Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-11-07
Treasure
By MADELEINE DIAZ
@. Mcclure Newspaper s~yndicats.
WNU Service.

GUN reflected holly from the yell
y low, sandy beach Of the little IS
land where Crandon Hawley and
Helen Gregory walked.
Crandon was conscious Of Helen's
beauty.
But: STEADY there !" he said to
himself. Girls like that aren't for
little boys like you, Crandon, my
man."
To the girl he was a charming
lIght-hearted, not at all serious COM
panion. Her pretty wiles seemed TO
get her nowhere with him. For
Helen exerted herself as she had
never before to gain the real inter
est Of this strange man beside her.
They were-and had been for a
week-guests at the same house
party. Crandon, just through med
ical school. was taking a months
rest.
Helen was the daughter of wealth.
1t was obvious that Crandon must
not give in to his love for Helen. 1t
wasn't that she was well-to-do,
alone, that held him back. But to
him she seemed about the most use
less girl he had ever seen
"Was buried treasure really found
here?" she asked, as they rounded
a point of the tiny, uninhabited Is
land.
THAT'S the story. Might as well
believe 1t. Some Of Captain Kids.
He blew down this way and packed
1t here somewhere. And there's
supposed to be some of 1t still here
"Yes, Mrs. Ellis told me. A man
and a girl will find it"
"Yeah-so she said. Nice story
for a hostess to keep tucked away
in her box of tricks. Come on, race
you to that next pine tree. Maybe
it's there"
Better get away from anything
sentimental, thought Crandon, as he
watched the fleet little green figure
skimming the sand at his side. Sud-
denly he was furious with her
furious with her for being so love
ly, so alluring. And so utterly use
less. And furious with himself and
with that year of hard work and
little money ahead of him. Furi-
Gus, too, with himself for turning
away from 1t, he thought bitterly,
Just as he was running away from
Helen. Out of the corner of his
eye he could see her gradually lose
distance as he really tried to out
run her. He turned his head to
look back-and didn't e a sand
hummock In front of him, tripped
over 1t and crashed.
The next thing he knew he was
lying In an uncomfortable tumble
on the sand, and sharp pains In his
ankle told him that at least a bad
sprain would pay him for his care
~lessness. In a second Helen was al
his side.
"Are you all right1" she asked
as he sat up dizzily.
"Yes. My ankles a bit done for
though" he answered.
Helen looked at his drawn, paling
face, and then knelt down beside
him, putting her arm behind bis
shoulder. For a moment Crandon
let his head sink against her soft
warm body-and for a moment he
forgot the pain In his ankle as well
as his VOW that he would leave
Helen and the house party without
letting her know he loved her.
But she didn't hear his inartlc
ulate murmur of endearment. AL
her attention was fixed on his ankle
ut needs bandaglng, doesn't it?'
she asked.
"Yes-but-"
"You think | can't help-can't d.
anything useful, don't your" Hel
tone was a bit s%cornful. "Walt anC
see" She was gone like a flash an(
In a few seconds came back will
the lunch basket Crandon had beer
carrying on his back. at spilled off
but 1t isn't hurt" she said, rum
maging In 1t. Quickly, with thu
help Of a knife. she tore two biz
damask napkins into good bandag'
material and then, under Crandon'I
directions, bandaged the swelling
and very painful ankle, Crandon
relieved by the taut bandage, be
came less intense.
That's a darned good bandage
Where did you learn how to do It?
"Where did | learn how? oh
first aid classes at school," Sh'
flushed with pleasure. "Now yol
wait here till i get help" She CAV
Crandon q drink of cold water from
the thermos bottle, scooped AM
piled up sand into a fairly comfort
able rest for his back, and told hin
she would go back to the spee'
boat that had brought them to tn
%lsland-they had tied 1t In a littl
cove half a mile up the beach-an
take 1t to the mainland for help.
an be back soon," she said, smil
ing at him. And here's the ther
mos Of coffee and the cold water
You lie quietly and don't worr
about me. I'll manage the boat.
Help came In an hour. His host
the chauffeur and a handy ma,
with an %improvised stretcher, an