Daily camera., 1901-09-05
PART VI.
CAPTAIN SILVER
CHAPTER XVIII.
~ THE EyENY'6 CAMP.

The red glare of the torch, lighting
ND the interior OF the b.ock-house,
showed me the worst of my apprehen-
sions realized. The pirates were in pos
session Of the house and stores; there
was cask of cognac. there were the
pork and bread, As before; and, what
tenfold increased my horror, not sign
Of any prisoner. / could only judge
that all had perished. and my heart
Emote me sorely that I had not been
there to perish with them.
There were six Of the buccaneers, all
told; not another man was left alive.
Five Of them were on their feet, flushed
and swollen. suddenly called out OF the
first sleep Of drunkenness. The sixth
had only risen upon his elbow; he was
deadly pale, and the blood-stained
bandagc round his head told that he
had recently been wounded, and still
more recently dressed. remembered
the man who had been shot and had run
back among the woods in the great at
tack, and doubted not that this was he.
The parrot sat, preening her plumage.
on Long Johns shoulder. He himself.
1 thought, looked somewhat paler and
more stern than I was used to. He
still wore his fine broadcloth suit in
which he had fulfilled his mia<ion. but
It was bitterly the worse for wear,
daubed with clay and torn with the
sharp briars Of the wood.
49," said he, "here's Jim Hawkins,
shiver my timbers! dropped in. Hike,
eh? We'll, come, I take that friendly"
And thereupon he sat down across
the brandy-cask, and began to fill a
pipe.
"Give me the loan OF a link, Dick, "
said he; and then. when he had good
light, "thatll do. lad" he added, stick
the gIim in the wood heap; and you,
gentlemen, bring yourselves to!-you
needn't stand up for Hnwkins; bell
excuse you, you may lay to that. And
so, Jim"-stopping the tobacco-"here
you are, and quite pleasant surprise
for poor old John Isee you were smart
when first set my eyes on you; but
this here gets away from me clean, 1t
do"
To all this, a. may be well supposed,
l made no answer. They had set me
with my back against the wall; and
stood there, looking Silver in the face.
pluckily enough. I hope, to all outward
appearance, but with black despair In
my heart.
Silver took whi6 or two Of his pipe
with great composurs. and then ran on
again.
"Now. you see. Jim, 20 obe - you are
here" says he, "I'll give you piece Of
my mind. I've always liked you, have
for lsd Of spirit, and the picter Of my
own self when / was young and hand
some. Ialwsys wanted you to jine and
take your share, and die I gentleman
and now, my cack, you've got to. Cap'p
Hmollett's a hne seaman, - I'll own ur
to any day, but stiff on diseipline
:Dooty = dooty.' says he, md right be
il. Just you keep clear Of the capsn
The doctor himself = gone desd agmn
you-'ungTafsful scamp was what he
aid; ard the short and the long Of the
whole story 4 shout here; you can't g
back to your own lot, for they WON'T
have you; and, without you start third
sh6p's company AL by yourself, which
might b lonsly, yoa1 1lhaveto3 3ns with
CApfn Silver"
S. far 20 god. NJ 1rieads then
werv stu ALIVE, anA 4lcu6A I Dextly BE.
Ksvsd he trush q e1vs 4 slatensut,
thAt the cabin party rete ineenssd a
me 1of my deeert$On, T wes more ~
liexed thar dissss AZ Nset ! hess.,;