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PART VI.
CHAPTER XXXlII.-CoNr1NuED.

When the doctor had wormed his Sc
cret from him on the afternoon of the
attack, and when, next morning, be
saw the anchorage deserted. he had
gone to Silver, given him the chart,
which was now useless-given him the
stores, for Ben Gums cave was we'll
supplied with goats meat salted by
himself-given anything and every
thing to get chance of moving in
safety from the stockade to the two
pointed hill, there to be clear of ma
laria and keep guard upon the money.
"As for you. JIM" he said. ut went
against my heart, but I did what I
thought best for those who had stood
by their duty: and if you were not one
of these. whose fault was it?'
That morning, finding that I was to
be involved in the horrid disappoint-
.nemt he had prepared for the mu-
dneers. he had run all the way to the
cave, and. leaving Squire to guard the
captain. had taken Gray and the ma
room and started. making the diagonal
across the island. to be at hand be-
that our party had the start of him;
and Ben Gum. being fleet of foot, had
been dispatched in front to do his best
alone. Then 1t had occurred to him to
work upon the superstitions of his for
mer shipmatcs. and he was so far sue
cessful that Gray and the doctor had
come up and were already ambushed
before the arrival of the treasure hunt
ers.
"Ah," said Silver, ut was fortunate
Tor me that had Hawkins here. You
would have let old John be cut to bits
and never given it a thought, doctor"
mot thought" replied DR.. Livesey,
cheerily.
And by this time we had reached the
gigs The doctor, with the pick ak, de-
molished one of them, and then we all
got aboard the other, and set out to 40
round by the sea for North Inlet.
This was run of eight or nine miles.
Silver, though he was almost killed
already with fatigue, was set to an oar,
like the rest of us. and we were soon
skimming swiftly over smooth sea.
Soon we passed out of the straits and
doubled the southeast corner of the
island. round which, four days ago, we
had towed the ''Hispaniola.''
AS we passed the two-pointed hill, we
could see the black mouth of Ben Gums
cave, and a figure standing by it, lean
ing on musket. Itwas the squire; and
we waved handkerchief and gave him
three cheers, in which the voice of Sill
er joined as heartily as any.
Three miles further, just inside the
mouth of North inlet, what should we
meet but the "Hispaniola," cruising by
herself. The last flood had lifted her;
and had there been much wind, or
strong tide current, as in the southern
anchorage, we should never have found
her more, or found her stranded beyond
help. AS it was, there was little amiss,
beyond the wreck of the mainsail. An
other anchor was got ready, and
dropped in fathom ancha half of water.
We all pulled round again to Rum cove,
the nearest point for Ben Gums treas
ure house; and then Gray, single-hand-
ed, returned with the gig to the His
PAMELA" where he was to pass the night
on guard.
A gentle slope ran up from the beach
to the entrance of the cave. At the top
the squire met US. 10 me he was cor
dial, saying nothing of my escapade,
either in the way of blame or praise. At
Silver's polite salute he somewhat
flushed. -. -
John Silver" he said, you're a
prodigious villain and imposter-a mon
strous impostor, sir, l am told amnot
to prosecute you. Well, then, will not.
But the dead men, sir, hang about your
neck like millstones." j. .~s;
'oChank you kindly, sir" replied
Long John, again saluting. ..s. /.
= How dare you to thank mel" cried
the squire. 1T Is . gross dereiction Of
my duty. Stand back!" ss:... &
And thereupon we all entered the
cave. Il was q large, airy place, with 5
little spring and 1 pool of clear water,
.oserhung with ferns. The floor was