Evening star., 1941-02-09
II Short Story Complete in This Issue

WAS Joan Dawson who brought together the three pieces
of parchment which led to the treasure buried on bleak
- Bootjack Island
cunning mind had devised those instructions so that no
two of them would the purpose three there had bee
and three bits of parchment there be put together
before could have found the three thousand bright
coubloons fresh mnted" according Joan's fragment
and wOrthy heritage for three their heirs whoSO
they may BE-"
1t had not been easy task At first had been only
romantic adventure without hope success Hester Blair
cousin and professional geneaogst had made hobby of
It, and after time had picked up few of the threads which
connected Joan Dawson with of old Dionso Colneios
sons.
Queer scarlet threads they WERE five or six generations back
The descendants of Carlos Comeo Oldest three sons
legion Twenty Joan wrote to or called upon;
twentsev who had heard old Diono Comeo
the treasure. The twentyeghth the list research
chemist named Brent Manners knew all about the map!
why, of course he said Il had framed hanging
in my room. I'm afraid have romantic streak Brent
young and blond and bue-eyed- far cry from the
backvsaged old corsa who had been his ebear could
imagine.
Joan thought he wonderful wonderful is pretty
weak word for what Brent thought about Joan.
I've had dayeams about that scrap of parchment ever
since my Treasure Island days. Brent told her will help
find the third piece? WE'LL just give me the Chancer
1t took almost to down the third section of the
They found In the possession of Emil Trotter an i'm
porter substantial individual with iowls and
hard impatient eyes,
Sure sure know all about it" he told them Its done
up with lot of my fathers old papers He believed in it.
don't"
Oh I'm it's authentic Joan said breathessly I've
looked up the records There really Dionso Comeo
He rogue, reformed buccaneer gather And he
did have three Carlos uan and Philip Everything checks
perfectly"
There such Captain Kidd, too, but who's
found the treasure he's supposed to have bured asked
Irotter Il think you two just wasting lot of time"
If that's your opinion, then perhaps you'll let your
part of the map and accept share of whatever fnd
proposed Brent
"A thrd?"
We that would hardly be quite fair to Miss Dawson and
me- would t Wed have to take of all the expenses make
the trip to wherever the treasure is buried -"
"And wouldn't know how much you found, either if l
wasn't with you would I? interrupted Troer with sly smile
'You got something there, Manners
brent flushed angrly and for instant Joan was afraid
he going spoil everything But managed restrain
himself
I'VE asked you to along, he said softly Share alike
In the expenses and in whatever find"
Trotter reflected Tell you what I'll do he said finally
I'll string along with you condition: if any time
want to call it quits you pay thousand dollars my
tme whatever money may put up and the of my map
I'm not taking chances throwing good money
goose chase It's your idea and that's the only way I'll
play. Take it or leave it."
We'll take il" Brent said promptly
Smart grnted Trotter when at last the three maps
together, for the first time probably nearly two centuries
He knew trick two didn't he? Full degrees of latitude and