Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-07-16

!on't suspectr' threatened Peter la
'ow.
Several days passed In a fTult.es'
earch after the hidden Treasure 81
parls. They dug around the roots oi
II the largest palms.
There came one fair morning nffe.
Two days of screaming hnrrican'
weather. when Peter Darrow leapeC
high in the air and yelled with excite
meDt.
The palm tree. The big palm hal
blown over" he announced TO his com
panion. Now We can get at the roots.
Captain Bains turned a soiled ant
unkcmpi head toward his first mate
His eyes were bloOdshot. and he WA
drowsy from lack OF sleep The winC
had been merciless in its lashinEs. III
come after I've had these eggs h'
grunted. eating r~ayenolsly Of the tur
tie eggs they had captured the nigh
before.
Peter waited impatipntly until tat
big captain had finished his breakfast
and Joined him in the thick under
growth Of the jungle. They tore re
lentlessly through clinging vines anc
impeding vegetation until they reached
the summit Of the hill where the giam
palm lay PROSTATE OF The ground
They few ut the tanSlp Of upiurnet
roots and tore madly At the lOosrne;
earth
Here screamed barrow suddenly
and be brought forth a rusted tea IA
lister
Crazrd by the nearneSs of the treas
ure they had come SO far to seek. the
TWO men fought over the possession Oi
the canister until finally the lid came
off in Bains' hand. Then they cooled
off sufficiently to look within.
There in the bottom rolled two sinai
pearls. That was all.
Their curses went up to the blue sky
bending softly above them and smott
roughly on the hnlmy air Finally
GREATNESS with rage. they faced eacl
other.
"So:nebody's been here first" de-
clared Bains.
You mean this morninG?" painted
barrow. hiding his one pearl III nj
pocket.
Bains nodded. Since the palm blew
ever. OF course it was Sweeney"
1--WE haven't seer him but that one
We thought mebbe ii was his ghost.
objected barrow.
The grave is empty" said Bains
81 went and looked the next day"
Then wen find him" Peter Darrov
arose and looked down ut the strip oI
beach visible from the hilltop. "Ht
must come out at night. I'll catch hin
il it takes twenty years, and then
then
:Then-eh" leered Bains.
He'll stay in his grave" muttered
Darrow cruelty.
All that day they looked for Dennis
Sweeney and found nothing save hi,
footprints on the sand and Il pile of co
coanut shells showing where he haC
eaten. All night long they hunted hin
relentlessly. growing more ugly q:
morning approached. They did mo-
scar the thick tops Of the palm trees
where the younger man might have
hidden securely from them. for Swee
ney was agile as a monkey.
At that mysterious hour between
gray dawn and actual daylight they
came upon him standing at the wa
ter's edge. and there was something 81
dim and shadowy about his appearance
that the two treasure seekers hesifat
ed for q moment so that he turned ant
saw them. X;
Bains tiourished the empty tea can
lister. .
You devil, you've found the PEARLS!
he shouted. 7
go away" said the voice of Dennis
Sweeney. I'm dead-dead as door
nails. Yez have said so, Lave INT
rist in pace. Rimimber. dead men tel
no tales
BE careful. Sweeney" warned Petel
Darrow, edging toward the secone
mate. Were armed and if you dom
give up those pearls youll be dead nnC
well get EN- anyway"
Pm a ghost" said Sweeney. with re
greet. as he tumbled backward into the
water and struck out skillfully. with Q
wary eye for sharks. I'm a spook
TIL captain there will take oath to 1t
He said ca
Captain Bains let fly q volley of oath,
as he Joined barrow at the waters
edge.
Suddenly Dennis Sweeney emitted
frightful scream and disappeared be
meath the surface Of the water.
The two onIookers watched the bub
bles rise to the surface with horror OF
their faces.
Sharks" muttered Bains hoarsely.
MY Go1. groaned barrow: momen
tarily unnerved by the unexpectedpess
OF It.
With one accord they turned and
hurried around 10 the other side Of the
island. where they remained for sey'
eral hours before they ventnred to re,
turn 10 the place where Dennis Swee-
ney had disappeared from their sight
Carefully folded on the beach above
high water mark was thu red fa npel
shirt Of Dennis Swppnpv On tho shirt