THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1891).
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THE NEW MOON. SJ;
(Concluded from Yesterday's Tribune.)
D1H T KNOW the man before
nu. who, entering th.- con
corn of Moire & Company
ns a boy at the same tlnio X
did, hud s-orved wltU
marked nbillty for ten.
years", nnd only left us to
become a partner In anoth
er largo o.incrii in th; same line of
trade1'
As I was nbout to speak he raised
his hand for me i Iteeji silent,
"It's all up, Cass, 1 Fee." tnld he.
"Five minutes more, or Jt clear stair
way just now, and you never would
have caught me. I've another ofllce
nnd another disguise close bv here. I
was certain you were on my track.
Neither Onslow nor May would ever
have been sen heie or In the city
nguill.
I'm ruined now," continued he.
nfter a short pause, "and the firm of
Lynne & Company will be terribly dis
graced. I dread to meet my partners
most of all "
"You are the n celver, Hates," I said
ns soon ns I could recover myself, "but
who is the thief?"
"1 am; alone," replied ho to my
great surprise. "The linn of .Mates,
liny ft Onslow," continued he In 11
hard, dry voice. ' c'ld the whole busi
ness, it required brains a variety nf
aecoinplHhiiients, and plenty of nerve.
You know I possess all these. 1 stole
as Hates., tiansferred the goods to
Mnv at another olllce, and received
and shipped them here as Onslow.
"Neither Onslow. May nor Bates
ever was seep In company. It was Im
possible. Onslow, you perceive, never
was fieon in the street with any mer
chandise. The position of these two
oHleesi enabled me to work my plan."
"but the dlsgulos; 'iinl the transfer
of the goods?" cried I.
"Nothing easier when you b".ir in
mind that m special success In ama
teur theatricals was in rapid olnngo ot
murvelously clever mukups and In fa
cial contortions. I made this matter
and these costumes and lhe time and
place of their change a close study;
that Is all You perceive I always
dress in dark clithes as Bates. Well,
as Hates 1 go about town with goods
unnoticed, because It is my regular line
as salesman."
I nodded assent.
Well," resumed he, "after getting
out of the drygoods district- as Hates
1 step into the obscure doorway, or If
rocehsary, Irto another office I have,
nnd in a twinkle I nm John May, as
I carry him In my clothes: May Is, vou
see. simply a change of pocket caps
that Is why I have been wearing soft
hats lately in business hours a false
moustache, e-yeglasses. and In addi
tion of this expression of countenance"
There he assumed a stolid store) "and
a peculiar voice. Here you have him
complete." said he, quickly putting on
his now rather dilapidated disguise'.
Simple as was the change, it nevi r
thcless effected a thorough tra.ur.for
matlon of personal appearance.
'Now, you see." continued he, "May,
using great discretion in his move
ments, brought his goods to his ofllee
here, and transferred them by this In
side d'-or to Onslow. It was really
only necessary for Onslow to come
here when goods were n?ady for ship
ment to Hagley; but he was In and
out occasionally. Just for appearance
sake His disguise could be more elab
orate as it dll not require particularly
rapid assumption and was always put
on under lock and key. Itut I will
shew you how quickly I can get into
It
lie stepped into the next loom and
In an Incredibly short period was back
again, the long-haired, full-bearded,
round-shouldered, forbidding-looking
Onslow we had so nearly failed to
catch.
"It's mostly the work of the wig
maker and tailor, you perceive, though
it must be sustained with earn mil
unlimited nerve," said Batns as he re
moved his dress and hand..l It lo us
for Inspection.
"Well, you're a good eme, ' fa 1 1 Jenks
In deep admiration. "We shall have
to lock you up at Charlestov. n, sure."
This very dubious compliment and
assurance shocked me nnd visibly af
fected Hates. Notwithstanding the
cold-blooded rascality of the cise, I
could now feel only deep commisera
tion. Hates saw It expressed clearly
enough In my face
"Don't take It to heart, Cass." slid
he "You didn't know whom you were
hunting down. You simply done your
duty well. I've never felt easy since
you asked the teamster (who told me
nil about the affair) about the case.
I forgot myself when I threw In the
fancy marking touches which you
used to admire In the old days."
Yes.1' said I, "It was the marking
that Urst caught my eye, but the
Initials v. V. O.' made me ask the
questions."
"That's what puzzles me," respond?!
lie How did you first get started ut
ter Onslow?"
"Hy this," said I, handing him the
fragment of the postoifleo bill, "I
picked It up In our counting room near
amis' desk."
lie gave a low whistle.
Yes." shaking his head, "It was that
little hit of paper that started you on
the right hunt. I was not often so
careless as to carry even a torn frag
ment of such documents about me. I
dropped it there myself, accidentally,
when calling on Mills one noon."
"It's all over now," continued ho
after a short pause. "It has been a
hard strain on me, nnd I really feel a
certain sense of relief."
"What's your next step?" added he
tjulrkly.
"Hut you haven't told yet how the
robberies were committed," said I.
"That's what has puzzled us most of
nil."
"Can't you guess now'.'"
"No, not even supposing you had an
accomplice," replied I. "Can you?"
nsked I of Jenks.
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For Nervous Exhaustion
thoro is no remedy equal to
Horsford's Acid Phosphate
Genuine bean name Homord ' un vrapir.
That worthy professional slowly
shook his head.
"It bents me," said he.
"Well," said Hates, almost patron
izingly, "as long as we commenced we
might as well act out the whole affair
In theatrical style. It will explain It
self and save time and words. Come
down to the store nnd I will finish In
one more act."
I had long known the craze Hates
had for theatricals; but I now realized
that even with the disgrace and pen
alty of a great crime hanging over him,
he had almost a professional pride In
his cleverness, criminal though It was.
So, not attempting to smile in a
sickly way, as he did at the conclusion
eif his romniks, 1 simply assented to
his proposition.
Arm In arm, followed at a short dis
tance by the olllcers, we passeel up the
street and down town, greeting many
acquaintances as we went.
When fairly on the way, grasping
him convulsively by the arm, 1 said in
a low but earnest voice:
"For Ood's sake, Hates, what prompt
ed you to commit this crime?"
"Hevenge, primarily," said he In a
hard voice. "Hevenge at not being
Taken into the concern of Moire & Co.
when you were, nnd, eecond, further
on, a need of money, to retrieve on
secret outside speculations In which I
lost the savings of years. I never
showed any disappointment at tho
tflatment of Moire & Co., but after
getting Into the other concern I swore
to run yours down, If possible. My
llrst work was In petty snatch thiev
ing ns opportunity offered In my fre
quent calls on you and Mills. That
was merely to fret you all and break
your pride In your so-cnlled perfect
stock system. Later I plnnned for
regular operations, still from malice.
Hut when I got cornered for money I
planned, night and day. for a safe sys
tem that would till my purse and break
the crenllt of the hated concern. I will
onlv add now." said he as we entered
our street, "that that piling up of goods
by the open window was not a part ot
my direct system. It was done to con
fuse you and divert your attention
from a deeper study of the situation. I
only took nbout my usunl steal that
night, you remember, nnd took that in
my usunl way."
We were now nearlng our stores
which were adjoining ones. That of
Moire & Company stood on the corner
of the block and next door came that
of Lynce & Company, the name of
Hates being the last on the prominent
gilt sign over the entrance.
To my surprise Hates said. "I will
take Jenks Into my store and you
and Sampson go into yours. Take all
your partners with you to your book
room at once. I will bo there pre's
ently," he added.
"Go with Hates, Jenks." said I as
that olllcer came up.
Taking Sampson with me I hurried
to the private counting room.
There I found Mills, who had ar
rived during my absence. Something
In my manner made him look anxious
and worried. t
"Cheer up and brace up. my boy,"
whispered I ns we shook hands warm
ly. "Come with me and keep still.
Don't ask any questions yet."
With a look of surprise he obeyed,
nnd went with the other partners,
who, with puzzled nnd troubled faces,
followed me at my request to the back
room. Evidently they expected some
fresh disaster.
Closing the door behind us I referred
to tho Incident of a few days befoio,
which called for the book of IS, fif
teen years back.
"In the absence of Mills." said I, "I
came here for the books. This is the
particular chest," said 1, touching It
with my foot.
"To my surprise," continued I with
a sharp look of caution to Mills, "I
found It unlocked and the books gone."
Mills gave a start and turned pale. "I
found the books, however," resumed
I, addressing the now startled seniors,
"hidden away up here behind these
chests on the shelves. Hut the chest
was not empty, gentlemen," I wns
about to step forward and raise the
lid, when, to the surprise even of my
self, that particular chest moved
steadily, yet noiselessly, directly to the
front toward us, and Instnntly came
the voice of Hates: "It Is on nicely
adjusted rollers, you perceive, gentle
men" and th,c head of the speaker ap
peared above the top, thrust through
an opening In the wall.
Then with the Jump e.f a gymnast
he was In a second on the lloor before
us with pale and hard-drawn features.
Without pausing or looking up he
quickly turned the chest und raised
the lid. "The last lot stolen is still
there In part, gentlemen; and It Is
positively the last."
Then straightening up and turning
squarely upon his dazed and half
stunneil audience he looked them full
In the face. The effort was too great.
IIo could no longer sustain the severe
strain. With a sudden swerve he fell
senseless to the floor. Jenks, who had
followed him closely through the wall,
nt once took measures to restore hliu
to consciousness. In five minutes
Hates was able to sit in nti arm-chair
that had been brought; but ho was a
changed man. He seemed to be utter
ly broken In spirit and looked old and
hnggaid. With weak and Irregular
speech lie gave the additional Informa
tion necessary to supplement the brief
statement I now made to the firm.
It wns ngaln the old story of a slmplo
method under peculiarly favorable con
dltlous, worked with great talent and
nerve. The block in which our store
was situated was, like others of Its age,
built without ventilators. As a conse
quence tho atmosphere, In the oillces
especially, was often close nnd oppres
sive. When the subject of ventilation be
came a matter of general public Inter
est, our firm Insisted upon adopting tho
new Ideas. Accordingly u large box or
ventilating shaft, beginning on the first
floor, was put Into the partition divid
ing our storo from the adjoining one.
To avoid breaking up our ofllce space,
the projection of the shaft from the
line of the partition was, by agreement,
entirely in the other store. The only
visible evidence, therefore, of a venti
lator In our storo was the small orifice
In the partition near tho celling. Prob
iihly not one of our concern remem
bered anything of the proportions of
tho ventilating shaft, Its termination
at the root being mJ1 capped fun-
nel. This shaft was, In fact, much
larger than any built In theso later
days. When Hates entered the con
cern of our next door neighbors, his
private olllce Inclosed within Its nrea
the ventilating shaft. While pondering
his plans for a safe system of heavy
stealing, his attention was drawn to
tho cnpaclous shaft. Instantly he com
menced Investigations.
As a partner nnd stock manager ho
had a set of keys, and went and came
unquestioned by tho night watch.
He worked evenings and Sundays.
The ventilator was solidly built, and
was of sufficient size to uccofiimodnte
the free motions of a full-grown man.
Hates wns a man of varied talents,
and had a fine reputation ns an ama
teur woodworker and cabinetmaker. In
our own oillces were several beautiful
specimens of his handiwork made while
In our employment.
Urgluning In his own olllco at the
door line, he cut nnd fitted perfectly a
door of ample size. This he cnslly con
cealed by a fnncy e'nrd-rnck, which he
placed upon It. A strong ladder was
then securely fastened to the corner
joint Inside the shuft. This ladder ran
up to the line of the second lloor. Hates
was, ot course, fully uwaro that the
shaft on our side was within the space
Inclosed by the book roum. Hero,
ngnin, on tho lloor line, he cut a door
which, when open, swung back Into the
shnft. This was lltled with such nicety
ns almost to defy detection even when
It wns sought. It would be almost Im
possible to discover It when Its exist
ence was unsuspected. Moreover, this
door was also screened from sight by
tho row of chests on the floor. With
this simple nrrangement, only noise
less movements and fitting oPDortuni
ties were required to place our stock
at his mercy. When In readiness our
silk goods (at once tho most eonionct
und the most valuable of our stock)
were only a few yards' distance away,
and even five minutes were sufllclont
for him to effect a theft ot from live to
ten pieces. These he could stow nway
within the shaft and lower them to
the bottom at his leisure.
The removal of the goods from his
store was an equally slmplo mutter. It
would only bo done during tho day. To
attempt It by night would be to at
tract the attention ot the night watch.
As a very active salesman, Hates was
constantly In and out of the store ev
ery day with one to three samnla
pieces of goods under bis arm.
As manager of the stock, his oHlco
wns constantly full of sanole nieces eif
goods for examination and "omparlson.
Without danger he might have kept a
moderate eiuantlty of his plunder open
ly In his olllce. but with sensible cau
tion they were kept stowed awuy In the
shaft until the time of removal. Ills
outside methods have already been de
scribed. His stealing with a watch
man Inside wus nlso an easy matter.
Climbing his ladder In his slocking
feet, he had only to listen till he heard
the man mnke his periodical rounds to
the basement, when, unlocking with
a skeleton key the book room door, he
could steal In three minutes an arm
ful of goods worth nearly $500, and be
back In the shaft without making any
fairly audible noise. This ho could
repeat several times In the course of a
night.
When no Inside man was on duty, th
whole stock wns subject to his delib
erate selection. The chest which he
rut on rollers for quick and noiseless
work was only used to store goods
when haste was lOCfsntry When hu
desired lo enter at night lui avoided tho
main entrance after il.e first robbery.
The absence of the padlock on the door
would excite attention nnd remark.
Ho took charge of the closing ot tho
store under the plausible and creditable
plea of looking after the matter. A
back door led to tho rear alleyway.
This door was locked and bolted on the
Inside. When Intending a night rob
bery, he would; at tho Inst moment be
fore leaving tho store, ge to his ofllce,
slip from there to the rear, and qulek
lly pull back the bolts which he had
fixed to slide noiselessly. Ills key
would then admit him lrom the out
side later In the evening. In a slmplo
disguise he had only to watch care
fully the movements of the night
watchman. To pass nong tho street
after the watchman had gone on nnd
slide down the alley Into the back
eloor wns, for him, but the work of a
few seconds. Care and cplerlty were
alone required In this operation. His
strong points were, lirst, a remarkably
favorable (situation; second, the ab
sence of any accomplice; third, his
never appearing as Hates at his Wash
ington street ottlces; fourth, his never
trying to sel the goods In Hoston oi
New England. His arrangements with
Hagloy were made after a long and
careful search In Now York.
All this information was given by
him nt a protracted meeting held by
the two firms that evening In our office.
Hates made a full disclosure, giving
the figures of all h's transactions with
Hagloy, and accounting fully for ull tho
stolen property, it Is sufficient to slato
here that our losses as shown by e.jr
books wera nearly .2.000. nates, of
course, had icallzed less t'.ian that sum
under tho peculiar dllheultles of selling
tho goods.
His firm, which was of very high
standing, was overwhelmed with grief
nnd mortification. They, of course, in
sisted upon making our lo.vjoa good,
as their store had been the base ot op
erations nnd their partner the thief.
Jenks and Sampson still sat by when
the question of legal proceedings
against Hates came up. Hates re
mained silent. He did not beg for mer
cy, nor urge any extenuation of his
crime.
Evidently deep, sincere grief and
pity were uppermost In the breast of
nil tho members of both concerns. It
was plainly a great relief to all when
the venerable Mr. B. of our firm rose,
and with broken voice announced that
no legal measures against Bates would
be Instituted by us. He alluded to
Bates as u dearly beloved son, who
hod strangely gone wrong, even to
great criminality, but he was willing
to leave him to the punishment of his
guilty conscience, and expressed the
hope and belief that he would err no
more.
The senior partner of Lynn & Com
pany followed In remarks of similar
purport, and announced that they
would furnish tho guilty man with
amply sulllclent funds to leave for any
distant point ho might decide upon,
adding that It wns their wish that he
depart almost Immediately, for tho
peace of mind of ull concerned.
Bates, deathly pale, thanked us all
briefly, and promised to start tho next
night for the extreme Southwest,
whero he would earnestly strive to es
tablish a character which would fully
Justify our great leniency. Mills and
I were overjoyed with tho result of
the meeting. Bates had long been an
Intimate friend with both, of us.
Jenks and Sampson wero perhaps
the most disappointed of ull the com
pany, but a good roll of bills, which
I slipped Into the bunds of tho former
caused both to look Intensely satisfied.
Bagley did not tare as well us Bates.
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Scranton Store, 124-126 Wyoming: Avenue.
These prices for two hours only-between 8 and 10 o'clock
All other prices advertised are for all day but this. No matter when you come though, there will al
ways be great saving chances today.
Linen towels Several thousand of these linen Huclc Towels, regular e
price of which is io cents for two hours today
Women's cotton hose Fine quality, fast black, full seamless, with An
spliced heels, regularly ioc. Challenge price for two hours today
Silkolines Figured and plain, good quality. Just the thing for comfort- c
ables regular price ioc and i24c. Here for two hours today
Comforts Heavy Cotton Comforts that are regularly 6gc. Here on q Q
Friday for just two hours at a great Challenge Sale price OC
French serge Fifteen pieces of 50-inch all-wool black French Serge, IO,
regular price 65c the yard. Here on Friday morning for two hours at OOC
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All day Friday dress goods safe
Lot t Our double fold plaid dress poods, just the
thing for children's school dresses, real value ioc; special C
Lot 2 Our 33-inch plaid dress goods, in all the i
desirable effects, 20c grade. Special 1 ZfiQ
Lot 3 Our high class plaid dress goods. 35 cent .
grade. Special... 71 2UC
Lot 4 Our all wool golf suitings, in the new
greys and browns, real value 59c. Special 35C
Lot s Our all wool dress goods, in mixtures, all
the new colorings, 69c grade. Special 39C
Lot 6 Our 38-inch camel's hair plaids, made to
retail at 75c Special 49C
Lot 7 Our new homespuns in all shades, 75c
grade. Special 55C
Lot 8 Our fancy black figured dress goods, 50c
grade. Special '. 33C
Lot 9 Our colored taffeta silks, embracing all the ,
new styles and weaves, real value 98c. Special OoC
Lot 1O Our 50-inch storm serge, in black and ,
navy, 98c grade. Special 69C
Special sale of high class astrakhan.
$2.50 value $1.25 S4.5oand5 value $2.25
All day Friday domestic goods safe
36-inch printed percales, i2c grade. Challenge ,
Price OC
Unbleached table linen, 35c grade. Challenge
Pce 25C
Pure linen crash, in bleached and unbleached, 7c
grade. Challenge price 5C
Full standard apron gingham, sells everywhere at 6c.
Challenge price : 3C
MJgh grade outing flannel, real value 8c. Challenge
price 1 vJ w
Mill ends of bleached table damask, 65c grade.
Challenge price 35C
Yard wide unbleached muslin, 6c grade. Challenge
price 3C
Remnants of unbleached sheeting, worth 18 cents. t
Challenge price 1 (JC
10-4 and 11-4 unbleached sheeting, real value . i
20c, Challenge price 122C
Yard wide bleached muslin, worth 8c. Challenge
price .v 5C
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As receiver of the stolen goods he Rot
the full penalty of the New York law,
whle-h Included lxth a fine and a term
of Imprisonment. Of course the affair
caused Intense excitement, and much
severe criticism of our course In let
tlnff Hates ko unpunished. But tho
talk finally died out, and probably
very few, even of the oldest merchants
now alive, remember any of the de
tails of this series of robberies.
HE SAVED EORT PULASKI.
SEEKS TO RECOVER
BURIED TREASURE
LAW SUIT WHICH DEVELOPS A
ROMANCE.
Capt. Carter's Heroic Act During the
Rebellion.
Krom tho Wllkos-Barre llccord.
Kx-Jury Commissioner Solomon Tay
lor of Harveyvllle', himself a civil war
veteran writes to the Kecord as fol
Iowm regarding a United State's olllcer
who has been sentenced to a military
prison:
The name of Capt. O. M. Carter will
scarcely be mentioned for tho next five
years, as he undergoes his solitary con
finement at hard labor In the United
States military prison. Five years ago
the newspapers of the country were
laudliiK him as the hero of Fort Pulaski
This fort has a historic record. It waa
built by Gen. Q. A. Gllmore nnd after
ward bombarded by him from Tybee
Ibland until a breach wns made In the
southeast corner. It was defended by
Col. O. H. Olmstead of the Confederata
forces. This was on April 11, 1SC2. On
July 20, 1S94, Just after breakfast, Ord
nance Serneant William China of the
Twenty-fourth Infantry went Into tha
atoreroom, where he had his carpenter
tools, to do some work. In the room
were several casks of powder In all 400
pounds, and a large quantity ot tlxed
ammunition. He did as he had been
doing for some time during the summer
months, and took a handful of pow
ler from one of the open casks, wet It
at a pump and then placed It In tho
centre of the room. IIo Ignited It In
order to drive out the mosctultoes,
which were numerous. It seems that
In carrying the powder from the cask
he had left a trail of dry powder from
tho middle of tho lloor up to the cask.
As soon as he had Ignited the powder
It burned ulong the trail and tho 400
pounds exploded, fatally Injuring the
sergeant and setting fire to the wood
work of the southeast casement. The
constant explosion of tho heavily load
ed shells In the storeroom created great
alarm, as only a five-foot wall separat
ed the storeroom from tho magazine,
whero thirty tons of powder were
stored.
Capt. O. jr. Carter, the government
engineer who had charce of the fort,
hurried to the scene and set a force of
men to currying the casks of powder
from tho magazine and another crew to
playing on tho fire with a hose nnd
when the day closed tho flro was sub
dued and the fort saved. Within 200
feet of the flro were B00 pounds of dy
namite, which If the magazine had
blown up would have been exploded
by the concussion. As It was, only the
southeast corner of tho fort was dam
aged. Two of tho casements were
burned out and tho roof waH destroyed
hy tho constant bursting of shells. En
gineer officers and others stationed at
the War Department were full of praise
for Capt. Carter. They said that ha
went Into the burning storeroom lllled
with explosives at the Imminent peril
of his life, put the llremen to work,
took out tho body of Sergeant Chlnn
and averted a further explosion, thus
saving tho fort from total destruction.
'Poor Carter, while wo regret the un
fortunate Incidents that have led ljlm
to disgrace and Imprisonment, wo
should not forgot his daring heroism In
saving Fort P.ulaskt the grim vlsaged
guardian of Savannah.
Ohio Man Secures Wealth He Had
Buried on nn Island Many Years
Ago ana Son of His Former Cap
tnin Claims Half A Narrative of
Pact Which Reads Like the Wild
est Fiction.
A talo of burled treasure that would
cause Capt. Jlayne Held or Robert
Louis Stevenson to blush was made
public yesterday, writes a Chllllcothe,
O., correspondent of the Chicago Kec
ord under date of Sept. 14, when a
young man named Howard P. Sum
mers filed a petition in tho county
court at Jackson, In which he seeks to
recover from Capt. Charles A. Hen
derson tho sum of $S6,CC0, which, he al
leges, is half of a burled treasure
which Henderson secured from un Is
land In the South Atlantic. The story
unfolded in tho petition rends like a
talo from the Arabian Nights, Hen
derson admits that the story Is true,
but requires that Summers prove his
claim upon the treasure.
In I860 William H. Summers wus
captain of a cllpper-bullt brig called
the Lark, and for some years he had
been following the profession of a
smuggler with uniform success. At
that time he met Henderson, then a
young man, at Haltlmore, and offered
him the position of first mate on the
Lark. Henderson, who wns born at
Jackson, O., and who had run away to
sea while a boy, accepted tho offer, al
though he did not know nt the time
that the Lark was a smuggler. He
soon found this out, however, but con
tinued In the- position of first mate.
WAS A PltlVATICKn.
When the war broke out Summers
turned his brig Into a prlvateersman,
and, It Is said, was not as careful as
he might have been to observe the
laws of the high seas. He met with
great success, at any rate, and: at the
end of three years was ready to retire.
By that time he had amassed nearly
$175,000 In gold and notes, which he
kept In n strong chest In his cabin. No
one knew of the existence of this chest
except himself.
In 1SG1 the Lark left Itlo Janeiro
homeward bound, and her captulu had
determined us soon as he reuched home
to sell tho brig und lead a less perilous
life. But off the coast of South Ameri
ca the ship ran Into a terrific hurricane
and for over a week was driven rapid
ly to the south nnd west. During all
that tlmo It was Impossible to take an
observation to determine the ship's po
tion, but on the tenth day. the sky
denied and It wns found that the ship
was near the Tristan d'Acunha group
of Islunds In the south Atlantic- Land
was In sight to the northward, und to
ward this the Lark was turned, for tho
fchlp's supply of water wus almost exhausted.
CHASKD BY MAN-OF-WAR.
Half an hour later the lookout re
ported u man-of-war headed straight
for tho Lufk. Now tho captain of the
Lark had many reasons for not desir
ing to meet a man-of-war of any na
tion, nnd all sail wus crowded on. But
It was soon evident that tho Lark wub
no match for -her pursuer, nnd Capt.
Summers decided to run her Into a
land-locked cove. Before anything
further could bo done the man-of-war
hovo to outside and dropped her boats
into tho water for the purpose of con
tinuing the pursuit. The crew of the
( Lark did not wait for them, however,
but tumbled Into the long boat nnd
rowed madly for the shore. Tho boats
of tho man-of-war at once gave chase.
Capt. Summers and his first mate
were left nlono on the brig nnd the
former determined to make an effort
to save the money which wns In tho
chest below. So he told Henderson
briefly of the existence of the tre-asure
and offered him half of It If he would
help him convey It to a place ot safety.
Henderson Jumped nt the offer. They
quickly lowered a, small boat over the
side of the brig away" from the man-of-war.
In this they placed the chest,
nnd then rowed quietly ashore, with
out being discovered by the man-of
war's crew, who were intent on the
pursuit of the long boat. As soon as
they reached the shore they pulled
their boat up Into the underbrush,
seized the chest between them and
made off Into tho woods; nor diet they
stop until they had placed severnl
miles between themselves nnd the
cove. Thev concealeet the chest nnd
themselves remained In hiding until the
next day, when they ventured to creep
down to the cove.
LEFT ON AN ISLAND.
There was no sign of tho man-of-war,
but the Lark had been scuttled
nnd sunk In the cove and the long boat
In which the crew had landeel wns
smashed to pieces. Their own small
boat had not been discovered and wns
Intact. An exploration of the Iblim
showed them that none of the crew of
the Lark had been left upon It 'ind
hence they concluded that they had all
been taken prisoners. The Island was
n small one and was uninhabited. Sum
mers and Henderson concluded that
tho best thing for them to do was to
try to reach one of the larger Islands
of tho group In their boat. They were
unwilling, however, to risk the chest In
the small boat, for fear some accident
might happen It, and so determined to
leave it behind. They had found a
natural cove In the course of their
wanderings about the Island nnd in this
they buried the chest, marking the
place with a pile of stones. Then they
rigged a small sail on their boat and
soon reached one of the larger Islands,
which was uninhabited. Here Caut.
Summers was stricken with smnlluox
and died, leaving Henderson the sole
possessor of the secret.
Henderson know no one on the Is
lands whom he could trust, and at last
determined to return homo and fit un
an expedition to go after the treasure.
After a weary period of waiting, he flu
ally secured passage on a ship bound
for the Capo Colony, nnd It was not
until three years later that ho reached
his old homo at Jackson. Here he en
deavored to secure the money neces
sary to fit out an expedition to go after
tho treasure, but his friends laughed
at the story nnd thought Henderson
was a madman. He could find no one
who was willing to udvnnco the money
needed, and so at last In despair Hen
derson determined to return to his old
trade art a sailor and earn enough
money to fit out a vessel. How he ate
his heart out during those weary years,
how ho saved every cent and how nt
tho end of fifteen yeurs he found he
had enough money can be passed over,
RETURNS FOR THE TREASURE,
Ho bought the Laura K. Fine nt
Philadelphia In 18S5 and started for the
south Atlantic. But off Cape Hatteras
the vessel Van Into a terrible gale and
waei foundered, the crew being saved
with the utmost dlfllculty. With the
Laura K. Fine, every cent Henderson
had In tho world went to the bottom of
tho ocean, and ho was compelled to
start til again at the bottom ot the
ladder.
It wus not until last year that Hen
derson found himself again In position
to start for tho treasure-. He went to
New Orleans and bought the utatich
little vessel Frolic, belonging to the
. Southern Yacht club. He had her
thoroughly overhauled and renamed
her the Rover. Then ho returned to.
Jackson and persuaded an old friend,
Claude Thompson, upon whom ho
could rely, to go with him.
On the 22d ot February, the 59th an
nlversary of Capt. Henderson's birth,
tho Rover left New Orleans, and droo
ping down the river, turned her head
across the gulf on her long cruise. Tho
voyage was a rapid one and without
accident, and on the 12th of April tho
Tristan d'Acunha group was sighted.
On the morning of the 14th tho Rover
entered the cove, where a portion of
the wreck of the Lark could still bo
soen.
Henderson and Thompson rowed
ashore alone nnd notwithstanding tho
thirty-five years which had Intervened
since he last visited the spot, Hender
son led the way without hesitation to
the cave whero the treasure lay burled.
Half an hour later the chest was un
earthed. It was not until they wero
buck In the calm of the river that they
broke open the chest. The contents
were found to be Intact nnd unlnjut-J.
Notes and gold together amounted to
$173,320. .
THE TREASURE SKCURED.
The Rover's prow was turned home
ward without delay and two months
Inter the adventurers landed at Phila
delphia. One thousand dollars was dis
tributed among the crw. $100,000 was
deposited In the Third National bank
of Philadelphia and $20,000 In cash was
brought home by Henderson, who pro
posed to spend tho remainder of h's
days In ih?ace, enjoying his wealth,
which he had waited so long to get.
It was not until the appearance ot
Howard Summers a few days nuo that
any one questioned Capt. Henderson's
right to the entire fortune. Young
Hummer, however, claims tluir. l"e Is
the son of Caut. William H. Summers.
Ho nlleges that when Capt. Summeis
sailed away on his last voyage ho left
a wife and boy baby at Baltimore. Tho
wife has since died. They heard of tho
bark being caught In the hurricane oft
the South American coast and ns noth
ing further was ever heard of Sum
mers they believed thai the brig had
foundered with all on board. Mrs.
Summers knew that her husband hnd
a large sum of money with him, but
she supposed that, too, was nt the bot
tom of tho ocean. It was only recently
that Summers, Jr., learned of Hender
son's return and he has at once taken
steps to establish his title to one-halt
of the money.
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