Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-02-18
CHAPTER TX.
POWDER AND ARMS.

the squire were very thick and friendly,
but I soon observed that things were
not the same between Mr. Trelawney
and the captain.
The last was sharp-looking man
who seemed angry with everything on
board, and was soon to tell us why, for
we had hardly got down into the cabin
when sailor followed us.
"Capt. Smollett, sir, axing to speak
with you," said he.
81 am always at the captains or
dcrs. Show him in" said the squire.
The captain, who was close behind
the door behind him.
well, SIR" said the captain, "better
speak plain, I believe, at the risk of
offense. don't like this cruise; don't
like the men, and don't like my officer.
That's short and sweet"
Perhaps, sir, you don't like the
ship?" inquired the squire, very angry,
as 1 could see.
81 can't speak as to that, sir, not hav-
ing seen her tried" said the captain.
"She seems clever craft; more can't
say"
Possibly, sir, you may not like your
employer, either?" says the squire.
But here DIR. Livesey cut in.
"Stay Bit" said he, "stay bit. No
use of such questionsast that but 10 pro-
duce i'll feeling. The captain has said
too much or he has said too little, and
I'm bound to say that require an ex-
PLANTATION of his words. You don't, you
say, like the cruise. Now, why?"
II was engaged, sir, on what We call
sealed orders, to sail this ship for that
gentleman where he should bid me-"
said the captain. $50 far so good. But
now 1 find that every man before the
mast knows more than i do. don't
call that fair, now, do you?"
NO." said DR.. Livesey, II don't"
Next" said the captain, 81 learn we
are going after treasure-hear it from
my own hands, mind you. Now, treas
ure is ticlilish work; 1 don't like treas
ure voyages on any account; and don't
like them, above all, when they are
secret, and when (begging your par
don, Mr.. Trelawney) the secret has
been told to the parrot"
"Silver's parrot?" asked the squire.
cts way of speaking" said the
captain. "Blabbed, l mean. It's nv
belief that neither of you gentlemen
know what you are about; but I'll tell
you my way of it-life or death, and
close rum"
THAT is all clear, and, dare say, true
enough" replied DR.. Livesey. "We take
the risk; but we are not so ignorant as
you believe us. Next, you say you don't
like the crew. Are they not good sea-
menu"
81 don't like them, sir" returned
Capt, Smollett. "And / think should
have had the choosing of my own hands,
if you go to that"
Perhaps you should" replied the
doctor. "My friend should, perhaps,
have taken you along with him; but the
slight, if there be one, was uninten-
tional. And you don't like Mr.. Arrow?"
u don't, sir. believe he's good
seaman; but he's too free with the crew
keep himself to himself-shouldn'
drink with the men before the mast!"
'Do you mean he drinks?" cried the
squire.
NO, sir" replied the captain; 'only
that he is too familiar"
well, now, and the short and long of
1t, captain ?" asked the doctor. "Tell us
what you want"
"Well, gentlemen, are you determined
to go on this cruise?"
Like iron," answered the squire.
Very good" said the captain. "Then,
as you've heard me very patiently, say
ing things that could not prove, hear
me few words more. They are put
ting the powder and the arms in the
fore hold. Now, you have good place
under the cabin; why not put them
there FIRST point. Then you are bring
ing four Of your own people with you,
and they tell me some of them are to
be berthed forward. Why not give them
the berths here beside the cabin-sec-
ond point"
ANY more?" asked Mr.. Trelawney.
"One MORE" said the captain.
"There's been too much blabbing al
ready
Far too much" agreed the doctor.
"I'll tell you what I've heard my
SELF" continued Capt. Smollett: "That
you have map of an island; that
there's crosses on the map to show
where the treasure is, and that the
island lies" And then he named the
latitude and longitude exactly.
ct never fold that - Dried tba corira
''to soul!"
"The hands know it, sir" returned
the captain.
"Livesey, that must have been you or
Hawkins" cried the squire.
ut doesn't much matter who it was"
replied the doctor. And I could see
that neither he nor the captain paid
much regard to Mr.. Trelawney's pro-
testations. Neither did I, to be sure, he
was so loose talker; yet in this case
l believe he was really right, and that
nobody had told the situation of the
island.
'Well, gentlemen" continued the cap
tain, II don't know who has this map;
but make it point, it shall be kept
secret even from me and Mr.. Arrow.
Otherwise would ask you to let me re-
sign"
II see," said the DOCTOR '.You wish to
keep this matter dark, and to make a
garrison of the stern part of the ship,
manned with my friends own people,
and provided with all the arms and pow
der'on board. In other words, you fear
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