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THE GALLEON
Pinkey read, once, twice,
thrice; then he whistled.
"Where ja get that?"
"Picked it up just then."
"Goll-ee! reckon it's a fake ?"
"Dunno, lemme have it." He
took the paper and read aloud:
"The finder of this paper will
find my gold by following these
directions: At exactly four
o'clock, about the first of Oc-
tober, the shadow of the chim-
ney of my house will be right
over the place where my gold; is
buried. Dig three feet."
Signed Adam C. Hurley".
Bub folded the paper with an
air of proud possession and put
it into his pocket. Pinkey eyed
him a little enviously.
"I'll bet it's a fake," he sniff-
ed, "but we can go find out any-
how."
"We ? how do you get that
way. Ain't the paper mine,
didn't I find it."
"Sure ya did, but wasn't I
with ya, an' didn't I see what
was on it?"
Bub appeared to consider.
"Yeah, yer right, I guess, but
don't tell nobody. We'll go dig
'er up tomorrow. I get two
thirds fer findin' the note."
"All right you can have yer
two thirds, if ther's anything to
it. I doubt it myself, but we
can durn sure find out."
"Well, if you doubt it an don't
wanna go, I reckon I could get
Tubby er somebody quick
enough." and he added slyly,
"maybe you don't want to miss
Madge's party."
"Madges party ?" echoed
Pinkey contemptuously, "a lot I
care for that old thing! Nossir!
we'll go dig up that ole treas-
ure, it might be there after all,
and if it is-Oh boy!
"Oh boy! Oh boy!" they sang
together and slapped each other
on the back, while visions ofgold and its attendant glories
floated before the eyes of
Pinkey.
At nine o'clock Saturday
morning the two treasure hunt-
ers met in Bub's barn. Here
they discussed plans, collected
the necessary tools for excava-
tion and made excited conjec-
tures regarding the probable
size and value of the treasure.
The remainder of the morning
was spent at mumble peg and
marbles. They agreed to meet
at three o'clock that afternoon.
The hours passed all too slow-
ly for Pinkey. He was none too
sure of the success of the ven-
ture, in fact there were certain
phases of it that he regarded as
highly suspicious. Neverthe-
less there was the one golden
chance, and Pinkey did not
mean to miss the opportunity
for a thorough investigation.
He was not greatly concerned
about the party, but Celia was
certainly not absent from his
thoughts. In fact she figured
conspicuously in the pictures
that his fancy painted. If it
could only be possible, if it only
could! he would have the hand-
somest car made and the finest
clothes. There would be no
more school for him; he would
be a gentleman of leisure. Celia
would be dazzled by his gor-
geous display of wealth, she
would be his, all his. Poor Tub-
by, a swell chance he would
stand then!
At three o'clock sharp Pinkey
stood in Bub's yard and called
lustily. Bub appeared shortly,
wearing his Sunday clothes and
a grief stricken countenance.
"I can't go," he said shortly,
and gave his best imitation of
a martyr, just sentenced to
death by the Inquisition.
"What tha heck's the mat-
ter ?"20
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