1 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:18,940 "Jim," Long John whispered, "I know the doctor told you to run for it, and you refused. 2 00:00:18,941 --> 00:00:24,400 I saved your life, and now you've saved mine. I won't forget it. 3 00:00:24,401 --> 00:00:30,534 But the doctor is being secretive about the treasure, and that makes me uneasy. 4 00:00:30,535 --> 00:00:34,464 So we'll stick together and save our necks." 5 00:00:34,465 --> 00:00:38,451 "Breakfast, mates," someone called. 6 00:00:38,452 --> 00:00:41,964 We sat in the sand and had biscuits and fried bacon. 7 00:00:41,965 --> 00:00:48,376 With his parrot sitting on his shoulder, Long John talked to his men to restore their hope and confidence. 8 00:00:48,377 --> 00:00:53,446 "It's lucky you have old Long John to think for you! 9 00:00:53,447 --> 00:01:01,373 I'm glad I let the boy say good-bye to his friend. Thanks to that, I discovered they have the ship! 10 00:01:01,374 --> 00:01:08,308 I don't know where it is yet, but once we have the treasure, we'll find out." 11 00:01:08,309 --> 00:01:11,411 He talked on, his mouth full of bacon. 12 00:01:11,412 --> 00:01:16,069 "As for the hostage, we'll keep him. 13 00:01:16,070 --> 00:01:24,689 Once we're off to sea with the treasure, we'll talk Mr. Hawkins into joining and give him his share of the gold." 14 00:01:24,690 --> 00:01:31,167 The men were all smiling and eating heartily, but I pushed my breakfast away, upset and worried. 15 00:01:31,168 --> 00:01:34,793 "How can I trust him?" I thought. 16 00:01:34,794 --> 00:01:42,132 "Long John will take wealth and freedom with the pirates over a narrow escape from hanging, which is all our side can offer." 17 00:01:42,133 --> 00:01:46,138 Adding to my fears was the odd behavior of my friends. 18 00:01:46,139 --> 00:01:49,814 "Why did they desert the stockade?" I wondered. 19 00:01:49,815 --> 00:01:52,569 "Why did they give the map to Long John? 20 00:01:52,570 --> 00:01:57,656 And why did Dr. Livesey warn Long John to stay away from the treasure?" 21 00:01:57,657 --> 00:02:02,898 After breakfast, Long John and his men got ready to search for Flint's buried treasure. 22 00:02:02,899 --> 00:02:06,258 "Is everyone armed?" George Merry asked. 23 00:02:06,259 --> 00:02:11,140 "All but the boy," Tom Morgan said. "Let's go." 24 00:02:11,141 --> 00:02:19,490 Long John hung a gun on his chest and one on his back, secured a cutlass in his belt, and put two pistols in his pockets. 25 00:02:19,491 --> 00:02:26,534 He tied a rope about my waist to keep me close as we walked. I felt like a dancing bear. 26 00:02:26,535 --> 00:02:33,427 We all set out—even the fellow with the head wound—carrying picks, shovels, and supplies to the shore boats. 27 00:02:33,428 --> 00:02:39,764 The pirates and I got in, and as the boats moved along the shoreline, Merry and Morgan discussed the map. 28 00:02:39,765 --> 00:02:46,172 "The red cross is too large to be exact," Merry pointed out. 29 00:02:46,173 --> 00:02:50,844 Morgan said, "The note on the back isn't clear either." 30 00:02:50,845 --> 00:03:05,336 He read it aloud: "'Tall tree, Spyglass shoulder bearing North of North North East. Skeleton Island, East South East and by East. Ten feet.'" 31 00:03:05,337 --> 00:03:10,933 "So a tall tree is the main landmark," said Merry. 32 00:03:10,934 --> 00:03:17,879 Before us was a high plateau that joined the sloping southern shoulder of Spyglass Hill. 33 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:25,496 As we rowed, the plateau merged with the cliffs of Mizzen Hill, and the top of the plateau was dotted with tall pine trees. 34 00:03:25,497 --> 00:03:28,884 "It's that one!" Dick pointed to a tree. 35 00:03:28,885 --> 00:03:34,538 "No, it's that one!" said Tom Morgan, pointing to another. 36 00:03:34,539 --> 00:03:38,638 "Wait until we get there, boys!" shouted Long John. 37 00:03:38,639 --> 00:03:44,661 "Flint's tall tree can only be found by the readings of the compass. 38 00:03:44,662 --> 00:03:49,104 Take it easy—it'll be a while." 39 00:03:49,105 --> 00:03:59,013 We eventually landed at the mouth of a second river, which ran down a ridge from Spyglass Hill, and then we climbed a marshy slope toward the plateau. 40 00:03:59,014 --> 00:04:09,846 At first, heavy mud slowed us down, but gradually, the hill got stony underfoot, and the woods became less dense. 41 00:04:09,847 --> 00:04:14,705 "Smell the air!" Dick said, breathing deeply. 42 00:04:14,706 --> 00:04:20,486 "Forget that," George Merry snapped. "Look for that tree!" 43 00:04:20,487 --> 00:04:27,103 Up ahead, each man ran around excitedly in search of the tree as Long John and I followed behind. 44 00:04:27,104 --> 00:04:31,849 I was still tied, but I had to help him so he wouldn't fall down the hill. 45 00:04:31,850 --> 00:04:38,314 We'd proceeded about half a mile when, suddenly, one of the men cried out, as if in terror. 46 00:04:38,315 --> 00:04:41,775 "Aaahhh! Aaahhh!" 47 00:04:41,776 --> 00:04:44,756 Everyone ran in the direction of the screams. 48 00:04:44,757 --> 00:04:49,495 "He can't have found the treasure," Morgan said, hurrying past us. 49 00:04:49,496 --> 00:04:52,828 We soon saw the cause of the man's terror. 50 00:04:52,829 --> 00:05:03,244 At the base of a big pine tree was a human skeleton, with a few shreds of clothing still attached. A chill struck every heart. 51 00:05:03,245 --> 00:05:10,187 "He was a seaman," George Merry stated, examining the rags. "This is good sailor's cloth." 52 00:05:10,188 --> 00:05:15,828 "Aye, but why is he lying that way?" asked Long John. 53 00:05:15,829 --> 00:05:25,903 The man's bones lay perfectly straight—his feet pointing in one direction, his hands, raised above his head, pointing in the opposite. 54 00:05:25,904 --> 00:05:32,304 "Ah, I know! Here's the compass, George," Long John said. 55 00:05:32,305 --> 00:05:38,094 "There's the point of Skeleton Island, sticking out like a tooth. 56 00:05:38,095 --> 00:05:42,285 Just take a bearing along the line of the bones." 57 00:05:42,286 --> 00:05:52,737 George Merry took the bearing. "The body points straight in the direction of the island, and the compass reads East South East and by East." 58 00:05:52,738 --> 00:05:59,117 "It's a pointer!" Long John shouted. "It's one of Flint's jokes. 59 00:05:59,118 --> 00:06:06,156 He and his six men were alone here. He killed them all and laid one down to show the way. 60 00:06:06,157 --> 00:06:11,868 Flint was a coldhearted man." Long John pointed to the skeleton. 61 00:06:11,869 --> 00:06:18,950 "Look—the hair's yellow. That would be Dennis. Remember him, Tom?" 62 00:06:18,951 --> 00:06:26,784 "Aye, I knew him," Morgan said. "He stole my knife." 63 00:06:26,785 --> 00:06:31,380 "Dennis was quite a thief!" laughed Long John. 64 00:06:31,381 --> 00:06:39,492 "They were murdered and left here," Dick said uneasily, kneeling among the bones. "It's not natural." 65 00:06:39,493 --> 00:06:44,344 "Not natural and not nice," Long John agreed. 66 00:06:44,345 --> 00:06:52,866 "If Flint were alive, it'd be six of them against six of us. But they're all bones now." 67 00:06:52,867 --> 00:06:59,519 "Flint is dead," the fellow with the bandage said, "but if any ghost could walk, Flint's would. 68 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:05,255 Flint died hard—deeply drunk and asking for more rum!" 69 00:07:05,256 --> 00:07:09,277 "Aye, that he did," muttered Tom Morgan. 70 00:07:09,278 --> 00:07:18,103 "Stop this talk," Long John said. "Flint's dead and doesn't walk. Let's get the treasure." 71 00:07:18,104 --> 00:07:29,678 But the pirates no longer ran through the woods; they stayed together, anxious and quiet. The dead pirate had frightened them.