Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-20
TREASURE
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ro,,nd aft a distance i'm n sort of amphi-
theater one here one there. Two lit
lie rivers. or. rather. two swamps.
emptied out into this pond. as you
m;sht call it. and the foliage round
tbav mart of the shore had a kind Of
roiM,aons brightness. prom the ship.
Wa ,,nl1 see NOT hing of the house or
stoclsafla for thev were quite buried
among 1raes. and if it had not been
for the chart on the companion, we
might have been the first that had
ever anchored there since the island
arose ont of the seas.
There was not a breath OF air NOV
;n@ no, a so,nd INIT that of the surf
hooninr half milo awav along the
beaches and against the rocks outside.
4 nee,,,iar stagnant smell hung over
the anchoraee-a smell of soddea
leaves and rotten tree trunks. obs
served the doctor shifting, and shifting
/ like Some one tasting n bad egg
! II don't know about treasure" he
said but I'm stake my wig there's
1 fnve, here
m inc conduct of Tho men had been
,larn,inp in Inc Mont, it became truly
4 Threatening when they had come
/ aboard They Law about the deck
growing together, i'm talk. The slight
/ es+ order vas received With a black
look and grudeingly and carelessly
| obeyed Even the honest hands must
have caught the infection, for there
was not one man aboard to mend an
4 other Mutiny, III WAS plain, hung over
US like a thunder cloud
And n was not only we of the cabin
nartv VIM nerceive,I The danger Long
Tol,n was hard at work going from
aro,,p 10 eroup spending himself in
Good advice. and as for example no
4 man could have shown q better. He
fairly outstripped himself in willing
4 ness and ciyility; he was all smiles 10
/ every one. III an order We're given,
John would be on his eiuteh IN an ~,
4 slant, With the chcericst 'Ay, ay. SIR.
I'm the world, and when there MAS
nothing else to do. he kept up ole
song after another. as If TO conceal the
/ discontent of the rest.
OF all the gloomy features of that
gloomy afternoon this obvious anxiety
on the part of Long John appeared the
! worst
/ We held a council in the cabin.
Sir" said the captain, iii ] risk an-
other order, the whole shipll come
about our ears by the run. You see
Sir here 1t Is l get rough answer
do | not? Well, If speak back. pixies
will be going IN two shakes: II don't
Il Silver will see there's something under
4 that and the games up Now, We We
only one man to rely on.
And who Is that? asked inc
, SQUIRE.
SILVER sir" returned the captain
"hes as anxious as you and Y
smother things up. This Is tiff; ne .
soon talk 'em out OF ii If he had the
chance, and what ] propose 10 90 Is
to give him the chance. Let's allow thf
men an afternoon ashore. III they VI
20, why We'll fight the ship. II none o.
them go. we'll then, VIC hold the CABIN
and God defend the right. IF some ~
you mark my words Sin, SILVER II pfl y
'em aboard again SIS lnlld Us lamps,
III was so decided; loaded pistol.
were served out to all the sure men
Hunter .Ioyce and Rcdruth ~eise tn
ken into our confidence, and received
II the news With less surprise and bet
,er snirit than we had looked for, am
, ,hen the captain went ON dock and ad
, dressed the crew.
FL .,,u No eai] Twelve Mad n 10
.,,,,a' NO all tired and ont al sorts
t, 49, s,sy,are'll hl11t nobodVlth
. ,,,,s,s aro still In tlae water; YOU cai
go ~. eiess and .,s many MS pleas
a,n ao asbora for the afternoon. III
go 60 e o,,n half an h,5ul, before sun
f,t,Sv,,
I heitovn the sillv fellows must hoy
,,$,,,,.5,+t tb.,- womb i}rea}; ihajr shin
800, t,,,es treasure. as s3oll as they w.i'
t,tiss. 4, nn,,s.pt ;,{J .38ye n choe
~ st,,.ted nc echo n 4 far-a5ga.
biii and sent tlc birds once more 4lyin
O and eauallins around h"salthWase-
j. Tie captain was too biight to be !
a the way He whipped out oil sight |