Bisbee daily review., 1913-09-28


 { sWssfR
 general purport was sufficiently clear. Sir Philip Wilherforce had evidently concealed . very considerable treas. ure there. If we could 6nd 1t our for tunes would be made or hers. rather, for l swear l never thought Of myself at all
 Think you" my little mistress be- gan at last. her pale face flushing for tue first time. her bosom hea ving quick ly. that the treasure may still be therei"
 Who can tell:" l answered. '-The island may have remained unyisited since Sir Philips day"
 "BGt would treasure last So Iong?"
 Stored in cave gold and silver would last forever Everything else would have rotted away probably"
 How could we get thereY' she asked
 If you had a ship" said l. well commanded and founded and manned you cou:d reach the spot without dim- | culty."
 How much would 1t cost?"
 Well, I quickly and roughly esti- mated in my mind the necessary out. i lay. Such vessel as she would re- | quire might be bought for perhaps 1 t2,5oo or f3,Oo0 Provisioning and out. | fitting. together witk the pay of the of- ! fcers and the crow, would require per haps f1.5O0 or f20oO more. or total between five and six thousand pounds ! And she had but twol l was about to tell her the prohibitive truth when the solution of the problem suddenly came to me. In one way or another 1 had been a fortunate yoyager, and l had saved up or earned by trading and one or two adventures tn which I had taken part something over f4.OOO, which was safely lodged to my credit in London bank.
 T should think" said slowly, that f2.0oo would be ample to cover every thing"
 An" she said, exactly the sum that Master FieklIn said was left of my mothers fortune"
 Yes" said I. and then l added in duty bound, But you surely would not be so foolish. Mistress wilberforce, as to risk your all in this wild goose chaser
 If you were in my position. Mas. ter Hampton, what would you do?"
 l am a man." l answered, "ac- customed to shift for myself I might take a risk which I would not advise you to essay"
 T must shift for myself, too" she said, her eyes sparkling. The God dess Chance. which had ruined her father, was evidently jogging her el- bow. Indeed, shall take the chance" she persisted.
 But you could easily live on E2 900 for long while" urged, against my wish, for l was keen to go a treasure hunting with her for a shipmate
 Not such life as crave. If l cannot have enough for my desires would be worse o1 had I nothing"
 Well, was arguing against ny wishes from sense of duty, so I al last gave way. After all the treasure might be there. If so. 1t was hers. and It would be Q shame not to get It. The pulse of adventure leaped ia my veins
 50 be it." l said.
 Will you help me to make my ar. 1 rangements? You are accustomed to !. the sea, and"-
 T will do more than that" said | With your gracious permission l will l go with you"
 ITO the islandT' ITO the end Of the world" I replied Whereat she stared at me a moment | then looked away.
 She extended her hand to me and | I tried to kiss it Ike a gentleman. | made. no doubt. laundering effort. but al least 1t was that of an honest man.
 "I must go and get ready to 20 to Master Ficklin's in the town" she said softly. You know the house. nodded.
 Come to me there tomorrow and we will talk further about the proj- str
 When we preached the subject to Master Ficklin the next day at hls house, he would not hear of it. He examined the parchment with interest, put poohpOohed the tale because. for. tooth. 1t had no legal backing and was in the phraseology of the sea -ather than in the dry rerbiage of the aw. He pointed out that he had only succeeded in saving this last f2,OO0 of ny lady's fortune because he had skin. iully concealed its existence from Sir ieonrey. He asked pertnently what would happen to her when all was 'one and she had found DO treasure. the 7ery existence of which he affected te lisbeIieve
 A very hard headed. practical person vas Master Ficklin. l had stern ideas 'f duty, too. and Master F1cklin's 'ood sense ever appealed to me. Yet Ehen did mere good sense ever appeal o a woman against her wish7 My adv had the gambling instinct, tool wonder she did not have 1t stronger. ince twas In her bIoodi-and she would fGin challenge fortune. The end of it was she made over her 2.Oo0 to me without requiring me to