Boy Scouts in Southern Waters; Or, Spaniard's Treasure Chest

ng enough to draw their craft to a safe position on the beach

the sand. With one accord they stooped to examine him. Jack rolled the body

zement. Jack supported his head while the two chums stood by

hurt?" question

ed over something in the sand and then the next thing I kne

e a passenger on our boat, I believe. He is a villain

red the stranger. "But may I ask to whom I

his name as Frank Evans of the Bob White patrol of St. Louis. The boys now

on shore if you go with us?" asked Ar

red Frank. "If we except, of course, my f

ounder!" cried Arnol

see, I had nothing but my pocket knife when I landed here, a

Harry. "We thought you must be in despe

standing off and on, and the day before that was the day they put me ashore. I've had a rush with the pirat

he three members of

e, too. We wanted a little pleasure trip, so we made up our minds we'd bring the launch down here and if we got a good chance we'd sell her. My Chum, Charley Burnett, and I are the same age--seventeen last October--and we built the boat last winter. When we got through the Lak

?" repeated the boys

e anyone fooling around the Spanish Chest but those who rightfully should share the

re Chest!" gasped J

ing about it!" stou

thing definite. We would like to know more and to know why

rt of the story," declared Frank. "Now

koff look like?" a

lean because it shows black under the skin. Then he's got a shifty eye and a sneaky look about him. Then, too," he added with

d Harry, clapping Fr

of that?" asked Ja

ley I don't know. They put me ashore here without a thing to eat or drink and with nothing to make a fire with. As I was shoved ashore and before the

all right," consoled Jack. "I admire your

d with sand as a reserve. I found a piece of wreckage and used part of it for a shelter. One part had a long spike in it and that I sharpened by scraping it on some of the sh

?" asked Arnold in

y other fish. When the tide comes in he comes close inshore and burrows down into the sand to wait till a minnow floats by. He reaches up and snaps Mr. Minnow and then goes on to another goo

s that way?" eage

d I'm afraid I forgot for a minute that I was a Boy Scout. I was mighty hungry an

essure of sympathy told the Bob White th

ut the signal fires and hit the trail for the mainland. It is getting along in the

. "But where does Pascagoula lie fro

ested that I be put ashore on Petit Bois and the rest agreed, arguing that I would s

orthwest of us. If our compass hadn't been disarranged by the h

ranged by a horsesh

tale? And it was lucky for you it happened. There's a case of

Frank's camp and then go aboard the Fortuna. This met the approval of all the boys. A trip to the wreckage disclosed the fact t

have a great story written about this adventure when I get bac

m the others. "Hurray, I've found the horse that belongs to

down in the sand. So startling was the resemblance that Jack and Arnold were complete

but I see so many new things here I don'

onderful phenomenon you see before you, my friend, is not a horse

ated Arnold in wonde

a horse's foot. This fellow has projecting from the heel a spikey tail that is hard and sharp at the end. The

y locker and make a collection of things I pick up. I'd like to

ered. "We'll go over there and see how he's getting on. I got him

toward the site of Frank's camp. "I'm anxious to know everything you overheard any

s locality because they seemed to believe that we were trying to get something that belon

riences show that. They also believe we are here on the same miss

tone entreated him to leave the vicinity at his earliest opportunity. Jack's answer was a

at last picking up a fine specimen of that

and investigating the peculiarities alread

d to have a fire. I'm always interested

difficult," Frank a

wstring in position. With a shell over the upper end of the stick, he sawed away bus

. I can see it coming around the bend. Jus

," came a coarse v

o their feet to see their guest of a short

ame an order in To