Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17

| IL from ms tone. AS Tor me, began tC
nave an inkling Ben Gums last words
/ came back to my mind l began tc
1 suppose that he had paid the buccan-
GERS a visit while they all lay drunk
together around their fire, and l reck-
oned up With glee that we had only
"A enemies to deal with.
"Well, here it is said Silver. 1--WE
want that treasure, and We'll have it
that's our point. You would just as
soon save your lives. 1 reckon; and
that's yours. You have a chart, haven't
| you?''
That's as may be- replied the cap
| tain.
ooh, We'll. you have, l 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 / mean is, we want
your chart. Now, / never meant you
no harm. myself.
That won't do with me, my man,
| interrupted the captain. I'VE 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
! ~, and proceeded to fill his pipe.
"If Abe Gray" Silver broke out.
"Avant there!" cried Mr.. Smollett.
| Gray told me nothing, and l asked him
notl1ing' and what's more, would see
you and him and th.s whole Island
blown clean out of the water into blazes
llrst. so there's my nina LOT 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. would
see no limits to what gentlemen mlSht
consider ship shape. or might not, as
the case We're. And, sccin as how you
are about to take pipe, cap'n III make
so free as to do likewise
And he filled pipe and lighted IT,
and the two men sat silently smok-
ing for quite awhile. now looking each
other in the face now stopping their
tobacco. now leaning forward TO spit.
1T was as good as the play TO see
them.
Nov, resumed Silver, here 1t is.
You give US the chart to get the
treasure by, and drop shooting poor
seanen and slowing 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 affydayy,
upon my word of honor. to clap you
somewhere's safe ashore. Or. If that
amt Your fancy, some OF my hands.
being rough. and having old scores on
account of hazing, then you can stay
here, you can. Well divide stores With
YOU, man for man, and III give my
aifAdavy. as before. to speak the first
ship | sight, and send EN- here to pick
you up. Now, you'll own that's talk
ing. Handsemer you couldn't look to
get, not you. And | hope raising
his voice that all hands in this here
blockhouse win overhaul my words, for
what is spoke to one is spoke to ALL
Captain smollett rose from his seat.
and knocked out the ashes from his
pipe In the palm OF his left hand.
is that an = he asked.
Every last word, by thunder" an
seen the last of me but musket-b balls. ;"
Very we'll, said the captain. Now
you'll hear me. III you II come up one
by one, unarmed, In engage to clap
you all i'll irons, and take you home TO
Il fair trial in England. IL you won't,
my name is Alexander Smollett, I've
TOWN my soverelgn's colors, and III
see You all TO Davy Jones. You can't
find the treasure You can't sail the
slaip-.tiieres not man among you fit
to sail the ship. You can't fight US
Gray, there, got away from five of you.
Your shlps IN IRONS, Master Silver;
you re on a tee-shore, ana so you II lind.
the last good words youth set from me;
for, in the name OF Heaven, III put a
bullet IN your back when next i meet
you tramp, my lad. Bundle out of
this, please, nand over hand and
double quick
SilNefs lace was picture; his eyes
started IN has head with wrath. He
shook the me out Oh ms pipe.
give iMe a hano up he cried.
Not !, returned the captain.
Who'll IL give me hand up? he
roared.
Not a man among US moved. Growl-
ing IN" loulest lmplecatlons, he crawled
along Tue Mid llil ne got hold of the
porch and could MOIST himself again
upon ms cfutch Ihch ne spat into
the spflhg.
mere. ne cried, mats what 1
think al We. Before an hours out, I'll
stove IN your old block-house like a
rum puncheon Laugh, by thunder,
laugh! Before an hours out Yell laugh
upon the other side Them that dell
be the lucky ones.
Ana with a dreadful oath he
stumbled off. plowed down the sand.
was helped aeross the stockade, after
lour on I'VE failures, by the man with
an instant aftefward among the trees.
CHAPTER MI.
THE ATTACK.
as soon as Silver disappeared, the
captain, who had been closely watch
ing MN, turned toward the interior of
the house, and found not man of us
at his post but Gray. 1T was the first
time we had ever seen him angry