The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-24


gethef; you know the kind of thing ?
F One of them is rather a pretty
chalet--for you and me. We shall
affect TO 20 in for fishing and sail
ing in the bay. I've got neat lit
Tie sailing boat aboard
He opened the door of the apart
ment bordered off from the rest of
the mold, and raising the lantern,
showed Ronald n stack of arms, ri
files. revolvers. cutlasses.
I'VE may be intcrtered WITH he
said rather grimly; so | thought
it best to he prepared. The captain
and the crew will stand by me 70
a man. OF course, they must be told
when we land; and they'll have their
share, a liberal share
They went back to the saloon,
and Nane, with his hands in his
pockets, gazed steadily at Ronald
Nov you know the game, Carew,
he said. whats your decison?"
Ronald laughed and held out his
hand.
Scarcely necessary TO ask, Vane,"
ne said You are Offering me
fortune; and, goodness knows,
want it badly enough, for l ann
and shall be as poor as a church
mouse, But even if there wasn't
any money in It, if you'd only en-.
gage me at thirty shilling a week to
work one a those picks or a spade,
I'd say, rm your man"
That's all right, then" said Vane
as they shook hands again. 81
thought you'd say so. Now, don't let
Us say anything more about it to-
night, or | shant sleep a week. Help
yourself to some more whisky"
AL right" said Ronald. Il sup
pose We are making straight for the
lsland?'
NO. replied Vane. There are a
good many vessels, some, like the
Hawk, cruising about our course;
and ! don't want 10 seem to be in
a hurry. don't want any one to think
I've got a serious purpose in going
to Lipari Wen just cruise about
look in at a port here and there,
and take 1t easy, choosing our OPP
portunity to slip round to Sicily in
casual kind of way. There's no
hurry, the treasure is there, and
will stop there till we dig it up. Now
Jet us shut up on it, and talk abou,
something else
Couldn't" said Ronald, with
laugh. I'll take a turn on deck,
and try and get it off my mind, or
shan't sleep a wink either"
He went on deck, and, pacing up
and down, tried to realize that he
was going a-digging for a treasure
amounting to a quarter of a million.
1t was difficult to do so; all the
more difficult owing to the fac.
that sounds of laughter came from
the foc'sle, where some Of the men
were evidently enjoying themselves,
as if they were bound on an ordi-
nary pleasure trip. In one of his turns
as if there We're no such thing as
treasure islands. In one of his turns
Ronald looked in.
Smithers was seated on a bunk. /
his legs dangling; the men were ly-
ing and sitting about him, listening |
with the rapt attention Of sailor |
folk to some yarn Smithers was spin
ming, and rewarding him with bursts .
OF laughter. 1t was evident from /
Smithers' grin and his sparkling |
eyes that he had not only found .
his feet on board the Hawk, but .
had already become popular.
Ronald. with a smile of amuse- /
Ultlll, Wdlleu lot Il InOlltnJ 10 llSltll, /
and heard Smithers say, evidently in .
the winding up of the story, which .
had moved his auditors TO extreme |
mrth:
I'm ateliin' you of this, boys, /
as kind OF warnin'. It's very .
nee TO nave wife in every port, /
and ein't sayin' that It aint a
5ailorman's right to do so; but don't /
carry the photographs of the furrin .
ladies about you, like my Uncle |
Jot did; or the reg'lar wife at 'ome
might get at 'em. and tnere'd be |
ructions. You know what the lady /
said when the doctor told her she I
wanted changer"
NO" shouted one of the sailors, /
while the rest laughed with antici-
patton.
Smithers' eyes twinkled, as he
said with an irresistible gravity. |