The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-09

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dawn brought disappointment. GREY
waters, tnspeckcd BY any haze that
might denote land, enclosed tlls a!i,p.
They srowied and grtitnbled As .ty,
went to breakfast Mumps polished tip
| his stenn,y portfolio and looked out. Th e.,
I. no scratched his leg. and looked again.
a tnoi1lont later he was tapping at the
door OF tho snloon.
aBtHellol, cried Ills lordship. s.,
Mumps }gllded III sndly, md cotiKhed.
555''''Wahl,' he said. "Fust cliopee BIRDS BIRDS
| wild Wings
"t,urcka!,' roared Leckburn.
They were ali quickly on dock A.
string OF wild ducks were flying south
In a long line. they wished they had
i beef somo other species, for ducks nro
| powerful niers. still their prcsencs de-
noted land. Glasses wore brought QUIT
I5&5"Gulls over there" cried tho bnronet. ,i
nscores. hundreds OF them" said Hes
tor, cxcItcdly
Then came yell from Ruby that set
.,thciri nerves tlngling like an electric
shock.
Ian! Lam! Ian! we done gone
foun' himl 11urroo! Inn! Lnn'! Lam
oh, de JOY, dc 1oy!"
| MumDS nnu ltuDy StOOu on IIlclt tIleh'''
and howled until the Snrcer ibid them
both low with mop. rise negro's eyes
seemed keener than tho lenses The1o
was tense hush. Then men were
! shading their straining eyes. !,
II see IT," rang out the deep vols: ct
Leckburn.
Caps went up Into tho air, and most
OF them fell overheard. It was cheer
and cheer and cheer again. Was It
. ,,t 'r,t, . ,r,oro co otirn ~ If
that they paid four crisp flvc.rmunl
notes into the delighted ncsro's black
| hand. Twenty sovercigns mad been Of
! fered to the man who first sighted TIC
land OF promise. R1,by calamity shared
! the spoil with Marstlen. Mun1ps and tho
| starver, and then stood on his head for
| twelve minutes by the chart ho,,gr clock.
Lcckburn beloved for steam,t and
they were frantically busy In the stoke
hold. The faint grey patch became
rapidly darker and less misty. There
was miraculous change In the color
OF tho water. From muddy white It
turned to vivid blue And n sweet scent
OF spice came up on the breeze that
kissed their cheeks like scented gossa
| mcr. .4s ID
How slowly the vessel seemed to
travel over that azure. enchanted sea.
| Tho Silver Star was CALAMITY, doing her
best, but she appeared to crawl. Fish
| Of wondrous color leapt across nor bows
pursued by guls with flashing wings 1t
was n kind Of half light. There was no
glare. and the sun was more like hazy
moon than the god OF the day.
Slowly the land OF mystery began to
show Itself. a pillar Of dull black rose
to the east. and jutting crass began to
make themselves apparent And tlltn
nll at once a ball Of vivid fame lcaet
| into view flooding sea and land flwllh
silver light, and they saw Peril Island!
| She md n sun OF her owns long
cry, Of admiration broke from = every
throat q The whole extent oil Her sousli-
phere. To breathe the nirHs was like
drinking wine. It fllled their muscles
with strength, and warmed the blood in
their veins, 1t was a pnndemonl Of
laughing, shouting and talking.
With eyes big with wonder, they
stared at the island. 1t was probably
between thirty and forty miles long. The
Hoof, and the Islands lying near It en-
closed the "Cauldron." The rillnr was
the dusky smoke OF the volc ino lying to
| the extreme east OF the isl,n.l. More
to the east still the Hoof jutted out into
the sparkling waters-a great brown
strip topped with softest grecii.
They headed for .shrapnels Say. and
cry Of delight. The sandy shore was
whittier than carded wool. ard the bot
tom doomed white under the yachts
keel scents such as no human being.
except the long dead pirates, had ever
smelled. poured seaward from the Fairy
Isle. Great masses OF ferns and flowers
grew In wild luxurlance beyond, the
| pearly sand, and turtles basket near the
| water. 81 IS t3. III
| a streak Of shining gold showing over
the green back OF the Hoof marked the
sandhills. All were so spellbound with
| delight and amaze that they nearly ran
| the yacht ashore Leckburns yell made
Burnand jump to reverse the screw. The
Silver Star swung round. There was a
| splash. a rattle and q Jerk.
| They had anchored safe and sound on
| Peril Island! =!
cline UP there. and ,dowse your caps"
cried Marsden. tE9g 49,
Lcckburn took the pipe. 4 from { his
mouth. Suckers and sailors were mn-
glcd together. They had asked for
leave to go ashore at once.
"Wcl lads" he said you want to go
| ashore can't refuse you that"
! There was cheer.
Stand steady minute" went on his
lordship. II know you're as mad after
the treasure as cat after MICE II you
find 1t you'll start knihng each, other or
some such fooling. Listen to me. You
don't stand a chance Of finding 1t in a
month Of Friday afternoons. When It Is
found every man will have his fair share.
No loss and no more The man who
steals so much as half-dollar has got
to reckon with me. Cook, Ruby,s Mars
den, Hooton and Glasher step aft hero.
The rest mny go In tho long boat tss
Amt we to have no weapons, my
lord, akin yer pardon7'' called out
Johansen.
Yes, the bo's'un will give you rifles
| and six rounds each. When you herr
tho gun come back to the ship. That
will DO In three hours. will give you
another thirty minutes after that Those
OF you who don't turn up to time stay
ashore-for good" 4, f
Leckburn turned on his heel, He had
fired the last two words like pistol
shot. Brown and Johansen stared after
F! his great figure, CONSERVATION written
on their fnonr