Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-02-17
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER 1-Billy Bones an old sea
dog much addicted to rum, lodges at Ad-
mIral Benbow Inn.
CHAPTER IL-Stranger. called BLACK
Dog" meets Homes; an interview ENDS In
fight and disappearance OF stranger
Bones suffers Rpoplectic stroke.
CHAPTER III.-Blind beggar comes 70
Inn presses esyes s0msfens ocOef n G" Bones
cries. "six hours Well do them yet" at
which moment he is struck dead by apo
plexy.
CHAPTER Iv.-Near Bones body, is
found little round paper. blackened on
one side, on the other the WORDS: GU
have till ten tonight" Gold Is found IN
Bones sea chest, and an oilskin packet.
Flight taken from inn.
CHAPTER V.-Blipd man (Pew) with
companions attack the inn. Chagrined at
not finding "FAint's fist" the scoundrels
scatter. Blind Pew is run down and killed
by a horse.
CHAPTER yI-Young Hawkins taxes
packet to DR.. Livesey, who with Squire
Trelawney opens IL and finds minute di-
rections for finding Of vast treasure.
CHAPTER VII.-Trelawney fits up ex-
pedition to seek treasure.
CHAPTER NIII.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 singular
and asks TO have certain preoa,T,IonS pseca,nI nS
the powder and arms astern and giving
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
io1f %8APTER aT'T., ~ XINPlot Qaid by Silver.
ships cook provides for the strike for
possession Of the treasure immediateiy i i
ia gotten aboard. Cry OF Lana no
heard. ~,
CHAPTER XII-Hawkins tells of Sill
ver's treachery to Livesey. Trelawney and
Capt. Smollett. who hold councH OF waI.
CHAPTER XIII.-Mutiny begins to show
in restlessness of men, and captain de-
cides to give the men an afternoon ashore.
Jim Hawkins slips off with them' put on
the island gives them the slip.
,.rizprEK XIV-f ON cover Jim sees
Silver kill one OF the honest hands, ana
also learns of the murder OF another IN
another part OF the island and runs from
CHAPTER xv-Jim meets Ben Gum.
marooned sailor who had lived on island
three years. Report of cannon is heard
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
block9house within a stockade and de-
eide to provision 1t. Faithful party Is
Joined by Gray, mutineer, and the snip
left with The five remaining mu'iheers on
CHAPTER XvII.-Jolly-boat starts on
last trip to shore overloaded with pro
visions; Mnilheers in 81. ." ona ssi Of the eInners
Cannon bali passes over boat, which sinks
and leaves party to wade ashore. Buccs-
neers heard near by in the wood.
CHAPTER XVIII.-Fight with buc-
cancers results In one killed on each aide:
Faithful party gain the stookade and
run up the British colors.
CHAPTER XIX.-Jm seeing the colors
knows he is near friends and. leaving Ben
Gum, climbs into the stockade.
CHAPTER XX.-Silver, under nag OF
truce, makes overtures for chart to get the
treasure by, but fails.
CHAPTER XXI.-Buccaneers attack
stockade, are worsted, leaving five dead
behind. Tho faithful party loses two, and
Capt. Smollett wounded.
PART Y.