46 Make-Believe
don’t forget your pipe! Where are we
going ?”

That was more than the Visitor knew.

“We'll just look about until we find a
likely place,” he said, holding the gate-
open. “Or would you rather go into town
and get some chocolates ? ”

“Chocolates!” exclaimed Doris, scorn-
fully. Then, returning to the subject
which was of importance, ‘ Did you ever
go on a treasure-hunt, really ?”

“Not exactly,’ answered her slave.
“That is: I once knew a man who did.”

“You're not going to keep your promise
and tell me a story?”

“Tt’s not much of a story,” he answered.
“A man I know got hold somehow of a
map of an island lying thousands and
thousands of miles away—out there where
the sun sets—with a mark on it showing
where a pirate had hidden boxes and boxes
of gold, silver and jewels long ago. So he
got a boat and sailed away to that island—
he and two or three friends. You would