Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15

SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR NOVEMBER Is.

he had no clue to . Bren drunken lnspira-
ton of telegraphing to the Pheasant for another
longboat
The message never any further than that
added the Governor. though we worked for two
hours trying to get it repeated and to get
questions answered
But, noting the time it had been received at
Georgetown, Smith was able to clear up part of
the mystery. O'Bren. drunk. had been the author
of the message, and its despatch had been inter
rupted doubt, by the falling of the aerial mast.
The boat that helpless from the loss of its pro-
peller their own tug Orpheus
Yes, observed the Governor. Il her high
and dry among the rocks when l in. My tug
is at your service, by the way. Can take YOU any
where"
Smith made no immediate answer When he
spoke, it was to ask question - suppose nothing
has happened to the Santiago he said She's
sailing for New York usual tonight? / know it's
her day;
the contrary But are you i'll, man? You are as
white as chalk.
Il think" said Smith that I'll ask you to listen
to the story: would like to see how it strikes you
because God knows l don't know what to do!'
III be glad if l help, said the Governor
simply.
RY the way Smith began I've discovered
u Calico Jacks treasure the bullion that went out
in the Santa Rosa.
The Governor came up out of his chair if he had
been actuated by spring. You have!" he de
manded Seriously? Any considerable part of it?
When? Where? How"
oh, it's all there, l fancy" said Smith. The
be got at through the tunnel under this house"
- But where is it now!' the Governor demanded
It's still there, last night. It's safe
enough | think
But Sir Evelyn absolutely declined to take that
view of it. He made Smith dress, summoned file
of Clifford's constabularv and would hear word
of anything else until he himself had seen the treas
ure intact safely under the watchful eye of West
bury, his A. D. c.
Then, rather of breath and still exploding at
irregular intervals like the fag end of pack of fire
crackers, he went into the library with Smith and
settled down to hear the managers story.
Smith told it from beginning to end: How he
had learned of Beaumont's conspiracy to deprive
the rghtful owners of the island of their property
the bargain Beaumont had proposed to him. the
plan he himself had formed for NARROWING the big
millionaire Horse Island and going to New York
to beat him; how Beaumont outwitted him. and
O'Bren had outwitted Beaumont; how he himself
had by force prevented Chrstabe and the secretary
from sending a message for help; how the Pheasant
had come, and Beaumont and his daughter had
sailed away in her Last of ALL he told him that If
he could get New York with his share of Calico
Jacks treasure. before the stockholders meeting.
he could defeat his enemy after all.
You get to New York with the money, said
the Governor, after spending moment in the COM
putation of hours and days; but don't see how
the possession of the money would enable you to
beat him.
It's the treasury stock Smith explained. Its
issue authorized: but the charter forbade the
sale of it below par. The market price of that stock
now is about fifteen; So of course, would buy
what in the treasury. But if anyone did buy It
at par, he'd be able to beat Beaumont. Beaumont
can't buy it himself because that would give away
the real value of the stock
Il see, said Sir Evelyn. Well why don't you
do it,"
Yes, it seems easy SO far" Smith admitted; but
you see l didn't find that treasure myself. Miss
Beaumont found it. That is she saw where it was
and came away and told nobody but she left note
to be delivered to after they had sailed think
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