The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-10-09

ofing She had been hove ~ during
the night. could imagine what tler..
debate and wrangliug there were
aboard her.
The day that PASSED WIS much like
the AFTERNOON before. Although We
were -: this time peySIa,.eu that the
reef was an absolute protection. Il
vague possibility that they cor:td de
wise uleaus to pass il III >o.iIe Wy
kept Us u!leaSy Oh The sand. Nc inUet
have them under observation. We
We're eager to explore the beautiful
vale inclosed by the huge rauparI. hut
We did not dare To be- where We could
not watch the ship We did walk
along the shore and ascend the giant
stairs in the afternoon. then. while she
watched the within calling dis
lance Of NE. | managed to penetrate
the jungle with ak ill hand. 80 that
finally | made shift to cut down
cocoa palm tree. and We gathered rs
many delicious nuts as We could carry
and returned to the shore.
That night the sun set amid lowering
clouds With d sailors weather SeISe.
l was sure that we should have d
storm Pimball and Glibby sensed it
too. We could see them making things
snug allow and aloft. They were good
enough seamen. as far as that goes.
The wind, if ii came. would be off
shore and there would be no danger
of the ship being driven upon our reef.
but there We're islands to leeward
which they seemed to have forgotten
which | remembered.
| explained all this to my little mis-
treSs as | made things snug for the
night She would he perfectly protect
ed by the overhang of the cliff and the
overturned boat. and | told her al
though | left her alone in the boat.
that the same Overhang Of the cliff
would protect me from the wind and
the rain if the storm broke. And SO
after prayers again and long look
seaward we went to sleep.
About midnight so far as | could
judge. ! was awakened. The storm
tenSity of the tropics. Such pealS of
thunder and such flashes of lightning
| have never witnessed. although had
been in many storms throughout the
world. To sleep was impossible. Mis-
/ tress Lucy came out from her boat aud
stood beside me as we leaned against
j the cliff while the storm drove harm
lessly over our heads
! We could see the ship at intervals by
the vivid flashes of lightning. She was
making fearful weather of it, She
nj oh nd hr,v
waves fairly rolled over her. Once she
went over nearly on her beam ends.
and | thought she was gone. | didn
view her position with n great deal of
regret either. Presently she drove off
before the wind with a rag of her fore
tOnSl still showing. and that was the
last We saw of her or her men. we
thought
Storm bound under the lee of the
cliffs. we passed long and anxious
hours the next day. although our only
misfortune was the inclemency of the
weather. for we Were completely shell
tered and we had plenty of the refresh
ing milk of the cOcOanut to vary our
! other food. The second day after il
began the tempest finally blew itself
out although the great Surging seas
> still broke tremendously over the bar
rier reef and the spray shot a score OF
feet or more above the creStS of the
! highest waves. 1t was only the reflex
l of the storm. however. for during the
e night the wind had subsidized into {
p gentle breeze.
: When we scanned the sea next morn
j ing there was. Of course. no sign O
the ship. Our first inclination. anC
there was none to say US nay now. wa:
u to mount the stairs. cross the wall snt
u look for that cave. We had neithe
y chart nor record left. we had but ou
g memories to trust to. but we We're bOtl
q agreed that the cave lay in the inne
:. wall and that the parchment said
e was the central one of three adjacen
It openings which gave entrance to tn
e treasure chamber. And we could &c
J. bearing on it from the central hill.
Now | had noticed that the cora
k wall both on the outer and inner side
" was honeycombed with openings. riffs
Re assures and caves which. by the wa!
4 were more frequent and deeper OH tn
p inside face. why l know not "
]. should have been compelled painful
l. and laboriously to search the Who'll
le face Of the cliff in it's extent Of fiftee
n miles or so. but for the further dire
10 ton Of the parchment | was thanh
d ful that. sailor like. old Sir Philip ha
se given us the bearing How did hi
ID words run: Something like this. N
p memory told me.
he Toe fynde We mouthe of We tresu
cave take We bearings alonse We south
% of We three Goodies on We Altar {
l. Skulls on We middel hille. VIII. We lin
~ STRIKES We bigge knicke in We wall
20 with We tale palmme. his tree. be
three hoales. Climbe We stones Ente
- We centre. Vt is tn re-
=. Plainly our first duty was to descen
into the incloSed valley and explol
the hillock in the center. | made 4
doubt but that we should find som