The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-22
THE RICHMOND 1908
general n great surprise.

general Ia great surprise.
6"I have and 1t was but a short time
ago, that r discovered that YOU we're
tile man who had the companion half
Unfortunately as you, Of course. know,
other. It cannot BIT said correctly that
either Of us has ID half as have the
latitude and longitude of the map, and
you have the piece with the island and
point OMIT. The person who tore that
part out tltncw Ills business. ! vas com
Ing 70 ses you OH the subject when your
people were so ofiicous us to arrest me-
and fad 1t not been for Marcia t1ip's
brilliant Idea OF Kidnapping you we should
both Of us have been deprived Of a large
fortune" III.
'.But was not aware that there was
SO very large Il sum. t3
"The letter which accompanied my por-
ton OF the map. which. by the way. came
from my greatgrandfather. who was In
your navy us q very young trah--'
sgs"hinc also, ]" interjected the governor.
II know 1t that Is how came to be
aware OF the fact that YOU had the
other half. Your greatgrhE father and
mine we're midshlpmen aboa. Il the Brit
ish 9o.gun ship.of-the-line Formidable,
I7odneys flagship In these waters, In
1879. How they came across this map
] do not know but ] have suspicious
that as young lads OF that da te they
were not over partitcnla, r., as TO what they
not and why should the boys not afolow
their example ~
ROUTE 10. Quite so. NV piece OF the
map came down With my grnndfa theirs
effects. and simply had a larger piece OF
paper attached to II. which read: Do
not part with this. Some day 1t Will be
| of great value, =
lit Is curious that your grcatgrandfa-.
ther was not SO careful as mine, but
mine was Scotch and yours was Eng
|ilish-thah may account for the differ,
| 8ence. 5tj5s Ets s. 5
LIFT may But IL I may ask, what does.
1t amount tor
$50 Amount to? Have you that piece
with you? But Of course you have, now
l think Of IT, V. 7. y i. H
CHAPTER VII.
Come" continued Brent after admin
istering this shot. "let us go to my cab
In. have something to say to you IN
private.''' 8sS
AS the governor entered the cabin be-
hind Brent, he became aware Of the
presence OF beautiful girl, who rose from
the table at which she was writing whom
they appeared.
"Gov. Fitzmorrls, this is my daughter,
Madeleine. Madeleine, this is the COVER
nor general Of Montego. who Is going to
take Il cruise with us.
81 had no idea that there were any
ladies aboard 2" stamnlered his excelency,
very much overcome with surprise.
'"nhe day Is yet young. governor. and
my daughter Is not an early riser, SO you
would hardly have seen her In the short,
time that you have been aboard. do
not always take her with me, but as this
is somewhat q voyage of discovery, un-
attended with any danger that anuci-
pate at present, and as she begged to
come. I felt that had no good reason to
refuse" 8 S 5lF$$
"Charmed as II am sure" murmured
the governor quite overcome by the we'll
dressed self-possessed young woman. who
stood looking at him with a half smile.
cuse US, have something particular to
say to his excelencya In private. :"
Certainly, pa pa. ~ / shall be delighted
to get some air. I shall see you later,
Governor Fitzmorris. - and with q daz-
cling smile and a slight courtesy she
stairs, Ms 4,
"a charming young woman!" exclaim-
ed Fitzmorrs as she left.
'Yes, yes was the absent minded re-
ply. s. Looks like her mother I believe"
You believe? I do not quite follow you.
DO you not know e.
! "No to tell you the truth, do not. I
not for the life OF me remember to which
one this daughter belongs. She is the
only child that I have and I spoil her
most cteerfully. But cannot quite place
her mother. My life. you see. has been
rather exciting and varied and whether
this girl was the daughter OF the wire VI
that lived In New Orleans or one that
was in Valparaiso. l should not dare to
say.
you know when your wife died
''Ah. If did know, but am not at
all sure that they are all dead!
2"All are! Why. man, do you mean to
saw that YOU had more than one at a
time q
i..Why, Of course! Have you not heard
the saying that a sailor has a wife IN
every port. am a great believer N
keeping up the truthfulness OF those old
proverbs, which are so fast growing into
disuse, 50 I made up my nina When qu u.
q young man that would try and I'VE
up to the preccpts Of such as I could
and I commenced with that one have
always. even with my rowing habits, had
great desire for the pleasures Of a
home life, In fact the longing Is SO ire
slstible at times that have ohave them
and t was much more convenient to have
four homes to 20 to as one might be miles
or more to one. You see my point?
"Yes, never parted with It after It
was given me by my father. Those We're we're
his commands" at.S.
Every we'll; here is my portion. Put
yours into that torn space and see how
neatly 1t fits
ut does indeed!'
"There, you see is the longitude sixty.
six degree twenty-one minutes w lati-
tude twelve degrees thirteen minutes n.
It is plain sailing for us now lie rose
| - std r. nf
"But Is 1t worth it?"
"TellF Mr.. Marchamp to make the course
east by south, one-uuarter. south" he
said, as a man reported at the door