Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-01-13

say"
Possibly, sir, you may not like your !
employer, either?" says the squire.
But here DR.. Livesey cut in.
stay a Bit" said he, stay bit. No /
use of such questions as that but TO pro-
duce i'll feeling. The captain has said
too much or he has said too little, and
I'm bound to say that 1 require IN ex-
PLANTATION of his words. You don't, you
saw, like the cruise. Now, why?"
Il was engaged, sir, on what We call
sealed orders, 10 sail this ship for that
gentleman where he should bid me-"
said the captain. $50 far SO good. But
now l find that every man before the
mast knows more than l do. l don't
call that fair, now, do you"
NO" said DIR. Livesey, 81 don't"
Next" said the captain, 81 learn we
are going after treasure-hear 1t from
my own hands, mind you. Now, treas
ure is ticklish work; don't like treas
ure voyages on any account; and don't
like them, above all, when they are
secret, and when Cbegging your par
don, Mr.. Trelawney) the secret has
been told to the parrot"
"Silver's parrot?" asked the squire.
Its a way of speaking" said the
captain. "Blabbed, / mean. It's my
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 run"
THAT is all clear. and, l dare say, true
enough" replied DR.. Livesey. eve take
~ i. ~ ~ n :
you believe us. Next, you say you don't
like the crew. Are they not good sea
men?"
81 don't like them, SIR" returned
Capt. Smollett. And think l 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?"
"I don't, sir. l believe he's good
seaman; but he's too free with the crew
to be a good officer. a mate should
keep himself to himself-shouldn't
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"
We'll, now, and the short and long of
it, captain ?' asked the doctor. Tell us
what you want"
well, gentlemen, are you determined
to 90 on this cruiser"
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 n 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.
"I never told that" cried the squire,
"to n soul!"
"The hands know 1t, sir" returned
the captain.
"Livesey, that must have been you or
Hawkins" cried the squire.
at doesn't much matter who il was"
replied the doctor. And l could see
that neither he nor the captain paid
much regard to Mr.. Trelawney's pro
testations. Neither did /, to be sure, he
was so loose a tall1er; yet in this case
believe he was really right, and that
nobody hnd told the situation of the
island.
"Well, gentlemen" continued the cap
tain, al don't know who has this map;
but L make 1t point, it shall be kept
secret even from me and Mr.. Arrow.
Otherwise I would ask you TO let me re-
sign"
"I see" said the doctor. "You wish to
keep this matter dark, and to make II
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
n mutIny."
"Sir," said Capt. Smollett, with no
intention to take offense, | deny your
right to put words into my mouth. No
captain, sir, would be justified in going
to sea at all IL he had ground enough for
that. As for Mr.. Arrow, 1 believe him
thoroughly honest; some of the men
nre the same; all may be for what
know. But l am responsible for the
ships safety and the life of every man
Jack aboard of her | see things going.
as think, not quite right. And ask
you to take certain precautions, or let
me resign my berth. And that's all"
Capt. Smollett," began the doctor,
with smile, "did ever you hear the
fable Of the mountain and the mouse?
You'll excuse me, dare say, but you
remind me OF that fable. When you
came In here I'll stake my wig you
meant more than this"
Doctor" said the captain. you are
smart. When l came In here i meant
to get discharged. l had no thought
that Mr.. Trelawney would hear
word"
mo more 1 would" cried the squire
Had Livesey not been here / should
have seen you to the deuce. AS IL Is, !
have heard you. will do as you desire;
but think the worse of you"
That's us you please, sir" said the
captain. you'll find do my duty"
And with that he took his leave.
"Trelawney," said the doctor, "con-
trary to all my notions, I believe you
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