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Spanish friends�察�in company with whom he had visited the mines in the 

Sierra    Madre�察    �that  on   this  expedition     the  party   had   been    attacked    by 

Yaquis   and   wiped   out�察  �he   alone   surviving�察  �that   his   blanket´mate   before 

expiring had told him of gold buried in a cove of Lower California by the 

man's     grandfather�察    �that  the   man    had   given    him    a  chart   showing     the 

location of the treasure�察�that he had sewn this chart in the shoulder of his 

coat�察 �whence  his   suspicion   of   me   and   his   being   so   loco   about   getting   it 

back。         ;And it's a big thing�察─�said Handy Solomon to me�察 �for they's 

not only gold�察�but altar jewels and diamonds。               It will make us rich�察�and a 

dozen like us�察�and you can kiss the Book on that。; 

     ;That may all be true�察─�said I�察 �but why do you tell me�拭                   �Why don't 

you get your treasure without the need of dividing it�拭─�

     ;Why�察�mate�察─�he answered�察 �it's just plain gratitude。                Didn't you save 

my   life�察  �and   nuss   me�察  �and   take   care   of   me   when   I   was   nigh   killed�拭─�

;Look here�察�Anderson�察�or Handy Solomon�察�or whatever you please to call 

yourself�察─�I rejoined to this�察 �if you're going to do business with meand I 

do not understand yet just what it is you want of meyou'll have to talk 

straight。    It's   all   very   well   to   say   gratitude�察  �but   that   don't   go   with   me。 

You've   been   around   here   three   months�察  �and   barring   a   half´dozen   civil 

words     and    twice   as   many     of  the   other   kind�察  �I've  failed   to  see   any 

indications of your gratitude before。            It's a quality with a hell of a hang´ 

fire   to  it。;         He    looked    at  me    sideways�察   �spat�察  �and   looked    at  me 



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sideways again。        Then he burst into a laugh。              ;The devil's a preacher�察�

if you ain't lost your pinfeathers�察�' said he。          ;Well�察�it's this then�此     �I got to 

have a boat to get there�察�and she must be stocked。               And I got to have help 

with the treasure�察�if it's like this fellow said it was。            And the Yaquis and 

cannibals from Tiburon is through the country。                It's money I got to have�察�

and   it's   money   I   haven't   got�察  �and   can't   get   unless   I   let   somebody   in   as 

pardner。;         ;Why me�拭─�I asked。             ;Why not�拭─�he retorted。 ;I ain't see 

anybody I like better。;             We talked the matter over at length。           I had to 

force him to each point�察�for suspicion was strong in him。                I stood out for a 

larger party。     He   strongly  opposed   this   as   depreciating   the   shares�察  �but   I 

had no intention of going alone into what was then considered a wild and 

dangerous   country。       Finally   we   compromised。         A  third   of   the   treasure 

was to go to him�察�a third to me�察�and the rest was to be divided among the 

men     whom      I  should    select。    This     scheme     did   not   appeal    to  him。 

;How do I know you plays fair�拭─�he complained。                  ;They'll be four of you 

to one of me�察�and I don't like it�察�and you can kiss the Book on that。;                   ;If 

you don't like it�察 �leave it�察─  �said I�察  �and get   out�察�and   be damned   to   you。; 

Finally he agreed�察�but he refused me a look at the chart�察�saying that he had 

left it in a safe place。     I believe in reality he wanted to be surer of me�察�and 

for that I can hardly blame him。 



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             CHAPTER TWELVE THE 

   MURDER ON THE BEACH                                                At 

  this moment the cook stuck his head 

    in at the open door。                              ;Say�察�you 

  fellows�察─�he complained�察 �I got to be 

 up at three o'clock。                        Ain't you never 

      going to turn in�拭─                            �Shut up�察�

     Doctor� ─               �Somebody kill him� ─�

      ;Here�察�sit down and listen to this 

        yarn� ─�yelled a savage chorus。 

   There ensued a slight scuffle�察�a few 

    objections。                Then silence�察�and the 

            stranger took up his story。 



      I had a chum named Billy Simpson�察�and I rung him in for friendship。 

Then there was a solemn�察�tall Texas young fellow�察�strong as a bull�察�straight 

and tough�察�brought up fighting Injins。     He never said much�察�but I knew 

he'd be right there when the gong struck。     For fourth man I picked out a 

German named Schwartz。        He and Simpson had just come back from the 

mines    together。 I   took  him  because   he  was  a  friend  of  Billy's�察 �and 

besides was young and strong�察�and was the only man in town excepting 

the sailor�察�Anderson�察�who knew anything about running a boat。         I forgot 

to   say   that   the   Texas   fellow   was   named   Denton。 Handy   Solomon 

had his boat all picked out。   It belonged to some Basques who had sailed 

her around from California。     I must say when I saw her I felt inclined to 

renig�察�for she wasn't more'n about twenty´five feet long�察�was open except 



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for a little sort of cubbyhole up in the front of her�察�had one mast�察�and was 

pointed   at   both   ends。  However�察  �Schwartz   said   she   was   all   right。   He 

claimed he knew the kind�察�that she was the sort used by French fishermen�察�

and could stand all sorts of trouble。         She didn't look it。          We worked 

her up to Yuma�察�partly with oars and partly by sails。            Then we loaded her 

with grub for a month。        Each of us had his own weapons�察�of course。              In 

addition we put in picks and shovels�察�and a small cask of water。                 Handy 

Solomon said that would be enough�察�as there was water marked down on 

his chart。    We told the gang that we were going trading。                  At the end 

of the week we started�察�and were out four days。            There wasn't much room�察�

what with the supplies and the baggage�察�for the five of us。            We had to curl 

up 'most anywheres to sleep。         And it certainly seemed to me that we were 

in   lots  of  danger。    The    waves    were   much    bigger   than   she   was�察  �and 

splashed   on   us   considerable�察  �but   Schwartz   and Anderson   didn't   seem   to 

mind。     They     laughed    at  us。   Anderson      sang    that  song   of  his�察 �and 

Schwartz   told   us   of   the   placers   he   had   worked。 He   and   Simpson   had 

made a pretty good clean´up�察�just enough to make them want to get rich。 

The first day out Simpson showed us a belt with about an hundred ounces 

of dust。    This he got tired of wearing�察�so he kept it in a            compass´box�察�

which was empty。             At the end of the four days we turned in at a deep 

bay   and   came   to   anchor。   The   country   was   the   usual   propositionvery 

light´brown�察�brittle´looking mountains�察�about two thousand feet high�察�lots 

of sage and cactus�察�a pebbly beach�察�and not a sign of anything fresh and 

green。          But Denton and I were mighty glad to see any sort of land。 

Besides�察�our keg of water was pretty low�察�and it was getting about time to 

discover the spring the chart spoke of。          So we piled our camp stuff in the 

small boat and rowed ashore。 

     Anderson led the way confidently enough up a dry arroyo�察�whose sides 

were clay and conglomerate。           But�察�though we followed it to the end�察�we 

could find no indications that it was anything more than a wash for rain 

floods。       ;That's   main   queer�察─  �muttered Anderson�察  �and   returned   to   the 

beach。         There he spread out the chartthe first look at it we'd had 

and set to studying it。 

     It was a careful piece of work done in India ink�察�pretty old�察�to judge by 



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the look of it�察�and with all sorts of pictures of mountains and dolphins and 

ships and anchors around the edge。              There was our bay�察�all right。          Two 

crosses   were   marked   on   the   land   partone   labelled   ;oro;   and   the   other 

;agua。;         ;Now there's the high cliff�察─�says Anderson�察�following it out�察�

;and   there's   the   round   hill   with   the   boulderand   if   them   bearings   don't 

point due for that ravine�察�the   devil's a preacher。;                 We tried it   again�察�

with the same result。        A second inspection of the map brought us no light 

on the question。        We talked

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