The Forrest City times., 1888-03-24
CHAPTER XXXIV.

The next morning we fell early 10 work, Tor the transportation of this great mass of tod near q mile by land to the beach. and thence three miles by boat to the llispauio- a, was a considerable task for so small number of worsingmen. The three fellows still aboard upon the island did not greatly trouble us; q single sentry on the shoulder of the hill was sufficient to insure us against any sudden onslaught, and we thought be- side, they had had more than enough of lighting.
 Therefore the work was pushed on brisk ly, Ben Gum came and went with the boat while the rest during their absence piled treasure on the beach. Two of the bars slung In rope send, made good load for grown mln-on that he was glad to walk slowly with. For my part, as was not much us nt carrying, l was kept busy all day in the cave, packing the mlnted money into bread-bags
 It was a strange collection, like Billy Bones hoard for the diversity of coinage, but so much larger and so much more varied that think 1 never had more pleasure than In sorting them. English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Georges, and Louises, doub- , looms and double gulneas and moitlores and seauins, the pictures Of all tue kings Of Eu- rope for the last hundred years, strange Oriental pieces stamped with what looked like wisps of string or bits of spiders web, round pieces and square pieces. and pieces bored through the middle, as if to wear them round your neck-nearly every variety of money in the world must, 1 think, have found place in that collection; ana for number l am sure they were like autumn leaves, so that my back ached with soop- ing and my fingers with sorting them out
 Day after day this work went on t; by every evening fortune had been stowed board but there was another fortune await ing for the morrow; and all this time we heard nothing of the three surviving mutin- eers.
 At last-I think it was on the third night the doctor and were strolling on the shoulder of the hill where it overlooks the lowlands of the isle, when. from ont of the thick darkness below. the wind brought us a noise between shriekiug and singing. It was only a snatch that reached our ears, fol- lowed by the former silence.
 "Heaven forgive them" said the doctor; ''tis the mutlneersp
 Al drunk. sir" struck in the voice of Silver from behind us.
 
 ire liberty, and in spite of daily rebufS seemed to regarl himself once more as quite , privileged and friendly dependent In- ieed, 1t was remarkable how well he bore these slights, and with what unwearyng po,iteness he kept on trying to ingratate himself with ali. Yet think, none treated him better thsn a dog; unless it was Ben Gum. who was still terribly afraid of his old quartermaster, or myself. who had really something to thank h:1 for; although for that matter. l suppose had reason to think even worse of him than anybody else, for had seen him meditating fresh treachery upon the plateau. Accordingly, it was pretty grufiiy that the doctor answered him.
 "Drrnk or raving?' said he.
 "R ght you were. sir" replied Silver; ''and precious little odds which. to you and me"
 "I suppose you would hardly ask me to call yon human man returned the doc tor with sheer. ''and so my feelings may surprise you. Master Silver. But If l were sure they were raying-as am morally cer- tain one, at least Of them is down with fever-I should leave this camp, and, at whatever risk to my own carcass, take them the assistance of my skill"
 Ask your parton, sir, you would be very wrong" quoth Silver You would lose your precious life, and you may lay to that. I'm on ,our side now. hand and glove; and shouldn't wish for to see the party weak