Arizona republican., 1899-03-03
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BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
(Continued From Yesterday.)

"Thcnky, George" replied the sea
 cock. You always was brisk for busi-
 ness, and has the rules by heart. George,
 as Tn pleased to see. Well, what is it.
 anyway? An! Deposcd'-that's it, is
 it? Very pretty wrote, to be sure; like
 print, I swear. Your hand O write, | George? Why, you was gettin' quite a | leadin' man in this here crew. You'll i be cap'n next, 1 shouldn't wonder. Just | oblige ne with that torch again, will
 you? This pipe don't draw
 Come, nov," said George, ''you don't
 fool this crew no more. You're a funny man, by your account; but you're over now. and you'll maybe step down off
 that barrel and help vote."
 q thought you said you l1nowed the rules" returned Silver, contemptuous. 1y. ''Leastways, if you don't, do, and I wait here-and I'm still your cap'n, mind-till you outs with your griev- auces and Irep1y; in the meantime your black spot ain't worth a biscuit. After that we'll sec"
 "Oh,' replied George, "you don't be under no kind of apprehension; we're all square, we are. First, you've made a hash of this cruisc-you'n be a bold man to say no to that. Second, you Ter the enemy out O this here trap for rOth- ing Why did they want cut! dunno: but it's pretty plain they wanted it. Third, you wouldn't let us go at them upon the march. Oh, we see through you, John Silver; you want to play booty, that's what's wrong with you. And then. fourth, there's this here boy
 ''Is that all?' asked Silver, quietly.
 Enough, too," retorted George. "We'n all swing and sun dry for your bungling.''
 'WelI, now, look here, I'll answer these four pints; one after another Tn answer 'em. I made hash O this cruise, did I? Well, TOW, you all know what I wanted; and you all know, fl that had been done, that we'd a been aboard the 'H:spaniola' this night as ever was, every man of us alive, and fit, and full of good Tlum-du1f, and the treasure ia the hold of her, by thunder! We'll, who crossed ne? Who forced my hand, as with the lawful cap'n? Who tipped me the black spot the day we landed and began this dance? An, it's q mighty fine dance-I'm with you thcre-ard looks mighty like a horn pipe in a ropes end ct Execution Dock by London town, it does. But who done it? Why, it was Andersen and Hands. and you, George Merry! And you're the last above board of that same Ineddling crew; and you have the Davy Jones' insoIeEce to up'and stand for cap'n over me-you, that sunk the lot of us! By the powers. but this tops the stiffest yarn to nothing"
 Silver paused, and I could see by the faces of George and his companions that these words had not been said in vain.
 That's for number one" cried the accused, wiping the sweat from his brow, for he had been talking with vehemence that shook the house. Why, give you my word, I'm scl. to speak to you. You've neither sense nor memory, and leave it to fancy where your mother was that let you come to sea. Sea! Gentlemen O fortune! I reckon tailors is your trade"
 Go on, John" said Morgan. Speak up to the others.'
 "Ah, the others!" returned John. "They're nice lot, ain't they? You say this cruise is bungleG! An! by gum, if you could understand how bad it's bungled, you would see! We're that near the gibbet that my neck's stiff with thinking on it. You've seen 'em, maybe, hanged in chains, birds about 'cm, seamen p'inting 'em out as they go down with the tide. Who's that?' says one. That Why, that's John Sil- yer. I knowcd him we'll says another. And you can hear the chains a-jangleas you go about and reach for the other buoy. Now, that's about where we are, every mothers son of US, thanks to him and Hands, and Anderson, and other ruinatiOn fools of you. And if you want to know about number four, and that boy, why, shiver my timbers! isn't he a hostage? Are we going to waste q hostage? No, not us; he might be our last chance, and I shouldn't " Cnder. Kill that boy? Not me, mates! And number three? Ah. well, there's a deal to say to number three. Maybe you don't count it nothing 70 have real college doctor come to see you every day-you, John, with your head broke or you, George Merry, that had the agEe shakes upon you not six hours agone, and has your eyes the color of lemon peel to this same moment on the clock? And maybe, perhaps, you didn't know there Was q cccscrt coming. N either? Bat there is. and ret so long till thca; and we'll sec who'll be glad to have hcstage when it comes to that And as for rsirbcr two. and why I made barcain-Wcn, you cane crawl ing CT EcHr !.:!ccs to me to make it-on Eour knees you came. you vas that loun-hearjed-aad you'd have starred too, if h2du't-bu5 that's trile you look therc-t!lat's why!"
 And he cast down upon the floor a paper hat instantly recognized-n other than inc chart on yellow paper,