The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-02-03

THEA found that | was lesxtas. ne&
sg Cruiser, Ras .lRia d siGiae ssa ss-
closure itss lo-.ksr. In shlch sess@
small ob3*rs family esaghs the hight
With reSivssi hope Of tnesng relics.
god cot my ERlfe-a prs~nt frota
Eath1@rf sane--and SIT bsaskly ~
work Widening thr s@Hm,
penetrated nnaily into o sfusit
| asssfer the ROT NJ THE cabiE. and. ~
I subs.ageut Investigation shosesi. 80
l plsevd A. 10 attract ito aatle. ffum the
s~~aai eve. aseyr'aln~d this by
lyGns duwa sad UylgsisRg my head
aud shoulders into the cabin Ia 9th.
~ wnvis, ! bad hapuensd ga a little
| private depository, In which the awn,
sr VI the slaop mtght stuw away evr,
| tain small matters that cehcprGed hitn
ultimately Yet the coeleais II the
/ locker ut nrSt seemed tciiiiAI They
we're an eldfashioaed chased silver
sho--- hteAls. and q hrown cv'sfvd nlan.
ascr'pt hok,
| The book had suffered much frurn
/ dampneaS whether 0f raias ar the
( wash ~ the Sea SEATED myself on
| The cabin r~if. extracted hagrpin. and
began rarfaIiy separating the eipssN-
wrlttpa pages Tie first three or. four
were auifv lilrxl6Is, The iuk having
n4h 1AeR thu wrltlag heeaiEe clear,
/ er made uat word here aud
/ there.
/ .dtrcet'Vas vague. my grand.
fsrss*.Az.h@, r4faf i 'riN'as bafS, 80 mo-
4 tive .poltc~ ~ Havana srtxhsful
Aen. stss4itAEhrr made sars., - rag.
lstry, uonny lass 49,"
And az that 4, gave. \. small excited
strlsk uhleh hr}asht Cruso~ 10 uH In
hurry What had he to do. the
sriser OF this Journal. what had be
TO 8. sttA i1.r Es,npy Iassss
| hreathlessiy ! rcad on
thought captain stu 'iv!ng hut
not sure lost henito lien. 49,,
| I. IA sstasea ti4s as4fp.As Apa. AAlls the
| coast was clear. must Eet back TO
camp. II would take hours. perhaps
days 10 declpIer the journal which
had suddenly become IL such SUPREME
Importance. | must smuegie II unah-
served into my osn quarters where
7 .uuli read at my lrtsnrr, Az | set
egt dropped the silver shoe buckle
INTO my pocket. smiling 20 think that
| 4 was | who had discovered rhe rrst
htf ~ precious metal on the Island.
Yet the book 10 my hand. felt tn
Ilnctlyely WAS " more value than
many shoe buckles
safely In my hammock. with pill
low unter Witch could sip the book
IN ensc Of Interruption, resumed tbs
reading From this poin, 90. although
/ the writing Was somewhat faded. II
/ Mas All, with a little effort. lcgihle. :.
THE ifisRf.
III Sampson did live 10 tell his
secret. then any day there may be
sail In the citing And stu cannot
/ Dad IL Oh, II thy grandfather had
bern tnure worldly wise II ne hadn
s.s~~s, too snsvnst sss, t4sv. ~ssarass ~siiRtw
~ the man he rescued frum the lin.
sana tavern hrawl 10 question hm
about his story A cave ON ieeward
island nearby stone marked wiih
The letters h III and a croSs hunes--
i told the captain. said the poor dy.
ING wretch, w wouldn't have no luck
| after playing II thst lou down OF Rlli"
M presume mn lies under the sia,e.
wei, all have IL In this ,ratur~.
The cid farm paid for the Island
Qaeea-or Will IL a.4nt get back TN
time 20 prevent FORECLOSURE All my
| sad Ne@ kHglsHa relatives thtnk ns~
aad A corra gathetvr A tspe 90
raer tor a minister's 500 WelL when
! T. gfT fgthef a1th my STanish idoab>
Icons there will he smother story 10
| t~st wuut h~ ruur crazy rrt~r
them And Helen Oh. how often
y VI had told her everything IL
MAS tte much tn ask her 10 trust nee
bIladiy M | did na, frun that ynee-
meat ! came across the story In grand
'a'A~r's old half forgotten diary--hy
tire way, the diary habit seems 10 run
IN he tantlly-a very passion VI xe.
crw.y has possessed me II had told
tasles, | sho1lt have had 10 d~Ad
thss even In her SWEET sleep she
mlSht WHISPER snspstheg to gus that
eevrrt. her stepmuther, on the Scvnt.
On, Helen trust me trust me
h~e~mber - have d calendar
With me, 50 arr rot reduced 70 ncsch-
trx stirA IL keep track AZ the DAYS.
! marx III zach carefully In ,h% e~l-
erAar II we're 10 forget 10 40 thsS
ever frc ray W twn I h@1isye 7
shoat qvtfe lose track. The 1sys ars
70 terribly alls~i
MY rv4i~'~@SsSr herr I'm tire ~nrrs.
gathering huatreSs, old Ilelnsr. really
ut mo very saar eetahg ssmen,. II
was oii tbs, should hare rsu sct,ss
htn a; raos@s ,aat ~ay
~tTnrivnas nay | vc7asr xhxs
they ara all iotax Al hcsn~t
Gro RE roS-gNrEai
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