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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1920
Page
6
The narrator accompanies Saunders and a crew aboard the Maggie Darling to locate pirate treasure in the Bahamas. Tobias, posing as Henry Tobias Jr., schemes to incite revolt. battles ensue, a death occurs, Calypso is kidnapped, and Webster and Tobias clash as hidden treasure surfaces and the couple wed.
The narrator, trapped in a rock crevice, escapes as the tide rises and Calypso is freed from Tobias’s clutches. Charlie Webster shoots Tobias and the enslaved crew are subdued as Calypso stands triumphantly lashed to the mast.
The narrator recalls a schooner passing close to shore with three kneeling enslaved men holding rifles. A shot fires from unseen right, killing one slave and wounding another as two more men emerge from a cabin hatch.
The group reunites after a perilous pursuit as Calypso recounts Tobias kidnapping and guarding a treasure. The king and crew listen to stories in a noir of Arabian Nights style before the lovers share a quiet moonlit moment about doubloons and future plans.
The narrator recalls underground caverns linking to Blackbeard’s ruined mansion and a semi feudal king living with Calypso. They doubt if the treasure is Blackbeard’s and suspect Henry Tobias’s second haul remains hidden while Tobias Jr. is described as a devious figure kept by a sailor named Charle Webster. Calypso buys a golden doubloon at Sweeney's store as they mock the world.
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