"Yer sayin' ya think this map is fake?" Captain jim's voice was anything but pleasant as he responded to Artemus Gordon's question. Arty stepped back defensively.
"I'm saying nothing of the sort. I merely asked whether or not you thought that One-Eye was crooked enough to pull a stunt like posing his death and faking a treasure map."
"Oh, he was crrrooked enough!" said the mate emphatically. "Then have we been trrricked, Capt'n?"
Captain Jim picked up the map gently and looked it over. First the front, then the back underwent his rigorous inspection. He ran his thumb up and down the edges of the paper. Then he closely examined the letters and symbols on the map.
"Get me the magnifying glass!" he suddenly ordered. Laramie crossed the small room and rummaged through several drawers before he lifted the magnifying glass out with a smile. Jim spent a few more minutes scrutinizing the map with the glass. There was a look of anxious worry on his face. He nervously rubbed his fingers through his rather shaggy hair. Nobody said a word for they were all holding their breathe wondering and waiting.
"Bring my old log book." Jim commanded. "The parchment from thet old log book should be about the same age as this map. If the parchment is different, we'll know this is a fake!"
The mate rushed to retrieve the book and returned quickly to place it in Jim's hands. Captain Jim opened the book and began to examine the edges of the paper. He lifted the map and held them both side by side. As he did this, a fiery glint flickered in his eyes.
"So it is!" He shouted.
"It is what?" the three other men asked in desperation, for their curiosity had them in a vice.
To be continued...
"I'm saying nothing of the sort. I merely asked whether or not you thought that One-Eye was crooked enough to pull a stunt like posing his death and faking a treasure map."
"Oh, he was crrrooked enough!" said the mate emphatically. "Then have we been trrricked, Capt'n?"
Captain Jim picked up the map gently and looked it over. First the front, then the back underwent his rigorous inspection. He ran his thumb up and down the edges of the paper. Then he closely examined the letters and symbols on the map.
"Get me the magnifying glass!" he suddenly ordered. Laramie crossed the small room and rummaged through several drawers before he lifted the magnifying glass out with a smile. Jim spent a few more minutes scrutinizing the map with the glass. There was a look of anxious worry on his face. He nervously rubbed his fingers through his rather shaggy hair. Nobody said a word for they were all holding their breathe wondering and waiting.
"Bring my old log book." Jim commanded. "The parchment from thet old log book should be about the same age as this map. If the parchment is different, we'll know this is a fake!"
The mate rushed to retrieve the book and returned quickly to place it in Jim's hands. Captain Jim opened the book and began to examine the edges of the paper. He lifted the map and held them both side by side. As he did this, a fiery glint flickered in his eyes.
"So it is!" He shouted.
"It is what?" the three other men asked in desperation, for their curiosity had them in a vice.
To be continued...
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