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"Perhaps it is the smoke," she answered with a brave attempt at a smile. The admiral in his excitement had lighted a heavy cigar and was consuming it with jerky puffs, a bit of thoughtlessness rather pardonable under the stress of the moment. For he was beginning to entertain doubts. It was not impossible for this Napoleonic chap to have a chart, to know of the treasure's existence.
A secret agent had not so adroitly joined this expedition for the pleasure of seeing a treasure dug up from some reluctant grave. What was he after? If indeed Breitmann was directly concerned, if he knew of the treasure's existence, of what benefit now would be his knowledge? A share in the finding at most.
"If there's anything you don't get the hang of anything that takes ye aback, so to speak, in what I'm tellin' you you just hitch on an' trust to old Dan Coffin; to old Dan, as'll do for you more than ever your godfathers an' godmothers did at your baptism. You'll pick up a full breeze as you go on. Man, the treasure's there!
Small cause to pine Hadst thou for treasures of the mine; For peace of mind, that gift divine, And spotless innocence, were thine. Ah, poor Louise! Ah, poor Louise! Thy treasure's reft. I know not if by force or theft, Or part by violence, part by gift; But misery is all that's left To poor Louise, Let poor Louise some succour have!
Two men, not such odds as need give us fear if we were compelled to fight; for after the pains to attain the treasure, it seemed impossible to resign it. My conscience would not teach me any wrong-doing in its appropriation. Ten minutes elapsed, and the Indians did not appear; but it was plain enough that they knew of the treasure's existence, and watched over its safety.
He knew that the man who should take the news of his treasure's loss to the Emir Ilderim would, a thousand to one, perish by every torture desert cruelty could frame, despite the cover of the white banner. Chateauroy looked after him, as he and his horse passed from the French camp in the full burning tide of noon.
"The very thing!" said Tom. "Mark me, the treasure's near by or the ghost wouldn't be so malicious." And then, looking around where the captain, and the engineer and Silly Theodore lay, I said: "The first thing we've got to do is to bury these poor fellows; but where," I added, "are the other two that fell in the water?" "O," said Tom, "a couple of sharks got them just before you woke up."
"That's the very thing you stopped me from telling you! If you knew, all the time " "I didn't," denied Brice. "What you said, just now, about the Caesars, gave me the clew. The rest was simple enough to any one who knew of the treasure's existence. There's one thing, though, that puzzles me a thing that's none of my business, of course.
If I gave the word to go about, they would rise at once. Second point, we have time before us at least until this treasure's found. Third point, there are faithful hands. Now, sir, it's got to come to blows sooner or later, and what I propose is to take time by the forelock, as the saying is, and come to blows some fine day when they least expect it.
"This author's royalties must be very great " began the King's counselor, and then checked himself when he remembered the conditions about him. "Royalties?" replied Paulus; "yes, they are great; but they are not in money or material wealth. They consist in the vast amount of help, encouragement, hope, and true happiness he brings to his readers." "But do not men like treasure for treasure's sake?
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