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Updated: May 28, 2025
I was so much interested in the circumstance of our curious discovery of the hidden treasure that the thought of its market value, or of our means of disposing of it, had never entered my head; and I believe Hercus and Rosson were totally ignorant of the fact that our find was really worth more than the mere interest we naturally attached to the articles as curious antiquities.
Therefore the king stayed, and, as these evil-doers advised, sent messengers unto Patrick, commanding that he should appear before him; and he forbade all his people that when he came any one should stand up before him. So the prelate, having finished his holy duties, appeared; and no one stood up before him, for so had the king commanded. Of the Holy Man named Hercus.
"Off to the sealing when he might have a fine sail in the Curlew. I wish I could get such a chance." "All right, lad!" interrupted my father. "Away with you to the sealing. You'll get many another chance of a sail. Who's going with you?" "Robbie Rosson and Willie Hercus and " I added with some hesitation, "Tom Kinlay," for I knew my father did not entirely approve of Tom as a companion.
So ye'd better let the other lads ken about this. Let them understand that they are breaking the law if they keep their discovery a secret." "Yes, sir, I'll tell Rosson and Hercus before school time in the morning." "And Kinlay?" said Mr. Drever, looking questioningly in my face.
"But if you're needing a hand," I continued, thinking just then of Willie Hercus, "I can get you a lad that knows just about as much of the Orkneys as I do, one that has always wished to be a man-o'-war's man." "I'd rather have yourself, Ericson," said the officer. "Just think about it, will you?
Tom and Robbie ran after one of the others, while the largest seal, which I had marked as my own prize, managed to escape me and plunge into the sea. I then turned to encounter the seal that the dog and Willie Hercus had arrested.
We had heavy work conveying our two seals up the beach to the place where we had left our dead bird; and there with our knives we proceeded to secure the skins and the blubber, leaving the carcasses behind for the cormorants and carrion crows. Willie Hercus and I were finished first, and we carefully folded up our perfect sealskin.
"What is it to us though the bailie gave her a dozen sixpences? He'd have given it to any of us if we'd been at the head of the class." The discussion upon Thora ended here, and we continued our walk in comparative silence. Willie Hercus was waiting for us when we reached the hill of Yeskenaby.
The museum folk there are anxious to have the viking's treasure, and I hae gotten permission to deal wi' them in the matter. I dinna ken what money they will gie me for the things; but, ye see, whatever it be, Halcro, a third part of it will come to Hercus and Rosson and yersel', to be divided among ye. Do ye agree to that? Will ye trust me to transact the business for ye?" "Oh, certainly, sir.
After leaving Hercus and Rosson over at Yeskenaby, I met not a person until I reached the shores of Hamla Voe. Here, however, on turning from the moorland path into the main road, I saw a stranger resting upon the low wall at the roadside. He was evidently admiring the scene presented by the quiet bay of Stromness.
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