New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-20

rob us Of the treasure on orr way homc' We have
men We can rely on, and men who know how 10 pump
a Winchester / can get YOU both. And Bannerman
will furnish me with anything from par @i cggngs 10
a quick firing gun, and Cark-st they'll quote me
special rate on ship stores hydraulic pumps divers he'll
nets
Edcar's eyeglasses became frosted with cold con-
demnatorv scorn He shook his head disgustcdy. Il
was afraid of this" ne murmurcd
] cndclvorcd TO rcassurc him. a little danger, l
laughed. "only adds To the fun.
Il want YOU 10 understand exclaimed Edgar ndig-
nantv there ism going To be any danger. There ISM
going to be any fun. This is a plain business PROPOSE
ton | asked YOU those questions just TO test YOU
And YOU approached the matter exactly as feared You
would | was prepared for 1t. In fact, he explained
shamcfaccdv. I've read several OF your little stores,
AMI find they run to adventure and blood and thun-
der: they are not OF the analytical school of fiction.
Judging from them he added accusngly, you have
tendency TO the romantic. He spoke reluctantly as
though saving had tendency TO cplcpuc hts OF the
II am afraid. | was forced to admit, "that TO me
pirates and buried treasure always suggest adventure
And Your criticism Of my writings IS well observed.
Others have discovered the same fatal weakness. We
cannot all pointed out, manufacture OnshnnNape
Flanncls.
A r this compliment to his more fortunate condition,
"A Edgar seemed To soften. 81 grant YOU, ne SAID,
athat the subject has almost invariably been approached
from the point of view YOU take. And what, he de
mandcd triumphantlV "has been the result Failure;
or AZ least before success was attained most unncccs-
slrv and rcgrctablc loss OF blood and life Now, on
my expedition DO intend that any blood shall be
shed. or that anybody shall lose his hic. have not
entered into this matter hastily. have taken out IN
formation and mean To benefit bv other people mis-
take When / decided to go on with this H. cN-
planned &c" read a the books that bear on searches for
buried treasure and found that IN each ease the same
mistakes made and that then, IN order To remedy
the Mistakes IT invariably necessary TO XIII some
bolv Now by not making those mistakes, it will not
t necessary for me to kill anyone and nobody gong
10 have "a chance 10 kill me.
you propose that We 1T out a schooner and sign on
q crew. What will happen; \ man with Sabcr cut
across his forehead with black patch over one eye,
will inevitably be of thai crew. And, as soon as we
sail. me- will al once begin to plot against us. y cabin
boy whom the couSpfrdtors think IS asleep IN ms bunk
will ovcrhcar their plot and will run the quarterback
t. give warning; but a pistol shot rings out, AMI the
cabin boy falls at the foot of the companion ladder.
The cabin boy is always the first one 10 60. Mtcr that
the mutinccrs kill the first mate, and lock us IN our
cabin. and take over the ship. They will then lroach
cs of rum and al through the night shall listen
t. their drunken hoWlngS and from the cabin airport
watch the body of the first mate rolling in The lee
But YOU forget protested, that there is always
on faithful member OF the crew who
Edgar interrupted me impatcntly 81 have not
overlooked him, he said He is generally q Jamaica
negro Of gigantic proportions. the ships cook but
h. always gets his and he gets good. They throw
him 90 the sharks Then al camp out on al desert
island inhabited only hy goats, and We build stockadc
and the mu,inccrs treat with undcra white
flag and We trusting entirely 20 their honor are fools
enough 10 90 and talk with them. Ut which they
shoot us up and Withdraw laughing scomtully Edgar
fixed his eyeglasses upon me accusngN
Am right, OF am wrong" hc demanded.
! was unable To answer
The only man. continued Edgar warmly, who ever
showed the slightest intelligence in the matter the
fellow in the Gold Bug He kept his mouth shut. He
never let anyone know that ne after buried treasure
until ne found it. That's me- Now know exactly
where this treasure is, and
7 SUPPOSE must have in,ounjarily given u start
of interest: for Edgar paused and shook his head