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the owner of the cargo。 They had made away with the cargo and a treasure 

of   nearly    half  a  million    of  Spanish    gold   for   trading   purposes    which 

belonged to the passenger。 In course of time the ship was sold for salvage 

and    put   into  the  South    American      trade   until  the  breaking    out   of  the 

Californian      gold   excitement�察   �when     she  was    sent  with   a  cargo   to  San 

Francisco。 That ship was the Pontiac which your father bought。; 

     A   slight   shudder   ran   through   the   girl's   frame。   ;I   wishI   wish   you 

hadn't told me�察─�she said。 ;I shall never close my eyes again comfortably 

on board of her�察�I know。; 

     ;I would say that you had purified her of ALL stains of her past but 

there may be one that remains。 And THAT in most people's eyes would be 

no    detraction。   You    look   puzzled�察   �Miss   Nottbut    I  am   coming     to  the 

explanation and the end of my story。 A ship of war was sent to the island 

to punish the mutineers and pirates�察�for such they were�察�but they could not 

be   found。  A  private   expedition   was   sent   to   discover   the   treasure   which 

they were supposed to have buried�察�but in vain。 About two months ago Mr。 

Sleight told me one of his shipmates had sent him a Lascar sailor who had 

to dispose of a valuable secret regarding the Pontiac for a percentage。 That 

secret was that the treasure was never taken by the mutineers out of the 

Pontiac� �They were about to land and bury it when we boarded them。 They 

took advantage of their imprisonment under hatches to BURY IT IN THE 

SHIP。   They   hid   it   in   the   hold   so   securely   and   safely   that   it   was   never 

detected   by   us   or   the   Callao   authorities。   I   was   then   asked�察  �as   one   who 

knew the vessel�察�to undertake a private examination of her�察�with a view of 

purchasing      her   from   your    father  without    awakening      his   suspicions。    I 

assented。 You have my confession now�察�Miss Nott。 You know my crime。 I 

am at your mercy。; 

     Rosey's arm only tightened around his own。 Her eyes sought his。 ;And 

you didn't find anything�拭─�she said。 

     The question sounded so oddly like Sleight's�察�that Renshaw returned a 

little stiffly 

     ;I didn't look。; 

     ;Why�拭─�asked Rosey simply。 

     ;Because�察─     �stammered      Renshaw�察     �with   an  uneasy    consciousness      of 



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having exaggerated his sentiment�察 �it didn't seem honorable�察�it didn't seem 

fair to you。; 

     ;Oh�察�you silly� �you might have looked and told ME。; 

     ;But�察─   �said   Renshaw�察     �do   you   think   that  would    have   been    fair  to 

Sleight�拭─�

     ;As fair to him as to us。 For�察�don't you see�察�it wouldn't belong to any of 

us。 It would belong to the friends or the family of the man who lost it。; 

     ;But there were no heirs�察─�said Renshaw。 ;That was proved by some 

impostor   who   pretended   to   be   his   brother�察  �and   libelled   the   Pontiac   at 

Callao�察�but the courts decided he was a lunatic。; 

     ;Then it belongs to the poor pirates who risked their own lives for it�察�

rather than to Sleight�察�who did nothing。; She was silent for a moment�察�and 

then resumed with energy�察 �I believe he was at the bottom of that attack 

last night。; 

     ;I have thought so too�察─�said Renshaw。 

     ;Then   I   must   go   back   at   once�察─  �she   continued   impulsively。   ;Father 

must not be left alone。; 

     ;Nor must YOU�察─�said Renshaw�察�quickly。 ;Do let me return with you�察�

and share with you and your father the trouble I have brought upon you。 

Do   not�察─  �he   added   in   a   lower   tone�察   �deprive   me   of   the   only   chance   of 

expiating my offense�察�of making myself worthy your forgiveness。; 

     ;I   am  sure�察─  �said   Rosey�察  �lowering   her   lids   and   half   withdrawing   her 

arm�察 �I am sure I have nothing to forgive。 You did not believe the treasure 

belonged to us any more than to anybody else�察�until you knew ME; 

     ;That is true�察─�said the young man�察�attempting to take her hand。 

     ;I mean�察─�said Rosey�察�blushing�察�and showing a distracting row of little 

teeth in one of her infrequent laughs�察 �oh�察�you know what I mean。; She 

withdrew her arm gently�察�and became interested in the selection of certain 

wayside bay leaves as they passed along。 ;All the same�察�I don't believe in 

this treasure�察─�she said abruptly�察�as if to change the subject。 ;I don't believe 

it ever was hidden inside the Pontiac。; 

     ;That can easily be ascertained now�察─�said Renshaw。 

     ;But   it's   a   pity   you   didn't   find   it   out   while   you   were   about   it�察─  �said 

Rosey。 ;It would have saved so much talk and trouble。; 



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     ;I   have   told   you   why   I   didn't   search   the   ship�察─  �responded   Renshaw�察�

with   a   slight   bitterness。   ;But   it   seems   I   could   only   avoid   being   a   great 

rascal by becoming a great fool。; 

     ;You never   intended   to  be   a   rascal�察─  �said   Rosey�察 �earnestly�察  �and   you 

couldn't be a fool�察�except in heeding what a silly girl says。 I only meant if 

you had taken me into your confidence it would have been better。; 

     ;Might      I  not  say   the   same    to  you    regarding     your   friend�察  �the   old 

Frenchman�拭─�returned Renshaw。 ;What if I were to confess to you that I 

lately   suspected   him   of   knowing   the   secret�察  �and   of   trying   to   gain   your 

assistance�拭─�

     Instead of indignantly repudiating the suggestion�察�to the young man's 

great   discomfiture�察  �Rosey   only   knit   her   pretty   brows�察  �and   remained   for 

some minutes silent。 Presently she asked timidly�察�

     ;Do   you   think   it   wrong   to   tell   another   person's   secret   for   their   own 

good�拭─�

     ;No�察─�said Renshaw�察�promptly。 

     ;Then I'll tell you Monsieur de Ferrieres's� �But only because I believe 

from what you have just said that he will turn out to have some right to the 

treasure。; 

     Then with kindling eyes�察�and a voice eloquent with sympathy�察�Rosey 

told    the  story   of   her   accidental    discovery     of   de  Ferrieres's    miserable 

existence in the loft。 Clothing it with the unconscious poetry of her fresh�察�

young      imagination�察     �she   lightly   passed    over   his   antique    gallantry    and 

grotesque   weakness�察  �exalting   only   his   lonely   sufferings   and   mysterious 

wrongs。 Renshaw listened�察�lost between shame for his late suspicions and 

admiration   for   her   thoughtful   delicacy�察  �until   she   began   to
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