ugly as ever.
His under-jaw dropped down, and his face lengthened out wonderfully. He
had plans of his own that he was awaiting a favorable opportunity to
carry into execution, and the governor's determination to hold fast to
the money sadly interfered with them. He looked at Jack Spaniard, and
Jack looked at him, and it was plain that neither of them were pleased
with the arrangement.

"Aha!" exclaimed the governor, "I know what you fellers are winkin' an'
blinkin about. Do you diskiver any thing green in this yere eye? I can
see through a ladder as fur as any body."

"Why, what's the row, governor?" asked Jack Spaniard, innocently.

"There's something up--that's the row," replied Sam, "an' you know it as
well as I do. You'd best walk turkey from this time on, you two fellers,
or I'll be down on you when you aint lookin' fur it."

"I think this is a purty how-de-do," growled Atkins. "What's the use of
havin' any treasurer, if the governor is goin' to take charge of the
cash?"

"There aint no use at all in havin' one--not such a one as we've got.
You've good cheek, Atkins. You tried to ruin the expedition by gettin'
up a mutiny, an' now you're thinkin' how to steal this money from us,
you an' Jack Spaniard are, an' yet you have the imperdence to ask me to
let you take charge of it. Of all the things that have happened in the
band since I got to be governor, this yere is the beat."

The two mutineers listened to this speech in amazement and alarm. It was
all true, especially that portion of it which related to the plan they
had in view for making off with the valise; but how did it come that the
governor knew any thing about it? They were quite sure that neither of
them had spoken a word to him or to any body else on the subject, and
they were equally certain that no one had overheard any conversation
between them. They opened their eyes, puffed out their cheeks, and
looked at the governor and at each other as if they could not understand
the matter.

"O, I knew you would deny it," said Sam, "but you needn't, 'cause I am
sartin it's so. We've wasted time enough in jawin' now, an', as we've
got to stay here all day, we might as well go to sleep. Xury, you can
stand watch fur two hours. Keep your eyes on the schooner, an' call us
if you hear any fuss."

The Crusoe men had resorted to the expedient of deserting their vessel
in order to get rid of the robbers. It was a part of Atkins's plan.
Sanders, when he awoke