Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-03-08

Ore is llCkllbn WOfk, Il uUl I ilhe ticdS'
ure voyages on any account; and ] don
like them, above all, when they arc
secret, and when begging your par
don, Mr.. Trelawney) the secret has
been told to the parrot"
"Silver's parrot" asked the squire.
ITS a way OF speaking" a the
captain. "Blabbed, i mean. It's my
belief that neither OF you gentlemen
know what you are about; but I'll tel
you my way OF it-life or death, and
close rum"
THAT is all clear, and I dare say, true
enough" replied DIR. Livesey. we take
the risk; but we are not so ignorant as
you believe US. Next, you say, YOU
don't like the crew. Are they not good
seamen?'
Il don't like them, sir" returned
Captain Smollett. And / think
should have had the choosing OF my
own hands, II you go 10 that"
Perhaps you should" replied the
doctor. MY friend should, perhaps
have taken you along with him; but
the slight, If there he one, was min
territorial. AND you don't like Mr.. Ar
row?'
II don't. sir. / believe he's q good
seaman; but he's too free with the
crew to be a. good officer. A mate
should keep himself TO himself-should
not drink with the men before the
mastl"
do you mean he drinks?" cried the
squire.
mo, SIR replied the captain; "only
that he is too familiar"
well, now. and the short and lone
Of 1t, captain" asked the doctor. Tel
US what you want"
We'll, gentlemen, are you deter
mined to go on this cruiser"
Like iron" answered the squire.
Very good" said the captain
Then, as. you've heard me very pa
tiently, saying things l could not
prove, heal me a few words more. They
are putting the powder and arms In
the fore hold. Now, you have a good
place under the cabin; why not put
them there ?-flrst point. Then you are
bringing -four Of your own people with
you, and they tell me some Of them are
to be berthed forward. Why not give
them the berths here beside the cabin
second point"
"Any more" asked Mr.. Trelawney.
lone more" said the captain
There's been too much b!abbing al
ready"
Far too much" agreed the doctor.
I'll tell you what I've heard my
self" continued Captain Smollett.
THAT you have a map Of an island
hat there's crosses on the map &C
show where the treasure is; and thai
the island lies -" And then he named
the latitude and longitude exactly.
II never told that" cried the squire
to q SOUL"
THE hands know 1t, sir" returned
the captain.
"Livesey, that must have been you
or Hawkins" cried the squire.
1T doesn't much matter who II
was,' replied the doctor. And i could
see hat neither he nor the captain
paid much regard to Mr.. Trelawney'S
p~rotestations. Neither did /, to be sure
he was so loose a talker; yet In this
case / believe he was really right, and
hat nobody had told the situation Oi
the island.
We'll, gentlemen" continued the
captain, Il don't know who has this
map; but I make It a point, 1t shall be
kept secret even from me and Mr.. Ar
row. Otherwise, l would ask you to le'
me resign"
II see" said the doctor. You wish t.
keep this matter dark. and to make 1
garrison OF the stern part OF the ship
manned with my lend own people
md provided with all the arms ant
powder on board. In other words, YOU
fear q mutiny."
Sir" said Captain Smollett, witt
no intention to take %offense, ! deny
your right to put words into IN!
mouth. No captain, sir, would be jus
tilted In going to sea at all If he haC
ground enough for that. AS for Mr.
Arrow, | believe him thoroughly hon
est; some OF the men are the same; al
may be for what ] know. But l an
responsible for the ships safety anC
the life OF every man Jack aboard o
her. | see things going, as / think, no
quite right. And | ask you TO TAX,
certain precautions, or let me resigI
my berth, and that's all"
Captain Smollett," began the doc
tor, with n smile, did you ever heaI
the fable OF the and thi
mouse2 You'll excuse me, i dare say
but you remind me OF that fable. Whel
you came In here I'll stake my wig You
meant more than this"
Doctor" said the captain, "you ar,
smart. When i came in here ] mean
to get discharged. | had no though
that Mr.. Trelawney would hear {
word"
mo more / would" cried the squire
Had Livesey not been here l should
have seen you to the deuce. AS II is,
have heard you. l will do as you de
sire; but | think the worse Of you"
That's as you please, sir" said The
captain. You'll find | do my duty"
And with that he took his leave.
"Trelawney,' said the doctor, "Con
trary to all my notions. l believe yol
have managed to get two honest mel
on board with you-that man anC
John Silver"
SILVER, If you like" cried the squire
"but as for that intolerable humbug,
declare / think his conduct unmanly
unsailorly and downright un-English.
well" says the doctor, eve shall
see"
When he came on deck, the men haC
begun already to take out the arms
and powder, yo-ho-ing at their work
while the captain and Mr.. Arrow stood
by experimenting.
The new arrangement was quite (,
my liking. The whole schooner haC
been overhauled; six berths had beer
made astern, out of what had been tn,
6 fterpart OF the main hold; and thii
set of cabins was only Joined to tn,
galley and forecastle by a spared pas
sage on the port side. 1t had beer
originally meant hat the captain, MI
Arrow, Hunter, Joyce, the doctor an,
the squire Were to occupy these 81,
berths. Now Redruth and / were to ge
two of them, and Mr.. Arrow and tn,
captain were to sleep on deck in tn
companion, which had been enlarget
IN ZACH side till YOU might almost hav,
called 1t n |roundhouse. Very low !
was still, of course: but there wa
room to swing two hammocks. an,
, even the mate seemed pleased with tn
arrangement. Even he, perhaps, ha,
been doubtful as to the crew, but tina
is only guess; for, as you shall heal
we had not long the benefit of his opin
ion.
We were all hard at work, changin,
the powder and the berths, when tn
last man or two, and Long John alon,
with them, came off in a shore-boat.
The cook came up the side like
monkey for cleverness, and. as sooi
as he saw what was doing, $50 he
mates!" said he, what's this?"
Were exchanging the powder
Jack" answers one.
why, by the powers" cried Lon,
! John, IF we do, we'll miss the morn
ing tide!"