The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-19
I had to confess that / had not.


THE mans dangerous runian who sticks nothing I'm
thinking wouldn't be thing round the chest
and tow It alongside could open 1t at
our Or If we just tied the box up kept
getting water we'll carpenter
could put stop blowholes"
Come Alardyce," said angry "You don't seriously
to say that whole ships going
a If he's there III engage to fetch him
OUT went my my revolver
my hand "Now, Aardyce" said you open lock-
III stand guard
For Gods think you doing tho
mate Two men have lost their lives it and the blood Of
one Is not yet dry upon the carpet"
The more why should revenge him.
sir at least let me call the carpenter Three better
than two, and he is a good stout man."
lie off in him. l with the
srea ehest III the cabin don't think that I'm
ER kept the table between of
spanish man In the growing hk Of morning the white
stripping was beginning - appear aud the curious scrolls and
wreaths of metal and carving which showed
which cunning craftsmen had upon Presently
carpenter ana the mate came back together the former with
hammer in his hand.
ITS this SIR said he shaking his head as he
hiding in the box?'
"Theres it," said Alardyce picking up the
screwdriver and setting his jaw like
his courage I'm drive the you by.
If he rises let him have it the head with your hammer
penter Shoot at sir, If he raises his
He had knelt down front Of the striped passed
the blade of the tool under lid lock
flew back "sand by~ yelled mate heave he
threw the massive the swung up we
three sprang back with pistol leveed
with the hammer above his head Then happened
each took step forward and peeped n The empty
Not quite either for In lying an old
yellow candlesck eaboatey which appeared
old the box itself Its yellow artistic shape
suggested that rest there was
nothing more weghy valuable than dust in the old
treasure chest
We'll I'm blessed" Alardyce staring banky into it.
"Where does the weight come in then?' Pep .-
look at the thickness Of the sides and why,
It's five inches through And that spring
across It." =.
"rhats for mp" said the mate "You see it
VIII only stand straight 1t won't lean
man printing on the inslde?"
at by Rothsen of Augsburg
In
And solid bit Of work too But doesn't light
what has Captain Barclay? candesck
looks like gold We shall have something
after ALL"
He leaned forward to It, and from that
doubted to the reality OF Inspiration
caught him by the collar and pulled him again
lave been story Of come
back TO md have been my eye
red which not that of upper part lock-
but him and to 1t always inspiration so
prompt and sudden my action.
"rheres devltry here" said "Gye crooked stick
from the corner
1t was ordinary walking a hooked top passed
over the candestck and pull With row OF
polished steer anSs sho out from below the upper lip and the
striped chest like animal Clang came
ANA nkled with the shock The edge
of the table and shvered like frightened saved
my life Captain Barclay" said he.
So this the of the old Don
Ramirez d eyra and this was how he gotten
gains from the Terra Frma province Veaduas
the thief ever cunning he could golden cande
stick from the other articles value that he laid
the spring unloose ana the murdeous
steel spikes driven into his shock Of the
blow sent the victim backward to auto
matcaly close itself How wondered fallen victims
TO the ingenuity Of the mechanic of Augsburg2 houghu
OF the possible history of that grim striped
very quickly
Carpenter bring three and carry deck"
"Cioing to throw 1t overheard STRIP
Yes Mr. Aaryce. Pm superstltous as rule but there
are some things which are than sailor
to stand"
mo wonder that brig made heavy weather Captain Barclay
win such hg on board The glass is dropping sir
we i are olls VI y n, Just III u'he' 10
So we ala not even wait for the three sailors hut we carried
ou, tne mate the carpenter and ana
hands the buwarks There was white spout Of a,sr
and 1t was There lies the striped chest 900 fatho.
deep and IT, as the win he dry land
greye for the who as that cid ana ss
into Its secret, :, IS, ~, yr,- -.