CHAPTER XXX—Continued.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3100, 19 September 1899, Page 6

CHAPTER XXX—Continued.

Charleston returned home the aame day, it being understood that Tre^w^sttyirould make bis way to MelbfoiaeWg rer«ui wifh a yaoht, even if be haCSPfeet <4e built./"!. He told the By ana about the finding of the treasure, and the aad fate of Pareone. TheUt^efh^yeep^ell|k]iown6n Cape Barren I^&iiiihß.riewa -of hie awfol death caused general regret. The good old couple did not appear moch concerned about the gold."""- — ~" "~~ That is, tbe fact ol obtaining aueh wealth did not affect them, though they listened, in wonder t^bietrt^gWiarratlve.LJ xV '* ! Mrs. Ryan, indeed, rather upeet Edward by exhibiting considerable anxiety to kno# what had become of the b^aJkloj^JUjL which bad startled him in the hold of the Gellibrand. "Oh, we killed^ |hjs big j|ellp> andhad al portion of him for dinner," he replied. " Well, xhat was, better Ihau to le^ it die a lingering Qe'ath'An'the chip," the sympathetic woman said. 2/1? ifjij V/'. A"l 3 -j? '5 A couplu of daye later the Flora entered the little harbor aid iTrenoweth bade' hia^ friends adieu. .- , .-.-.., , .-.'• He did not tell them what "his intention was, as.be wanted,to give them, a pleaaantj eurpfise/- ''■'■- ; •' ■ • He was en ti us ted with a messageJtb Miss Byan, and when, a few days later, he reached Launceeton he had an excellent excuse for callmg'on the young lady. In iact, during the three days tie wae'in 1 Launceston be saw her several times, and at each interview bis good 'opinibn^f^the^falr 1 Nelly was increased. .._., .... _, ■} . „_,--, t-. When be got to Melbourne he went at once to hie ever staunch friend and guide, John Barr, and told bim what he was in Bjßß.rs.h,of, _.. __ -. The genial Barr was pleased with the notion, and introduced him to a naval friend of bis named Captain Schulta. Trie latter was a thoroughly experienced mariner, and ju&t the man to make a wise B^l.ection. . . -.An advertisement was insertad in the lading -;iVlelbpurne papers, setting forth Tf'endwetrr V'warit.'-arid"' in" less* than a week ha form i liimself the proprietor of a beautiful little thirty-ton . ya_ch_t K joa_med«JThe~ Flindeie, Captain Schaltz also carefully selected a very cilicient crew for the hoat, and a firtuigbt after his arrival in Melbourne Trenowetb was again ready to sail for -the.islands. He did not tarry long in the Victorian m^trx)polia,.-f«r after taking a few friends round tbe bny he gave his skipper orders to •ail fprC'aYke's Island. The yacht was an excellent s^a boat and sumptuously appointed, and as the fortunate young Curnishman reclined on deck as the vi9sel skimmed along, he cohld not belp contras'Jog bis ease an<i luxury with those <lark da'e of .anguish an 4 "suffering when be was lost in the parched interior. Suddenly be »ta?t€d up. and going to bis cabin, opened aa o?-j psrtajanteao and took from it 3 carefuilv wrapped parcel. Going on deck be opened it and revealed a lump'of triaenificerjt silver ore. For a full-'bdur be gazs3 at the specimen, while his face bore a speculati vely-troubled look. What memories did that lump of heavy ore-recall-to bim ? They were evidently no pleasant once, for the expression on bis face was not that of pleasure, bus rather that of pain. Trenoweth knew in a dim, vague way that there was something connected, with the ore that was poignant with consequences, but, for the life of bim, be could not chryataliae tbe thoughts wbioh floated in confuaion through his brain. What a mystery memory ia 1 The geniuß of man can penetrate beyond the solar system into stella worlda loatin the infinite depths of space ; it can harness the lightning from heaven and make it entirely obedient; but,memory ia altogether beyond its reach. No scientist, no inspired investigator, has yet been able to explain the mysterious workings of that god-like faculty we call memory. ; The old man can ait on the brink of the. grave and unfold from hia mental treasury the panorama which stretches- in a .long; rista to the~cjb,dle>/- He<can rcon jure up in a £ moment all the events of hia, life, yet he knowaaot how itii done. ,: i j And ao with Trenoweth. . ' He wai puKled to think why he could recollect the finding of the piece of ore in the dead man's hand and the face of Kallakoo looking down on him, and yet not be abl*to4ll up the short gap between the two events. He was certain t^at there: WAS a gap. Something in his inner consciousness told him ao, but he could get no further. With a ligb he got up and, going back to his cabin, replaced the piece of ore. When Clarke's Tslatid?was reached no time wwllorB r t;;}in( .p?«cinß .the boxes of gold on board'ih'e'' yacht and, 1 with Charleston as panenger, niil was" made for Cape Barren Wand. | '■^;''K,^;^;M The residents of *%hiei out-of-the-way place were ■omeJw^at)!eur) prisf;d. <iiee..»,-atal|elx t eorpriae turned to pleasure when they found { who wai owner of tbe pretty crafi. 7 It Bad b*¥ritriany years since a pleas are boat 1W touched'' at tbe place/ and they teif itaomewhatof an honor^ to entertain thoeß aa the boat came hear the pier; that' Nelly' Byan was atanding beside her mothpr, waitthe approach of the etrange~Bail.-' aj"i '' " J When etocbor^ai Is#6\eJs*i9£f£s? showing all bejftll ov?r bw^urcbase, md he' felt more than repaid^when.hej caw( the,der light which appeared in the bright eyei of Nelly Byan. . - f. ;■* <r :/u)^V'A week waaspentoVthe island and.when leaving tot Melbourne, Trenoweth inaisted on Mr. Ryan and Nelly going with him to the eautbem mctropolia. He argued in the moat eloquent fashion that the old whoolmaater mvii ;na*4 a chang* of scene amd a reet from bit routine ;'..-W»w... - ;■: - - ■-■- •:■?■. ■'■:,-

V HIM Mid ha had been already in Mel. -boama ;=lrat r-M -*a-^mi*ta<4=lb«t===t*==«! a» lally • quultr of a century previous, Edward braihad the objeition aside m being ▼alatltM. Mrs. Byan faTortd the yonng mana suggwiioß, and betwaea them It was decided as Treabwe|h wiihed. The trip aorosa was a delightful one, and thefchpolfeaastarhad not been an hour at sea whei lie mentally eoagratulated himaelf on havinf been iKßreaaded to fall in with the hiefrfend'edeeire. " Ac Cor the fair Kelly, she was more than delighted, not ao maeh with the sea trip, as she Vac need to that ia her frequent visits to Launceeton,but with the prospect of seeing) ""f ■ ; yßfcJfc ha^Jtever yejyteen across the straits, ] and her wiab was to ccc the city of wbioh she j had heard so much. • \^en Barr beard of r bia^ fmri^'s arrival JbeMsieieii that heknfl thoie wittfhim should all atop at Bsaendon,and he unoerimoniously removed them from the hotel where tbey bad putoorp r