Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-12-30
(CHAPTER v-ContInued.)

On this first day we gathered In the
cool Of the afternoon about our table
OF packing-bore 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 Of the island. So far,
except Ia general terms she had Inn
parted II to no one. Everybody, in
coming along, had been buying pig
In a poke-though to be sure Aunt
Jane had paid for II. The Scotman,
Cuthbert Vane had told me incidental
Iy, had insured himself against loss
by demanding retaining fee before
hand. Somehow my opinion, both OF
his honesty and of his intelligence,
had risen since knew this. AS to
Cuthbert yane, he had come purely
in spirit OF adventure, and had paid
his own expenses from the start.
However. now the great moment
was at hand But before II comes,
i will here set down the treasure
story Of Leewnrd island, as gathered
~ later. a little here and there, and
lpleced II together into coherent
whole through many dreaming hours
In 1920. the city OF Lima, In Peru,
being threatened by the revo'ut' on
aries under Bolivar and San Martin,
cautious folk began to take thought
for their ossessions. To send them
out upon the high seas under a for
eign flag seemed to offer the best hope
OF safety, and soon there was more
gold ailoat on the Pacific than at any
time since the sailing OF the great
plate-g alleons of the Seventeenth cen
fury. Captain Sampson. of the brig
Benny Lass, found himself with a
passenger for nowhere in particular
In the shape Of certain Spanish mer-
chant of great wealth, reputed GUS
todian of the private funds OF the |
bishop OF Lima. This gentleman |
brought with him, besides some scanty |
personal baggage-for he took ship |
in haste--a great lron-bound chest.
-Four stout sailors of the Bonny Lass
staggered under the weight OF II.
The Benny Lass cruised 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
Ecuador on a dark and starless night.
the merchant OF Lima vanished over
board-''and what could you expect"
asked Captain Sampson In effect,
when a lubber like him would stay
on deck in a gale?' Strange to say,
the merchants body-servant met the
fate OF the needless also.
Struggling his shoulders ut the care
essness of passengers. Captain Samp-
ION bore away TO Leeward island. per-
laps from curiosity 10 see this old
efuge OF the buccaneers. where the
polls OF the sack OF GuayaquIl were {
aid 10 have been buried Who knows !
'uf that he. too, was bent On treasure
eekingf BE that as IL may. the little [
rig found her way into the bay Oh the e
Iortheast side OF the island. where @
he anchored. Water was needed and
here Is refreshment IN trOpic fruits b
ffer diet OF salt horse aud hard. n
aek. So all hands had a holiday a
sh0re, where the captain did not DIS. Il
ala 70 join them. Only be went 81
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warming 0p the palms Tor COCO o.
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crew sleeping IN double grog, sen. b,
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