Show PORTO ol 01 BELLO BE U GOLD OLD ARTHUR A HOWDEN SMITH by 11 HOWDEN SMITH TH no I 1 i P dieme hut but a coup of lill politics of import my to bov I 1 onn oin to dissat ll 11 doth not appeal lo 10 jcu jeu awe what I 1 shall we cry float dimply because of shipwreck and after eury ciery owe moie bath turned as 1 vt we plotted it eliou lill dl I 1 book uy L y head boveles aly but do d ceded to try aahl bethink you I 1 argued the long boat can speedily epee dlly be made weather tight in ber her we might reach P put it am roa your ernd he be interrupted with A hint of iron in bli his voice little know me robert if you reckon me one to turn back from what I 1 have beun be gunIn tn especial this mat ter which the ambit ambition lon of t my III life e but frej fre we J thia this time po 6 iron re upp uppermost ermest doy moy you are to my plans much as a I 1 love you I 1 out but well not talk on a that 1 am none for threat let it that you are not to mention the object spin lie wheeled around ani and left me m and with his escort of tarry brunc strung out behind him was soon burled in the undergrowth on the lower flanks of the hill bill the eun sun was past merl meridian dlan when peter and I 1 induced moira to abandon the unmarked mound and to dl vert her mind we led her en on a tramp to the boulders shoulders of the spyglass where a score of the james men already bad had felled a giant fir or and were aping the branches from the trunk preparatory to remove remo vt lue lae bart t in the forest near by we killed a it jiw of birds and am peter broiled them over an open fire and after that tince since the professed to enjoy the silence of the mountain side aide we pressed on belond hearing of the ringing ax blades and anally came to the foot of thi steep pinnacle of rock which was the lens of the spyglass here we would have hailed halted but tut cotra had heard the story of the 1 watch the pirate pirates maintained from the summit and ebe she insisted on oil corn plating the ascent deplete the late ness teas of the hoar hour and we because we were for doing anything that would please her that day and rello relle e her grief comen consented ted it WAS more difficult than it looked and the sun was low in the when we reached the platform at the top stained and blackened by the beacon fires firm that had burned bed there but the view was ilor toua the island ita spread out beneath us like a map on a table from the foremast hill on our left all the way southward along the rocky aple of the west cout to mizzenmast mast bill and a cape to the wet of that which old martin bad called head eastward the irregular shore ran north and south to the indentation cf of captain kidds anchorage the tree growth matted and thick except for moral several savannas midway of the island and the silvery loops of two or three small rivers we identified the masts of the james rising above the headwaters of 0 the north inlet ink and th opening ng in the trees north and east of captain kidds anchorage that was the site of the fort on flint bad built and then moira cried out oh blessed sal rits will that be a it ship do but see bob bobi I 1 peter she pointed eastward eai lid aad there sure enough was a ship or rather the of a it ship barely lifting over the horizons rim if it had rot rat been for the act fact that the suns rays were trilling striking level aaros the oteal floor and so u were ere reflected froni from t cie ie sheen of the canvas we should rever have std tc 14 it not even with a glass A ap p da itis a ship I 1 ja it is flint moira shivered troth rud nd orho ho tt 14 be ta el y the she demanded therell be no friends of us crime cime a ji calling telling im tb thinking inkin it might be a lings ship I 1 bt b sin no then the she dented denied it if thi this eland island lg to gone all these year years without the king kings ships findan trade track of it 1 itis not like they will come upon it sudden in this moment iris a thip ship indeed I 1 agreed un willingly arc aye a full rigged alp ship ja a alp ship like flints aid said reter peter we ve wt 9 silent tor for an instant the three of us dazed by the suddenness Budden nein with which our whole outlook on de future ld hd been changed by tah nn on expected loom of opals ledgues awa away I 1 he ile mist must have weathered the storm I 1 cald said oollah lr and now the red fl fighting will begin all oer caer again cried my bout will there not have been death deaths enough for thie this trean rel every vie piece of it must be thred with mt bitne blood we better lell tell hurray murray said aid peter owing moving gowrd the dp of the rock platform dut but how co I 1 protested tir tio impossible peter he lie could not no mile could ja ji 0 returned the dutch man per storm was by in two glasses andt der hip ship li Is yet maybe ten league off meent we descended the spyglass in 10 it at lence twilight overtook ui us in the forest at if its lage base and we vie were to retrace our coune course with extreme cu caution Ion so that bit eight belli ram ms from the roya jamea eo so exact was wa the restored discipline on that stranded bulk hulka as we stepped from the trem trees on to the hore shore of the north inlet and hailed for a boat my great reat uncle met ui us at the gangway immaculate in plum atin coat colt and d blue breeches white illk and black pumps liver buckled hs hair neatly tied lah ith a llacer illk ribbon adl WW wd hi be tn led us you have made a long day of 0 it I 1 trust you are not overtired over tired this to moira ai 1 I have delayed lifting sitting to dinner in that 7 pm would be here tog you can see ce be b an in hand band that ft a bare have not been ben idle aboard the james jamel we begin to look took like ft a ship fain spin eh eb did you b chance cee see the new fou better come to der cabin said aid peter abruptly 1 I tr t r knur nur pardon pur doni I 1 mur ray we have hive so to tell you I 1 tal ral it i t it cannot rait ills 1111 eyes plumbed mine a and nd I 1 think he knew in that instant what whit our deits was lie ile clicked open his anuff box and dusted a pinch delicately delIcA ely into hir hl nostrils sor he murmured sete sets the wind in that quarter I 1 and he be offered moira his ana arm with the fine stately dignity be achieved achl eved to perfection and led the way aft to the main cabin tou you may place the viands upon the table gunn hi bj said to the stew ard rd when we were boated seated we will serve ourselves lie ile turned to dolra 1 I recommend this fish tie iris fresh ani anti scipio the remaining is a master at lit such dishes he be bath stuffed 14 it you see with greens be procure J from the woods we alone to admire our food I 1 inter posed from the peak of the spyglass Spy clasa al at we sighted the of a ship la in the easl 1 I presume that you believe her to be the he returned ja said peter it la Is flint uy my faith fajth and who else would it be asked moire doubtless you are re right he be as bated indeed I 1 do not question it hinr examination of the northern and eastern beaches beeches today failed to dis close a trace of evidence to Ind leate viliam hat bad become of the wali us and bad had ehe she sunk some wreckage mutt have cashed ashore ym es my friends fri endi our ill luck Is to still with us flint rode cut the storm but that robert Is no reason why we should not secure the maxi murn of satisfaction from this tasty mal all the more particularly so whan ahn we con ton elder sider als like to he be the I 1 list for some daja days daj a ut shall eat in such comfortable surroundings 1 you take it coo coolly llyl I 1 exclaimed and why not a disaster I 1 irant you yet irritation will cot not aid me to redress it IV you dont stay here tere neen said peter ante right friend peter the hoyal royal james la in her present plight would be a death trap I 1 shall aban do don her aul shift to the fort flint vis so obliging re p to construct con for us by the anchorage ud 0 the treasure treasurer I 1 asked he held up his win eias ts to the light and studied it reflectively obviously we must be e where the treasure in W he be return at t length j or if ff you pleats put it the ile t way round ahe I 1 he treasure rous mus be e where we are I 1 foresee a busy for our people moira thrust out appealing hands bands toward him ob sir why won it ye le jast just be utter after calling out on to ahli hip ship when she tie comes tomes and bid them take what they the will and go sure that would be better than tot tut tut he rebuked her A part of tills treasure Is to the eight aundrel hun dreJ thou thousand saud pound pounds s intended for your father friend friendt and they tny my lase lam are re mg james friend friends ere are a good jacobite I 1 emst inu would not see ee our cane cause deprived of a R eloe singe doubloon that might boy buy muskets la in lyom lyons or word sword blade in bredar ah tie little enough I 1 feel for RW aln james or any si of abeal that have sent en the padre to hl his doom the cried I and what li Is a jacobite or a it or worth king continued on ps a tobx to f av f lytle vf PORTOBELLO PORTO BELLO GOLD Conti continue nuee from rage 3 ageev or kini king jamee that you ruei r be murdering and slaying and be he bat was st 0 food good mm and kind wh i he be in liquor liquors boU 4 la in heath en tn grou dr she leaped up quivering qu iverin with wl ill pa pall lashed aflame jacobite the 00 of my bot boot to the worl and them blat use lit tie bath it meant to me but poverty and find exile and the death of ber bet that bore m nt mt t and ana now cowand and now the t padre ard now she fled from cabin in tears and her stateroom dour slammed aft er her toor 10 glasst las I 1 poor lami thed sighed my great gna uncle it hath ben a mriln dai day for her we ave must bt lenient zou should be down on your knee beite ech ami her forgiveness you who wantonly di drtad d her into this his t dan gerl I 1 snarled ibar led at him wantonly robertr robertl he objected mildly certes bertes tee tes you d know bet ter by no now my ily rental were of the beet be ray my motives of the lilg hest ue Us ws real the silver bell in front of him and when gonn gunn appeared talt tend compeau to me then he turned to me adaa too TOU of all persons robert bay cat cause to centre me for ufa irm tress lO 0 Donnella Is presences e 11 1 I have harp bostl roost I 1 retorted hotly 1 I am so unfortunate as to be related lo 10 you and therefore must be in igme measure a sharer of the obloquy at it cached tn to lour our deeds he ile magged his bead sadly words 1 what rash unreasoning words will not youth sponsor in its blind prejudices ieter peter I 1 appeal to you doab not nay my grandnephew grard nephew lie ile in my debt for my conduct la in arjang ing lc for him the opportunity to quire squire our little irish maidl peter drained a glass lass of brandy you better not say any more slur mu r ray be grunted deoul maybe yea eay say too much 1 I had supposed myself the tle model of diplomacy protested toy my great acle mcle I 1 letera eters little eyes twinkled behind heir protective rolls of fat jn ja 3 ou been pretty smart murray tut lut der smart feller he ha has to loo adt or he ile gets too smart arl andt lie pets gets tio smart he Is in roancy Coup Cou pub millo hideous n boek ak of a fice lee in the entrance 01 00 madeu ins leuy he growled ah coupeau compeau Cou peau answered murray A strange aall 11 appi caches the island wand him perhaps mother another to is jt it matters not vie must entrench urse ur hes ashore the treasure and mill clent stores for tao a weeks oum ft ill be shifted to the stoc kaled led art on the hill north of captain kidde kidds imen un chrag rage the men mutt mut work all night al lit again if necessary necess rry do IOU ou un iler ler bastea replied the pinner gunner and compeau coupeau clumped cluin ped off down the A moment later his i hoarse voice the quiet of the hip as he commenced to bark orders A t trout fellow compean Cou corn com dented in mi wat great uncle 1 I have never eg egret rettea led the salvaging of him but perhaps perli apa it would be as well it we ve stint ent on deck and lent him moral lipport lup port As a mater of fact there was less than we ue anticipated on the un irl if the crew to object to this lew labor and arid the reason was not nr to seek the transfer f the breasure to the fort by the Anch anchorage ornge urn clem an on opportunity to es o 0 intimacy of contact with t they had laid not known previously an in intimacy it alluring luring stimulating dis posing ng tnie true they already had transferred the entire cargo of the trinidad once had re the half halt of it fron from the iloine rames to the de id mans mana cheat and only 0 tuo o days d ay iy since had broken oat out he the remainder for division with the al a lrus rus peter and 1 I with moira and hen lien gunn and followed the main column of the evacuation about mid night compeau coupeau had led the first contingent some of ve ue met returning to the ship to fetch a second load of stores my great grea uncle wah as to com i after us with mith these and the remainder of or te crew leaving behind on the royal james only some twenty odd men who had not yet recovered sufficiently from wounds received in the two actions with the SantIs santissima sIma trinidad and ind the walrus idere to permit of their removal and who were made as comfortable as possible on the gu gundeck indeck I 1 noted uneasily that the ho passed us were talking eagerly amongst themselves with n ni appear ance of the eurll sudI nesa to be expect expected 41 normally from any sailors pet put to ex tra work although hey they fell silent fig soon as they saw alio ho we ue were ere they have rever ben drinkin drinking I 1 muttered to reter peter neen he answered I 1 hut they ket donl on der treasure I 1 do but see how hou it is I 1 a ell fell curse up all who 00 touch it said moira 1 all ah bleil blead ted virgin that it til ill in n the depths of the ground where god 1 first planted our misgivings were justified when ahen we lie tolled up the sandy slopes of the hill bill upon which the stockade was wag built the glare of an immense bon are showed shoed through the trees and nile rilde voices were chanting tint sinister sea a song emch ich lad been beer my introduction luct lOt to the pirate brotherhood 1 chest m u or u dead a next week wee L JIL |