Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-05-03
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SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER, 1:-Bllly Bones, an old sea
dog. much addicted to rum. lodges at Adj
" GaAP PER 1I@nstranger, callea ..slack
sS n msSt an VI t sads
BSafs sHfFs fPoPlafaf stsSks TO
cries. "sx hours. Wen do them YETI at
which moment he is struck dead by apo
found a little round paper. blackened on
have av till til ten tonight" Cold is found in
| Rones' sea chest. and an oilskin packet.
, cMAP TER fro% ind man Pew, with
companions attack the TIM. Cha rined at
not finding ..Flint's fist" the scoundrels
scatter. Blind Pew Is run down and killed
CHAPTER y1;-Yonng HAWKINS wl;in takes takes
Trelawney opens it and finds minute d.
rections for finding of vast treasure.
CHAPTER VII.-Trelawney fits up ex-
cHAPTRR N 11II.G e..iis Hawkins meets
Black Dog at John Silver's inn. Black Dog
runs :. away. and Silver avows ignorance OF
CHAPTER IX;-shlps captain thinks
and asks to have certain, precautions
the powder and arms astern and giving
the doctor ard his friends berths beside
iGHAPTER x;-"Hispan,ola" begins her
voyage; Hawkins climbs into apple bar
rel and overhears plans of treachery on
| foot among the crew.
CHAPTER N1.--Plot .daid by Silver.
ships cook) provides for the strike, for
possession of the treasure Immediately It
Is gotten aboard. Cry of Land hor'
CHAPTER XII.-Hawlsins tells of Sill
Ser's treachery to Liyessy. TrelaWTney ana
csR smqstt Mho had Ssgss g g s nov
in, restlessness OF men. and captain de-
| cdes to give the men an afternoon ashore.
Jim Hawkins slips off with them. but on
thGs slfHa fvss lV heT taa s coper Jim sees
| Silver kill one of the honest hands. and
also learns of the murder of another in
another part Of the island and runs from
GHAPTER Xv-Jim meets Ben Gum. a
marooned sailor who had lived on island
Both run for boat. when they see in the
~eGa aA tfff HRRi' 2S1h914unter and the doc
tor go ashore in jolly boat. discover a
block-house within. a stockade and de-
eide to, provision it. Faithful party is
| left with the five remaining mutineers on
last trip to shore overloaded with pro-
visions. Mutneers. on ship man the gun.
Trelawney picks off one of the gunners.
and leaves party to wade ashore. Bucca-
gAPTER ne Sv HI in thf w0S With puc-
cancers results in one killed on each side:
Faithful party gain. the stockade and
C np re Rs NiN eSlGns seeing the colors
knows he is near friends and. leaving Ben
G1CT2A F sTnkks N 2so .sf steck uaaer nag
truce makes overtures for chart to get the
tre gH irf AE eu! k fNaitis attack
stockade, are worsted, leaving five dead
behind, The faithful party loses two. and
ce GA fTfstf x Esnnafa sets GU, to
find Ben Gum; Jim slips off to seek boat
"lIisspaniola, now flying the jolly roger.
'csHiAPTER XIII. Schooner now
they in a drunken brawl, is cut from an
Choir Jim then, from sheer exhaustion.
fa ca sfPfaR n eSttSm ef seEhsae JIM
the 'Hispaniola" helplessly drifting. and
by a great effort reaches her and leaps.
| CHAPTER XNV..Jim finds one of the
mutineers (o,Brien) dead, killed by Hands.
severely wounded: decides to reach the
ship Rf NGgth laSlSsty ,-nanas manages 70
secure a dirk. Jim discovers the treachery
and escapes up mast, to which he is
pinned by Hands throwing his dirk. Jim
Ct R.F l' NxvII-Hands pierced by
bullet falls H. ). into to the water and sinks.
moonlight to stockade. to discover he has
fallen Into the hostile camp.
CHAPTER XXVIII.-A quarrel among
the buccaneers. causes a revolt and they
take council, during which Silver tells
lieH k IL sn Xx1 fX !Bg return
and give Silver the BLACK spot" on one
side of which is written "deposed." ST.
yer, in answer throws to them the chart
of the island. showing location of treasure.
which they had SO long coveted. and he
CHAPTER XXX. = Doctor attends
wounded buccaneers: has short talk
with Jim, when latter tells of his ex-
ploits. Doctor advises Silver to keep the
boy close beside him as he goes on his
| treasure hunt that daY.