Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-10-26

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why, for we had hardly got down in
to the cabin when a sailor FOLLOWED
us.
Captain Smollett, sir, axing t
speak with you" said he.
81 am always at the captains or
ders. Show him in" said the squire
The captain, who was close be-
hind his messenger, entered at once
and shut the door behind him
We'll, sir" said the captain, "bet-
ter speak plain, l believe, at the risk
of offense. / don't like this cruise;
don't like the men; and l don't like
my officer. That's short and sweet. -
Perhaps, sir, you don't like the
ship?" inquired the squire, very an
CRY, as / could see.
81 can't speak as to that, sir, not
having seen her tried" said the cap
tain. "She seems a clever craft;
more I can't say"
Possibly, sir, you may not like
your employer, either?" said the
squire.
But here Doctor Livesey cut in.
"Stay Bit" said he, "stay a bit.
No use of such questions as that but
to produce ill-feeling. The captain
has said too much or he has said too
little, and I'm bound to say that 1
require an explanation of his words.
You don't, you say, like this cruise.
Now, why?"
81 was engaged, sir, on what we
called sealed orders, to sail this ship
for that gentleman where he should
bid me-" said the captain. $50 far
so good. But now find that every
man before the mast knows more
than do. don't call that fair, now,
do you?"
NO" said Doctor Livesey, 81
don't"
Next" said the captain, Il learn
we are going after treasure hear it |
from my own hands, mind you. Now,
treasure is ticklish work; / don't like
treasure voyages on any account; and
don't like them, above all, when
they are secret, and when (begging
your pardon, Mr.. Trelawney) the
secret has been told to the parrot"
"Silver's parrot?" asked the squire.
Its a way of speaking" said the
captain. 'Blabbed l mean. It's my
belief neither of you gentlemen know
what You are about; but I'll tell you
ny way of it-life or death, and a
lose run"
THAT is all clear, and, l dare say,
rue enough" replied Doctor Live
ey. Eve take the risk, but we are
lot so Ignorant as you believe us.
Next, you say you don't like the
rev. Are they not good seamen? ?" ,
Il don't like them, sir" returned
captain Smollett. "And 1 think l
hould have had the choosing of my
wn hands, if you go to that"
Perhaps, you should" replied the
octor. my friend should, perhaps, 9
ave taken you along with him; but
he slight, if there be one, was I'M d
Intentional. And you don't like Mr..
,rrow?" I
81 don't, sir. believe he's good
but he's too free with the :
rev to be good officer. A mate
hould keep himself to himself - v
louldn't drink with the men before s
ne mast"
do you mean he drinks?" cried |
ne squire. D
mo, sir" replied the captain; y
only that he's too familiar"
Well, now, and the short and n
ng of it, captain?" asked che doc u
", Tell us what you want"
Well, gentlemen, are you deter
ined to go on this cruiser" Sc
Like IRON" answered the squire. u
Very good" said the captain.
Then, as you've heard me very pa
emily, saying things that | could
)t prove, hear me few words more.
hey are putting the powder and the
ms in the fore-hold Now. YOU
I'VE a good place under the cabin; 81
ny not put them there? - first pl
INT. Then you are bringing four II
your own people with you, and CO
ey tell me some of them are to be az
rthed forward. Why not give them hi
e berths here beside the cabin p w
cond point" W
"Any more?" asked Mr.. Trelawney. de
one more" said the captain. pl
'here's been too much blabing al ca
ady." tv
Far too much" agreed the doc lie
I'm tell you what heard myself" m
ntinued Captain Smollett; chat W
u have a map of an island: that pl
ere's crosses on the map to show Ia
lere the treasure is; and that the
and lies" And then he named CT
e latitude and longitude exactly.
never told that" cried the
1ire, "to a soul" WI
The hands know it, sir, returned or
e captain br
Liyesey, that must have been you KIN
Hawkins" cried the squire.
1t doesn't matter much who il
Is, replied the doctor. And
uld see that neither he nor the oh
plain paid much regard to Mr..
elawney's protestations. Neither
|, to be sure, he was so loose a ba
ker; yet in this case 1 believe he
IS really right, and that nobody ca
d told the situation Of the island. Be
We'll, gentlemen" continued the he
plain, Il don't know who has this in
lp, but / make it a point it shall wa
kept secret even from me and Mr.. dr.
row. Otherwise 1 would ask you to be
me resign" sh
Il see. . said the doctor "You wish be
keep this matter dark, and to no
Ike a garrison of the stern part of be
? ship manned with my friends TT
n people, and provided with all the
MS and powder on board. In other ag
rds, you fear a mutiny." PEI
Sir" said Captain Smollett, with shi
intention to take offense, 1 deny an