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"No; the treasure, if it is found, belongs to Mr. Stanhope's estate absolutely that is, to Mrs. Stanhope, Dora and the Lanings. The fact that Silas Merrick had an interest in the ship at the time of the stealing of the wealth cuts no figure at all." "What is Sid Merrick doing?" asked Tom. "He has been working in secret, looking for Bahama Jack and the Spaniard, Doranez.
More than likely Merrick and Doranez were in league with each other and would do all in their power to keep the treasure out of the hands of the rightful owners. "If only Tom and Sam were here," thought Dick. "Or if only Tom has captured Tad Sobber. This is getting lively, to say the least." The men were now speaking in a lower tone and he put his ear to the keyhole, to catch what they might say.
One was a Spaniard named Doranez and the other a Spanish American sailor named Camel, but usually called Bahama Jack, because he has spent nearly all his life among the Bahama Islands." "Did those two men go after the treasure when they got out of prison?" asked Sam. "They wanted to, but were poor and had forgotten the exact location of the island where the treasure was hidden.
I found out that he had one talk with Bahama Jack, but the sailor did not like Merrick and told him very little. Then I started to find Doranez he is the man I have been after during the past week. I found him and he promised to work with me if I would pay him for his trouble. But yesterday he sent me a note, stating he had changed his mind and was going to Spain, to look up some of his relatives.
"I know that, Aleck, but they won't come back right away. Evidently they are returning to their vessel to get that Spaniard, Doranez." "I'd like to have punched Merrick's head for tying me up," growled Tom. "It will be punishment enough for him if we get the treasure," answered Mr. Rover. "If we do." "You are not ready to give up yet, are you, Tom?" "Oh, no.
Dick listened with keen interest to this talk, which revealed a great deal. Sid Merrick had made an arrangement to go on a voyage after the treasure! How soon he would start there was no telling, but probably as quickly as he could get ready. More than this, he expected to have with him the Spaniard, Doranez, the fellow who had said he was going to Spain to visit his relatives.
"Did the Spaniard Doranez know of the landing on the north side?" questioned Songbird. "So he told Merrick," answered Wingate. "He said he was the one to speak of the isle first, for he had visited it half a dozen times during his voyages among the West Indies." "Then they may be on the north side of the island now!" cried Fred.
"I'd like to know if this is the right trail or not," came from Shelley. "You ought to have brought that Spaniard along, to make sure." "Doranez is no good!" growled Sid Merrick who was by no means in the best of humor. "He likes his bottle too well. If he would only keep sober it would be different." "Why don't you take his liquor from him?" asked Cuffer.
Bahama Jack was a happy go lucky sort of a sailor and he came to this country and worked for a while on a lumber schooner running from Florida to Boston. Doranez also came to this country, but where he kept himself at first I do not know." "Go on, Dad, this is getting exciting," broke in Tom, as his parent paused in his recital. "Not long ago Mrs.
"While we have been losing time in Philadelphia and elsewhere, Sid Merrick has gone to work, gotten somebody to let him have this tramp steamer, and now, in company with Doranez, is off to locate Treasure Isle and the treasure. It looks to me as if it might be a race between us after all." "Yes, and the worst of it is that we are laid up for repairs," said Dick, with almost a groan in his voice.
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