The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-12-25
cursed black flag, and chucked it over

cursed black flag, and chucked it over
board.
"God save the king!" said I, waving
my cap; "and there's an end to Capt.
Silver"
He watched me keenly and slyly, his
chin all the While OH his breast.
Il reckon he said atlast-"I reckon,
Cap'n Hawkins, you'll kind of want to
get ashore, now. S'pose we talks"
"Why, yes" says I, with oil my
heart. Mr.. Hands. Say on" And I
went back to my meal with good appe-
tite.
This man." he began, nodding feeb-
ly at the corpse-"O'Brien were his
name-a rank Irelander-this man and
me got the canvas on her, meaning for
to sail her back. Well, he's dead now,
he is-as dead as bilge; and who's to sail
this ship, don't see. Without give
you hint. you amt that man, as fairs
can tell. Now, look here. YOU gives
me food and drink, and old scarf or
ankecher to tie my wound up, you do;
and I'll tell you how to sail her; and
that's about square all round, I take it,"
I'll tell you one thing" says 1; I'm
not going back to Capt. Kidd's anchor
age. 1 mean to get into North inlet,
and beach her quietly there"
ITO be sureyo did" he cried. 'Why,
amt sich an Internal lubber, after all.
can see, can't I? I've tried my fling,
l have, and I've lost, and it's you has
the wind of me. North inlet? Why, I
haven't no chico, not II I'd help you
sail her up to Execution dock, by
thunder! so 1 would"
Well, as it seemed to me, there was
some sense in this. We struck our bar
gain on the spot In three minutes
had the ''IIispaniola" sailing easily be-
fore the wind along the coast of Treas
ure island, with good hopes of turning
the northern point ere noon, and beat
ing down again us far as North inlet
before high water, when we might
beach her safely, and wait till the SUBJ
siding tide permitted us to land.
Then I dashed the tiller and went be-
low to my own chest, where got a soft
silk handkerchief of my mothers. With
this, and with my aid, Hands bound up
the great bleeding stab he had received
in the thigh, and after he had eaten q
little and had a swallow or two more of
the brandy, he began to pick up visibly,
sat straighter up, spoke louder and
clearer, and looked in every way an
other man.
The breeze served us admirably. We
SKINNED before it like bird, the coast
OF the island flashing by, and the view
changing every minute. Soon we were
past the high lands and bowling beside
low, sandy country, sparsely dotted
with dwarf pines, and soon we were be-
yond that again, and had turned the
corner of the rocky hill that ends the
island on the north.
l was greatly elated with my new
command, and pleased with the bright.
sunshiny weather and these different
prospects of the cAAAtt. 1 had now
plenty OF water and good things to eat,
and my conscience, which had smitten
me hard for my desertion, was quoted
by the great conquest had made. I
should, think, have had nothing left
meto desire but for the eyes of the cock
swain as they followed me derisively
about the deck. and the odd smile that
appeared continually on his face. It
was q smile that had in it something
both of pain and weakness-a haggard,
old mans smile; but there was, besides
that, grain of derision, a shadow Of
treachcry, in his expression as he crafti-
ly watched. and watched, and watched
me at my work.