Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-18

about eighteen inches and was not more
than a foot wide, while a niche in the CHI
just above it gave IT ruae reseihonaliSe h ~
orr ancestors / made no doubt that here
was the devils seat alluded to IN the
MS. and now 1 seemed to grasp the 1uil
secret of the riddle.
..rhe good glass knew, could have ref
erence to nothing but a telescope; for the
word glass is rarely employed IN any other
sense by seamen. Now here, at once saw,
was telescope to pc useo' anu aet frn,,,
point of view, admitting no variation, from
which to use 1t. Nor did hesitate 20 De
lieve that the phrases twenty-one degrees
and thirteen minutes, and northeast anu
by north, were intended as olrect'ons t "a
the leveling Of the glass. Greatly excited
by these discoveries, l hurried nome, pro-
cured a telescope and returned to the rock;
II let myself down to the ledge and found
that it was impossible to retain seat S on
it unless in one particular position. rms
fact confirmed my preconceiveo loea.
proceeded to use the glass. OF course, me
twenty-one degrees and thirteen minutes
could allude to nothing but eleVatlon apoNe
the visible horizon. since the horizontal d.
rection was clearly indicated by the Worus
northeast and by north This latter d.
rection I at once established by means OF a
pocket compass; then, pointing the glass
as nearly at an angle Of twenty-one de-
grees of elevation as 1 could do 1t by guess:
1 moved 1t cautiously up or down, until
my attention was arrested by circular III !
or opening in the foliage Of a large tree that
overtopped its fellows in the distance. In
the center Of this right 1 perceived white
SPOT but could not, at first, distinguish
what it was. Adjusting the focus OF the
telescope, 1 again looked, and now mace II
out to be human skull
ION this discovery I was so sangulne as
to consider the enigma solved; for the
phrase main branch, seventh limb, east
side' could refer only to the position or the
skull on the tree. while Shoot from the lett
eve of the deaths head admitted, also, OF
but one Interpretation, in regard to a
search for buried treasure. l perceived
that the design was to drop bullet from
the left eve of the skull, and that bee
line. or. in other words, straight nne'
drawn from the nearest point of the trunk
through the shot Cor the spot where the
bullet fell). and thence extended to dis
lance Of fifty feet, would indicate definite
point-and beneath this point l thought IL
at least possible that a deposit Of value lay
concealed"
"Ail this" 1 said. sis exceedingly clear:
and. although ingenious, still simple ana
explicit. When you left the Bishops Hotel,
what them"
''Why. having carefully taken the bear
ines of the tree. turned homewards. The
instant that left the DEVILS seat, how
I get a glimpse of 1t afterward, turn as I
would. What seemed to me the chief in
eenuity in this whole business, is the fact
flor repeated experiment has convinced me
il Is a fact) that the circular opening in
question Is visible from no other attafnable
point of view than that afforded by the
narrow ledge on the face OF the. rock.
s'In this expedition to the Bishops Ho-
tel had been attended by Jupiter, who