The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-12-30
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the bars 10 a grove and two weeks
later was rescued BIZ a passing vessel.
Resolved to ret the treasure, made
up party 70 d. 50.
Five OF US were 10 make up . purse
for the expense and share and share
like. OF course the arrangement was
not concluded until the other four had
seen Andrews and heard his story and
satisfied themselves as to its truth.
After carefully canvassins the matter
II was thought best that he and |
should take steamer to Singapore and
there hire and man a sailing craft to
proceed to the island and fetch away
the treasure.
When We reached Singapore the first
move was to and and charter a craft.
I cautioned my man over and over
again not to drop a hint Of what we
we're after. Indeed. after finding a
craft to please me we did not pretend
to know each other IN public, and he
shipped aboard Of her IN the regular
way as IOreDAst A1uu.
/ had not seen Andrews for three
or four days when 1 called at his
boarding house one evening to give
him fresh instructions and found him
80 drunk that was unable TO arouse
him. By a. few careless inquiries from
the landlady / learned that he bad
been knocking around all day with
two strangers, one Of whom was chief
mate of an American vessel and just
out OF hospital after run Of fever.
Next morning found Andrews quite
sobered up and very much ashamed
Of himself. He plainly told me that
he feared he had said too much TO the
strangers the day previous. he had
not intended to 90 on a spree, and It
was his belief that he had been drug.
ced. he was frightened and repentant,
but our only recourse was to hope that
no harm had been done and TO push
along as fast as possible.
Two days before we were ready to
sail. an Arab dhow. which had been
berthed near our craft and aboard OF
which I had seen the Yankee mate and
several other English speaking people,
sailed away to the north, leaving the
harbor at night and as secretly as pos
sible.
From the moment of the departure
Of the dhow felt sure that she was
acting on a hint dropped by Andrews.
Ii was a question OF how much he had
told. II he bad not mentioned the
name of the island, then we had still
good show. The news Of the loss Of the
Junk at sea was public property IN a
wav. and at least two searching eX-
peditions had spent some time trying
TO solve the mystery Of her fate. We
worked day and night 10 get on, ana
we we're only two days behind the
dlow she bad left with fair wind,
and all the way up 10 the gulf Of Siam
We had wretched luck and no show
whatever to overtake her.
II was a long, dreary voyage we had
up the China sea, and 1t was not half
complete before Andrews fell III. Ills
only ailment was remorse. For many
long months he Ind dreamed and
planned on what he would do when
that treasure was recovered, His
share OF it. with wages added would
enable him 10 leave the sea and spend
the rest OF Ills days on land. II was
the fear that be had been foolish
enough 10 betray the secret that har
assed him until lie became seriously i'll.
On arriving at the island at last
boat was sent OF to see II the place
vas clear. She found no craft and
went far enough up the bay to see the
wreck Of the junk. We then lowered
another boat and lowed our craft IN,
and as soon as she had been anchored
md made snug we landed and made
stnlght for the thicket where tie 81
yer bars had been hidden away years
before.
II did not take US a minute to dis
cover that they had been removed, and
that within few days, In place OF
thpm were broken spades and the
prints or shoes, and on the beach near
Tic wreck were the ashes OF camp
Gre. we beat up the locality, thinking
the.bars might have been removed 70
new place. and before we were done
with the search We took in the whole
Island.
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