Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-03-10
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER L-Billy Bones; an old sea
dog, much addicted to rum. lodges at Ad-
mIral Benbow Inn.
CHAPTER lL-Stranger, called 'Black
Dog" meets Homes; an interview ends In
fight and disappearance OF stranger
Bones suffers apoplecuc stroke.
CHAPTER III-Blind beggar comes TO
Inn, presses something in Bones hand
and leaves. Ten o,cIocK! Zones
cries six hours. Wen 90 them yet a.
which moment he is struck dead by apo
CHAPTER Iv.-Near Bones body, IS
found a little round paper. blackehGl on On
one side on the other the words: ou
have till ten tonight" Cold Is found IN
Bones sea chest and an oilskin packet.
Flight taken from inn. 80,
CHAPTER V.-I;lind man {Pew) with
con1ranions attack the inn. ChGgrined al
not finding "Fiuts fist. the scCundTelS
scatter Blind Pew Is run down ana kli!ed
CHAPTER TI.-Young Hawkins taxes
packet TO DR.. Livesey, VINO with squire
/ Trelawney opens It sHd nads minute d.
rections for finding OF vast treasure
CHAPTER VII.-Trelawney fits up ex-
petition TO seek treasure.
CHAPTER NIIL-Jim Hawkins meets
rIack Dog at John Sllvcr's inn. Black Dog
runs away, and Silver aVo"5 ignorance oI
&C CHAPTER Ix.-ship's captain thinks
5orne things on board somewhat singular
and asks TO have certain precaut!ons
taken among which are the storing OF
the powder and arms asteTn ana EltE55
the doctor anu lAAS AAAN.4N'S 49, NA+S ''--
'-tS CHsPTER x-"HispanioIa" begins her
voyage. Hawkins climbs into apple par
rel and overhears plans Of treachery on
ICufAPTER XI.-Plot Qaid by Silver.
ships coolO provides loT inc sIfaHe a,e, -. :.
Is gotten aboard. Cry OF Land no
CHAPTER XII.-HawIsing tells Of sll.
ver's treachery to Livesey, Trelawney and
cant Smollett who hold council OF war.
CHAPTER XIII-Mutiny begins to show
in restlessness Of men, and captain de-
cides to give the men an AFTERNOON ashore,
Jim Hawkins slips or with them' Dut Oh
the island gives them the slip.
CHATTER AIV.-F 4om cover Jim sees
silver kin 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,
marooned sailor who had lived on island
three years. Report Of a cannon Is heard.
Roth run for boat when they see IN the
wood the union jack.
tor go ashore IL jolly-bIoat, disG9Vedd 9 daa a
ioined by Gray, a mutineer, and the ship
left with the five remaining fnutlheerS o."
CsIHiAPTER xvII.-Jolly-boa starts on
last trip to shore overloaded with pro-
visions. Mutineers on ship man the gun.
Trelawney picks of on one & OF the gthne5ES b IeE,
and leaves party to wade ashore. Bucca-
neers heard near by In the wood.
CHAPTER XVIIT.-Fight with buc-
cancers results In one killed on each side.
Faithful party gain the stockade ana
run up the British colors.
CHAPTER XIX-Jlm seeing the colors
knows he is near friends and, leaving Ben
Gum, climbs into the stockade.
CHAPTER X%.-Sllver, under flag OF
truce. makes overtures for chart to get the
treasure by. but fails.
CHAPTER XXI.-Buccaneers attack
stockade are worsted, leaving five dead
behind. The faithful party loses two. and
Capt. Smollett wounded
CHAPTER XXII.-Doctor sets out to
find Ben Gum. Jim slips off TO seek boat
Ben Gum had built and decides to cut
"Hispaniola." now flying the jolly roger,
adrift
CHAPTER XIII. Schooner now
manned by only two OF the pirates. and
they In n drunken brawl, is cut from an
chor. Jim then. from sheer exhaustion.
falls asleep IN hotto n OF coracle.
CHAPTER xxTV.-A Awaking Jim sees
the "HispanIola" helplessly drifting, and
by great effort reaches her and leaps,
catching the jibboom.
| CHAPTER XXV.-Jim finds one Of tha
mutineers (OBrien) dead, killed by Hands
and Hands. the only survivor on board,
severely wounded: decides to reach the
tffAfTER xXvI-Irands r1anag-. -
secure n dirk. Jim discovers the treachery
and escapes up n mast. to which he 10
! pinned by Hands throwing his dirk. Jim
| fires HIS pistol