The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-02-16
THE YANKEE SCHEME.

airy lneS ~ less gOlden Lutlne. AS they
talked project gradually shaped itself
and so, before many days, a. swift steam
yacht bound, for European waters passed
out by the capes of Delaware with the
three men on board: Meantime the Duk
OF Argyll and Lloyds were preparing
to get to work. They were waiting fol-
nice, fair, summer weather, but the men
from Philadelphia waited for nothing.
one month ago trim, American-built
yacht steamed into the harbor of Bou-
logne. The name on her stern was the
John Silver, and the paint of the letter.
ing was hardly dry, for it was a new
name, the old one perhaps, being too
we'll known. In the light Of subsequent
events the name is significant, for John
Silver was the name of the wicked pirate
n Stevenson's story of Treasure Island
He it was who nsed to sing Of
Fifteen men on a dead mans chest,
Yo! no! and the bottle of rum.
Three Yankees came ashore from the
used it freely. The Yacht never was
questioned by The PORT authorities ans,
John Silver, - another. the name did
not matter. The 1ay after their ac"iva.
of whom was recognized as a diver from
>Brest. Several great boxes were taken
: on! board and the seamen OF the port
an or ieep sea- via
slowed away in her. ';wo .weeks age
the John Silver returned to Beulogne
ana the three men who had ioined he,
came ashore-the diver from Brest and
the other two. Before taking the train
to their unknown destinations one O!
searching for treasure In the North sea.
and had found it. The men left town
the day they landed, ana the John Sii.
asr tb ee 9ne asb 'Gs aroor
At the same time appeared in London
the rumor that the Americans had loot
ed the wreck of he Admiral Of Florence
the Lutine's treasure was lifted" but
the persistent rumors have been enough
Of Argyll and to Tloyds D0 Next * ' aum nAe
the n M9fk an is 9 3S on s wreck Of
will the divers find the strong boxes
empty and the treasure gone? THAT is
the perplexing question which is both
evsrUbodx b befsYes te ss viii iiIoS Th:
cuke and the government are now filled
with chagrin that their proposed :reas-
are ,n n%fnt1ng expeditions were not kept
brulted about In the most public manner
i9lt 1t Is probably too late for regrets.
II the John Silver can be Identified; il
also, and it can be proved that they ac-
tually lifted the gold Of the Admiral
OF Florence and the Lutine the British
government and the Duke of Argyle
would undoubtedly try to recover a part
or all of the spoils, and a very pretty
International incident might grow out OF
the cruise Of the mysterious yacht. But
the three men from Philadelphia seem to
nave LAID planss with great skill and to
nave covered" pretty effectually their
ira chs-"broken the trail'' as the Western
scouts sec ;s, used to say: In the Lutine when
1t Is supposed that the treasure in the
Admiral of Florence was even greater.
A London paper in an interview with
'one OF the best known American bust
ness men III London quotes him AS say
ing: Americ:.ns have surprised Britain
lot already. but the British will he
simply aghast when they finally are con.
NlnSed that one OF the shrewdest tricks
eyer prayed on them has taken place in
me last few weeks. / mean that tho
sunken treasure in Loeb Duan, which The
Duke or Argyll is to go after, .tLnd the
treasure off the Holland coast, which
!.loyds are 10 seek. will be found n,1ssiny.
The facts should have been kept secret,
but instead they were blurted 70 tho
world, and what mere natural than that
men OF enterprise should try to get the
treasure for themselves?
II am certain that all the treasure, or
& large portion OF it, will be landed in the
United States within a week or two. 1t
was speculation to TT out the vessel
for the work, but it paid wonderfully
we'll. II my tnforrnation is correct Just
who was behind this daring hunt for gold
IN the ocean ] cannot say. nor can T
name the craft but I do know that three
Ame!i -ans from Philadelphia have fore
stalled the Duke OF Argyll and Lloyls'
After this let all the jites about Phil
sdelphia being slow be forgotten,