The Springfield news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1916-2006, August 28, 1930, Image 9

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first trip down in my dlvln’
suit I looked around and
there was a big man-satin’
shark headed for me.
But I was ready for him.
As he dlvbd for me I let
him feel th1 length of a
long, sharp knife* That
settled him, and hs wiggled
away in a hurry.
A s I turned to take
another look at th’ junk I
saw two eyes as big as sau­
cers glarin’ at me from a
hole in th’ side of th’ junk.
And then two long, snaky
arms began stcalin' toward
me. An octopusl I wasn’t
prepared to tackle that kind
of a critter, so I signalled
to be pulled up.
Well s’r we planted a
charge of dynamite under
th’ stern of th' junk, and
that settled Mr. Octopus.
But th* junk had been
blown all to pieces.
At
first I didn’t see saign of
treaeure. Then, right by a
big rock I stumble« onto an
old iron «host, and th* chest
was nearly full of good
eliow, golden money. May-
you think we didn't
celebrate when we hauled
it un on deck.
Yearu ago when I wan
bos'n on a ship named th ’
Golden Horn, 1 overheard a
shipmate tellin
his pal
about a Chinese pirate Junlt
named th' Wbangho that
struck on an Island durin'
a typhoon and want down
with all hands. What made
me prick up my ears was
when my «nipmat* said she
had gold und jewels aboard
and that nobody had ever
been after th'
treasure.
Then he told his pal th'
name of th’ island.
Next duy our ship ran in­
to a tornado and went down
With the two shipmates
that had been talkin’ about
th' treasure-junk, and near­
ly all th' crew. Two days
later I was nicked up by a
trader bound for Thursday
Island There J met an old
shipmate that owned a trim
little schooner- To make
a long story short, in a
few days th* sphooner. with
my shipmate, his Chinese
cook, and me aboard was
off for th* troasuro of th*
Whangho.
Weil s’r, we located th*
lunk. sure enough. On mv
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