Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-02-03
CHAPTER Mn

arm. and sat down.
Vow" said he, "there's YOUR friends.
sure enough"
Far more likely its the mutinoers," >"
I answered.
That" he cried. "Whv. in a place
like this, where nobody puts IN but
gentlemen Of fortune, Silver would
fly the Jolly Roger. Won don't make no
doubt Of that. No; that's your friends.
There's been blows, too, and 7 reckon
your friends has had the best Of it;
and here they are ashore in the old
stoekaae, as was made years and years
ago by Flint. Ah, he was the man to
have EgalpieCe was TliaG barring
rum, his match was never seen. He
were afraid of none; not he; on'y Silver
Silver was that Gentccl."
We'll" said 7, that may be so, and
50 be i; all the more reason that
should hurry on and join my friends" I"
way. mate" !" returned Eou, mot YOU
You're good boy, or I'm mistook;
but you're on'y boy, all told. Now.
Ben Gum IS fly. Rum wouldn't bring
me there. where you're going-not
rum Woaitn I, III see your born
gen Ieinan' and gets u on his word or
honor. And you won't forget my
words: y precious sight CHATS what
you'H say), a precious sight more con-
hdence'-and then nirs him..
And he p'ncGed me the third time
"lth the same ar OF cie'eihess.
And when Ben Gum is wanted,
You know where TO ind hiln, jim. just
where you iouhd nm To-Day. Ana MN
that comes IS 10 have a Whlte thing IN
his hand; and he's to come alone: Oh!
and you'll say this; Ben Gunn' says
you, has reasons OF his own.
Well said l, Il believe under
stand. You nave something TO pro
pose and you Wlsh 10 see the squire or
the doctor; ana you're 10 be tound
where ! found you. Is that all?'
And when? says you,' he added.
Why, from about noon observation to
about SIX bells.
Good, says l, "and nov may go?
You won't forget? he inquired
anxi5USly. Precious sight, andreasons
Of his own, says you. Reasons of his
own; that's the mainstay; as between
man and man. Wei, then"-still hold
ing me- reckon you can go, Jim.
And jim, if you was to see Silver, you
wouldn't go for to sell Ben Gum? Wild
horses wouldn't draw it from you?
No, says you. And if them pirates
came ashore, Jim, what would you say
but there'd be widders in the morn
ing?"
Here he was interrupted by a loud re-
port, and Il caunonball came tearing
through the trees and pitched in the
sand, not 100 yards from where we two
were talking. The next moment each
of Us had taken to his heels in differ
ent direction.
For a good hour to come frequent
reports shook the island, and balls kept
crashing through the woods. l moved
from hiding-place to hiding-place, al
ways pursued, or so il seemed 10 me, by
these terrifying missiles. But toward
the end of the bombardment, though
still | burst not venture in the DIRECTION
oftenest, I had begun, IN manner, to
pluck up my heart again; and after
long detour to the east, crept down
among the shore-2ide trees.
The sun had just set, the sea breeze
was rustling and tumbling in the
woods, and rufiling the gray surface of
the anchorage; the tide, too, was far
out, and great tracks of sand lay un-
covered; the air, after the heat of the
day, chilled me through my jacket.
The ''IIispaniola" still lay where she
had anchored; but, sure enough, there
was the Jolly Roger-the black flag OF
piracy-hying from her peak. Even az
1 looked there came another red flash
and another report, that sent the
echoes Gathering, snd one more rouno
shot whistled through the air. 1t was
the last of the caunonade.
| lay for some time, watching the
hustle which succeeded the attack.
Men were demolishing something with
axes on the beach near the stockade;
the poor jolly-boat, l afterward dis
covered. Away. near the mouth of the
river, a great fire was glowing among
the trees, and between that point and
the shin one of the gigs kept coming
and going. the men, whom | had seen
so gloomy. shouting at the oars like
children But there was n sound In
their voices which suggested rum.
At length I thought l might return
toward the stockade. was pretty far
down on the low. sandy spit that in
closes the anchorage to the east, and is
ioined at half-water 10 Skeleton island;
and now, as l rose to my feet, saw.
some distance further down the spit,
ord Using from omon, low bushes. an
isoTated rock nrettv bigh. and peculiar
" white in color. 1t occurred to mo
that this might be the white rock of
,,-biob Ron Guup had spollen. and that
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