Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-06-19

sum Of e7o had plainly become due
to some one, and there was nothing but
six crosses to explain the cause. In
n few cases, to be sure, the name of a
place would be added, as "Ofre Carac-
cas-" or mere entry of latitude and
longitude, as "62 degrees, II minutes,
90 seconds, 10 degrees minutes 40 Sec
onds."
The record lasted over nearly 20
years, the amount of the separate en-
tries growing larger as time went on,
and at the end grand total had been
made out after five or six wrong adj
ditions, and these words appended:
Bones his pile"
II can't make head or tail of this"
said DR.. Livesey.
The thing is clear as MONDAY"
cried the squire. This is the black
hearted hounds account-book. These
crosses stand for the names Of the
ships OF towns that they have sunk or
plundered. The sums are the scoun-
drers share, and where lie feared an
ambiguity, you see he added some thing
clearer. 'Offe Caracas now; you see,
here was some. unhappy vessel boarded
off that coast. God help the poor souls
that manned her-coral long ago"
fright" said the doctor. "See what
It Is TO he traveller. Right! And the
amounts increase, you see, as he rose
in rank"
There was little else in the volume
but few bearings of places noted in
the blank leaves toward the end, and a
table for reducing French, English and
Spanish moneys to common value.
"1hrifty mani" cried the doctor. ''IIe
wasn't the one to be cheated"
And now" said the squire, "for the
other"
The paper had been sealed in several
places with thimble by way of seal;
the very thimblc, perhaps, that I had
found in the captains pocket. The doc
tor opened the seals with great care
and there fell out the map of an island
with latitude and longitude soundings
names of hills and bays and inlets, and
every particular that would be needed
| to bring u ship to a safe anchorage
upon its shores. It was about nine
miles long and five across, shaped, you
might say, like a fat dragon standing
up, and had two fine land-locked har
bors, and hill in the center part
marked 1.-THE Spy Glass" There were
several additions of later date. but
above all, three crosses of red ink-twc
on the north part of the island, one il
the southwest, and beside this last, il
the same red ink, and in a small. neal
hand, very different from the captain.
lottery characters, these words: Bull
of treasure here"
Over on the back the same hand haf
written this further informa ton:
Tall tree. spy-glass shoulder. bearing 6
point to the N. Of n. N. f.
skeleton Island E. S. E. and by E.
"Ten feet.
1.-THE bar silver 1s in the north cache; 70,
can find It by the trend of the east hum
mock, ten fathoms south of the black Graz
! with the face on 1t.
| THE arms are easy found, in the sand
hill. N. point of north inlet cape. bearin'
L. and a quarter n. j. f..
That was all; but brief as it was, and
to me, incomprehensible 1T filed thu
squire and DR.. Livesey with delight.
"Livesey," said the squire, you will
give up this wretched practice at once
Tomorrow l start for Bristol. In tire
weeks time-three weelSs!-two week
ten days-we'll have the best ship
sir, and the choicest crew in England
Hawkins shall come as cabin boy
You'll make a famous cabin boy, Haw
kins. You, Livesey, are ships doctor
| am admiral. Wen take Redruth
Joyce and Hunter. Wen have favor
able winds and quick passage, ant
not the least difficulty in finding tn
spot, and money to eat-to roll int
play duck and drake with ever after"
"Trelawney," said the doctor, "I'l
go with You; and I'll go bail for it, s
will Jim, and be a credit to the under
taking. There's only one man III
afraid Of"
"And who is that?" cried the squire
"Name the dog, sir!"
"You," replied the doctor; "for 20
cannot hold your tongue. We are no
the only men who know of this paper
These fellows who attacked the inn tic
night-bold, desperate blades, for sur
and the rest who stayed aboard tina
lugger, and more, dare say, not ia
off, are, one and ALL through thick an
thin. bound that they'll get that money
We must none of us go alone till W
get to sea. Jim and l shall stick tf
gether in the meanwhile; you'll tax
Joyce and Hunter when you ride I
Bristol, and, from first to last, not on
of us must breathe a word of wha
we've found"
"Livescy," returned the squire, "yo
are always in the right of it. LII b
as silent as the grave"