Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-02-20
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Well. I've heard of him myself, in
England, said the doctor. ',lSut the
point IS, had he niaaey,?''
Money e.!ed the squire. Have
You hea!d the story? What were these
villains after but money? What do they
care for but money. Fer what would
ti.ey risk their rascal carcasses. but
That VIC shall soon know" replied
the doctor. But you are so confound-
ed!y not headed and explanatory that
cannot get q word in. What | want to
kilo" IS this: Surprising that l have
mere IN my pocket some clew to where
Flint buried his treasure vii, that
treasure amount to much?.
amount, sr!' cried the squire. Ut
VIII amount to this; if we have the
GieW we talk about, / fit out a snip in
iafistoi dock, and take you and Haw-
l mere along, and I'll have that
treasure ii search a year.
Very WE'LL said the doctor. Nov,
then, If Jim is agreeable. We'll open
the packet" and he laid it before him
on the table
Inc bundle was sewn together. and
tae doctor had to get ont his instru-
nent case and cut the site hes with his
niedlcal scissors. 1t contained two
'ialllss=-a book and Il sealed paper
First of all Wen try the book OBJ
served the doctor.
me squire and | We're both peering'
over his shoulder as he opened ii Tor
Ut. Livesey had kindly motioned me to
/ had bean o.,i,,, IVY ..lp's' Milcfe
of the search. On the first mace tbore
We're only some scraps of writing s,,ch
as man With q pen I'm his hama n,iol,t
make for idleness or nrnrItce ono u,e
the same as the tattoo mari, ..I,illv
Bones his fancy and then there w... :
Mr.. W. Bones. mate ), mo moro ,.,,,,, !,
"Off Palm Kew he got III" ,,,1 ,,,,,,,a
other snatches. mostly sinela u.o,,is.
and unintelligihle i could not nelp
wondering who It was that had "rat
ltt, and what lit was that he got.
A knife in his back MS like no Not
Not much Instruction there. said
Or. I-iveses as he passed on.
The next ten or twelve paoes v.c-a
filled with II curious series ~ e,3t,.iss
There was II date at one cnd of tbe limo
and at the other sum of money. rs II,
common account books: but instead ar
explanatory writing only vary'i,s,
number of crosses between tha TWO
On the 18th of June. las. for instanre
a sum of $40 had plainly hecona- duo
10 some one, and there was nothing but
SIX crosses to explain the cause In
a few cases, to be sure. the name of ;,
place would be added, as "Offe Carac-
cas-, or mere entry of latitude and
% seconds 10 darr,.eas,: =. iii. w
onds., 80 = ue5iees minutes 80 sec
The record lasted over ,o.,,,, "a
years, the 8 n,,a,nt of the sa,,a, s.,.s ~
tries o.oyyiI,.r L., VI e'ie separate en-
ana .,s 49, 4'i as llihe went ON,
made ONT ,r,a, ~ eotal iad peen
ditions. ana tess words 1is m snnagd e. si
"Rones ,,is Mia f'pi''7iiaea'
II can't make hood .an
said DR.. I,iycse, .-'''
The thing is c,aax. &c ,,,,
cried the squire. This is tba I'l.,,',.
hearted hound.s ACCOUNT 80. nv IN
crosses stand for the names Of the
ships or towns that they have sunk or
The sums are the eco,,n-
lrcl's share, and where he foared 81,
you see he added son1eti,,ng
1leafer. Oife Carcaccas.' now: Won SEQ
here was some unhappy ressal boar,l4d
of chat coast. God HELM the poo, sonls
hat manned her-coral long 400 ~
Right" said the doctor $50 ,s,,s+
is TO lie a traveller. Eupbt, And the
Increase vm, co. ~ -
N rank, 90 ~ i.2s'e
There was little else In the vo,,,,.a
out I; few bearings of places noted IN
table for reducing rreac, EN- in, Ill.,'
and Spanish moneys to a comn,on
value.
Thrifty man." cried the doctor
He wasn't the one ia he cbe,ta1 ), .o'-
And now, said the squire raFa FOR the
1tlaer.'' ''ie
'The Taper had been sealed in seve,,l
2iaees With a tllinl!le by way of sol.
be Very thimlolo. perhaps. thai ! Md
olind i'm the captains pocket THO dec-
or opened the seals with great care
ma there fell out the man of AN isi
md, with latitude and longiiu,ie
0i.nt'i?es, names of hills and h.,.,.s, -