
ed at once to the conclusion th4t she had,
that this was the mission that brought her
here
You may depend curious footsteps were
strayiug early next day 70 the shore for
not a lew thought ana hoped that the mi,
sing youth might have. by some curious
turn at the wheel Of chance have come
back with the Rose Numerous lights had
been seen about the place % the sIti-- un
the sands. vu a., SEA, al night. as 1t some
scenes Of rejoicing were going pu. bui,
behold when they arrived there the YES
~rl was zone. stranger still the Mad span
iari vas gone There was Hat soul
about the place they had al departed with
the morning dawn The news ~s1u spread
aud quite a crowd gathered, who scattered
themselves over the ylacc. edHuu-ly search
iug aud investigating Aud then came "A
strange rc,ealmenll The old huik mas
,ivr aud magnificent even 20 her ram. bad
been quite ,xeaysisd the sand completely
olcIrrd away down to the lowest 'Imher "i
her Keel Compartment, hidden away '"r
generations centuries had been laid barr
aud broken up, aud scattered here and
there over the naked timber, w,y5 shining
pieces 81 gold lc> shining p'ccc> oi
gold-bread Spanish doublpau~ which had
fallen about. either uuuoiJc,j by the ind
crs. pr perhaps cun-idcr,si by them IN the
hurry u their departure, aui m the larger
treasure they had e. deal viih a n1' sorth
the trouble 81 picking up
/ Thea We knew q al The ,cry name
Z SanJJts,iula Trinidad. 10 huge bu'uEe lel-
/ ter uu her uncovered -l.ir. halls bHil,u by
( 4 .rceug-h ue,tiug oi ,rril-ri-. sl- cu,s4.-h
. e. tell ,hc rale & sc d,I uog auzlsgz,an
IL at au1.. rhadns ,aady, a.uiuie aua
( phuauiath wa- 'hrrc a. explain it-n.s a
+ h,,lc. b. ID sad. o. .ar maruaeatsan.
The >au,gs-,iaua lur,ill vas uuc IS il,
,rsa,ar, -hll- 90 yho tamaa- Armada
+ VI hru that great arey came a sailing ~ ths
Eu-l,>h Chanug ia mighty crescent. b.
ssll ma~t. ~t..I high above tilc ushcus
+ plu Nr,I.,,.4n t,anAza 81 Spain r'm
napd,i hyr She taru,-i m4rA l.r lh,
attacks Il the erra, naval icaier- The b,l.
"a, lords whom ibi- grl,l> ,u En-3aud
fortune eaU,~l fuJth Drake bal leTeils,
hi ..ul- under her hug, -iic, aui p'ur'-
shot aai sh,u into her almost >'iiA ao'.iy'
sail. lloasr,l and Eihusham had man
ti.I hsf 10 a haze 81 bault~m.k, llaskIH
had riIIl,-a her asr,-~ uf sails With th4u
shot. and Su Martin FrabisheT bad ,sep
her hulaaTks with grape uutli nut hysn.
spanish iaoy guuli peer aboyc them Wal
tir defeat auI scattering oi the Armada
the ,aiterel aud torn sailn,-c ,hoak her
sell fpc from thee dreadful Watchdog
mustered what .all she g1uli ani 10 &C.
slaIru. retreat. ts,fr uurthssrl arnuHi Tia
shores at Scotland and hunscSari by ID
western lri-h coast Thcrc ghe Hers "A
lanlic storm. had caught her bad rfu, be-
torn sail, air,,h. had made her a helFle-
wreck ou tn, Wild water AMI had ANAL,
dun. bcr on the guiek,lui, 81 ArrAn Is
land. not 2 ~Uul Il her crew or otheer- n
naming 10 tell her tale The Wild wave
completed their work hy sweeping the drift
ing sand around aud over her until noGh
ing bat the shattered umbers Of her pros
remained visible There, the winter wind
al two centuries and halt had moape
over her the sun, uf twelyr-soure summer
had Frightened the sands above her bu
no one knew or dreamt Of the huge trrasur
that lay concealed beneath
Uuul the Mad Spaniard came tn
wonder was how be- learned IT. som
spanish archives, Perhap. preserved IT
membrance Of the vessels in which the col
was carried. aud some chance incident Ia
brought 10 hight where her ruined timber
lay
Now We understood what the old fol
eigner boat building meant now We kne
how little Of the fool or the madman ther
was about him He had labored zealou,
Is. untiringly, in his quest; had take
cunning steps enough 10 keep our superst
tious islanders eyes from his work an
had found at last his reward The strange
ly-risged barque was bearing, even nov
off to Spanish soil solid gold aud treasure
How we wondered, to be sure, aud no
many OF Us wrthed under our sense ,
wrong aud disappointment For was
not our gold he had carried off ?-it W.
long enough in our island to be our pro-
erty. Oh, if we only had known it W.
there Maledictions loud and deep 70
lowed in the wake of that treacheror
Spanish barque, with that cunning SPANS
rogue ON board However, there W:
nothing for it but to put up with the 10
and pick up what gold had been scattere
and dropped by the thieves, aud look yainI
for more.