The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-10-07

DIS Jou We uedTu lie very patiently, say
ing things that could not prove, hear
me 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"
Amy more?" asked Mr.. Trelawney.
Zone 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.
81 never told that" cried the squire,
ito SOUL"
THE hands know it, sir" returned
the captain.
"Livesey, that must have been you or
Hawkins" cried the squire.
ut doesn't much matter who it was"
replied the doctor. And l could see
that neither he nor the captain paid
much regard to Mr.. Trelawney's pro-
testatons. Neither did l, to be sure, he
was so loose talker; yet in this case
l believe he was really right, and that
nobody had told the situation of the
| island.
"Well, gentlemen" continued the cap
tain, II don't know who has this map;
but | make it point, it shall be kept
secret even from me and Mr. Arrow
Otherwise | would ask you to let me re-
sign"
II see," said the doctor. you wish to
keep this matter dark, and to make a
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
a 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 if he had ground enough for
that. AS for Mr., Arrow, l believe him
thoroughly honest; some of the men
are the same; all may be for what I
know. But am responsible for the
ships safety and the life of every man
lack aboard of her. see things going,
IS l think, not quite right. And l 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 | came in here l meant
to get discharged. / had no thought
that Mr.. Trelawncy would hear q
word"
mo more l would" cried the squire
Had Livesey not been here should
have seen you to the deuce. AS it is,
have heard you. will do as you desire
but think the worse of you"
That's as you please, sir" said thu
captain. You'll find do my duty"
And with that he took his leave.
"Trelawney," said the doctor, ICON
trary to all my notions, l believe you
have managed to get two honest mel
on board with you-that man and Johr
Silver"
"Silver, if you like" cried the squire
but as for that intolerable humbug,
leclare l think his conduct unmanly
lnsailorly, and dow ight un-English.
"Well," says the doctor, eve shall
Jee."
, When he came on deck, the men hat
begun already to take out the arms ant
| powder, yo-ho-ing at their work, Will
| the captain and Mr.. Arrow stood b,
experimenting.
| The new arrangement was quite t.
my liking. The whole schooner hat
been overhauled; six berths had beer
t made astern, out of what had been tn
afterpart of the main hold; and thi
t set of cabins was only joined to tn,
2 galley and forecastle by a spared pas
t sage on the port side. 1t had beer
originally meant that the captain, MI
Arrow, Hunter, Joyce, the doctor, an
e the squire were to occupy these 81.
D berths. Now Redruth and 1 were to ge
: two of them, and Mr.. Arrow and tn
: captain were to sleep on deck in tn
{ companion, which had been enlarge,
e on each side till you might almost hav
: called it roundhouse. Very low
S was still, of course; but there wa
room to swing two hammocks, and eve,
the mate seemed pleased with the al
e rangement. Even he, perhaps, ha