The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-12-23
(cHAPTER V-contlnued.)


Mr.. Tubbs then produced a legal
looking document which took to De
the original agreement Of the members
of the expedition. Beneath their sig
natures he had inscribed a sort OF
codicll, by which ! relinquished all
claim on any treasure recovered by
the party. | signed the clause In
bold and defiant hand, under the at
tentlve eyes Of the company, A sort
of sigh went round, as though some
thing of vast moment had been con-
Guided. And indeed it had, for now
the way was clear for vloet's map.
Coyertly | watched the faces around
me. Mr.. Tubbs eyes had grown
bright; he licked his dry lips. His
nose. tip-tllted and slightly dubious,
took on a more than usually roseate
hue. Captain Magnus, who was of a
restless and jerlly habit at the best
of times. was like a leashed animal
seeming blood. Beneath his open
shirt you saw the quick rise and fall
of his hairy chest. His lips drawn
back wolfishly, displayed yellow. fang
like teeth. Under the raw crude greed
of the man you seemed to glimpse
something indescribably vulpine and
ferOciOus.
The face OF Dugald Shaw was con-
troled, but there was slight rigidity
In its quiet. A pulse beat rapidly In
his cheek. All worldly good, all hope
OF place, power, independence. hung
for him on the contents of the small
fiat package, wrapped in oll-silk, which
Miss Browne was at this moment with
drawing from her pocket.
Only Cuthbert Vane, seated next tC
me, maintained without effort his Sc
renity. For him the whole affair be
longed in the category known as sport
ing. where a gentleman played MI
stake and accepted with equanimit!
the issue.
The dead sailors legacy consisted
of a single sheet Of time-stained pa
per. Two-thlrds of the sheet was GOV
cred by roughly-drawn sketch Il
faded ink, giving the outline OF tn
island shores as we had seen then
from the Rufus Smith. Here was tn
cove with the name II bears In the Ad
miralty charts-Lantern bay-writte
In, and q dotted line indicating tn
channel
To all appearance the map wa
merely to give Hopperdown his dire'
lions for entering the cove. Their
was absolutely no mark upon II
show where the treasure had bee
buried.
Now for the writing on the shee
below the map. II was In anothe
hand than that which had write
Lantern bay across the face of til
cove. and which, though labored, wa
precise and clear. This other was a
uneven, wayerlng scrawl:
HE sed II is in a Cave with
mouths near by the grave of Bin ia
Iiwell wich was cut down for he ne
10 much. He sed you can bring a boz
20 the cave at the half Tide but b
ware the turn for the pull is stron
He sed to find the Grave again loo
for the stone AT the head marked
II. and n Cross Bones. In the Chi
Is gold Dubloons, vast lot, also
silver Cross witch he sed leve for q
Grave for he sed Bill walks and tina
unlucky."
That was all. A fairly clear dire
tlon for any friend who had attends
the obseQuies of Bill and knew whe
10 look for the stone marked b.
and n cross-bones hut to perfe
strangers il was vague.
A blank look crept into the Int
faces about the table.
"It-it don't happen to say In mo
deetail Jest precisely where that Ga
might be looked for7" inquired \
Tubbs hopefully.
ain more detail7" repeated Nj
Browne, challengingly. Pray, J
Tuhbs. what further detail could
reduiredF
"A good deal more. | am afrai
remark ed the Seotchman grimly.
Mis-, Browne whIrIed upon him.
her cold eve q spark had kindl
And suddenly j had a new vision
her. saw her no longer as the
Under Of Aunt Jane, but as herself
deluded. Her belief in the treas
wsa an obsession. This map was
tausman. her way Of escape from