The Washington times., 1908-12-24

Latitude, by observation, at noon, s
deg. p min. S,
Longitude as per marx on the chart.
Biscuits and tea for lunch.
3 p m--Weather shows more threat
ening-
p. incoming on 10 blow.
| TyphOOn. Lost mast and crew over
board.
iSigned) EZRA CARAVAN, Master.
Jim gave an involuntary gasp. The
story Of that night Of horror was told
in scant half dozen words, and the
less of the mast was Eiven precedence
over his own. II was evidently the
more important happening.
| He turned over the page. The next
days entry was:
August 2I-Heavy sea, out weather
! clear and wind fresh N N f.
Flying fish fell on deck and fried II
\ In bacon grease for breakfast.
! Log at noon shows go miles
| For slip, off. and for current, on, as
! per guess about equal
Latitude, by observation, 8 deg. Is
min S.
Longitude as per mark on chart
| Vartra island in sight, about twenty
miles due S. W.
! Lay tc all day, making repairs and
getting sloop in shape after storm.
! Sailed into island after sunset. to re-
| connoiter and get new spars.
( of again at midnight, and turned in.
| CSigned) EZRA CARMAN, Master.
! Hurriedly Jim turned 70 the next en-
/ try. skipping in his eagerness the nau-
I tlcal data which were always painstak-
ingly set down. In full, however, the
I log ran:
! Aug. &-Weather clear Wind stH n.
! n Z, freshening toward night.
/ Lay OF and on Island all day. New
mast stepped into place. and sail at
I tached.
( Breakfast, fried potatoes. fapjacks
/ and tea; too busy for lunch; dinner.
salt pork, potatoes, biscuits and coffee.
Sailed for island at sunset. Anchored
IN cove and got cargo safely aboard.
Stood out 10 sea again at a. m. and
/ shaping course due W, dashed the
wheel and turned in.
tSiened EZRA CARAVAN. Master.
Got cargo safely aboard
In that one laconic phrase the whole
adventure was depicted 10 Jim, as an
entire landscape may be revealed in a
single vivid flash of lightning.
He saw the old mans wary landing
in the cove. his cautious advanc,
through the forest, his entrance 10 the
cave and solitary gloating over the
enshrIned opUlence at last within his
hands; then he saw the arduous trims
back and forth the OLD fellow must
have made to get everything on the
sloOp and be away at daylight.
While the savages had danced and
Toasted away the hours at their Cor
raboree," he had been tirelessIy toiling
to rife them Of their great possession.
Realizing how he had been checkmat-
ed in the race, Jim scOwled resentfuIIv.
but even as he did so, the thrilling
realization came that he had not been
defeated.
Got cargo aboard"
Yes, the plunder was on the sloop.
and the slOOp was his, with everything
upon #, He was richl Rich as Croesus,
No need 10 worry and fret any more
now. Helene was his, he had really
won her; everything was his; for the
treasure at last was his-or would be
as soon as ne had located its hiding
place.
Perhaps the skipper told how he had
disposed of IT. BreathlessIy he turned
another page The writing changed
curiously to an uneven, excited scrawI.
almost Hegible at times; but he man
aged to decipher Il.
August 29-Weather hay. settling
INTO heavy fog in afternoon Wind light
and irregular S. by S. w.
Log shows lS7 miles by corrected
calculation.
TnrirrrTa No..
S.
Longitude as per mark In chart.
Reckoned up cargo and compared with
old inventory. Tally correct except for
one diamond-set crown or head piece
too many.
Sighted an island about noon. but
soon left it behind.
D. m.-Fog thicker. Harrison has
been following me about an hour, walk
Ing on the water with a cutlass in his
hand He threatens 10 kill me unless
give him my carpet slippers and his
share OF the treasure.
p. m.-Threw overheard the CARPET
slippers. He still follows.
o m.-Haye thrown overheard his
half. He still follows, however. and
now demands all.
S .. m.-Ee still follows.
Did not eat today, as I was not hun
CRY.
(Signed) EZRA CARMAN, Master.
There was but one more entry.
August S0.-Weather clear. Wind fresh
from S. He still follows.
Threw overheard the last diamond
the big one I wanted TO keep
An the treasure overheard. He still
follows.
a. m.-FOund my shotgun hidden be- |
hind shelf IN galley. Shall keep him |
off now at all hazards
1t is no use. Shot seven times and /
each charge passed right through him |
He still follows, and says he will come |
aboard and get me at 9 O'Clock.
a. m.-He is coming aboard. I hear
his feet on the deck. He shall not get |
me
There is no signature.
Jim sat as though paralyzed, star
ing at the Hateful record. Then. thrust
ing his fingers through his hair, he
rushed up on deck, and gazed wildly /
out across the rail.
All around him was nothing hut
the dark hpayfpc