Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-09-29
PART III.
CHAPTER Xv.-CoSTINUED.

. All this time he had been feeling the
stuff of my jacket, smoothing my hands,
looking at my boots, and generally, in
the intervals of his speech, showing a
childish pleasure in the presence of a
fellow creature. But at my last words
he perked up into q kind of startled sly
cess.
"If you ever get aboard again, says
you?" he repeated. why, now, who's
to hinder your"
mot you, know" was my reply.
And right you vas" he cried. Now
you-what do you call yourself, mate?"
"Jim," told him.
"Jim, JIM" says he, quite pleased, APP
parently. SWELL. now, Jim, I've lived
that rough as you'd be ashamed TO a
hear OF. Now, for instance, you
wouldn't think had pious mother
70 look at me?" he asked.
'why, no. not in particular" ! an
Swered.
"Ah. WELL" said he. but ! had-re-
markedly pious. And l was a civil,
pious boy, and could rattle off my cate
chism that fast, as you couldn't tell
one word from another. And here's
what il come to. Jim, and IL begun with
rhuck-farthen on the blessed grave
stones. That's what it begun with,
but IL went further'n that; and so my
mother told me, and predicked the
whole, she did, the pious woman. But
Il were Providence that put me here.
I've thought IL all out in this here lone
iy island, and I'm back on piety. You
can't catch me tasting rum so much;
but Just a thimbleful for luck, of
course, the first chance / have I'm
bound I'll be good. and see the way TO.
--Aae jim" looking all around him,
and lowering his voice 10 whisper
I'm rich"
now felt sure that the poor fellow
had gone crazy in his solitude, and
suppose must have shown the feeling
In my face, for he repeated the
statement, hotly;
"Rich! richi l says. And I'll tell
you what; I'll make man of you, Jim.
All, Jim. you'll bless your stars, you
will. you was the first that found
met"
And at this there came suddenly a low
= erihg shadow over his face, and he
frightened his grasp upon my hand, and
raised a forefinger threateningly be-
fore my eyes.
'Now, Jim, you tell me true; that
amt Flint's ship" he asked.
Al this / had happy inspiration. ]
began to believe that | had found m
ally, and 1 answered him at once.
Its not Flint's ship, and Flint is
dead; but I'll tell You true, as you ask
me-there are some OF Flinfs hands
aboard; worse luck for the rest of as. IS
Not a man-with one-leg?" he
gasped.
-Silver?" ssked.
"Ah, Silver" says he; that were his
name."
Hes the cook; and the ringleader,
too"
He was still holding me by the wrist,
and at that he gave il a quiet wiring.
IF you was sent by Long John" he
said, I'm as good as pork, and know
- BUs-~Ssre was you, do you sup
9keY
.na he Wv .; answer ,old hin, ,hs
,rho,e s,ory ~ our VOYAGE and the nre.
dicament in which we found ourselves
lie heard me with the keenest interest
and when I had done he patted me on
the head.
~You,re n pood lad linn. ne said.
~and YOU'RE all in a Glove hitch. ain,
you?. Well. You lust nut YOUR trust In
Ben Gunn-Ben Gums the man 10 do
Il. Would YOU think il likely, now.
that YOUR SQUIRE would prove liberal
minded one in case OF help-him being
I'm a Glove hitch. as YOU remark?"
told him the squire was the most lib
eral of men.
.Ah. but Won see" returned Der
Gum. II didn't mean giving me a gat,
IN keen. and a suit of livery clothes
and such: that's not NV mark, Jim
What 4 mem IN would he he likely Il
come down 10 the toon of. saw G 90,
ont of money that's as rood as a man,
own already?"
liam sure he would" said I. -As &
was. all hands were TO share"
sand a massage honey" he added
with n look of great shrewdpess.
"Why." / cried. sthe souires a gen
tleman. And, besides, IL we got rid O
the others. we should want YOU 10 heI.
work the vessel home
"Ah," said he. $50 YOU would" An,
he seemed very much relieved.
.No, TN tell Won what" he wen
on. $50 much IN tell won. and no more
vere in Flipt.s shin when he burie,
the treasure. he and sig alonp-si,
strong se.men- They WINS ashore Mol
ON a week. and ms standing Of an,
ON ia the old .wslrus.' One fine da,