Show AT M aw rim AN LLO N GOLD G LD Bi iB BB BH ARTHUR D HOWDEN SMITH 1513 ARTHUR V slim I 1 in now new york tork the yh tory story opens about the middle of at the eight benth century flobert ormerod who tells tell the I 1 tale in s talking to peter collaer Cor Cori laer chief of the thel trad and man of enormous ers n strength tr eneth cheit darby mcaraw irish bonded boy brings news new that tbt a pirate ship in IB oft off the alook an old sea captain un an ounces he ha haa 1 been chased by tai notorious pirate captain rip jup pap hap the tae oller older Orr nerod tm lell I 1 tobert the pirate to IB andrew murray hla his it great uncle comm andin the pirate the royal I 1 james murray jacobite next day ardent is i an in robert ind and darby encounter a one legged sailor allor johp john silver robert hobert meets meeta a mounir woman from rom a spanish frigate rl erate who Is in ekuni ekl king ni her father colonel botn odonnell il murray with a torce force of f sailors visits the ormerod Orr nerod h doubt he announces announce a hta his intention ot of carrying carryl nar off flobert by force or if necessary nece gaary promising him ft great future the lloyal james jamen and the walrus the latter corn com minded oy by flint Murr ayi partner in piracy appear murray robert and ieter i peter eter board the james I 1 CHAPTER VI continued 7 have we failed in any important ture since our association associate lon began you ha ba a head on your shoulders ceded flint and you have noall not amended murno do not say any more you an excellent man to handle your p 1 flint and as fearless as any of ruffians but you are no more cale caile of looking ahead it a week or two n ben well lvell what would you flint flung him with an air of defiance which troy rray ignored would make the greatest coup we e attempted 0 lint lau laughed glied disagreeably so you sold said when you arranged to into new york hut but you have car I 1 NO bak no treasure with you y v unel narle regarded him with what ler er other circumstances I 1 should cribe ris as honest indignation fon ou tool fool I 1 he said eald with a rasp in voice tind I 1 did not wonder that it t pulled polled in hla his chair as an to 0 o avoid a did you think as to so go into that huddle of a town it li ltd its wealth in furs and groceries fetch out a treasure what hat then demanded flint Rt tiling his lips ay iy y uncle leaned forward across the ie e lips drawn tight over his teeth yes eyes shot sparks knowledge fool I 1 in tell licence I 1 it t which wise men labor a lifetime lecure and the ignorant pass pasa by in trotter gutter urray rote rose from the table and com coin ced to stroll the length of the in n hands clasped under the skirts his s coat and as lie he strolled lie he ed cd flint followed his every move melr with occasional drafts of peter and I 1 watched the two them fascinated by this conflict ills which was to exert a vital isace bence upon our lives yes and a i those of hundreds of others must speak in simple terms I 1 ette elve flint began my great e he ie passion was out of ills voice the sentence trickled from his slowly with an air of detachment lint int nodded n added sullenly seeing that answer was required we ve have frequently als discussed assed the tY of taking one of the spun span tr tren ensure gure ships continued mur blur but we have never attempted project because e we could not dds or r the dute date of sailing or r the port eln tile the treasure was embarked ath th been the custom of the span in recent years in fact since depredations of morgan and his hern ra to shift arbitrarily the port inbar kation from year to year as vise se to change the date of sailing year yar the port would be cartagena mt Cl chutes ingres the next porto bello axt ven even vern vera cruz they have koloi gnoun 11 to ship the years produce e mines around cape alom and barly ly the treasure ships which f formerly 0 1 nae ra Y to sail invariably in fa a nt the year now depart when li it pleases the tan fancy y of the coun of r tile the india S to fix a date e paused and flint rasped 0 0 iichi is h known nofri to nil of us conceded ns its much answered ry ay salo smoothly till Y what follows follow you ot it know strom when we returned from alacar rhoa awu 4 my advice prowled growled t ye play piny too much wl WI politics ith th politics I 1 exactly agreed grelet at eincle le well perhaps I 1 do truc that so tar far I 1 have obtained ng advantage from the e sport cs ing og one substantial fortune this I 1 we e tire lire tit in end and the info information makes it possible sible for roe me to till years treasure ship ni pat er eret ere CA t I 1 call caught bt my reter peter too loo showed a gleam in ills his little eyes that 01 behind the e ramparts imparts ash in ahn tant t masked his solemn face tile no murray 1 swore flint to int hot in cernest cn rnest 1 b V he quavered ne p m ore hundred thousand there wait wa a moment of silence the clean golden sunlight hooded flooded through the stern stem windows and dappled d RP the surface of tile the table with darting molts and hegina beall is flints jaw dropped on tits his chest ilia his preen green eye ica S glared peter and I 1 were na its dozed ns as himself only rny my grent great uncle remained colin dicing quietly up ind and down the carpeted deck eyes eye fixed upon rome distant vision of the future A 11 I 1 I 1 t h a 11 t I 1 flint I 1 atwould be the greatest eren grea text in our bilile murray Al urray 1 I it Is ours affirmed murray upon terms echoed flint what terms who con can compel us to terms sty my great uncle conle came to a stop in front of libil him sty my terms terni pt let U us 15 say he be answered nut but tf if ve TP know of yourself where here it can hp be taken inken why must we bother wl terms ermi murrne Murr nv cint clamored nored flint riches richer for us its can he be pared red down to short cuts if it must he be shared out right find and left if we t nice it why not take anke nil all because retorted murray with it hurst bist of terrible 1 PARMI my word ns As to the terms upon which the treasure la to be taken your boril rapped flint for a moment I 1 thought my great uncle would strike him lie he mode made to draw back his arm and perspiration stood out in white heads beads upon his bill forehead flint feared it too hut but did not raise a hand to protect himself charmed to immobility by the virulence of the stare which murray directed at him film it Is my word sold said murray finally in a very soft voice no more flint A poor thing its as the poet hath said sald yet my owal own also that th I 1 may chime in harmony with your mental processes it happens that my personal interests are bound up with the observance of these terms it to la a matter we will not discuss further since it Is beyond the range of your comprehension I 1 shall merely say that the terms are fixed and that you will either accept or reject them what are they As to division of the spoils one hundred thousand pounds to myself no as author and architect of the plan seven hundred thousand to our two ships and seven huri hundred dred thousand to my friends who operated cooperated co with me to make it possible flint brought hla his fist crashing down upon the table ill be tf it I 1 accept I 1 he shouted what less than half to our company and you sneaking off blet a cool hundred thousand pounds in your pockets and your friends as like as not splitting secretly with you V I 1 sty my great uncle refreshed himself with snuff contriving to invest the ceremony with an effect of distaste which I 1 found amusing 4 stop mei me but you have a low mandl in andl he drawled allow me to direct your attention to the fact that the plan amounts to my friends and I 1 undertaking voluntarily to present you an opportunity to participate in a the division of seven hundred thou sand P pounds for which you will be called upon to do nothing except agree lagree to follow out several stipulations I 1 shall lay down lets hear bear em in i my grent great uncle ticked off the items upon his fingertips finger tips first itis desirable that wo we should hould lie low during the ensuing months activities such buell na as we usually conduct would tend to affright the council of the indies and bring about it change in ships sailing what shall we do then sly S counsel isto Is to bear up tor for spyglass island and careen there both ships are foul foa and twill prove an excellent opportunity to make all clean and right flint nodded we shall need our speed against the spaniard he commented 1 I shall returned ruy my great uncle this brings emphasis with some i second point via advisable me to tny my that we do not cruise in company for the treas treasure urb I 1 alin aim to intercept the Santis santissima sima trinidad before plisses from fir tile caribbean into tile the atlantic the blue look became intensified in li flints lints face leave the walrus behind he 1 I must figure it for yourself argued my relative two tall ships plying tho the narrow sens seas within easy sa sail 11 of jit jamaica malca and the havana and Alarm leol we should have the frigates after us in no my plan Is to masquerade as aa a kings ship running train from tiny any ugly customers who show ow themselves aye said flint and after and stowed it nil all taken the treasure below hatches what thought donld to ua its aboard the walrus YO you U give ell eh 7 bo be up and off on and we might whistle for our share you wrong rue me captain mint flint replied roy my great uncle simply but bat fia bilot filot fare m ugly laugh it might light be the rum or the stimulus of the debate or a gradual access of self reliance but he was no longer to be cowed by moral suasion if I 1 wrong you murray atwould he the birst time without id t valid v 0 llyl cause ca U 9 e lie rejoiner neo come comet you must think of me ine better than that it wont wash hut you may gny sounds bounds well enough it may be true dut but I 1 co ilant go bock and report it to a fc Ie cou counsel on the walrus and expect to hart it believed I 1 have to blink myself when I 1 think of it 1 lie grinned evilly 1 I know alint id do 10 in your shoes 11 my prout great uncle regarded him speculatively ively what then Is your answer murray inquired 1 I dont pill on those terms returned flint decision let me cruise with you have a share in taking tile the prize ond and ill tulle talk differently murray shook tits his licad head atwould Tw mild feln the glnn I 1 know you flint not in you to cruise for days and forego fat merchants that cross your bows bowa ripe to be plucked no I 1 cant risk it alone I 1 can contrive not to attract attention in company wo should stir up a hornets nest curse we roe for a canting mugger then if ill trade on it snarled flint ill not trust you At murray urray and flat dat suppose that I 1 gave you a hostage suggested my great uncle ten TT 1 I met her by accident one whose life means mcana to me more than ray my own the man does not live flint swore roundly ile he sits across the table returned murray my grandnephew and heir belr I 1 will go so far as to assert that the only reason I 1 concern myself with this exploit Is that I 1 may secure estate and preferment for film flint eyed him shrewdly looked from him to me and from roe me to him your grandnephew you yoa 9 say a y 7 long john says cays youre choice a 0 him still no I 1 like not your terr terms ils murray they offer too little they tire the best I 1 can offer answered murray definitely 1 I will add that there may be no misunderstandings flint that the odd add seven hundred undred li thousand pounds goes to promote the interest of a cause and not to line the pockets of spanish officials as you may suspect and it to Is highly probable lible that considerable of my share will follow it I 1 pay seven si dedaw M hundred thousand pounds to be divided share and share by the two ships chips companies and your company will incur no risk to win it it flint rose and settled hla his belt 1 I 1 accept for that I 1 can do no better he be said but I 1 must have the hostage lie he snapped hla his finger town ward nl nie me come on my lad well show you tha life of real gentlemen adventurers aboard tho the walrus im no mogro nian man to be bargained over and passed from owner to owner I 1 I 1 exclaimed hotly you enn make me go but ill not stop step willingly flint was about to 0 o knawer with a spurt of auttis when murray interrupted you anticipate mutters matters he rebuked tits his associate there la Is no occasion for a hostage yet we shall sail ut tit once for the rendezvous it will be weeks rye nye months montha before I 1 ant am in shape to mail ball west under tinder iila pan lola time enough then to talk of delivering your hostage for an instant flint appeared to he be about to object to this view blew but he evidently decided it wait waa not worth another dispute 1 let it go he assented gruffly well settle nettle the details at the island D n me this with a sudden revival of friendliness 1 I knew we had not picked up that redheaded red headed lad ind for nothing I 1 IVA a sure sign 0 luck and out ant he swaggered from the cabin stamping and banging the door and sprint sprinkling ling curses freely ni as he be gained the deck and shouted for his boats crew to row him back to the walrus CHAPTER VII A wicked old mans mana dream my great uncle sank bank into his chair with a gesture of disgust and poured i threes fingers of brandy into st a wineglass rh shaugh augh ghr r he be exclaimed A at t times I 1 vim am nauseated by the company perforce I 1 keep I 1 laughed and ho be put the glass from his lips peering at me across its rim as an if surprised you find occasion for mirth in my I 1 remark robert no I 1 said 1 I am only expressing to you my feeling that you have as aa little claim to possession of a sense of honor as aa the man who was just here murrays Mur rays large face with its powerful craggy features glowed with the radiance of an intense personal conviction what Is 1 honor conort or dishonor cartes certes here we have a call for close reasoning no hasty generalities can dismiss so vexed a problem which hath both consumed the attention of gentlemen since gentil itys institution I 1 conceive of honor as the quality of being faithful to oneself to the ethl ethical cal standard one has established for this life we pass through so precariously so that if a man practices dishonesty toward till all save himself he be preserves his honor I 1 I 1 protested now do you twist my thoughts replied my great uncle and to in the same breath you raise a complementary question what Is dishonesty or honesty As I 1 have told you before I 1 take from those who have much those who prey upon others you are clever with words I 1 sneered but ill footed fooled what have you to say of your craft in fit deluding odonnell into risking tits his daughter aboard this treasure ship do you call it honorable to per persuade suade a foolish unbalanced fellow to take an innocent young girl out of a convent carry her halt half across the world rind and then to cloak a miserable conspiracy plunge her into the society of such scoundrels its is flint and yourself instead of losing hla his temper as an I 1 find expected my great uncle stared at me very earnestly throughout this tongue lashing A speculative look canio into his eyes you have acen en this timid maid I 1 believe lie he sold 1 I met her by acel accident dent owns I 1 save saved her from walking into the whales head after her father you did very well lie he approved warmly and you spoke to tier herl robert what munner of mald maid Is she blas A lady 11 yes vos silo she should be an exquisite chit robert she ims tits good blood in tier her tier her mother wits was a younger slater sister of the duke of leitrim and her fa fat tiers father vaa a younger son of at lord dolie donegal 01 ol she will be 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