Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-01-13
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER billy Bones, an old sea
aog. much addicted to rum. lodges at Ad-
mirai Benbow inn
CHATTER IL-Stranger, called BLACK
Dog" meets Bones; an interview ends in
hght and disappearance of stranger
Bones suffers apoplectic stroke.
CHAPTER III.-Blind beggar comes to
and leaves. Ten o'clocki'' Bones
cries. six hours. Wen do them YETI at
which moment he is struck dead by apo
CHAPTER Iv.-Near Bones body IS
found little round paper. blackened on
one side, on the other the words: you
have till ten tonight" Gold Is found in
Flight taken from inn.
CHAPTER V.-Blind man pew with
companions attack the inn. Chagrined at
rot finding "Flints fist" the scoundrels
scatter. Blind Pew is run down and killed
by a horse.
CHAPTER vI-Young Hawkins takes
packet to DR.. Livesey, who with Squire
Trelawney opens It and finds minute d.
rections for finding of vast treasure.
CHAPTER VI1.-Trelawney fits up ex-
petition TO seek treasure.
CHAPTER VIII.-Jim Hawkins meets
Black Dog at John Silver's inn. Black
Dog runs away, and Silver avows igno
rance OF his identity.
CHAPTER IX.-Ship's captain thinks
some things on BOARD somewhat singular
and asks to have certain precautions tax
en-, among which are the storing of the
powder and arms astern and giving the
doctor and his friends berths beside the
cabin.
CHAPTER Ks Hispaniola" begins her
voyage. Hawkins climbs into apple bar.
rel and overhears plans of treachery on
foot among the crew.
CHAPTER XI Plot (laid by Silver,
shops cook) provides for the strike for
possession OF the treasure Immediately 1t
is gotten aboard. Cry of Gland hol"
heard.
CHAPTER XlI.-Hawkins tells OF Sill
ver's treachery to Livesey, Trelawney and
Capt Smollett, who hold council of war.
CHAPTER XIII,-Mutiny begins to
show in restlessness OF men, and captain
decides to give the men an afternoon
ashore. Jim Hawkins slips off with them,
but on the island gives them the slip.
CHAPTER XIv.-Trom cover Jim sees
Silver kill one of the honest hands, ana
also learns of the murder of another In
another part of the island and runs from
the scene.
CHAPTER Xv.-Jim meets Ben Gum. a
marooned sailor who had lived on island
three years. Report of a cannon is heard
Both run for boat when they see In the
wood the union jack.
CHAPTER XVI.-Hunter and the doc
tor go ashore in jolly-boat. discover
block house within a stockade and de-
eide to provision II. Faithful party Is
Joined by Gray a mutineer, and the ship
left with the five remaining mutineers on
board.
CHAPTER XVII.-Jolly-boa starts on
last trip to shore overloaded with pro-
visions Mutineers on ship man the gun.
Trelawney picks of one of the gunners
Cannon ball passes over boat, which SINKS
and leaves party to wade ashore. Buccs-
neers heard near by in the wood.
CHAPTER XVlII.-TiEiit With ouc-
cancers results in one killed on each side.
Faithful party gain the stock2de ana
run up the British colors.
CHAPTER XIX.-Jim seeing the colors
knows he Is near friends and, leaving Ben
Gum, climbs into the stockade
CHAPTER XX.-Silver. under nag OF
truce, makes overtures for chart TO get the
treasure by. but fails.
CHAPTER XXf.-Buccaneers attack
stockade, are worsted. leaving five dead
behind The faithful party loses two, and
Capt Smollett wounded.
CHAPTER XXTI.-Doctor sets out 70
find Ben Gum. Jim slips of TO seek boat
Ben Gum had built, and decides TO cur
"Hispaniola." now flying the jolly roger
adrift
CHAPTER XIII. Schooner now
manned by only two of the pirates, ana
they in a drunken brawl, is cut from an
Choir Jim then. from sheer exhaustion.
falls asleep IN bottom of eoracle.