The St. Johns herald., 1922-05-11

cushion exactly like all the elderly aristocrats you ever heard of, only when inquired if his lordship cursed his valet and flung plates at the foot men when his foot hurt him, his son was much shocked and pained He did not realize so we'll as I-from an extensive course of nOvel-reading- that such is the usual behavior of tI- tied persons.
 It was delightful, there in the hot stiffness of the island, with the palms rustling faintly overhead, to hear of that cool, messy, ancient place. I asked eager queStiOnS-I repeated gloatingly fragments of description wondered enviOusly what 1t would be like to have anything so old and proud and beautiful in your very blood when suddenly realized that, mis- led by my enthusiasm, Cuthbert was saying something which must not be said-that he was about to offer the shelter of that ancient roof to me. To me, whose heart could never nest there, but must be ever on the wing, wild bird of passage in the track of a ship
 sat up with a galvanic start. "Oh -listen-didn't you hear something?" I desperately broke in. For somehow l must stop him. I didn't want our nice jolly friendship spoiIed-an6 be- sides, fancy being cooped up on an island with man you have refused 1 Especially when all the while you'd be wanting so to pet and console himI
 But with his calm doggedness Cuth- bert began again-T was a bit afraid the old place would have seemed too quiet and dull to you" when the day was saved and my interruption strangely justified by a shrill outcry from the camp. I knew that high fal-, SettO tone. It was the voice of MT. Tubbs, but pitched on a key of quite insane excitement. sprang up and ran, CrusOe and the Honorable Cuth- bert at my heels. There in the midst of the camp MT. Tubbs stood, the cen ter of a group who were regarding him with aStOnished looks. Mir. Shaw and the captain had left their tinker ing, Cookie his saucepans, and Aunt Jane and Violet had come hurrying from the hut Among us all stood Mir. Tubbs with folded arms, looking round upon the company with an ex- traordinary air of complacency and triumph.
 "What is 1t, oh, what is it, Mir. Tubbs" cried Aunt Jane, fluttering with the consciousness of her prOpri- etorship.
 But MT. Tubbs glanced at her as in- differently as a sated turkey-buzzard at morsel which has ceased to tempt him.
 "Mr. Tubbs." commanded Violet, "speak-explain yourselfl"
 Come, out with 1t, Tubbs," advised MT. Shaw.
 Then the lips of MT. Tubbs parted, and from them issued this solitary word:
 "EurekaI"
 "What2" screamed Miss Higglesby- Browne "You have found 1t?
 Solemnly Mir. Tubbs inclined his head.
 "Eurekar he repeated. q have found itl"
 Amidst the exclamatiOns, the ques- tiOns, the general cOmmotiOn which ensued, I had room for only one thought-that MT. Tubbs had somehow discovered the treasure fin the cabin of the Island Queen. Indeed, 1 should have shrieked the words aloud but for a providential dumbness that fell upon me.
 Friends" Mir. Tubbs began, ''it has been known from the start that there was a landmark on this little old island that would give any party dis covering the same a line on that chest of money right away. There's been some that was too high up in the ex- plOring business to waste time looking for landmarks. They had ruther do more fancy stunts, where what with surf, and sharks, and bangin' up the boat, they could make a good show of gettin' busy. But old Ham Tubbs, he don't let on to be a hero. Jest a plain man O business-that's old Fl. H. Consequence is, he leaves the other fellers have the brass band, while he sets out on the q. t. to run a certain little clue to earth. And, ladies and gentlemen, he's run ftp
 "You have found-yOu have found the treasure 1" shrilled Aunt Jane.
 Contrary to his bland custom, Mir. Tubbs drowned at her darkly.
 'T said I found the clue" he cor rected. "Of course, it's the same thing. Ladies and gentlemen, not to appear to be a hOt-air artist, I will tell you In a word, that have located