8/19 Don't let 'em get that map away from you. They'll try--oh, they'll try dreadful hard. I got it from my grandfather, who had it direct from Captain Kidd himself, so I know it's correct. Take good care of the map and bring me the treasure." He thrust the yellow, crackling piece of parchment into Bob's hands and opened the door. "Some one might see you." Now Bob was quite a level-headed youth, and though he knew that sometimes treasure might be found on islands in the ocean, where it had been hidden by modern pirates or illegal pearl fishers, he did not take much stock in what Captain Obed had told him. |