The diamond drill., 1921-09-03

" was Dyck Calhoun.
jamaica. where he was SET ashore
with twenty pounds In his pocket
and not on parole. by the admiral's
demand. Here the letter shall again
take up the story, and be a narrative
OF Dyck Calhoun's life from that time
until this Christmas day.
What TO do was the question. I
knew no one In Jamaica--no one at
all except the governor. Lord Mallow.
and him had fought with swords In
Phoenix park five years before. had
not known he was governor here. L
came to know ii when I first saw him
riding over the unpaved street into
Kingston from Spanish Town with his
slite. ornate with his governorship. .
Lord Mallow did not see me when
passed him In the street, but he soon
came 20 know OF me from the admiral
and Captain Ivy, who told him oil my
story since was freed from jail. Then
he said should be confined In mar
row space near to Kingston, and
should have no freedom; but the ad-
miral had his way. and l was given
freedom of the whole island till word
should come from the admiralty what
should be done with me.
"Well, we had--Michaei and but
twenty pounds between us; and IL
there wHs not plenty of free food In
the island, God knows what would
have become OF u.s. But there II was,
fresh In every field. by every wayside.
at every doorway. And one day at
Kingston met a man, one Cassandro
Blatt who had an obsession for ad-
venture. and he came and spoke 20 me
privately. He said he knew me from
peoples talk, and would listen 10
him7 What was there TO dot He was
a clean-cut rogue, If ever there was
one. but a rogue OF parts, as he
proved; and lent an ear.
Now, what think you was his
storyf Well, but thls-that of the
coast OF Haiti. there was a ship which
had been sunk with every man on
board, and with the ship was treasure
without counting-jewels belonging TO
a Spaniard OF high place, who was TAX
ing them 10 Paris. There had been
searching for the ship, but none had
found IL; but he, Cassandro Biatt, had
sure knowledge, got from an obi-man.
Of the. place where IL lay. IL would
not be an expensive business. but.
cheap as II was, he had no mems OF
raising cash for the purpose; while |
could. no doubt, raise the needed
money II set about H. That was how
he put II TO me. Would l do it7
"Why should tell Biatt the truth
about myselff He knew IT,. Cassan-
dro was an accomplished liar. and a
man OF merit OF his kind. This obi
mans story I have never believed; yet
how came Blntt TO know where that
treasure-ship was do not know now.
while am very rich because OF II all.
Yes out we went through the har-
Dor of Kingston, beyond the splendid
defenses OF Port Royal and the men-
of-war there. past the Palisades and
Rock fort, and away 10 the place of
treasure-trove. We found It--that lost
galleon; and we found the treasure
box of the captains cabin. We found
gold, too; but the treasure-box was
the chief thing; and we made II ours
after many hard day.
How / induced one OF the big men
of jamaica TO be banker and skipper
for rs need not be told; but he is one
OF whom men have dark sayings
chiefly, | take IT, because he does bold.
incomprehensible things. That busi-
ness paid him well. for when the rent
OF the ship was met, and the few men
on II paid--slaves they were chiefly
he pocketed ten thousand pounds.
while Biatt and / each pouched forty
thousand, and Michael two thousand.
Aye. TO be sure, Michael was In IL lie
Is In all do, and is as good as men of
ten times his girth and history. Mi
chael will be rich man one day. In
two years his two thousand have
grown 10 four. and he misses no
chance.
"rm bound 20 say this--one OF the
stralghtest men ever met, liar with
al. was Cassandro Biatt. He took hlr
jewels and vanished up the seas IN
flourish. He would not even have an
other try at tho gold In the bowels Of
the ship.
I've got plenty 70 all my paunch
and I'll 20 while I've enough. It's the
mon that don't 20 In time that get lef'
In the end'--that's what he said.
"And he was right: for other mel
went after the gold and got some Of
II. and were caught by French AMI
South American pirates and lost all
they had gained. stu another grou
went and brought away ten thousni
pounds, and lost Il In nghtinR via
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