Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 02 : the Isle of Manhattoes and nearby

A restless young man named Dolph Heyliger finds himself thrust into the eerie outskirts of early New Amsterdam, tasked by his doctor‑employer to probe unsettling rumors about a remote farm on the Isle of Manhattoes. For three sleepless nights he endures strange nocturnal visits from a portly, gray‑haired Fleming who appears out of a locked door, watches him until dawn, and then vanishes, leaving the locals buzzing with anxious curiosity.

Compelled by the phantom’s silent urging, Dolph finally follows the visitor to a long‑forgotten well at the manor’s edge, where his fishing line snags a silver porringer brimming with gold coins and bearing an ancient family crest. The sudden discovery ties his own lineage to the vanished burgomaster’s hidden hoard, and the treasure soon reshapes his fortunes and his reputation among friends and neighbors alike.