The Irish standard., 1897-10-09
CHAPTER TX.
p0wnER AMI ApNS0

oCokA OON hCC4 0uO 6O"Cll1uC8 swung
above us. AT last. however. we swung
alongside and were met and saluted az
we stepped aboard by the mate, Mr..
Arrow, brown old sailor. with ear
rings in his ears and squirt. He and
the squire were very thick and friendly,
but I soon observed that things were
not the same between Mr.. Trelawney
and the captain.
The last was q sharp-looking man
who seemed angry with everything on
board, and was soon to tell us why, for
we had hardly got down into the cabin
when a sailor followed US.
Capt. Smollett, sir, axing to speak
with you." said he.
II am always at the captains or
dcrs. Show him in" said the squire.
The captain. who was close behind
his messenger, entered at once and shut
the door behind him.
"Well, sir" said the captain. "better
speak plain. believe. at the risk of
offensc. don't like this cruise; don't
like the men, and don't like my officer.
That's short and sweet"
''Perhaps, sir, you don't like tho
ship?" inquired the squire, very angry,
as l could see.
II can't speak as to that, sir. not hav-
ing seen her tried" said the captain.
'She seems a clever craft; more l can't
say" i.
POSSIBLY, sir, you may not like your
employer, ei,hcr?" says the squire.
But here DIR. Livesey cut in.
Stay Bit" said he. "stay bit. No
use of such questions as that but to pro-
duce i'll feeling. The captain has said
too much or he has said too little, and
I'm bound to say that l require an ex-
PLANTATION Of his words. You don't, you
say. like the cruise. Now, why?"
81 was engaged. sir. on what We call
sealed orders, to sail this ship for that
gentleman where he should bid me-"
said the captain. 80 far so good. But
now find that every man before the
mast knows more than | do. l don't
Gull that fair, now. do you?"
NO" said DR.. Livrscy, II don't"
''NcXt." said the captain, IL learn we
are going after trcasurc-hear it from
my own hands. mind you. Now. treas
w Z 10 Nol toll l. IKE lIeuS.
urc voyages on any account; and don't
like them, above nll, when they nre
secret, and when Oncgging your par
don, Mr.. Trclnwnry) the secret has
been tod to the parrot"
''Silver's parrot" asked the squire.
"lt's way of speaking" said tho
captain. "H!nbbcd, ] mean It's nv
belief that neither of you gentlemen
know what you arc about; but I'll tell
you my way of it--lifc or death. and a
close run"
"Thnt is all clear. and, dare say, truo
enough" replied DR.. Livcsey. I'VE take
the risk; but we are not so ignorant as
You believe Ms. Next. you say you don't
like the crew. Are they not good sea-
men?"
II don't like them, SIR" returned
Capt. Smollctt. "And think should
have had the choosing of my own hands,
if you 90 to that"
"rcrhaps you should" replied tho
doctor. "My friend should. perhaps,
have taken you along with him; but tho
slight, If there be one. was uninten-
tionnl. And you don't like Mr.. Arrow 2"
IL don't, sir. l believe he's q good
seaman; but he's too free with the crew
to be II good officer. a mate should
keep himself to himsclf--shouldn't
drink with the men before the mnstl"
ado you mean he drinks?" cried tho
squire.
mo. sir" replied the captain; "only
that he is too familiar"
''Well, now, and the short and long of
1t, cnptain?" asked the doctor. Tell US
what you want"
"Well. gentlemen, are you determined
to go on this cruiser"
Like IRON" answered the squire.
Every good" said the captain. "Then,
as you've heard me very patiently, say
ing things that | could not prove, hear
me IL few words more. They are put
ting the powder and the arms in tho
fore hold. Now, you have n good place
under the cabin; why not put them
thcrc?-first point. Then you are bring
ing four OF your own people with you,
and they tell me some of them are to
be bcrthcd forward. Why not give them
the hrrths here beside the cnbin-scc-
ond point"
"Any morc2" asked Mr.. Trclawncy.
Zone more" said the captain.
"'Thcrc's been too much blnbbng al
ready"
ear too much," agreed the doctor.
"l'll tell you what I've heard my
self" continued Capt. Smollctt: 'That
you have map of nm island; that
there's crosses on tho map to show
where the treasure is; and that the
island lies" And then he named the
latitude and longitude exactly.
81 never told that" cried the squire,
"tO a soul"
'The hands know it, sir" returned
the captain.
"Livcsey, that must have been you or
Hawkins" cried the squire.
ut doesn't much matter who 1t was"
replied the doctor. And | could SEQ
that neither he nor the captain paid
much regard to Mr. Trclawncy's pro-
testntions. Neither did |, to be sure, he
wns so loose n talkcr; yet in this case
] believe he was really right, and that
nobody had told the situation of the
island.
'WeIl, gentlemen" continued the cnp-
tain, 81 don't know who has this map;
but make it point. it shall be kept
secret even from me and Mr.. Arrow.
Otherwise would nsls you to let me re-
sign"
~ see" said the doctor. "You wish to
keep this matter dark. and to make q