Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-20

densely covered by cedar brakes, but not
one shaped like a pack saddle. That did
not deter us. Appearances are deceptive.
A pack saddle, like beauty, may exist
only in the eye of the beholder.
and the grandson of the treasure ex-
amined those cedar covered hills with the
care Of lady hunting for the wicked
flea. We explored every side top, cir
I conference, mean elevation, angle slope
and concavity of every one for two miles
up and down the river. We spent four
days doing so. Then we hitched up the
roam and the dun, and hauled the re,
mains Of tho coffee and. bacon the ons
hundred and forty -nine miles back to
Concho City.
Lee Rumble chewed much tobacco on
the return trip. l was busy driving, be-
cause I was in a hurry.
As shortly as could be after our empty
return, Goodloe Banks and l foregathered
In the back room of sSnyders saloon to
play dOminoes and first for information.
l told Goodloe about my expedition after
the buried treasure.
"If l could have found that $780, 600"
said to him, II could have secured and
sifted the surface of the earth to find
May Martha Mangum"
"She is meant for higher things" said
Goodloe. Il shall find her myself. But,
tell me how you went about discover
ing the spot where this unearthed in
crement was tmprudently buried"
told him in the smallest detail l
showed him the draughtsman's sketch
with the distances marked plainly
upon it.
After glancing over it in a mastery
way, he leaned back in his chair and
bestowed upon me an explosion of sar-
donic, superior. collegiate laughter.
well, you are a fool, jim" he said,
when he could speak
TITS your play" said I, patiently, fin
gering my double-six.
Twenty" said GoodIoe making two
crosses on the table with his chalk.
why am | a fOOl?" asked Buried
treasure has been found before In many
places"
Because" said he, "in calculating the
ppoint on the river where your line would
strike you neglected to allow for the
variation. The variation there would be
9 degrees west Let me have your
pencil"
Goodloe Banks figured rapidly on the
back OF an envelope
1.-THE distance from north to south OF
the line run from the Spanish mission,
said he. 'is exactly twenty two miles. Ii
was run BY pocket compass, according
TO your story Allowing for the varia-
tiop, the point on the Atlantic River
where you should have searched for your
treasure is exactly six miles and nine
hundred and forty five varas farther
west than the place you MT upon. ON,
what a fool you are. Jim"
What is this variation that you speak
OFT" l asked Il thought figures never
lied"
THE variation Of the magnetic COM
pass" said Goodloe, sfrom the true me-
ridian."
lie smiled in his superior way: and
then I saw come out in his face the
singular. eager, consuming cupidity Of
the seeker after buried treasure
Sometimes" he said with the air of
the oracle these old traditions of hid
den money ara not without foundation.
Suppose you let me look over that paper
describing the location. Perhaps togeth
er we m ght-"
The result was that Goodloe Banks
and I. rivals in love- became companions
in adventure. We went to Chico by
stage from Huntersburg, the nearest
railroad town. In Chico we hired a team
drawing a covered spring wagon and