Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-19
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mine TINT you win understand all the
better when have taken yoll over the
ground"
SO we walked beyond the pines,
down onto a long, intcrminablc fiat
land of mari marshes and mangroye
tr"os---so like that I'm which Charlie
Webster had shot the snake and the
wild duck--thnt only Charlie could
have seen any difference.
"Now," said the "king," edo you see
sorr of river there, ovprgrown with
nlnngroyeS and palmettos"
Yes I answered almost
though It's so chokcd up it's almost
impossible to say"
well" said the "king," that's the
idea; you haven't forgotten those old
ruins We are going to explore. You
remember how choked up they are.
Well, this was the coy, ed waterway,
the secret creek, by which the pl.
rates--John Teach. or whoever II was
perhaps John =. Tobas himself
used to land their loot. It's SO over.
grown nowadays that no one can find
the entrance but myself and Il friend
or two; do you understands"
We walked little farther, and then
at length came to the bank of the
creek the king" had indicated. This
we followed for half mile or So
I'm q. nd I,, sc h.
1--WE needn't, 70 any farther" said
the king" IT'S the same all the
way along to the mouIh-al over
grown us you see. all the way. right
out to the white water as they call
(which Is four miles Of Shoal sand
that Is seldom deeper than twe faith
ons, and which uor'eaSter Is Liable to
blow dry for n week on end. Naturally
It's hard place to find. and Il hard
place to get off and only two or
three persons besides Sweeney all of
them our frie1ds--knoW the way In.
Tobias may know of It; but to know
II is one thing. to find II is another
matter I could hardly be sure of it
the sen, with nothing but the long
palmcttofrnged coast line to go by.
"Now you see it? | brought you
here, because words"
even yours. dear 'kint,'" laughed.
could not cXplnin what suggest
for us to do. You are Interested in
Tobias. Tobias is Interested in YOU.
! am interested In you both. And Ca
lypso and have a treasure TO guard"
II have still Il treasure TO seek" I
said, half to myself.
snow, to be practical. We can rs
sumo that Tobias is on the watch. |
don't mean that he's around here Just
now for before we left 7 spoke to
Samson and Erebus and they will piss
the word to four men hlackcr than
themselves; therefore we can assume
that this square mile or so Is for the
moment to ourselves But beyond
our fence you may rely that Tobias
and his myrmdons--is that the word?"
he asked with a concession to his nat
ural fOoliShneSS--"arc there.
$780, he went on, 81 want you to go
down to your boat tomorrow morn
ing to shy gondhy to the commandant /
the parSon and the postmaster: to haul .
up Your sail and head for Nassau Call /.
in on sweeney on the way, buy an .
extra box of cartridges, and say Dicu .
ct mon Droit'--it is our password: he
VIII understand. but, If he shouldn't,
explain In your own way that You
come from mo. and that we rely upon
him to look out for ol,r interest. Then
head straight for Nassau; but about
eight o'clock, or anywhere around
twilight, turn about and hcad-well.
well map II out on the chart at
up TO eight miles
along the coast till you come to light
ow down right on the edge of the
water As soon as you see II drop
anchor: then wait till mornlng~-the
very beginning Of dawn. As soon as
'ou can see land look out for Sam.
;on-within hundred yards Of you-
I'll the land will look alike to You.
)nly make the captain head straight
or Samson. and just AS you think
'ou are going to run ashore Well,
'Ou will sect"