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/ seatly from the decks, and in conse-
oue,ce the weight of the cargoes which
! had to be carried to the surface was
considerably lightened.
There we're. as it turned oct, many
Of these journeys to the surface and
back again. for the Eureka's people did
not by any means hit off the treasure
room of the galleon at the first attempt.
/ Under that formless mound. amid which
the ruins of the Santa Catarina were
heaped, it was impossible to distinguish
stem from stern. and for awhile they
did not even know bow from broadside.
In fact. five journeys forward and back
| to the surface were necessary before
they could gain even this elementary
knowledge, and then many, many more
before they brought to daylight the
first coin Of the coveted treasure
Yet with what Keen interest they
waded among their Shiny hauls may be
guessed. Many page from the history
of the past which had long been pluck
ed away from the view of modern man
was opened to tn eir eager eyes, In one
/ OF another Of their trips they brought
to the surface heavy culverins, brass
sakers and falconets. the shell bound
stock of an arquebus. the bronze holder
for iinstock-all archaeological treas
ures over which DR.. Tring .gloated as
he never gloated over the golden harvest
which came later. Captain Colepepper
picked up the jeweled hilt of some
dandy rapier, whose blade had centuries
ago dissolved in rust The doctor found
a woman's pouncet box of tortoise shell
and gold, perfect as the day it left the
jewelers. booth. They picked out a
score of pewter plates and dishes and
then lot of earthen bowls, and this
find told them that they must be in the
neighborhood of the caboose Once they
found some old officers chest, which,
owing probably to pretreatment of the
wood, was not injured in the least by
the immersion, and had preserved the
clothing, books and knickknacks with
which it was crammed in the same
condition they had been in when the
dead hand shot the key for the last time
all those generations ago
But of the wherea bouts of the treasure
room they could for long time form
no idea, and. although their hauls gave
them many things Of interest and some
of value, the gold which had lured
them all across an ocean to find was
nowhere to be seen. Tons and tons of
the fabric Of that old sea ruin, and of
its Shiny covering, had they laboriously
dug out and overhauled They had
found out how she lay, bitten their way
tackled her fore and aft.
"The treasure room must be under
the after cabin floor" had been DR.
Tring's dictum when the work began
"It always lay therel"
So they bored their way sternward
and found many more objects of inter-
est, mementos Of other days, tiny relics,
many of them Insignificant, but ALL to
a student of the past, pregnant with
history. DR.. firing reveled among all
these treasures. working over them far
into the night In fact. SO keen was his
enthusiasm that he could hardly be
persuaded to take the rest which the
hard work Of each day made imperative.
But the store of specie was not found
in the after part of the galleon. though
they cut their way right through to the
sternpost before giving up the hope that
it might be there. Their midships sec.
ton had already told them that it die
not lie under the waist, SO they drew
the only possible conclusion and set te
| y,orly f1n,,, fhr o,< ~
the vessel For awhile the work went
quickly, for the powder room had evi
IDENTIFY been situated forward of til,
waist, and the charred rubbish CAV,
4 easily But farther on the wood, as i
hardened by the fire, was the TOUCHES
and best preserved they had com,
across, and many time the scuttle O
the grab got obstinately damned, ant
they were forced patiently to grind /;
way through some sturdy obstruction
But at last the seat of the Golcond;
was reached without their knowing it
and they pumped their way up to tn
surface with nearly $4,000 worth O
bullion lying mixed with the litter O
Shiny mud and rotten splinters upol
their decks
''It seems an improbable lookin,
bunch of filth, observed Captain Cole
pepper as he stopped to tuck his trouser
into the tops Of his sea boots. The ketcl
was floating once more in conventiona
fashion, riding snugly to her sea anchor
"Eh, but what's this. thought" sal
Tom Jelly, picking up dull, gray dis
from the ooze and swilling it gently il
pool Of water.
"a button. suggested Guthrie
We've got the pickings of some poo
fellows dunnage sack again.
"With due respect, mol" replied Tom
'It's coin. sir. Look, when rub tn
cankering awayl See them two pillars
It's a dollar. The Spaniards have thei
goldpieces stamped just the same to
day"
Here's another" interposed Henri
ctta, land anotherl"
"Himmell Here wass Elm vistvul
Cnt loogI Zee vat Gain hat pigged OPT
could, said Cain stolidly. ..I'v
fsed a boss shoe made from smalle
4 lar Zusan Pierce I'll buy ZEE Wa
terbury watch. when. ! get whoam.