The Lamar register., 1919-09-10

tnht tuefe WAS Boou "u'ei thsfo lux
passing ships. Also, We found. In ad-
dition to the usual scrub. that cab
bage-woOd trees grew there very plen-
tifully, particularly. rs he said. on the
highest part of the Island. So, having
talked It all over with Tom. l decided
that here we would stay for time
and try our luck.
But. first. having heard from the
spOnging captain that he was en- route
for Nassau. 1 gave him letter to
Charlie Webster. telling him Of our
whereabouts. In case he should have
sudden need of me with regard to To-
iias.
The reader may recall that Tobias
narrative In reference to his second
pod" Of one million dollars had run:
"On the highest point of this Short
Shrift island 10 . large cabbage-wood
stump, and twenty feet south OF that
| stump II the treasure, buried fiye feet
deep and can be found without dim
Guilty" But which was the highest
pointr There were several hillocks
that might claim to be that-sil about
equal In height.
However. as the high points OF the
island were only seven In all, II was
no difficult matter to try them all out.
| one hy one. ns we had plenty OF time
and plenty of hands for the work. For.
| Of course II would have been Idle TO
attempt any concealment of my object
from the crew. Therefore. took them
from their shell-gathering and, having
duly measured out twenty feet south
| from each promising cabbage-wood
stump, set them to work. They worked
with q will. for I promised them q
| generous share Of whatever we found.
Alas! 1t was an inexpensive prom
ise. for. when we had duly turned up
the ground. not only twenty feet, but
thirty. forty and fifty feet. not only
south but north, east and west Of the
various cabbage-wood stumps on the
seven various eminences. we were
none of US the richer by . single piece
| Of eight. Then we tried the other cab
bage-wood stumps on lower ground,
and any other likely-looking spots. till,
after working for nearly a fortnight.
we must have dug UP most Of the
island.
And then Tom came to me with the
news that our provisions were begin
ming to give out. As It was. he said
before We returned to Nassau. we
should have to put in At Flying Fish
Cove small settlement on the lar
ger island some five miles to the nor
'ard-for the purchase of various ne
cessities.
"Ail right. Tom" said. Il guess the
game is upi Let's start out tomWro"
morning. You may a. well have youi
sucking nsh back. Tom" 1 said
laughing In self-disgust. Il shall have
no more need OF 1t. l am through
with treasure hunting"
I'D keep II little longer. sar." an
swsred Tom you never know.
had made up my mind to start on
the homewsrd trip early the following
morning, but something happened
that very evening to change my plans
had dropped into the little settle
ment's one store. to buy some tobac
co. the only kind that Charlie Webster
declared at to smoke.
stayed chatting with the store
| itohs
man. with the un-Engllsh name Of
Bweeney-who made q pretty goot
thing Of selling his motley merchandise
to the poor natives. on the good OLD
business principle Of supplying good
of the poorest possible quality at th'
highest possible prices.
While he was attending a littl'
group OF customers / had wandered to
ward the back of the store. curiousl.
examining the thousand and one com
modities which supplied the strang
needs Of humanity here in this los
corner Of the world: and. thus occu
pied, 1 was diverted by a voice lik'
sudden music. q voice oddly rich AM
laughing and confident for such grin
and sinister surroundings. II was one
too, which I seemed TO have heard be
fore. and not 80 very long ago. whei
turned In Its direction l was immedl
ately arrested. as me always is b.
any splendor Of vitality for a startling
contrast indeed-to the spirftless. fur
tive figures that had been coming ant
going hitherto-wa- this superb younl
creature. tall and 1.-THE. with proudl
carried head on glorious shoulders
Her skin was n golden olive. and Il
had been hard TO say which was tbs
| ,,..- tn,.n...I,- hI..G-h.r hot ~ tb.