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treasure. The bigger the treasure the
more implicitly 1 believe in it. 1 SIM
ply adore pirates and such things; if I
were a man I'd be one. Do you know,
I've always been tempted to bury my
money and then go look for it."
'"There is no doubt that my father
had q great deal of money at one time"
Esteban began; ''he was the richest
man In the richest city of Cuba"
O'Reilly shook his head obviously
and braced his back against tree
trunk; there was a look of mild disap
probation on his face as he listened to
the familiar story of Don Esteban and
the slave, Sebastian. When Esteban
had finished. Norine drew a deep
breath.
"Oh! That lays over any story 1
ever heard. To think that the deeds
and the Jewels and everything are in
the well at this minute Suppose some
body finds it?" Norine was aghast at
the thought.
mot much chance of that The
treasure has lain there for a genera
ton, and the story itself is almost for
gotten" Esteban turned triumphantly
to O'Reilly, saying. Now, then. do you
think I'm so crazy?'
O'Reilly didn't have it in his heart to
say exactly what he really thought
What he more than half suspected was
that some favored fancy had formed
Judgment in Esteban's brain.
Its an interesting theory" he adj
mitted. anyhow, there is no danger
of the treasure being uncovered very
soon CuetO had a good look and made
himself ridiculous. You'll have ample
chance to do likewise when the war is
over"
"You must help me find it." said
Esteban. I'VE shall all share the for
tune equally, you two, Rosa and L"
''We? Why should we share in it2''
NOrine asked.
ST owe it to you. Didn't O'Eeilly
rescue me from dungeon? Eaven't
you nursed me back to healthf Don't
I owe my life to you both?'
Nonsense! I, for one, sha'n't take
a dollar of it."
'tOh, but you must / insist. Nurs-
ing is a poorly paid profession.
Wouldn't you like to be rich7"
Profession! Poorly paid?" Norine
sputtered, angrily. "As If I'd take
payI
''As if I would accept s. great service
and forget it. IKE some miserable beg
garl' EstebaI. replied stifly.
OReilly laughed out. "DOn't let's
quarrel ever the spoil until we get it,
said he. That's the way with al
treasure-hunters. They invariably fall
out and go to fighting. To avoid blood.
shed. I'll agree to sell my interest
cheap, for cash. My share Of the IA
nous YarOnR fortune going for q dol
sarP
There! He doesn't believe a WORD
of it, Esteban said.
NOrine gave an impatient Shrug
<Some people wouldn't believe they
were alive unless they saw their breath
on looking-glass. Goodnessl How
hate a sneering skeptic. wet blanket
O'ReiIly rose with one arm shielding
his face SIN the interest Of friend
ship, 1 withdraw. a curse on these
buried treasures, anyhow. We shall
yet come to blows"
AS he walked away he heard Norint
say: sDon't pay any attention to him
Wen go and dig 1t up ourselves, ant
we won't wait until the war is over"
An hour later Esteban and his nurs,
still had their heads together. The.
were still talking of golden ingots ana
pearls from the Caribbean the size O.
plums when they looked up to SCI
-OReiny running toward them. He wa