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Show rV A. THE TRI-WEEKL- Y (I'M, Vt-- JOURNAL. LOG AH, UTAH MARCH 2 1EC9 round the chest and tbw It alongside Tor to Che ingenuity or tha mechanic or half an hour.' Then We oould open it at Augsburg? And as I thought of the our eaea Or if we just tied the box up of jthatf grim" f triped ohest and kept him from getting any water my resolution wasvery quifckly taken. maybe that would do as well, or, the Carpenter, briug threomen and carcoat of varnish a Could put carpenter ry this on dock. t over it and stop all the blowholes. to throw it overboard, sir?. Goip3 ' said I angrily. Come, Allardyce, YesrllaniyqeJIm not superYou dont seriously mean to Say that' stitious as a rule, bnt there 'are some a whole ships oompany are going to be things which are more than a sailor can terrorized by a single man in a box. If be oalled upon to stand. hes there, .Ill engageto. fetch, him HNo wonder that - brig made- heavy out! I went to -- my room and came weather, Captain Barclay, with such a back with my revolver in xny h&nd, thing on boafrl. The glass is dropping Do you fast, sir, and we are only just in time. Now, Allardyce, said L open the look and Ill stand on guard. So.y?e .did not even watt fojf tho..three For Gods sake, think what you are sailorsbut Sve Carried It outithe bate, doing, sfr! cried the mate. Two men the carpenter and L and We pushed it lives over it, and the with our own hands over the bulwarks. echo of If still rang in my bead, andit have lost their blood not one of yet dry upon the car , There was a wfettf spout of water, and seemed to have jeome from someplace " It pet. waSjgone.1 There Ip lfee'be)strlp9d quite olose to me. I sprang from my rereason we should more The why 1,000 fathoms deep, and if, as chest;' bunk, and, palling on some clothes, ! LI1 him. some the sea will somo day be dry i venge say, made my way into, the cabin Well, air, at least let me call the land, I grieve for the man who finds At first I saw nothing unusual there. In the oold gray light I made out th carpenter. Three are better than two, that old box and tries to penetrate into its secret. red clothed Uble, the six rotating and he ja a good stout man. off search in He of and went I him, chairs, the walnut lockers, the swingwas left alone with the striped ohest in ing barometer, and there at the end the the cabin. Fond of Esn ' I don't think that I'm a nervchest.. was ,1 turning' away ous big striped Among the animaU held sacred by man, but I kept the table between With the intention of, going upon dock the ancient Egyptians was thejehnen solid me old relic of and the this Spanand asking the second mate if he had because of its mon, or mongoose, heard anything when ,my eyes fell sud- ish main. In thq growing light of morn- fondness far the which, and crocodiles of eggs the red and white striping was bedenly upon something which projected ing valuable in snakes;' keeping i proved from under the table. - It was the leg of ginning.) to Appear; and .the curious those obnoxious animals from multiply . carvscrolls and wreaths of metal.and a man, a leg with a long sea boot upon which showed the . loving, pai ns ing too fast. Rev,, Chauncey Maples, a it.i I. stooped, and there was a figure ing,) which craftsmen had expended missionary to East Africa, describes the sprawling uponT hi sTfnceT his arms upon; cunning , in whichtkis peculiar-- animal it Presently 4be, carpente? and way thrpwa forward and his body twisted. the mate size in which and general appearance came back together, the for,, One glance told 'hie 'thaf it was somewhat resembles the cat, disposes of In hammer mer a his with bapd.u the, first officer, an a seoond It's a had business this, dr, said its-- favorite article of diet. that he was a dead man.. For a few moThe mongoose,, on receiving an egg, menta I stood gasping.. Then . I rushed he, shaking his head as he looked at the goes to a wall, and, turni immediately mate. And the lot you 'think on to the deck, called Allardyco to my body to back its it, takes the egg in its . ing in some one box? there's the hiding aesistanoe and. came back with him and throws it backward be Theres no doubt about it, said forepaws into the cabip tween itt legs against the wall to as to Allardyce, picking up th screwdriver Together we polled the unfortunate and break It then sucks the shell dry. it. setting his jaw. like a man who fellow from under the table, and as we The to funny thing is that whatever we needs brace his oourage. Ill drive looked at bis dripping head we exthat looks like an egg, say an it give lock If back the both will stand by. yon changed glances, and: 1 do not know old or a stone, it evidently misbone he him on let have It head If the rises, which was tha paler of the two. with your hammer, carpenter! Shoot at takes it for an egg and .treats it accordThe same aa the Spanish sailor, ingly. It is very ridianlous to see it for once, sir, if he raises bis hand. Now! said L hours together trying to .break a round He had knelt down in front of the The very same. God preserve us! or a bone by throwing it against itoue striped chest and passed the blade of the Its that infernal chest! Look St a walk tool under the lid. With a aharpsnick ' hand! V, Ue held up the mates right hand, the look flow back. Stand by I yelled and there was the screwdriver. which the mate, and with a heave he threw Japanese Ingemttjr. open the massive top of the box. ' As. it he bad wished to use the night before, The are ruthless in their Japanese swung np we all three sprang back, I "Hes been at the chest, sir. He with nature. with If they decide tampering my pistol leveled and the carpenter that knew that I was on deck and you want a or an animal of bird they with the hammer above bia head. Then, asleep. He knelt down in front of it and or certain a shape oolor, they set about he pushed the lock back with that tool. as nothing happened, we each took a manufacturing the article, so to speskf Then Something happened to him and step forward and peeped in. The box by the exercise of exceedingly clever inwas empty. he cried ont so that you heard him? Not quite empty, either, for in one genuity and untiring patience. I whispered, what corner Allardyce, Here, for example, .is how the white was lying an old yellow candlecould have happened to him.' ' are prodnoed. They select a sparrows The second mate put his hand upon stick, elaborately engraved, which ap- - pair of grayish birds and keep them in to be aa old aa the box itaelf. Its my sleeve and drew me into his cabin. peared a white cage in a white room, where We can talk here, sir, and we don't rich yellow tone and artistio shape sug- they are attended by a person dressed know who may be listening to us in gested that it was an objeot of value, In white. The mental effect on a series there. What do you suppose is iu that For the rest there waa nothing more of generations of birds results in comweighty or valuable than dost in the box. Captain Barclay?,. , pletely white birds New York Times. I give you my word, Allardyoe; old striped treasure chest. I Well, Fm blessed cried AUardyoe, that I have no idea. Where does blankly into 6taring ''Well, only find one theory whioh will, fit all the facta. Look at the weight come in, then? Look at the thickness of the sides the size of the box. Look at all the look at the lid. Why, its five and carving and metal work which may -rinches through. And see that great oopceal any number of holes. Look at metal across it." spring the weight of it. It took four men to Thats for holding the lid up, said , On the top of that remember carry that two men have tried to open it, and the mate. "You see it will only stand both have come to their end through It straight It wont leun back. Whats Now; sir, what can it mean except one that German printing on the Inside? It means that it was made by Jothing! hann Rothstein of Augsburg in 1600." You mean that there isaman in it? And a solid bit of work too. But it Of oourse there is a man in It You doesnt throw much light on what has know bow it is in these South AmeriOf all Kinds, does passed, it, A Oaptain Barclay? That man may be president can states, sir. one week' and hunted like a dog the candlestick looks like gold. We shall Fish in next They ore forever flying for their have something for our trouble after -- CO Olives. My idea ia that there is some fel- all. He gleaned forward to grasp it, and low in biding there who is armed and desperate, and who will fight to the from that moment 1 have never doubted s to the reality of inspiration, for on death before be is taken." the instant I caught him by the collar .But his food and drink? JOSEPH KNOWLEBf Prop: "Its a roomy ohest, sir, and he may and pulled him straight again. . It may rom doors wett of Pootofflee, Srd 8 tree t. Log have same provisions stowed away. As have beu some story of the middle to his drink, he had a friend among the ages which bad come back to my mind, crew upon the brig who 6aw that he had or it may have been that my eye caught some red which was not that of rust wbat he needed. M. You think, then, that the label ask- upon the 'upper part of the lock; but to ing people not to open the box was sim- him and to me it will always seem an Inspiration, so prompt and sodden was ply .written In his interest? t t!L action. that it Have idea; my Extracts my Yeirir, you Theres deviltry fjiere,!' said-- L Teeth. any other way of explaining lbe facts! 1 had to conies that I had not. Give me tho crooked stick from the absolutely without The question Is, What are we to corner. do? I asked.' PAIN; It was an ordinary walking cane with The mans a dangerous ruffian who a booked top. I passed it over the can- by the use o: ticks at nothing. Im thinking it dlestick and gave it a pull. With a Odontunder, no flash a row1 of '.polished steel fangs shot leaving bad effects. out from below the upper lip, and the' Makes partial or (nil sets artificial great striped chest snappod at ha like a teeth. Cleaning and filling a specialty. wild aaimaL- - Clang came the huge lid My .motto is : First class work at into its place, and .the glaaeoa oh the lowest possible price. , t winging rack sang and tinkled with Commercial Ilonse, Logan. the shock. The mate sat dpwu bn the of the table and shiveredlllte a edge Youve aavod.. y frightened horeo. life. Captain Barclay, said he. So this was tho secret of the strip d treasure chest of1 old Don Ramirez H t A big yield of both Leyra, and thia was how he preserved his ill, gotten, gains from the Terra. profit and satisfaction will result if you plant Firma and' the province of Veraquas. Be the thief ever apt cunning, he coaid not tell that' golden candlestick from the other articles of vslne, and the instant that he laid hand, upon it the terrible t.i Dfr not Morpt MbMi spring was unloosed and the murderous u tut boy none bat Ferry. steel spikes were driven into his brain Bold by alt deelere. Writs tut n tbs VS Ssed aaiud-tre- sT' whils t be shock of the blow sent the ni fi.B.rEKSm3..P . . . . eire.tr U. ) victim backward and enabled the chest IV great striped trunk snapped at us to automatically close to itself. How UJcsauUdonimaL Bunri wcatarL.k4 tUta vtsSma wetiSst.loB tTBIPEDi Ward Conferences for CackTstj -- tbfirwrd icrniffrevJhe& and l all oru ward vwll please note rep aui any other Jill business ready on the date na!JJ - eurios. sir. Ive traded there for 14 I have, never seen anyand voyages, like chest before'. That's that thing worth a pile of money just as it stands; but it's so heavy that sorely there most L be something valuable Inside itrTDoht you think that we ought to Open it and ee? If yoo break it open, yon will spoil it as likely as not, said the seoond . , . mate. Armstrong squatted down in front of U, with his head on one side and his long, thin nose within a few inches of the Jock. The wood is oak," said he, and it has Bhrunk a little with age. If I had a chisel or a strong bladed knife, 1 ooold force the look back without doing any damage at all. The mention of a strong bladed knife made me think of the dead seaman upon the brig . I wonder if be oould have been ton the job when some uue came to interfere with him, said I. 1 donst know about that, air, but 1 am perfectly certain that I could open the box. Theres a screwdriver here in the locker. JuBt hold the lamp, Allar-dyoand I'll havo it done in a brsoe cf shakes. Wait a bit, said I, for already, with eyes wbioh gleamed with curiosity and with avarioe, be was stooping over the lid. I don't see that there is any burry over this matter. You've read that card which warns us not to open ii It may mean anything or it may mean nothing, but somehow I feel to obey ii After all, whatever ia in it will keep, and if it is valuable it will be worth as much if It is opened In the owners offices as'ln thetiabin of the Mary Biaolalr. 11 ' The first officer seemed bitterly disappointed at my decision. Surely, sir, you are 'not superstitious about ii" said be, with a slight sneer upon bis thin lips. "If it'gots out of our own bands and we don't see for ourselves what is. inside jt, we may, be done out of our rights i besides .That's enough, Mi?. Armstrong, said 1 abruptly. You may have every confidence that you will get your rights, but I will not have that box opened tonight. Why, the label itself show that the box has been examined by Europeans, Because a box is a AUardyoe added. treasure box is no reason that it has' treasures inside it now. A good many folk bare had a peep into it since the dJ of the old governor of Terra Tirma. Armstrong threw the screwdriver down upon the table and shrugged his e, in-alin- ed -- . ahouldor8. Just as you like, said he, hut for the rest of the evening, although we spoke upon many subjects, I uotioed that his eyes were Continually coming round I with . the same expression of curiosity and greed to the old striped box. a And now I cotne to that portion of my story which fills me even now 'with a shuddering horror when I think of it. The main cabin, had the rooms of the officers round it,- - but mine was the farthest away from it at the end of the little passage which led to the companion. No regular watch was kept by me except Hi oases of emergency, and tie three ms Us divided them among them. Armstrong bad the middle watch, which enda at 4 ta the morning, and he ' was relieved by AUardyoe. For my part, 1 have always been one of the soundest of sleepers, and it ia rare for anything leu than a hand upon my shonldef to rouse me. And yet I was aroused that night, or rather in the early gray of tha morning. It was just 4 :10 by my chronometer when something, mused me to sit up in my berth wide awake and with every nerve tingling. It was n sound of some sort, a crash with a human cry at the tad of it, which still jarred upon xnv urn 1 wat lfctmlehat all was no -- silent And Oi , Orson Smith pest. "?- - LOGAK -- , fj m yst II scald not have bet ( Hyrunj. ; t6y were unique, Captain .Barclay, then they that yon may , may bo worth anything Ilka to. name. Y on wouldnt .believe the tains that the rich oollectors give. A thousand pounds is nothing to them. Well have something to sjiow for onr t voyage or 1 am mistaken. 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