Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-02-27

plain and pale but Intelligent and
smiling. Indeed. he seemed in the most
cheerful spirits, whistling as he moved
| about among the tables, with a merry
word or a slap on the shoulder for the
most favored of his guests.
Now. to tell YOU the truth. from the
/ Very first mention of Long John In
Squire Trelawney's letter, l had taken
fear in my mind that he might prove
To be the very one-legged sailor whom
l had watched for so long at the old
Benbow. But one look at the man be-
| fore mo was enough. | had seen the
captain. and Black Dog and the blind
man Pew, and l thought ] knew what
q buccaneer was Ikea very different
| creature, according to me, from this
clean and pleasant-tempered landlord.
L p.uclcd up courage at once,
crossed tie threshold. and walked
right up to the man where he stood.
propped on his crutch, talking to a
customer.
MIR Silver. sir?" 1 asked, holding
out the note.
Yes, my lad said he; such is my
name TO he sure. And who may you
be- And when he saw the squres
letter he seemed TO me to give some
thing almost like u start.
OH said he quite aloud, and offer
ing his hand, II see. You are our new
cabin boy; pleased l am to see you"
And he took my hand in his large
firm grasp.
Just then one of the customers at the
far side rose suddenly and made for
the the door IT was close by him, and he
was oat in the street in a moment. But
his hurry had attracted my notice, and
recognized him at a glance. 1t was
the tallow-faced man, wanting two
FINGERS, VINO had come first to the Adj
inl.al isenbow
Da,,,,,' Si'e'' 'eop i4iiii' ~ i''ack
~ 49,.
80, aolr ..tis ~ Io.'i,s!s VINO ne IS,
es1,a ~ ~ ~, iaue ne hash pald ms
ss o.' .it ., run ana eaten MIN.
the door lea,,a nv, ana -. s,at se i
suit ~ ''''s' 's''i 'e4 ''' pu-
If he We're Admiral Hawke he shall
pay his score cried Silver: and then
relillguisiiing my hand. who did Vol,
Dog. sir said /. HAS Mr.. Trelaw
ney not told You of the buccaneers? He
was one of them,
.sso?" cried SILVER. I'm my house,
Zen, run and neip Harry. one of those
swaAs was bao VIC mos ',.c,, a,.i,,l,
ing with him. Morgan? step up here.
The man whom he called Morgan
am old gray haired, mahogany-
saiIor-4c.rne forward nretfSr shaanisb-
Is, rolling his auia.
..Now. Morgan said Long John
very sternly; ..yo,l never CLAIMED yo,,f.
eyes on that Biack-l3lack Dog before
aid you, now?'
mot I. sir" sa,d MORGAN with n So
lutte.
'.You didn't know his name. did
you?''
mo, sir"
.I,y t,,o .lo,,.a,. ~, ,ra,.,
Good for ya,,r. ,'Ii,,a7
If yau had las,, n,ixed ~, ,,'t,'o ~, "
,il'o az ,,,at vo,, l,.a,,id ,, up , Mi.il .iie
another foot in INV house Vol, M, ,ov la,
10 49, ~ ~, ~ Ky i2u,s you may iay
yo,,Y" t's % ING "
az ..;...,
,5,i..s uoh rishlis Know slr' answered
-'ioi San
DO You call that head on your
shoulders, or blessed deadeye?"
cried Long John. Don't rightly know,
don't you? Perhaps you don't happen
to rightly know who you was speaking
to, perhaps? Come now, what was he
il Miiig-E wages, cap'ns, ships? Pipe
up: what was ii
we was a-tafkln OF keel-hauling,
answered Morgan.
haliililB, was You? and mighty
suitable tn,l''5, too. you may lay TO
that Get back TO your place for
ln2per, TOM
hts seat s.ii,e,. aa,1ag -, -, ''e e,,e -
de,,fi,l rb,sna, No. y. ,''s ~ e e"'l..-
ing as I ,h,n1srbt'. - 'a'ee'
.7fJe.s n,tits an ,,oras+ - No.,
Nor~an n,,l,. str,,,d Ana 49, 49,, !. ~ ~
ran on AGAIN ala,d ..,at,s saa i,,.,. ~
Dog Eo gon't ,son ,,,a ,,.,,,,a 90, ,,,l =
J. Yet KIND of think I've-yes, I've
1yith b,ina bssa,,. he. God 800 ~ :
..Tbat ha ala ye,, ,,a,. he .,,.a ..,,,
r ~ l,new ,bat Nina nan 30 100 Ill IIis
name vas Pew, ''t'
IN v.a.., cried silver nov. ,n,,ta ~
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