Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-05-06

u l1an ulu nOt undertake the trip.
 The captain of the Dudley was u weather beaten old man of fifty. whose shrewd eyes twinkled when the sub- je:t was preached to him. "I never heard of 'em that far south" he declared; "but Lord love ye, there's pirates gold hidden from the north pole to the south--to hear 'em tell 1t. It's as likely to be there as anywhere"
 "Will $5.O00 take us down and backY' demanded the cautious Dan. Captain Glass removed the pipe from his lips the better to smile. Down and back and down again." he asserted. Anyway, you don't have to worry about getting back. We can easily get load at Buenos Ayres or Rio to pay the cost of the up trip. Itll make nice little sail for you, seeing as you've never been to sea. Why not make it bridal tour? Brides bring luck to ships. Maybe with bride we could find the gold"
 "I know you will.' cried Laura, jumping up to plant q kiss on Dams cheek. wen be married on board the Dudley before she sails"
 The last argument was clincher. and Dan gave in. Ten days later the men were called aft to witness a quiet little wedding, and as the minister went over the side noisy little tug helped the Dudley get out into the stream and point her nose to the south.
 2 It was long, delightful honeymoon to these two, who had never seen the ocean until Dan had come to New York to claim his legacy They had day or two of seasickness, but this soon passed. and after that, as they slipped over the blue waters, Laura's confidence in the quest grew amazing ly. Even Dan began to share her en- thusiasm long before they had crossed the equator.
 At last the course was altered, and the Dudley headed inland until the black. forbidding cliffs loomed darkly beforc :hem. It was no easy matter to pick their way through uncharted channels, but at last the steamer slip Glass declared 1t to be the spot shown in the map.
 Here the rocks did not come sharply down to the waters edge. but ran in. land, forming sheltered nook of some few hundred acres in extent. The two hne tnh Q the bay and peak of the distant spur of the Andes formed their range marks, and as soon as they had put up tents on shore Dan, who had studied civil engineering. got out his transit rnd began to lay of :he lines
 Tie cross marks fel' near the base of the cliff where the sides were mors preclpitous than elsewhere. and for two days the men from the steamer la bored to clear away the underbrush.
 We shall have 10 dig deep" remind ed Laura. "There must have been heavy deposit of earth during the 300 years that have elapsed"
 Well dig through to China if nee essary," declared Dan as he watched the men work In anticipation of the digging some laborcrs had been brought along. and for ten hours a day they took out the sandy foam. At tho end of three weeks they had huge hole in the ground. but there was no trace of treasure chests, and Dan and the captain began to lose faith. even though Laura grew more confident as the days progressed
 "We1l get 1t yet" she insisted. Just tune hunters will sail back to New York with millions"
 I'll dig one more day" promised Dan, "and then we must be getting back. The provisions are getting low, and we are only losing time"
 Laura pleaded, but Dan was firm, and that night she sobbed softly in the tent while as though in sympathy the heavens opened their floodgates and the rain poured down. 1t was the first rain of the season, and had it not been for Captain Glass precaution in
 
 swept away by the flood that poured across the little strip of land
 It was melancholy scene that greet ed their eyes as the sun rose the next morning. The underbrush was wash el away. and as they made a path to the excavation cry burst from their lips. The water had undermined the banks. and in place of the hole was a sea Of mud.
 That's the answer" said Dan grim ly. as he pointed to the spot There's the work of six weeks gone for notb ing"
 But look across" said Laura, point Ing to the cliff. where TOW a narrow hole, uncovered by the landslide, made itself apparent Perhaps that is it."
 Carefully skirting the excavation. Dan and the captain gingerly made their way across to the cavity and with q wave of their hands disappeared. It was two hours before they returned, and then Dan came running out with a cry of triumph.
 "It was gold mine, not buried treas ure, that the old pirate was talking about, he explained breathlessly. Tt is one of the richest mines in the coun- try"
 Laura smiled into the eager face. "l knew it would come out all right" she said. Tt just had to be the end of the honeymoon"
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