Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-03-18

had turned out great many various
stores-the British colors, a Bible, a
coil of stoutish rope, pen, ink, the log
found longish fir tree lying felled and
cleared in the inclosure, and, with the
help of Hunter, he had set it up at the
corner of the log house where the
trunks crossed and made an angle.
Then, climbing on the roof, he had
with his own hand bent and run up
the colors.
/ This seemed nightly to relieve him.
He reentered the log house and set
about counting the stores, as if moth
ing else existed. But he had an eye
on TOMS passage for all that; and as
soon as all was over came forward with
another flag and reverently spread it
on the body.
Don't you take on, sir" he said,
shaking the squire's hand. "All's well
with him; no fear for hand that's
been shot down in his duty to captain
and owner 1t mayn't be good divinity,
but it's fact
Then he pulled me aside.
"Dr. Livesey," he said, sin how many
weeks do you and squire expect the
ccnsort?"
l told him it was question, not of
weeks, but 81 months; that if we were
not back by the end of August, Blandly
was to send to find us; but neither
| sooner nor later. you can calculate
for yourself" l said.
"Why, yes" returned the captain,
scratching his head, 'and making a
large allowance, sir, for all the gifts OF
Providence, should say we were pref
ty close hauled
"How do you mean?" asked.
cts a pity, sir, we lost the second
load. That's what mean," replied
the captain. GAS for powder and shot
we'll do. But the rations are short
very short-so short, DR.. Livesey, that
we're perhaps as well without that ex-
ira mouth"
And he pointed to the dead body un-
der the flag.
Just then, with roar and whistle,
4 round shot passed high above the
roof of the log house and pumped ia,
beyond US in the wood.
"Oho!" said the captain. "Blaze
away! You've little enough powder
already, my lads
AT the second trial the aim was bet
ter and the ball descended inside the
stockade, scattering a cloud of sand
but doing no further damage.
captain" said the squire, "the
house is quite invisible from the ship
1t must be the flag they are aiming at
Would it not be wiser to take it in?"
"strike my colors!" cried the cap
tain. mo, sir, not l." and, as soon as
he had said the words, think we all
agreed with him. For it was not only
piece Of stout, seamanly good feeling;
it was good policy besides, and showed
our enemies that we despised theil
cannonade.
All through the evening they kept
laundering away. Ball after ball flew
over or fell short, or kicked up the sand
in the Enclosure; but they had to firs
SO high that the shot fell dead and
buried itself in the soft sand. We had
no richochet to fear; and though ons
popped in through the roof of the log
house and out again through the floor
we soon got used't to that sort of horse
play and minded it no more thar
, cricket.
"There is one thing about all this
observed the good captain; "the woot
: in front of US is likely clear. The ebl
has made a good while; our store!
should be uncovered. Volunteers to g.
and bring in pork"
Gray and Hunter were the first Il
3 come forward. Well armed, they stol
: out of the stockade, but it proved ;
!. useless mission. The mutineers wer
: holder than we fancied, or they pu
: more trust in Israel's gunnery. Fo
|, four or five of them were busy carry
i ing off our stores, and wading out witt
them to one of the gigs that lay clos
e by, pulling an oar or so to hold he
n steady against the current. Silver wa
t in the stern-sheets in command; an,
every man of them was now provide
with musket from some secret maya
q zine of their own.
+ The captain sat down to his log, an
/ here is the beginning of the entry:
Il
n Alexander Smollett, master David Live
: sey, ships doctor: AbrahanTGray, carper
o ter's mate; John Trelawney, owner; Jon
. :, Hunter and Richard Joyce. owners ser,
J ents, andsmen-being all that is left faith
d full of the ships company-with stores fc
ten days at short rations, came ashore TIL
:. day, and flew British colors on the los
: house In Treasure island. Thomas Rec
n ruth, owners servant. landsman, shot b
the mutineers; James Hawkins, cabir
n boy"
. And at the same time was wonder
4 ing over poor Jim Hawkins fate.
q A hail on the land side.
Ia Somebody hailing u.s." said Hunte
who was on guard.
= doctor! squire! captain! Hall
! Hunter, is that your" came the cries.
= And ran to the door in time to Sc
- Jim Hawkins, safe and sound, con
= climbing. over the stockade.
- (To be continued)