Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-16

sWell." said Parton. what it has oc-
eprred to me to fu- rs to come in here and
logs. Then can stuff some money into my
belt-indeed there lis considerable there al
ready-and leaveoft where. If he really
wants to. he can secretly inspect 1t without
much risk. have no doubt that he would
take advantage of such an opportunity. If
he is once assured that they are not in the
belt. believe than he will search In other
parts of the cabin for the stones. ana, not
| finding them. will conclude either that l
have either fooled you and have no such
stones or that IEhaye not brought them
with me. l thinkfit would be wise TO give
him every opportunity to search I'm Mt
| tie worried about him as 1t Is. what 90
you think of the pIan?"
Its an all right scheme" said the cap
tain. I'm glad you're shown some sense
at last. It's John good notion; ihem ioss
wasn't intended nor designed to De no
safety deposit vaults. but l guess they !,
make good ones. Then. II you should ran
overheard. could auction EN- on nke
prize packages. I might re NE quite ~ %
by 1t. hate to know anythln ABOUT 50
much money, though by quincy NY
nerves amt strong.
eff you're specially interested in studyin
the innards O. mahogany logs, why, 800 am n.
a-goin' to stop you from pursuin your III
clnation in tn hold O. the Lyddy. IL NY
to arrange it so that you can DO II Witnou ,
attractin' tn attention of tn mate, though
that amt tn easiest tning IN IN WI ILL.,, iu
tn Lyddy is some like tryin' TO concea,
your presence from tn girl that's a-sitlih
on your lap
1t was later in the same day, when the
captain, making certain that Mr.. Brown
was forward with the men attending 10
some alterations to be made in the httings
of the forecastle, seated himself again near
Parton and quickly passed to MIN s,naii
package tied up in newspaper rms heia
piece of wood, carefully Whitfield ROUND
and about an inch and a half in diameter.
That's plug said the captain. ~ IL
just fit into one of them augur holes. AFTER
I'd slowed away the stuff, II l were you,
I'd put that plug in, an then, John! no"
I'd mark that log! You wouldn't gain
much If, after we got into port you WASH
able to identify your stick O. tlmper.
down there, an it'd sure attract attention
If you was to go an sound the innards of
all of 'em after we got into dock.
"Now," he went on after pause, I'm
goin to keep Mr.. Brown so John busy In
TIL cabin figgerin' on some accounts this
afternoon, an I'm goin to keep every man
Jack O. the hull crew so Adams hard at
work in one place or another, that II you
want to sneak down there few minutes
to say your prayers or anythin', why,
guess you can do 1t without bein' disturbed
at your devotions. If you're a-goin' to wor-
ship with a hammer, though, l wouldn't
make my prayers too John Quincy Adams
loud, that's all"
Parton rose to get the diamonds from the
cabin and the captain rose also, but sank
back with an exclamation, putting his hand
to his head.
J. Parton approached him quickly and anx-
iously.
What is it, captain?" he asked, with
real solicitude and not little anxiety in
his voice.
that's jest it, said the captain. That's
jest 1t. By John Quincy Adams, I don't
know what it isl That's why I'm SO John
anxious to have you git the Quincy things
tool nf ~, \
know but the mattel be in command Of tn
Lyddy fore l can git her into the John
Quincy Adams port!"
(To be continued)