The da Burney Code

Burney Howell was on Pauls’ stand. He was hunting hard. His snores undulated down through the pines until the gentle rustle of antlers in the brush, or a thunderous deer snort, or maybe a squirrel ran down his arm, anyway he awoke. It was late in the morning and no deer. He figured he had better head back to camp for some lunch and a nap. He climbed out of the stand and for some reason glanced left to the edge of the field and noticed an unusual white stone sticking out of the dirt. He hesitated, then wandered over and pulled the stone out. He brushed it off and that is when he noticed strange markings. He carefully wiped the stone off and studied it. Strange hieroglyphics and what seemed to be a map!
He rushed back to camp! He grabbed Bobby and showed him the strange stone. The writing was unintelligible but the trail on the map lead up to the edge of the Christmas Place property, crossed the main road and lead into a wooded area that had a large X and giant antlers drawn in. It must be the map to the secret deer honey-hole for the whole delta! Bobby and Burney danced excitedly and headed into the next room. Paul was cleaning the camp by screaming at the kids to get busy. Burney asked Paul if he knew anything about the property north of the place and Paul answered “No, but 20 acres is for sale up there.” Bobby and Burney looked at each other and left quickly after throwing the stone on the top bunk. Thirty minutes later they came back with the deed to the property! Burney and Bobby went out to the fire and began quietly plotting their deer strategy. Paul wandered into the bunkroom, picked up the stone, shook his head and held the stone up to the mirror. The backward writing became legible. It said (Burney, you are an idiot. signed Paul.) He threw the stone down, smiled and went back to cleaning the camp. That is how Bobby and Burney bought their land at the Christmas Place.