e won't find any."

"You've got to prove to me that you are going to find any first," said
George. "A set of funny looking numbers and a queer looking rock that
Sam says he remembers hearing about and a cave with an empty chest in it
doesn't necessarily mean money, in my opinion."

"Dey does in mine," exclaimed Sam, rolling his eyes rapturously towards
heaven. "Ef we only could find dat treasah Ah sho' would show dem fresh
coons back dar in Richmond a thing or two. Oh, Lawdy!" and Sam executed
a few steps of a clog dance just to show his delight at the mere
thought.

"What would you do if you had a lot of money, Sam?" asked Grant
smilingly.

"Well," began the enthusiastic darky, "de berry fust thing dat Ah would
do would be to buy mahself de grandes' lookin' suit ob clothes yo' ebber
did see."

"What kind of a suit?" inquired Grant.

"A checked suit," said Sam. "A checked suit wif black an' white checks
as big as a postage stamp. Den Ah would get mahself some ob dem dare
patent leather shoes. Den," and Sam drew in his breath luxuriously, "Ah
would purchase a bran' span red necktie an' square in de middle ob dat
Ah would place de bigges' an' de grandes' diamon' ho'shoe yo' ebber set
yo' eyes upon."

"Is that all you'd buy?" laughed George.

Sam gave him a scornful look. "No, indeedy," he maintained stoutly.
"Nex' Ah would buy one o' dem high shiny hats and den a cane, den a pair
of dem yaller gloves, an' say, mebbe dem niggahs back home wouldn' be
jealous ob Samuel."

"I guess they would, all right," exclaimed Grant, much entertained by
Sam's description of the way he would spend his money. "Wouldn't you buy
anything but clothes, though?"

"Ob co'se Ah would," said Sam. "Not at de fust, though. Ah'd jest get
mah new clothes on an' den walk down de street so't ob cahless like an'
in two minutes yo' gwine see ebbery wench in town jes' a follerin' me.
Oh, say, golly, mebbe dem niggahs wouldn't be jealous!" and Sam laughed
aloud, the thought was so pleasant for him to contemplate.

"Well, I hope you get it, Sam," said Fred heartily. "If you get it we
all do."

"Except Pop," added Fred.

"Why not me?" demanded George in an aggrieved tone. "Why don't I get
any?"

"Because you don't think there's anything here worth taking," said Fred.
"You keep making fun of us all the time and telling us there is no
treasure on the island. If you aren't interested enough to do some work
it seems only natural that you won't