| Show q 1 TWINING TREASURE f ft fj t j 1 D NT th thi It Iti J t i i yn ill j Leo U c or lr P Of 0 did d l I an old od d printe j want to como conio way Avay I 2 l I Inland to bury hury biB bits t J treasure Fancy an nn antl tl inland pirate t I ont dont don I fancy Caner t 1 h thorn Alec lec Twining All the same I t have havo found Cound as aN n in n pl Pt rates in the mountains as IS at the Epa cpa E n Bhore only they run hotels Instead pf long low rakish crafts nowadays s nil all you Ot about It n scoffed Decker Pirates are only nautical nau burglars When they hit hitland laud land wo call thorn thom other oUter names Anyhow this Paver paper says that Rod R d Burton In tho the year ear 1728 burled some som of r his pf pC In tho cavo and perhaps If Ie wo cnn dig It up Ull we wo can get got tho the to pay for Cor our vacations lc It WP be e nice jilce to tog got g t back to to h a n and not feel teel dead I Stop Docker What cha W dp ilp p you ou suppose wo we WOI have rd This paper hils b been I Jn Ju i the poss of or tho IiI i family I ever evOr ain o tile first fint n I settled hero on ph Vine Pino Coe nHI i I was good to tho the old olet p wilen ho was hurt by the rocks ro roc from tho Q roof i falling on him as lie ho was watching his treasure does It matter broke In lv na Eakins tho the cool em cal embrace emI I brace br e of tho the porch hammock Wo We Weare VoI are dying I g of ennui We Yo have havo picked I berries and have climbed tho Pine Pino PineCone 1 Cone and havo fished and boated I and everything else there thore is to do around here hore Lets Lots bo be thankful for Cor Corthe forthe the tho pirates bequest and ana turn gold hunters hunt rs It Sure assented the tho masculine trio In concert Well dig lg up un tho the whole cavo cave If H you rOli give the word Miss Mss Eakins added Docker Well rell get picks and shovels and start out this tills afternoon Mercy no dissented Alva Al va t the way wa to look for gold goldWo goldVA Wo VA rc go In tho the dead elead of or night and carry calr mattocks that what they used to carry carn Mr Decker or Certainly assented Lcd Decker but buta bu l la a mattock Is merely morel a broad pointed pick and they make them any anymore anymore more Tho demand for mattocks s samong among gold hunters is 1 so light lI lt that you OU havo have to lo have them made mado nl do to pr pl der Anyhow wo we can have lanterns lantern she sho said contentedly May 1111 I sec cc the I parchment again plea o oTho Tho The three mon men sprang forward each clutching tho the document t The rhe usual summer condl ip t were reversed at Pine Pino Cone Thero was wasI I I but one ono young woman to men men And no vacationers over ocr were J ruled by br a n statelier queen Il Alva Alvn Eakins had been the hons of 01 Amer I p ns in Il London the tho th and md rp lt had t no y IH r sway wa vay she sho had hn 1 IQ t none nope of 0 h SS that ys s grew ge charm Iud and she was almost a chum to 0 tho the three who mutely worshiped her Now they looked on In silent ador adoration adoration ullon as sho ho bent hent her het golden goiden head over the tho parchment Jt t was wis a n time timeworn worn wom document Its very appearance substantiating tho the claims of q U ts wn or 01 that it had boon lleon in the family nearly pearly two flIp folds had hind been reinforced with yIt linen lInon Itself brown with ago age and ad the Hie faint brown tho statement made mado in thin tho text that tho thu writing had been leen done with the pi pirates pirates rates own blood It was wm y a clover clever hit bit of oC forgery do rho signed to Interest the at the Pine Pino PI no Cono Celia hotel but It i had md Its well and the tio little littie cave at nt atthe atthe the foot fo t of oC tho mountain had boon heon dug over scores scorCH of oC times In lit cli tho the pirates cs gold guid guidt goldt It t told tod Red Hod Burton Burlon once on co a pl pi pirate rate ralo rn o hud had lIell cil Inland I with vi th a aston ston of O gold and alid JOW borne bomo by ly h hl l c slaps hi 1 th tj RC ne who had hOop boon his hili associates hut who now were Ills hI enemies U had hail his ilia I jn In tho the C e his f that thor their spirits might i guard rd over hp t of or plunder AB As ho hind hId his It ht ta l spine of or the rocks locks In Iti tip of thip cavern eaverl had bach li 13 iy U Ills 1 pistol shots and had hal fallen crushing legs logs Laboriously lie had dragged himself to cabin and an there his wounds woun had been rudely dressed Blood poisoning had set sel In and on his deathbed de in gratitude to his new noW newfound found fOI q friends ho lie halt hail bequeathed l to lo them thorn his lIs store of oC plunder An Indian raid had prevented Im Immediate Immediate immediate mediate search for or the treasure and when a younger Hitchman had re ro returned turned turied to tho the cabin ho could not find tile tho cavern It was overgrown with wi th weeds and null brush and anti for rOl nearly years had remained undiscovered When at it lust last the tho clearing of o the tho tholand theland land had hud resulted In the rediscovery rediscover of or tho cavo cave tho the paper was useless The Tho treasure had been betm be li burled buried by h tile the light of tho the moon penetrating a U cleft In tho the rocks and this litis cleft n longer was in existence The Tho ho Interval had ilal filled tile the j o cove earth and though font of Jio ncr n rp and a half f 1 tile nip surface pf qt q t the u C had ha beep IH over OOl scores of no IP rewarded the c of oC too the search It 1 presents many soul hI Alva A a ap nho ho returned rn HIP Ow nl n h mon inept tc O Twining The Phe ing to t n IB is te got lantern 1 a anel an tie tIie th ov o r l we te may find where he th pieR In Inthe II p the rock wes was and 1111 then wo vu cpa can pl lr it out or r try tn Is lo 10 tim the ray used tp fall Of or e the thu IB lii jn In tho the po as an she Bh to J lie ho o 2 Q years ye p ago ngo we VC shall h pt tp m kp for but wo w can c pt tho the lo 10 location 1 cation callan and by b thrusting a along long ion rod clown down into the tho earth we could conk sound for or the he treasure chest Good scheme approved Twining I loan can got a rod down own at tho the black blacksmiths blacksmiths smiths and ant well go so over there thero this afternoon and start our ou Investigations tI ns Too hot objected Gifford Any Anyhow Anyhow I how place haunted haunt d until Cope jooe op w n tho ho io hotel no pl the WU iv through a fl i dense dore dOp e nine DIne If I w wils 05 s pleasantly o trees s and rot until I they the reached the thc clearing in front of or I the cave did dl they the feel feol the heat which beat down mercilessly merciless upon the hot stones Tho The entrance to the cave was gray gra and forbidding The brush had been heen cleared away aWa and ono OttO or two trees chopped down to leave leavo a n bare apace space I A rudo rude arch gave entrance to t o place and led le to a n passage p little more i ghosts ghq ts at tt heir revels rp c vp haye to lie to haunt haunted cd ed la with a smile smite Wo We roust must nl P q o f light when we clime this Tomorrow evening even I hg corrected Twining It will take tal e a n little time timeto to make mako the rod and wo shall havo have to soak bricks in kerosene to make tho the flares Wood fires Ures will make too much smoke Tomorrow then sho she agreed but let hot us bo ho going They spent tho the following afternoon c J t 4 t tn w L J JI s ii 41 4 J u si TT IT I BEEM TO BE J HAUNT pD D I tJ I nr after dark daVk d rk s t assented t l pecker Well Weh walk over OOt there Hf lea P PIll Ill go ocr over a rl get tho the Ini hu of qt O the n n Twining I r want to get on jq p the th blacksmiths and order eider Ol et the rod any anyway all allway way a Ill go with YOU jcu volunteered lt Alva Ahva I want to La see sec what the place looks like and Its not fair fall that you on go al nit alone right assented Gifford Well TelI all phi go gor goot r Jot ot a bit of lit it declared Alva AIa with a light laugh You two lazy laz m n St stay StU nere Ii ie and anil gain strength ftp II p expedition on Twing Tw smiled at it l their and set off alone alope with AtY than the tho hight of qt a p r an tp I 90 0 when It a ci vaulted pave fave of oC an n acre and 3 hair jn n 4 A bubbled from the A in corn f and ran through the cen cea center center ter Qt cit the th cave pite emerging em a cleft eleCt In I rock on tho the rI strip Lets Leb go In and anti get a H t drink suggested Twining Tho Tue is 1 as codas cold lB as though It IL I had been Alva smilingly l and Twin Twining ing led tho the way wa into the tho cave cavo It seem scorn to be haunted she lie commented il I think that IB III i all nih nonsense Its Jt haunted only when the treas treasure tre treasure ls ure Is IB threatened explained Twin i L ing InS though they th do say SU that there ire tre times when whon passers IH by have heard MIss T did dIl accompany pany hem i a ij ch and nl j 11 desire to Iest rest for the tho and tiui they tile the pulled their boat oa oat In III to nd hurried up nil to thip U p was no sign of her and alid In n ans Wor var to their eager eagel Inquires lis Mr HH explained that she sho hjul luul town Her mother wept over to lake lako morning continued Mrs 1115 She he sent word ii 11 y J I tilt hut lithe was going to stay ill nIh night II l nd i Id Misa Alva AIa como conio over oer There was no to tp he to the tho train but she sho ln nH Mr M Ir Twining hurl hud shown or oy tp follow the short cut t tip t Q woods and sho she started off arc alone Shell be back tomorrow but she sho wants you yot to go bO to the tho caVe cavo tonight and look hook It over There Thero may bo ho a chance of o locating tie the moon through that eleCt cleft Tho The landlady turned away to hide hidu a smile There was no cleft except In 10 the mind of or the tIle man miln who hart had forged the parchment but hut butI if I it Interested the tho boarders it tt was all right gave haye them hot hot bis his biscuit biscuit cult for fOI supper to make up nl for tho the deception Out on tho the porch after tea lea there was Avas a It division of opinion It had been beena a hot day duy du on the water and the pros prospect prospect peel of or a twomile tramp through the and the Wo exploration of oC a musty cave cavo did I hi n not t appeal to them 1 without Mss Mis presence as a an Incentive incent tive te teI t ye I Sho She may ma not be 10 home for a n j couple QC days argued Jack Jacle Gifford lilt It I may bo ho copier cooler tomorrow morning Lets 1 Avail I think it Is all jL a fake falte anyhow echoed Decker tell lell ell pr VP went tent over and an rm Ht see 1 III HI says ays that the are aro tolling at tho other othel end of the lake Vor Vol Ii a quarter take phe t i h 1 couple of bricks s over ovel to the ll cavo cave niu leave rn to lo make it an though we C peon been Jeen there Th l t Is ls s all right rih admitted Twin In Ing I that r ntH r treasure I Ill p tho cave C e lint but we W I li g go over oer It Inter Interests interest ests est St Miss Avi rInd perhaps wo wa W will wIl fim that will n It i worth cynith while There are tro om t In iii the rocks It Il may mai ho bo that hip pf them leads to tho the high gh H It nin moy and it may not Hot said caI Gif GIC f i U q dont caro care either Avay wa ta Time enough to tn go so when Miss Alva Aiva conies comes hall back Decker echoed the tho sentiment but this did not shako determination and anti it Jt ended In iii his hl sallying forth alone ahone swinging a couille of or tho tue thool ol bricks by b their t The stillness and ad ar d the tho blackness of oC tho the night awed hlll blip aj a hp niilo m Hlo his way vay along the path pat He gave gac no credence to the ef ghosts ts but the tho t I ht noises sound strange tp p city cars especially when ono one is isalone isalone alone and a ad the hoot of tho the owl and a aiu nJ the hp r e croak cronl of oC the tree toads and rind of the frogs In a Y marsh might readily be he mistaken rell fit the cries of or the dusky QC or the tho He H hall hail j reach cached ell tho the entrance and anti had to Iq touch a match malch to tu ono one pf the tho when a it groan gioan sounded ftc e leading to tho the cave Tho match matei fluttered to the thic wl h fulfilled Its I r r for pr a I mn Twining turned white witHe Ijo ija beirl his hlf hil ground 1 and alI the lie rP ln n II 11 m thon al and rw Ift r mat ph This hR lc 11 I I 1 I It t tho presently there v WI wits sj a tiara flare pf nr w light as the tho kerosene WitS was Ignited Bravely BInol ho lie started down the tho pass passage ft j age ngo and entered tho the vaulted cave caye On the fat far side was a figure that stirred slightly with witha a i cry CI QC surprise hurried across the cavo and anti dropped on hlo hla tim knees be lie beside side tho the apparition Ono One glance blance at tho tite little huddled t heap hoap had told him that it was wa Alva Aiva 1 and as ho knelt beside her ho he saw that sho she was Avas unconscious With water from the tho spring ho r ri bathed hoi her furo f co and presently sho she I stirred slightly and opened her eyes You Oil have havo conic come at last JIt she said j With a sigh Whore are arc the tue others They Tho did not come ho lie explained i They Tile were yen very tired after r tho the after arLar afternoons s fishing n It was enough that 1 camo came V i VI 1 I thought th lIght that you OU never noer would t come COnIC she said with a sight elgh What t I time limo is it f t tOnly J JOn Only On 1 about L LIt It seemed se nied longer than that she ho hoI I I u I la gb I tripped over overL Jj ji i L and foil My ankle was Avns and anti qs q I r was AVUS neat neal the tue cavo cave 1 tj tjI t tI I came camo in here to batho hattie it It hurt hint so that I thought that I would Avalt until the exploring party part came canto I jj r never nevol could have made trip tri Jl back V 4 j to the hotel alone alono Suppose that you pot oat come conic either 1 You wanted is us lo to SilO see If 11 there thero vas Avas Avasa vasa J Jn a n cleft clort In tho the rock lock ho lie said simply The others not como coma be lie because r cause they were top tan lazy hazy she cried at the truth j knew klies that i f depend on all you YOI I thought U I that the tho others would Id como conio too They are aro pretty well played out I began be an Twining apologetically but J shia Ehe made a gesture of dissent They were lazy I 1 know sho she said paid Do you OU think that you ou Jr J can cnn b h 1 my ankle I 1 tore up r part of o my m skirt for a bandage but butI I guess J I must mut haY haye fainted before I put pilL It on Oil OI With WI h gentle handS I Twining filling cut J j L away the Uto and hH ap aj Idled tlell tr a e soaked o lp cold water Then r lifting in n his arms anus ho he strode the tho entrance catra ri ce CeI I can e it lip hp P said Jt i shall shah have havo to rest occasionally but Ill it J lOci wore were about to turn In as au V Twining ning strode Into tho the clearing CI n or of tho the They Thoy hurried to him of o his Ills burden t but he motioned aside and an car carried carried ried ned Alva Ala Into the tile house F FI I found Coull 1 the tho gold ho he told Mrs Irs Hitchman as he lie laid his hi charge chargo on tho tue sofa in the parlor and as she hur hurried hurried ried lied off for arnica he leaned close to e the golden head that rested res Lcd wearilY f L upon Ullon the tho pillow 1 J Is keepings t 1 ho J and there was no in that answered tho the whis 1 Im JIm IHl that It was you who nic me she sho softly |
