Now, Captain, what can I do for you ?" "How ye know me, Lucinda, is morn than Oi can comprehend, Oi've often heard av ye.

As ye know me ye must be aware av me business an' can also tell phat Oi'm here fur." "Yes, Captain, I know both and the yellow curse you are after lays in a little bay in sufficient quantities to satisfy you on the most southern island in a group of three that bear the same name." The captain pondered for a while, then said, "It must be the Caicos, for they're the only three islands in a group that bear the same name that Oi know of." She then went on in a mysterious way to describe to the captain a rock- locked bay, giving him points and descriptions by which he easily recognized the island of East Caicos.

She ended the conversation abruptly and ordered them out.

Before leaving the captain placed a sovereign in her hand and came away deeply impressed with what the fortune-teller had revealed to him.

For quite a distance he remained profoundly silent, then turning to Paul he said: "Oi know the exact place the old devil manes.