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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1903

Page

8

Treasure Island Escape Plan Under Night Fog

A boy narrator describes his daring plan to slip from the island enclosure, seize a coracle boat made of goatskin, drift to the Hispaniola, and thwart mutineers by cutting the ship adrift as fog swallows the coast. He details leaving the stockade, navigating the surf, and approaching the anchored vessel under cover of darkness.

Ivins San Ant Iself Ben Gunn Thad Inez Squire Gray Treasure Island Hispaniola Tay Ters England Theuan Capt. Smollett Aince Haulbowline Head Gilver

The Heb Tide Rune and the Cruise of the Coracle

In a perilous night aboard the Hispaniola a coracle hunter, clinging to a hawser, cuts free the tether and flees the buccaneer ship. He then sails toward Treasure Island, chasing the wrecked schooner despite thirst, fatigue, and looming danger.

Mutiny Time Aboard Hispaniola Shows Two Wounded Watchmen

I hide amid the deck as the Hispaniola buckles in wind and spray. Israel Hands, pale and battered, clings to the rail while red caps drift and a grim thirst for brandy lingers. I descend to the cabin in search of a chart and find a scene of drunken disorder, broken lockers, and empty bottles strewn about.

Israel Lottie Hispaniola Red-Cap Redcap Hands

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