"Where is Jt?'!he asked.C
i I. pointed with my huge index finger
to the .figures In the : upper left 5 hand
corner and t)ie upper right bandYcor
neri marked 'respectively . latitude and
longitnde." v ; v-'k
;t?That wiirtelLus exactly.? y-. ;
of
at
them at a reductiqri
good : fiiires B. ELi Cat h ey & Co.
' i I 1 "V I I , : ' X 11 . X 1 1111 iv. F
liii
'And you can find It r.
r v;
f'f -.v
1.,.- .
i -
J ;V ,:'f
I ' ". " -' s
?.-' t. ;
r- .
i ...
V:;
- s
By CYRUS TO WNSEND BRADY
Copyright, 1912. bj
v
personal they waive tlieir ciaim to-
"Thank you," said Mistress Lacy. "I
B hall take but small advantage' of their
t generosity."
'I - know that," answered Master
.FIcklin, "and now I will return to the
town. If you will be ready about 6
i O'clock" (it was then about 2) MI will
'return and fetch you to our home."
"J shall be ready. Goodby."
The little lawyer bent over her band
and left the room. - I sat dumb and
Silent during the whole interview, al-
though I had listened to everything
with the deepest interest As usual, it
was she who broke the silence when
we were alone again.
"Master Hampdon". she "began, "to
what a sorry pass am I reduced! What
shall I do now?"
'My lady," said I, "the sorriest part
Of the pass to which you have "been
'brought is that you have In me such
a poor counselor, a rough sailor, but
one who would, nevertheless, give his
'heart's blood to promote your welfare,
or do you any service."
Now. as I said that ' I laid my hand
on the breast of my coat, and as I
bent awkwardly enough toward her
I could not even bow as gracefully as
the little attorney just departed I felt
the paper 'which I had taken from Sir
Geoffrey's hand and which I 'bad. en
'tlrely forgotten In the hurry and con
fusion of the days that had followed
his death. .1- stood open mouthed
juritb surprise and shame' at my care
'Jess forgetfulness, and stared, at her.
"What is it?" she asked, ; Instantly
noting my amaze. ''
"I am a fool, madam, a blundering
fool," said I, drawing forth the paper,
'"here is a letter addressed to you
Which ' I should have .delivered at
once," I continued, extending it toward
er. .
She tore open the envelope as she
spoke and drew forth a letter, un
folded it and there dropped from it a
'little' piece of parchment which I In
ftantly picked up and extended to her,
Itrat she was so engrossed in the letter
'that she did not see my' action and
jpald no attention to my outstretched
hand.
I looked at the parchment I held in
ply band. It was evidently the half
Of. a larger sheet' which had been torn
la two. The right half was in my
possession. A glance showed me that
1t was a part of a rudely drawji map,
apparently of an island, although lack-
lug the other half of that I could not
be quite certain. It was lettered In
Characters which were very old aod
quaint, and some, figures In the upper
left hand corner gave a latitude- The
outlines of the map and the letters
and figures were all very dim and'
adedw . ' .
My lady's letter, was a short one, for
he looked up from it presently, her
eyes filled with tears the first I had-,
seen there, and for tat reason I was
glad she should enjoy this relief. I
iuppose the fact .that she ivas so alone
and had -no one else induced her to
confide in me. At any xateshe extend
. ed the paper to me. 1 V -
"Bead it"i she said. " Tis my fa
; thers last word, to me." : . ' ....
I took it from her, and this is what I
'. ' My Dear Lucy As an ancient king of
" France once said, "Everything is lost but
hpnor,"! and that trembles in the balance.
Z have speculated, gambled; tempted for-
tune,, first because l iovea ii .anu aw
honing; to win for -you
Kne"i pene7s:-
r mother's fortune,of which shefool-
But everything
Uhlylmade me trustee has foUowed mjr
do no more, and perhapa-miy cer,
the best thins l ean do for you is to le.ave
von'; v TlTn v CioA helD .you since I cannot.
Tour ihamd and unhappy tattier
Being a True Account of Certain
Strange and Wonderful Adven
tures of Master John Hampdon,
Seaman, and Mistress Lucy
Wilberforce, Gentlewoman, In
the Great South Seas.
Cynxi Townsend Brady
Post Scrlptum. The last thing that I
possess is this scrap of parchment. It
has been handed down from father to son
for five generations. The tradition of it
is lost, but there has always been at
tached to it a singular value. Perhaps
some day the missing part raay turn up.
At any rate, of all that I once had this is
what is left. Should you marry and have
children pass it to them.t A foolish re
quest, but I am moved to make it as my
father made it to me. G. W.
I read it slowly. It was not a brave
man's letter. I liked Sir Geoffrey less
then than ever before. Some of the
ancient awe and reverence 1 felt for
the family went out of my heart then.
"Here." said I, "is the inclosure to
which your father refers."
She took it listlessly, but as her
glance fell upon it her face brightened.
"Why," she exclaimed, brushing aside
her tears, '1 have the other half. It
came to me from my mother. When
she died, five years ago., she gave it to
me with much the same account as my
father gives. I have never shown it
to any one never mentioned it even."
"Why. not?" I asked.
"I scarcely know. It was valueless.
I attached no special importance to it.
But now, now"
"It is a miracle." I said, "that the
two pieces should have come together
in your hands.'
"I don't yet understand what it all
means," she said, "but"
"Meanwhile," said I, "may I respect
fully suggest that you get the other
piece and let me look at it."
"You!" she flashed out in one of
those sudden changes of mood, some
times so delightful and sometimes the
reverse.
"I am a seafaring man, as you know,
mistress." said I humbly, "and I am
accustomed to study maps and charts
'It is an islandl"
Ferhaps this may contain information
vital to your -fortunes which I can de
cipher more easily than another." . .
She nodded and went rapidly out of
the room. In a few moments Rho nm
ack with another piece of pariiZ
; i placed them, side 'by sidie,1 and the
i torn and jagged edges fitted Into' each
,uiem m great
f caused by her
oye fadedyenow-aeepsidii.r . v
v 3 landrTghe Exclaimed:
I
he exclaimed.
4
L: lt If;, la'v there I where the figures'
say I : can, as' easily as I can find , the
park gate yonder." ."
i'. , She looked j at ' me with a certain
amount of , awe. , "Why, that Js won
derful!" she exclaimed. -
"Jfot atvalL It is done by seamen,
every, day.s": j , .
; -' "Have yor ever been there ?"
"No." said I. : "I have, crossed - the
south seas several times, but I have
never cbanced upon that island, or, in
fact, 'sailed anywhere near that lati
tude i or : longitude."
"But you know where it is?"
"Exactly! and if I had my great
chart of the south seas here I could
put my Onger upon it and show it to
you." .
"What," she 'asked." pointing with
her own dainty finger in her turn, "is
that ring around the island?"
"That will be a coral reef, I take it
They usually are broken at some point
so that ships can sail within. -but here
is a complete circle inclosing the is
land. There seems to be no entrance
anywhere. 'Tis unusual and most
Itrange." 1
"Perhaps the man that drew it made
a mistake."
"I think not. The map has been
piade by a seafaring man, that is
plain."
"I see, and the island itself is a cir
cle," she said, bending to inspect it
more closely.
"Yes." said I, "and It is like no island
that I have ever seen, for here be two
great rings like a gigantic wall and a
YE LfiCT, il-40!$
9 AM.
conn
One Half of the Map of the Island.
hill or something of the sort In the
middle." I bent lower over it In my
turn. My eyes are unusually keen, and
I saw a word written on the outsfde of
the island proper and between it and
the coral reef. "See," said I, "the
word 'Stairs!'"
"Stairs!" exclaimed the girl in amaze
ment. "Did you ever see stairs on an
island?"
"No, I have not, but. these may be
some natural means of ascent."
"It is most strange and meaning-,
less," she said. "You have been-a faith
ful, devoted servitor. Master Hamp
don, and 1 have no hesitation-in telling
you all I know. My mother and father
were distantly related that is, they
were descendants in the fifth genera
tion from two brothers."
"Exactly," said I. "Your father's
note says this parchment has been in
his possesion for five generations, and
evidently it was in the possession of
your mother's people for the same
time. , Who. ws the father of these
two brothers?"
She thought a moment.
"Sir Philip Wilberforce was his
name. . He was"
"A sailor!" I exclaimed.
"Yes, he voyaged in distant seas in
Queen Elizabeth's time. Geoffrey and
Oliver, his sons, quarrelled over his
property after his death, and"
"There, you have it They divided
his fortune and tore the parchment
apart, It Teing thought valuable for
some reason and each kept half."
That Is the tradition as regards the
fortune, and it toay account for the
parchment"
"What next, madam?"
"The families drifted apart and grad
ually died out until Sir Geoffrey and
my mother were alone left of tjieir
respective lines, and without knowing
the relationship they met and married
and I"-Jhe faltered and put her hand
over her face "am-, the only one left
of the family, of either branch."
"Now, here," said I; devoutly, for. I
fully believed what I said, "are the
workings of Divine ; Providence! The
parchment came from old Sir .Philip,
It. was. torn by his sons and the pieces
came not together until in you. the
ancient lines were united." ' : 1 , :
: ; "Yes, butlwhat does It mean?" she
asked, ; turning to . the' table again.
.r?ne?e s writing on; the back," :r ' v
Vhen ybii have a" bad cold "you
want the best7 medicine - obtainable
so as to cure irwith as -little ' dela
as possible Here is-' a druggist's
opinion: "I Have, sold Chaniberlain's
Cough Remedy;- for fifteeri yefs,
says Eno Lollar of ,0 Saratoga, Ind.,
'and consider J it the best on the
market' For sale. by all dealers! .
FORTUNE IN FACES " ;
There's often much truth in the
saying uhr face is her fortune," but
its never said where pimples, skin
eruptions, blotches, or other : blem
ishes disfigurd it Impure blood is
back of them all, and shows the
need of Dr. King's New Life : Pills
They promote health and. beauty
Try them. 25 ceats at Sylva Phar
macy. W.L.Guidney
The od and reliable
BLAcKSMITH
I wish to announce to my
old patrons and frinde that. I
have opened up a firsK .class .
Blecksmith Shop just accross
the street from the Journal
office and am prepaired to dp
all kinds of Repair Work and
Horse Shoeing.
W. L. GUIDNEY
V
STLVfl, N. t.
SAVES LEG OF BOY.
"It seemed that my 14-year old
boy would have to lose his leg, on
account of an ugly ulcer, caused by
a bad bruise " wrote E. F. Howard,
Aquone, N. C. "All remedies and
doctors medicine failed till we tried!
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and cured
him with one box." Cures burns,
boils, skin eruptions, piles. 25c at
Sylva Hharmacy.
Sick headache is caused by a
disordered stomacL Take Cham
berlain's Tablets and correct that
and the headache will disappear."
For sale by all dealers.
Game traps cannot be had any
where as conveniently as from B. H
Cathey & Co. Full line all sizes.
POST YOUR LAND
Get good cloth Posters from us at
75 cents a doz. and post your land be
fore the bird season comes in.
i .
JOURNAL JOB DEPT.
A. J.
Syl
va,
t -
B. H. Catliey &,
of a heating stoye
FIRE
Cm
rothers
The Store on the
corner , invites
you to call in and
see their line of
General Merchandise
Good heavy wool
shirts $1 and $2
We can fit you up
in any kind of un
derware from 80c
o $2.00 a suit.
Have just received
a complete line of
Buster Brown flosery
4 pair for $1 with
a guarantee to last
four months. They
are going like' hot
cakes.
Part of our fall and
winter shoes are
now in and a ship
ment on the road.
Don't fail to come
around and see us
before you buy
your childrens Shoes
Cannon Bros.
D1LLSDORO, N. C.
n. a
Co. Haye any kin d
you;wantr
B
DILLS ,
INSURANCE
AGENT
.J :