Arizona republican., 1899-02-23

| that one of the pirates who had been
 shot at the loop-hole; Hunter, and
 Capt. Smoilett; and of these the first two were as good as dead; the Elutireer, l indeed, died under the doctors knife. and Hunter, do what we could, neverre- ! covered consciousness in this world He
 fingered all day breathing loudly like
 the old buccaneer at home in his ap- oplectic fit; but the bones of his chest | had been crushed by the blow. and his i skull fractured in falling. and some 1 time in the following niSht, without | sign or sound, he went to his Maker
 As for the captain, his wounds were | grievous, indeed. but not dangerous
 No organ was fatally injured. Arder-
 sons bal,-for it was Job that shot him first-had broken his shoulder blade 1 and touched the lung, not badly; the second had oniy torn and displaced some muscles in the calf. He was sure to recover, the doctor said, but. in the
 meantime and for weeks to come, he
 must not walk or move his arm. nor so
 much as speak when he could help it. My own accident cut across the Lnuckles was q fcabite. Dr. Livesey
 patched it up with plaster, and pulled
 my ears for me into the ba.gai&.
 After Gfnner the squire and the doe
 tor sat by the captains side awhile in
 consultation; and they had talked
 to their hearts content, il being then a little past noon, the doctor took up his hat and pistols, girt on cutlass, put
 the chart in his pocket, and with a musllet over his shoulder, crossed the palisade on the north side, and set off briskly through the trees.
 Gray and I were sitting together at the far end of the blocl1-house. to be out of earshot of our officers consult ing;. and Gray took his pipe out of his mouth and fairly forgot to put it back again, so thunder-struck he was at this occurrence.
 Why, in the name of Davy Jones' said he, "is Dr. Iivesey 1nad?"
 Why. mo-" says I. He's about the last of this crew for that, take it''
 Well, shipmate," said Gray, mad he may not be; but if he's mot, mark my words, I ar.''
 ''I take it. replied I, ''the doctor has his idea; and if I ars right, Ines going now to see Ben Gunn.'
 *The mutineers were soon only eight in number, for the man shot by Mir. Trelawney on board the schooner died that same evening of his wound. But this was, of course, not known till after by the faithful party
 was right, as appeared later: but in the meantinme, the house being sti1ing hot, and the little patch of sand inside the palisade ablaze with midday sun, I began to get another thought into my head, which was not by any means so right. What.I began 10 do was to envy the doctor, walking in the cool shadow of the woods, with the birds about him, and the pleasant smell Of the pines, while I sat grillirg, with my clothes stuck to the hot resin, and so much blood about me, and so many poor dead bodies lying all around, that l took q disgust of the place that was almost as strong as fear.
 All the time I was washing out the blccl>-housc, and then washing up the things from dinner, this disgust and envy kept growing stronger and stronger, till ct last. being near bread bag, and no one then observing me. I took the first step towartfmy escapade. and fIedboth pockets of my coat with biscuits.
 I was fool, if you like, and certainly I was going to do foolish, overbold act; but 1 was detcrr,ined to do it with all the precautions in my power. These biscuits, should a7ything befall me. would keep me, at least from starving, til far on in the next day.
 The next thing I laid hold of was a brace of pistols, and, as I already had a and. bullets, felt my self well supplied with arms.
 As for the schCn>e I had in my head, it was not a bad one in itself. It was to go down the sandy spit that divides the anchorag on the east from the open sea, find the white rock I had observed last evening. ard ascertain whether it was there or not that Ben Gum had hidden his boat; a thing quite worth doing. as I still believe. But as was certain I should not be allowed to leave the in- closure, my only plan was to take French leave, and slip out when no- body was watching; and that was so bad a way of doing it as made the thing had made my mind up.
 " GIi. S-S ItiSt IG1I out, IOunQ nn admirable opportunity. The squire and Gray were busy helping the captain with his bandages; the co:s was clear; made bolt for it over the stcckade md into the thicl1est of the trees, and before my absence was observed I was ,ut of cry of companions.
 This was my second folly. far worse han the first, as I left but two sound nen to guard the house; but, like the irst, it was help toward saving all of IS.
 I took my way straight for the east cast of the island. for was determined o go down the sea side Of the spit to ! void al! chance Of observation from he anchorage. It was already late in . he afternoon, although still warm and unny. As I continued to thread the all woods could hear from far before ne not only the continuous thunder