The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-07-28

decks in ~diEcOnteat SOS fhat fze f..D
and weather gave Ia little ocezstsn
Tor concern Here tly -rlr1T1.Hy
piled the c~ieaver. ugrlar Ir relays ~
two hOurs each. during me reUs.rt-
q the fay and might Arer break
fast had been served ue al os as see
below fo u-ite our su-e-Eh il kzuE-r
forth the io1sened blk frcu tke &C.
cavity.
We accomplished this by rea8-ri1E
70 block and tackle. ard eren taen e.
perienced no small dEc1ly 10 drag
ging 30 away FROM The ice grip Under
the dim c-audleigtg 81 appeared q fair
sized ~sea-chest. constructed % Bcr-e
heavy, dark wood. and bound secure
ly by metal bands. with q c-umberarue
lock A considerable quantity q va
ter from somewhere continued 10 sasr
down into the laLaret.e, making TIE
floor ar icy puddle. and 20 ne tailed on
% the ropes again. and boosted Ire
chest up through the ~trap-5oor out ID
on the cabin deck 7 could End 70
keys 90 any q the s-s-e-ooms ard
We must have been hair an hour break
ing the rusty lock and p-ylug cper
the lid, the only s0uats a1dibls he
blows struck and the heavy breathing
Of the men Finally We wre-ched aaar
the last band and our eager eyeE BE-
held the revealed couten-s-lecescf
eight yellow and level 20 the top.
There was a wild yen a fierce scrzm
bic. the crazed men digging their Ia
gers into the coins. handling then
tondling them, laughing and cTtng
Ike children in their excitement ard
cursing each other as they struggled
for q chance al the box For the mo
mcnt, staring down a. the dull glow %
the metal ! even lost control Of nv
se1. scarcely aware o. the mad u1-oAr
Il was actually there-,here before
NE, That cd Spanish record had al
been true here and beneath that ice
between decks lay ne re-ai1ter-
three million pesosl Eer aas the
wealth OF a king here. almost within
reach o. our hands. and e was all ours
ours % we could only bring Il forth
10 where !t possessed value
II We only could, The though,
struck me ike a blow knew the
truth. the truth There was NOT one
chance IN a thousaud-uo, one I
made no effort 20 deceive myself The
men. even the mate blinded hv the
Ec.1lusf had Ignored facts rrai1 as
day 90 me-the terrible listing 1F TIE
ship 20 port the constant seeming o.
water into the hold. The increasing
-s1ttecuess of the staggering huIl-aII
these combined % tel the stC-y-taa-
the Donna Isabel vas doomed No
power Of men. situated as we were
could ever save her The PROTECTING
ice-shcath by help o. which she had
drifted ghostlike out o. the Antarctic
pounded hy the fierce seas. loosened
by the milder air % more northern
attitudes had already commenced O,
fake OF aud The invading water vas
discovering c0cviCes every shcue along
her ancient seams We Rad come %
the sold wC had discovered DO. q
was ours But We c11,d or-r gaze on
g. and give u back 20 the ocean Ia ok
chanre Tor cur lives ! s-tr4Irhtsngd
ur ms Ups compressed and looked be
yond the stuE-.-z figures az tre men
into Doris ggesfi#1IuE grav ewes
Father 81 Mercy. 9 possessed some
'hiHe worth uorv than mcng,hc
love of a wouar' Ay. bur shat 90
thr mcnF What 90 ,ac mcu lt uoald
De- cutting thyi. hearts 11t see 81
Eust bc dcrr-dore W uscgsssy With
aN the brutality 90 "a slave driver she
bad said this treasure vas a curse a
legacy ~ crime ana death prize
Toy dead men Nct while I retained
mirt ana body o. battle shgad .s o-sg
lives Z pushed M Nova back
ward ana planted uysc'f across ne
open chest sowing into he ullired
faces
That's enough msn This Is part
ot thc treasure al rigat llt there is
no occasion Tor you 20 SO crazy over
H. Put those co.as back-to Yea hear
theu hack and sell
shut down lhe ga They've nica &c
look a. and dream over but that's
about al thu sod ven ever geg %
,hgn Were there ans signs a. OH
5us iowa there in tae ics Joausaas
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