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,bmi4. If we can como to terms, and NO

submit. il we can como to terms, and no
bones about it. All I ask is your word.
Cap'n Smollett, to let me safeand sound
out of this here stockade, and one
minute to get out O shot before gun
is fired!"
"My man." said Capt. smcllett, II
have not the slightest desire to talk to
[you. If you wish to talk to me, you can
come, that's all. If there's any treach-
cry, it'll he on your side, and the Lord
help YOU"
"That's enough. cap'n," shouted Long
John. cheerily. "a word from you's
enough. know u gentleman, and you
may lay to that"
We could see the man who carried the
flag of truce attempting to hold Sill
yer back, nor was that wonderful, see
ing how cavalier had been the cap
tuin's answer. But Silver laughed at
him aloud, and slapped him on the
back, as If the idea OF alarm had been
,bsurd. Then he advanced to the
,tockade, threw over his crutch, got n
leg up. and with great vigor and skill.
succeeded in surmounting the fence
and dropping safely to the other side.
will confess that was far too much
taken up with what was going on to
be of the slightest use as sentry; in
deed, had already deserted my eastern
oorhole and crept up behind the cap
tain, who had now seated himself on the
threshold, with his elbows on his knees.
his head in his hands. and his eyes fixed
on the water as it bubbled out of the
old iron kettle in the sand. He was
whistling to himself: Come, Lasses
and Lads"
Silver had terrible hard work get
ting up the knoll With the steepness
of the incline, the thick tree stumps
and the soft sand, he and his crutcf
were as helpless as ship in stays. But
he stuck to it like n man in silence, and
Mt last arrived before the captain, whom
he saluted in the handsomest style
He was tricked out in his best; an i'm
mense blue coat, thick with brass but.
tons, hung as low as to his knees, and
IA fine laced hat was set on the back ID
his head.
Here you are, my man." said the
captain, raising his head "You had
better sit down."
You Amt a-going to let me inside
capn. It's main cold morning, to bs
sure, sir, to sit outside upon the sand.
why, Silver" said the captain. I'll
you had pleased to be an honest man
you might have been sitting in your
galley. It's your owh doing. You're
either my ships cook-and then you
were treated handsome-or Cap'n Sill
yer, a common mutineer and pirate
and then you can go hang!"
well. well. cap'n," returned the sea.
cook. sitting down rs he was hidden on
the sand, you'll have to give Inc hand
up again, that's all. \ sweet. pretty
place you have Of it here, All, there's
Jim. The top of the lnorning TO you
jim. Doctor, here's my Service. Why
there you all are together like happy
family, in a manner of speaking"
If you have anything to say, my
man, better say it," said the captain.
Right you are, Cap'n Smollett," re-
piled Silver. 'Dooty is dooty. to be
sure. Well, now, you look here, tina,
was good lay of yours last night.
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CHAPTER XIX

Sure enough, there were two men
just outside the stockade, one of them
waving a white cloth; the other, no less
person than Silver himself, standing
placidly by,
1t was still quite early and the cold
est morning that ! think l eyer was
abroad in; chill that pierced into the
marrow. The sky was bright and cloud
less overhead, and the tops Of the trees
shone rosily in the sun. But where Sill
yer stood with his lieutenant all was
still in shadow, and they waded knee
deep in low white vapor, that had
crawled during the night out of the
morass. The chill and vapor taken to-
gether told poor tale Of the island. 1t
was plainly damp, feverish. unhealthy
spot.
! Keep indoors, men," said the cap
tain. Ten to one this is trick"
Then he hailed the buccaneer.
"Who goes? Stand or we fire."
Flag of truce" cried Silver.
The captain was in the porch, keep:
ing himself carefully out of the way OF
a treacherous shot should any be i'm
tended. He turned and spoke to us.
Doctors watch on the lookout DR..
Livesey, take the north side, if you
please; Jim, the east, Gray the west,
The watch below, all hands to load mus
kets. Lively. men, and careful"
And then he turned again to the mu-
tineers.
land what do you want with your
flag of truce?" he cried,
This time it was the other man who
replied.
"Cap'n Silver, sir, to come on board
and make terms" he shouted.
b "Cap'n Silver! Don't know him.
Who's he?" cried the captain. And we
could hear him adding to himself:
"Cap'n, is it? My heart, and here's
promotion!"
Long John answered for himself.
me, sir. These poor lads have
chosen me cap'n, after your desertion,
sir"-laying particular stress upon the
word "desertion." "We're willing to
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mo, sir" replied Joyce. It believe

not, sir"
Next best thing to tell the truth" F"
muttered Capt. Smollett. Load his
gun, Hawkins. How many should you
say there were on your side, doctor?"
Il know precisely" said DR.. Livescy.
"Three shots were fired on this side.
I saw the three hashcs-two close to-
gether-one further to the west"
''Three!" repeated the captain. "And
how many on yours, Mr.. Trelawney? 2"
But this was not SO easily answered.
There had come many from the north
seven, by the squire's computation;
eight or nine, according to Gray. From
the east and west only single shot
had been fred. 1t was plain, therefore.
that the attack would be developed
from the north, and that on the other
three sides we were only to be an
noyed by show Of hostilities. But
Capt. Smollett made no change in his
arrangements. II the mutinecrs sue
ceeded in crossing the stockadc, he ar
gued, they would take possession of
any unprotected loop hole and shoot US
down like rats in our stronghold.
Nor had we much time left to us for
thought. Suddenly, with loud huzza,
n little cloud of pirates leaped from the
woods on the north side and ran
straight on the stockade. At the same
moment the fire was once more opened
from the woods, and rifle ball sung
through the doorway and knocked the
doctors musket into bits.
The boarders swarmed over the fence
like monkeys. Squire and Gray fired
again and yet again; three men fell,
one forward into the inclosure, two
back on the outsiGc. But CT these, one
was evidently more frightened than
hurt, for he was on his feet again in
crack. and Instantly disappeared
among the trees.
Two had bit the dust, one had fed,
four had made good their footing in
side our defenses; while from the shell
ter of the woods seven or eight men,
each evidently supplied wita several
muskets, kept up hot though useless
iIe oIl tHe iok ibouSt
The four who had boarded made
straight before them for the building,
shouting as they ran, andi the men
among the trees shouted back to en-
courage them. Several shots were
fired, but such was the hurry Of the
marksmen that nat one appeared TO
have taken effect. In moment the
four pirates had swarmed up the
mound and were upon US.
The head Of Job Anderson. the boat
swain, appeared at the middle loop
hole.
AT email hands," he reared, In
voice Of thunder,
At the same moment another pirate
grasped Hunters musket by the muz-
zle, wrenched it from his hands.
plucked it through the locphole. and,
with one stunning blow, laid the poor
fellow senseless on the flGor, Mean
while third, running nnharmed all
round the house, appeared suddenly in
the doorway, and fell with his cutlass
on the doctor.
Our position was utterly reversed.
A moment since we were firing, under
cover, at an exposed enemy; now it
was we who lay uncovered, and could
not return blow.
The log house was full Of smoke, to
which we owed our comparative safety.
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Cries and confusion, the flashes and
reports of pistol shots and one loud
groan rang in my cars.
out, lads, out, and fight 'em in the
open. Cutlasses." cried the captain.
| snatched cutlasS from the pile,
and some one at the same time snatch
ing another gave me cut across
the knuckles, which I hardly felt. l
dashed out of the door into the clear
sunlight. Some one was close behind,
l know not who, Right in front, the
doctor was pursuing his assailant down
the hill, and. just as my eyes fell upon
him, beat down his guard and sent him
sprawling on his back, with great
slash across his face.
Round the house, lads! round the
house!" cried the captain; and even in
the hurly-burly l perceived change in
his voice,
Mechanically I obeyed, turned east.
ward and, with my cutlass raised, ran
round the corner of the house. Next
moment was face to face with Ander-
son. He roared aloud, and his hanger
went up above his head, flashing in the
sunlight l had not time to be afraid,
but, as the blow still hung impending,
| leaped In trice upon one side, and
missing my foot in the soft sand, rolled
headlong down the slope.
When had first sailed from the door
the other mutineers had been already
swarming up the palisade to make an
end of US. One man, in red night
cap, with his cutlass in his mouth, had
even got upon the top and thrown q
leg across. Well, so short had been
the interval, that when l found my
feet again all was in the same posture,
the fellow with the red night-cap still
halfway over another still just show
ing his head above the top OF the stock
ade. And yet, in this breath OF time.
the fight was over, and the victory
ours.
Gray, following close behind me, had
cut down the big boatswain ere he had
time to recover from his lost blow.
Another had been shot at loophole in
the very act OF firing into the house,
and now lay in agony, the pistol still
smoking.in his hand. A third, as had
seen, the doctor bad disposed OF at a
blow. OF the four who had scaled the
palisade, one only remained unac-
counted for, and he, having left his cut
lass on the field was now clambering
out again with the fear of death upon
him.
"Fire-ire from the house!" cried the
doctor. "And you, lads, back into
cover"
But his words were unheeded. no
shot was fired, and the last boarder
made good his escape, and disappeared
with the rest into the wood. In three
seconds nothing remained Of the at
lacking party but the five who had
fallen, four on the inside, ard one On the
outside, of the paisade.
| The doctor and Gray and I ran full
speed for shelter The survivors would
soon be back where they had left their
muskets, and at any moment the fire
might recommeQcea-
| TO bs Continued Toner ow.
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cotijit Of hSSSinp. then Won cnn stnv hern

couiit Of hs3tng, then you can stay here,
you can. Wen divide stores with you,
man for man. and I'll give you my affy-
davy. as before, to speak the first ship
I sight, and send 'em here to pick you
up. Now, you'll own that's talking.
IIandsomer. you couldn't look to get,
not you. And hope" raising his
voice "that all hands in this here
blockhouse will overhaul my words, for
what is spoke to one is spoke to all"
Capt. Smollett rose from his seat, and
knocked out the ashes from his pipe in
the palm of his left hand.
us that alp" he asked.
"Every last word, by thunder!" an
swered John. Refuse that, and you've
seen the last of me but muskct-balls" :"
Every WELL" said the captain. Now
you'll hear me. If you'll come up one
by one, unarmed, I'll engage to clap you
all in irons, and take you home to a
fair trial in England. Ii you won't,
my name is Alexander Smo,lett, I've
flown my sovereign's colors, and I'll
see you all to Davy Jones. You can't
find the treasure. You can't sail the
ship-there's not man among you fit
to sail the ship. You can't fight us
Gray, there, got away from five OF YOU
Your ships in irons, Master Silver:
you're on lee-shore, and SO you'll find
stand here and tell you so, and they're
the last good words you'll get from me;
for, in the name of Heaven, I'll put q
bullet in your back when next meet
you. Tramp, my lad. Bundle out of
this, please, hand over hand, and
double quick"
Silver's face was picture; his eyes
started in his head with wrath. He
shook the fire out Of his pipe.
Give me hand up!" he cried.
Not l." returned the captain.
who'll give me hand up?" he
roared.
Not man among us moved. Growl-
ing the foulest imprecations, he crawled
along the sand till he got hold OF the
porch and could hoist himself again
upon his crutch. Then he spat into
the spring.
serhere!" he cried, "that's what
think of We. Before an hours out, III
stove in your old b,ock-house like rum
puncheon. Laugh, by thunder, laugh!
Before an hours out, yen laugh upon
the other side. Them that dell be the
lucky ones"
And with dreadful oath he
stumbled of, plowed down the sand,
was helped across the stockade, after
four or five failures, by the man with
the flag Of truce, and disappeared in
an instant afterward among the trees.
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don't deny il was a good lay. Some of
you pretty handy with q hand-spike
end And I'll not deny either. but what
some of my people was shook-maybe
all was shook: maybe ] was shook my
self; maybe HATS WAY i'm here for
terms. But you mark me, cap'n. it
won't do twice. by thunder. Wen have
to do sentry go. and ease off point or
so OH the rum. Maybe you think we
were all sheet in the winds eye. But
III tell you was sober; was on'y dog
tired; and il I'd awoke a second sooner
I'd caught you at the act, l would.
He wasn't dead when I got round to
him, not he"
"Wcll?" says Capt. Smollett, as cool
as can be.
All that Silver said was a riddle to
him, but you would never have guessed
have an inkling. Ben Gums last words
came back to my mind. l began to
suppose that he had paid the buccan-
GERS visit while they all lay drunk
together around their fire, and reck-
oned up with glee that we had only
IA enemies to deal with.
We'll, here it is" said Silver. "We
want that treasure, and we'll have it
that's our point! You would just as
soon save your lives, ! reckon; and
that's yours. You have chart, haven't
you?"
"That's as may be-" replied the cap
tain.
"Oh, well, you have, know that,
returned Long John. you needn't be
so husky with man; there amt a par
ticle of service in that, and you may lay
to it. What l mean is, we want your
chart. Now, ! never meant you no
harm, myself"
That won't do with me, my man, v
interrupted the captain. 1--WE know ex-
actly what you meant to do. and we
don't care; for now, you see, you can't
do it,"
And the captain looked at him calm
ly, and proceeded to fill his pipe,
"If Abe Gray" Silver broke out.
"Avant there!' cried Mr.. Smollett
"Gray told me nothing, and asked him
nothing; and what's more, would see
you and him and this whole island
blown clean out of the water into blazes
first So there's my mind for you, my
man. on that"
This little Whit of temper seemed to
cool Silver down. He had been grow
ing nettled before, but now he pulled
himself together.
Like enough" said he. II would
consider ship shape, or might not, as
the case were. And. secin' as how you
are about to take a pipe, cap'n, I'll make
SO free as to do likewise"
And he filled pipe and lighted 1t,
and the two men sat silently smok.
ing for quite awhile, now looking each
other in the face, now stopping their to-
bacco, now leaning forward to spit. II
was as good as the play to see them.
"Now," resumed Silver, "here 1t Is
You give us the chart to get the
treasure by, and drop shooting poor
seamen and stoving In their heads while
asleep. You do that, and we'll offer
you choice. Either you come along
aboard of US, once the treasure shipped,
and then I'll give you my affydavy,
upon my word Of honor, to clap you
somewhere's safe ashore. Or, If that
ain't your fancy, some Of my hands, be
ing rough, and having old scores on ac-
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TO b Continued Toner ow.
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NeWland's Additions

to the city of Boulder These lots are very de-
sirabIe for residence and the price is right and
terms reasonable. Below we give a partial
list of properties we have for sale.
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If YOU want to sell or buy property call on US
We are resident agents for the best insurance
companies. We write fire, life, accident anc,
Mate glass insurance, and if in need of any
thing in that line give us call.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-31
BITTER FIGHT AMONG DEMOCRATS.

The fight Of the Democratic Seymour and anti
Seymour factions IN Essex County embittered
yesterday by the action of County Chairman Nu-
gent IN turning down seventy-oue Democratic cleo
tion officers in Newark and sixteen In the county
outside OF Newark. Nearly all of these haze
been favorable Seymour The election officers
have charge Of the party primsries Ia place oS
the thus dropped Chairman Nugent has sr
pointed others who believed TO be opposed to
Seymour's candidacy and ready 10 use their oppor
tunities election officers defeat him u the
primaries. Colonel Z. l. Price, the local manager
for Mayor Seymour, very indignant yesterday
the act of the county chairman, and be gave
out list of the names of the officers displaced.
The Democratic County Committee gave the chair
man the power TO appoint the election officers and
the district leaders. Colonel Price said that the
men turned down all old and experienced Off
GERS, and that the act of the chairman with
out precedent.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-31
ACCRUED INTEREST TAXABLE.
ATToRNEY-GENERAL DAVIS RENDERS DE-
c1sIoN REGARDING TRUST COMPANIES.

arToaNEY-GENERAL DAVIS RENDERS DE-
cusIoN REGARDING TRUST COMPANIES.
Albany, Aug. 30 CspeciaD: -Attorney-ceneral
Davies gave opinion to-day fat accrued inter-
est" must be reported by trust companies and saw
ings banks when they make their official state
ments TO Controller Knight regarding their tax
able resources each year July / II the decision
Is sustained by the the State will gain abour
$500 yearly.
The trust companies and savings banks. under
recent taxation laws suggested by Governor Odell.
VII pay State tax amounting TO s2,eo0.cJO In the
case Of trust companies tax Of per cent on the
amount Of their capital stock surplus and undivided
profits is imposed, and in regard 10 savings banks
8 tax OF per cent the par value Of their sur
plus and undivided earnings is TO be paid. Some
times interest has accrued but has not been paid
upon the securities held by the trust companies
and savings banks Some OF the savings banks
have expressed the idea 10 Controller knight,
through their attorneys that II the interest has not
been paid and is Therefore not IL their possession.
they should not be required 10 pay tax upon IL
Controller knight has been Of the opinion that the
legislature intended that this accrued interest
should be taxed. and now it apears that the Attor-
Aey-Ieneral agrees with him.
The Attorney-General in his opinion. which was
Sent 70 Controller knight to-day. says:
-. am in receipt OF your communication Of the
"a % uit making reference 10 Sections lg7a and
=. .s'D q me Tax law, ard asking for my opinion as
y HneNher under the same accrued interest not
ps psslu Is 70 pe considered included within the
p-4Sse surplus and undivided earnings
nave given this matter careful consideration
&C nave reached the concl~ l~soR that the language
e1eFIea 70 lot only contemplates accrued interest
uLe ana not paid, but also accrued interest not
actually due The word earnings" II seems to me-
sShhot have been intended by the Legislature TO
-seo IN such a limited sense as to include only
interest actually due The interest upon mort
Sese CONSTITUTES the earnings Of the principal in
osne9 ana whether payment of such interest is
$500 - cue or not does not AFFECT the question as
=" nhether such interest has been earned.
,u. u ny opinion the inquiry TO whether such
Interest IS due merely goes to the question Of rem
~ or lle right 70 secure obtain the same. II
s,s saaneo from time 10 time the principal is used
s1ss es II accrues and therefore should be con-
80 - Is part OF the undivided earnings. More
sa - LIS dlnerent construction would offer an
oa,se escape from the effect of the provisions in
e-SaHoa savings banks and trust companies would
e.. 80 oe opiged 70 take their securities in such
rnel .n es % have the interest become due subse-
sS,-5st S,Sst % June 90 and then 20 disburse through
- .ISenos or otherwise such earnings due and paid
- T ~ uoseeuent 10 th= date mentioned and prior
SHte ~ OF The ensuing year, and thereby eSca pc
acter NP0' S'' 'A414eS - ms NA'1A
New-York tribune., 1901-08-31
CAMP MEETING NEARLY OVER.
TOMORROW WILL BE A BIG DAY" AT
OCEAN GROVE.

Ocean Grove. Aug. 80 (SpeciaD.-Now that the
great camp meeting IS drawing to close the ser
vices in the various places OF worship are gradu-
ally taking on a calmer and less turbulent aspect,
but nearly every meeting pentents ask for
prayers and Christians for additional strength
The morning sermon in the Auditorium was
preached by the Rev. Dr. Henry NJ. Brown, OF
Cape May Court House At the Holiness meet
ing in the Tabernacle at 1:s0 p. m. Miss Minnie
Shea. Of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Grace Weiser Da-
Wis, OF Jersey City assisted Mrs. Lizzie Smith in
exhortins the penitents. There many con-
verts at the Holiness meeting in the Temple, at
$50 2. m, conducted by the Rev. DR.. Joseph II.
Smith, of Red Lands. Cal. and also at the Help
ing Hand" meeting in Thornley, Chapel. where the
services we're in charge OF Miss Lizzie Sharp. OF
Philadelphia. and the Rev. Or. Herman Faust. a
converted rabbi. AS early as p crowds began
10 gather in the Auditorium in order
for the evening preaching service. Jack Cooke,
the boy evangelist. again filled the pulpit, and
preached extemporaneously from text submitted
by the congregation.
Sunday Will be the big day of the camp meeting
Thirteen meetings are down on the programme in
Guiding the annual love feast which usually at
tracts from twelve thousand 10 fifteen thousand
participants. This service will be held in the
Auditorium at a. m and will be merged into the
morning prea aching service The morning preacher
has not yet been selected. but the Cooke brothers
will have charge OF the evening preaching service
New-York tribune., 1901-08-31
GOOD WORDS FOR NEW-JERSEY.
JUSTICE FORT SAYS THERE Is LESS CRIME
THERE. FOR ITS SIZE. THAN N
ANY OTHER STATE.

Asbury Park. Aug. 80 CSpeciaD.- Governor Foster
II. Voorhees, Of New-Jersey and Supreme Court JUS
tce J. Franklin Fort, OF Newark. here this
afternoon and assisted in the exercises incident TO
the laying of the cornerstone of the remodelled
Methodist Episcopal Church. Both the Governor
and Justice Fort spoke TO an audience numbering
one thousand. who occupied seats in the open
air Governor Voorhees, told of the good the
churches were doing, and Justice Fort said there
was less crime in NeW-JeTsey in proportion to its
size, than IN any other State IN the Union. thanks
TO the good work being done by the churches
Other speakers We're Bishop James II. Fftz-
gerald, of ST. Louis, who laid the cornerstone;
Tice-President A. E Ballard. of the Ocean Grove
Camp Meeting Association: the Rev DR.. Thomas
Ohanton, president OF Pennington Seminary; Pre-
siding Elder Joseph l.. Roe. of Asbury Park, and
the Rev. W. z. wedderspoon pastor OF the church.
Conterno's band played several sacred selections
during the exercises.