Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-04-07
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER billy Bones, an old sea
dog, much addicted TO rum, lodges at Ad-
miral Benbow inn
CHAPTER IL-Stranger. called .BlaGE
Dog" meets Homes; an interview ends IN
fight and disappearance OF stranger
Bones suffers Rpoplectic stroke.
CHAPTER III.-Blind beGgar comes 70
Inn. .presses something in Bones hand hand
cries. six hours. Wei DO them yet at
which moment he IS struck dead by apo
CHAPTER Iv.-Near Bones body, is
found little round paper, blackehedv .sv,! On
one side, on the other the Words: 9u o.
have till ten tonight" Gold Is founq IN
Bones' sea chest, and an oilskin packet
Flight taken from inn. 80
CHAPTER v.-Blind man tPew) with
companions attack the inn. Chagrined AT
not finding 'Flints fist" the scoundrel3
scatter. Blind Pew is run down and killed
CHAPTER vI-Young Hawkins taxes
packet to DR.. Livesey. who with Squire
Trelawuey opens Il and finds minute di-
rections for finding Of vast treasure
CHAPTER VII.-Trelawney fits up ex-
pedition 10 seek treasure.
- CHAPTER VIII-Jlm Hawkins meets
Black Dog at John Silver's inn. Black Dog
runs away, and Silver avows ignorance or
CHAPTER IX.-ship's captain thinks
some things on board somewhat sing ular
and asks to have certain precautlonss ;
taken, among which are the storing OF
the the doctor and his friends berths beside
the cabin.
CHAPTER X.-'Hispaniola" begins her
voyage. Hawkins climbs into apple bar
rel and overhears plans OF treachery on
foot among the crew. cr
CHAPTER XI-Plot 0aid by Silver.
ehin's cook) provides for the strike for
Dossession Of the treasure Immediately II
Is gotten aboard. Cry of Land ho'
CHAPTER XII.-Hawkins tells Of Sil-
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 de-
cides to give the men an afternoon ashore.
Jim Hawkins slips of with them' but on
the island gives them the Slip
CHATTER AIY.-f 'om cover Jim sees seq
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 soene.
CHAPTER XV.-Jim meets Ben Gum. a
marooned sailor who had lived on Island
three years. Report Of cannon Is heaTd, .na
Both run for boat when they see In the
wood the union Jack.
CHAPTER XVI.-Hunter and the doc
tor 20 ashore in a Jolly-boat, discover q
eide 10 provision It, Faithful party Is
ioined by Gray, a mutlneer. and the ship
left with the five remaining mutineers on
CHAPTER XVIL-Jolly-boat starts on
last trip to shore overloaded with pro-
visions Mutineers on ship man the gun.
Cannon bali passes over boat, which sinki
and leaves party to wade ashore. Bucca-
neers heard near by in the wood.
CHAPTER XVIII.-Fight with buc.
cancers results in one killed on each side
Faithful party gain the Btockade and
run u UP the british colors.
CHAPTER xIX.--Jlm seeing the colora
knows he f. near friends and, leaving Ber
Gum. climbs into the stockade.
CHAPTER XX.-Sllver. under flag OF
truce, makes overtures for chart to get tht
4 I.-v hut faf
CHAPTER XXI.-Buccaneers attack
| stockade, are worsted. leaving five deaf
behind. The faithful party loses two. and
Capt smollett wounded.
CHAPTER XxIL-Doctor sets out e
find Ben Gum. Jim slips off to seek boat
| Ben Gum hnd built. and decides TO cut
"Hispaniola," now flying the jolly roger
adrift.
CHAPTER XIII. - Schooner now
manned by only two OF the pirates anc
chor. Jim then, from sheer exhaustion
falls s1leeP t II RbS%tf2 q e9Ef1ee Jim see
| the "HlspanioIa'' helpiessiy drifting. ant
| by great effort reaches her and leaps
catching the jibboom.
CHAPTER XXV.-Jim finds, one Of III,
mutineers (O'Brien) dead. killed by Hands
and Hands, the only survivor on board
| severely wounded: decides to reach th'
CHAPTER XXVL-Hands rnanag-, :.
| secure a dirk. Jim discovers the treacherJ
and escapes up mast, 10 Whicn ne y
| pinned by Hands throwing his dirk. jim
| flres his pistol.
| ---.Ir1n XXVU.-Hands pierced o,
| a bullet falls into the water and sinks
| Jim makes fast the vessel and returns b!
| moonlight to stockadc. to discover he hai
| fallen into the hostile camp.
| CHAPTER XXVIII.-A quarrel nmohs
| the buccaneers causes a revolt and the!
| take council, during which Silver tell
| Jim he will stand by him.
| CHAPTER XXIX.-Buccaneers return
ana give Silver the black spot" On On
| aldo OF which IS written "deposed. 81
| yer in answer, throws to them the char
| Of the Island. showing location OF treasure
| which they had SO long coveted. and M
| ia again made the buccaneer chieftain.
CHAPTER xxx. - Doctor attendi
wounded buccaneers; has n snort tau
| pioits Doctor advises Silver TO keep IN
boy close beside him as he goes on hi
treasure hunt that day.
| CHAPTER XXXI.-Pirates set OFT. nc
| cordInR to chart, for buried treasure; cofn'
| unon n human skeleton whlch DrlhBs U
| them gloomy recollcctions OF the de@
| Capt. Flint. ,,.., .,.u
| CHATTER XxXT.-Going a little fur
| thor the superstitious buccaneers ar
| stopped by tho sound OF Capt. tllntB OF,
| sea song but reasaurcd on recognlZlhl
| yoIce OF their old companion, Zen buhn
| march onto find the hidden treasur
| gone. ,,,
| CHAPTER XXXIII.-Tn their chagrli
| the pirates again turn against thelr chle
who ahoots one Of them and another fall
| ghot by tho doctor. who with Gray an
Ben Gum at this moment appears. ana ana, th
| three surviving buccaneers take nIEm'
silver returning TO his allegiance. IN
party proceed for supper 10 Ben buhh
cave, where the vast treasure lS Been'