Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-09-08
(cHAPTER v-continued.)

cool Of the afternoon about our table
of lncking-boxes for an event which
even I. whose role was that Of skep-
tic. found exciting. Miss Browne was
at last to produce her map and re-
veal the SECRET Ut the island. So fur,
except ~ general terms, she had i'm
parted 1t TO no one. Everybody. in
csaning along, had been buying 81 pig
IL Il poke-tltOugll to he sure Aunt
Jane had paid for 1t. The Scotman,
Cuti.t'ert VAne had told NE incidental
". had insured himself against loss
10y demanding a retaining fee before.
hand. Somehow my opinion, both Of
Ills honesty aud OF his Intelligence,
had risen since | knew this. As to
Cuthbert vane, he had come purely
Ia spirit Of adventure. and had paid
his own expenses frem tile start.
Is How4yer. now the great moment
/, kxen az hai1N. Sat before n -ron1es;
. 4 WI here set down the treasure
STORY Of I.eeward island. MS gathered
It later. a little here and there, and
.pieced 1t together into II coherent
/. ,whe4e through many dreaming hours.
IN 1870. the city Of Linn. ill., Peru,
Hfing threatened by the revo ut ,ll-
sarles under Bolivar and San Martin,
cautious folk began to take thought
for their possessions. TO send them
out upon the high seas under a for.
etgn Tag seemed to offer the best hope
OF safety. and soon there was more
al I'M 1nH fss,
time since the sailing Of the great
plate-gaileons Of the Seventeenth CEN
tury. Captain Sampson, of the brig
F0nny Lass, found himself with a
passenger for nowhere In particular
Ia the shape Of a certain Spanish ner.
chant Of great wealth. reputed Gus
todian Of the private funds of the
bishop Of Lima. This gentleman
brought with him, besides some scunty
personal baggage-for he took ship
il ilastt-a great iron-bound chest
-Four stout sailors of the BOnny Lass
staggered under the weight Of It.
The Bonny Lass cruiscd north along
the coast. the passenger desiring to
put In at Panama in the hope that
word might reach him there Of quiet
er times at home. But somewhere off
licQadar on dark and starless night.
the merchant of Lima vanished over
,soard-"and what could you expect Z"
asked Captain Sampson in effect,
when lubber like him would stay
on deck in a gaie?" Strange to say.
the merchants b0dy-servant met the
fate Of the needless also.
Struggling his shoulders at tile care
lessness Of passengers, Captain Samp-
s0n bore away to Leeward island. per-
haps from curiosity to see this old
refuge of the buccaneers. where the
hpOiis of the sack of Guayaquii were
I. xaid to have been buried. Who knows
hut that he. too. was bent on treasure.
seekingf BE that us it may. the little
brig found her way into the bay on the
northeast side Of the island, where
size anchored. Water was needed. and
there is refreshment in tropic fruits
after a diet Of salt horse and hard.
tack. So all hands had holiday
ashore. where the captain did not dis.
dam. to jo!n them. Only he wen,
apart. and had other occupation thar
swarming ZIP the palms for coco
nuts.
: (sne fancies, then. q lnoonless night
crew sleeping or double grog, gen
er0usly allowed them by the alpta!n
boat putting of from the Bonn,
Lass ila which were captain. mate
and one Bill HallIwell, able seaman, .
man OF mighty muscle; and as frelgA
4. 40 object large, angular and ponder
Gus. so that the boat tagged Aeavil.
beneatt, the rOwers strokes.
Later. Bill, the able seaman, grow,
presumTf,iOus OH the strength o
1tlis excursion with his betters. I
is q word and blow with the cap
& ts,in Of the Bonny Lass, and Bill i
conveniently disposed Of. Dead. q
;Nea, az living. lie serves the purpOs
u the ci,p:ains but of that litter.