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The Brussels Post, 1927-3-2, Page 7APTAIN rr' l By RAFAEI., SABATINI ie ales}Lore Slp&EverTold Instead of holding to her course its Don Miguel had fully expected site would, the Arabella had (sone about under rot er of the onoke, :mai sells tang now in the sane direction a.; :he Mihigrosa, was converging' sharply under her actors the wind, so sharply that almost hefore the frena./ i Duo Miguel had realized the .situation, his vessel staggered under the reedits: impact with which the other cant. Hurtling alongside. There was a rat- tle and clank of metal as t dcze n grapnels Jell, and tore and CEtu ht in thc4hnlbers of the Milagrosa, and the Spaniard was firmly gripp'•l in the tentacles of the English shin. Beyond her now and 'now well as- tern the veil of smoke was rent at last and the IlideIgo was revealed in thee lunate case. She was bilging fast, •The attention of her hands was be• ing entirely given to a desperate en- deavor to launch the boats in time, On this Don Miguei's anguished eyes had no more than a ".,ting but comprehensive glimpse before his own decks were invaded by a wild, yelling swarm of boarders from the grappling ship. Far a moment there was a val- iant effort by some .of Don Miguel's officers to rally the men for a stand against these invaders. But the. Span- iards' hastily formed ranks were smashed before they could be stead- ied; driven across the waist to the preak of the poop on the ono side, and up to the forecastle bulkheads ea the other, the fighting resolved Itself in- to a series of skirntisnes between groups. Soon, however, the rag est' that brief fight was spent. The banner of Castile carne flattering down from the masthead. A buccaneer hast slashed the halyard with his cutlitss. The boarders were in possession. Sud- denly Miss Bishop recovered from her nausea to lean forward staring wild- • eyed, whilst if possible her cheeks turned yet a deadlier hue than they had been already. Picking his way daintily through that shambles in the waist came a tilt than with a deeply tanned face that was shaded by a •Spanieh headpiece. i.'p the broad companion to the quar- ter-deck be came, moving with easy assurance, until he stood before the Spanish Admiral. A crisp, metallic, voice, speaking perfect Spanish, reached those two spectators on the poop and increased the admuing wonder in which Lord Julian had oh. served the man's approach. "We meet again at last, Don Mig- uel," it said. "I hope you are satin fled. Although the meeting may not be`exactly as you pictured it, at Least it has been very ardently sought and desired by you." Speechless, livid of face, his mouth distorted and his. b_eathing labored, Don Miguel de Espinosa uttered an inarticulate cry 61 rage, and his hand swept to his sword. But event as his fingers closed upon the Milt the oth- er's closed upon his wrist to arrest the action, "What do you intend by me," the Spaniard inquired at last, his voice hoarse. Captain Blood shrugged. The firm lips smiled a little. "All that I intend has been already /ac- complished. Your boats are being launched. You are at liberty to em- bark in them with your men before we scuttle this ship. Yonder' are the shores of Hispaniola. Get you home to Spain, Don Miguel, and to con- cerns that you understand better than this trade of the sea," Lord Julian stood forward' to meet him, "Ye don't mean, sir, that you'll let that Spanish scoundrel go free." he cried. "And who the devil may you be?" Captain Blood asked, with a marked Irish accent, "I am Lord Julian Wade," "Are you, indeed! Then perhaps yell explain whist the plague you're doing aboard this ship?" Letterheads Envelopes Billheads And all kinds of Business Stationery printed at The Post Publishing House. We will clo a job that will do credit to your business. Look over your stock of Office Stationery and i'f it requires replenishing 001 ns by telephone 81. The Post Publishing House I Lord ;fallen controlled himself too afford the desired explanation, Ile (lid so shortly and Impatiently. "He took you prisoner, did he__ ! along with Miss Bishop there?" "You are acguaintod with .Miss Bishop," cried his lordship, passing from surprise to surprise. But this mannerless fellow h:,d stepped past him, and was !taking a leg to the lady, who on her side re - mined unresponsive and forbidding to the point of scorn. Observing this, he turned to answer Lord Jul- ian's question. ' "I had that honor once," said he. "Blit it seem, that Miss Bishop has a shorter memory." Itis lips were twisted into a wry smile, and there woe pain in his ,lee eves that gleamed so vividly under his black brows, pain, blending with the mockery of his voice. But of all this it was the mockery alone that was received by Mies Bishop; she resented it. "T •do not number thieves and pirates among my acquaintance, Cap- tain Blood," said she; whereupon his lordship exploded in excitement. "Captain Blood!" he cried. "Are you Captain Blood " "If you'll escort Miss Bishop aboet'di my ship, I shall be obliged to you," he heard.Blood's voice in level tones. "I beg that you'll make haste./ We are about to scuttle this hulk." o CHAPTER XVII. THIEF AND PIRATE Captain Blood paced the poor of his ship alone ;n the tenid dusk and the growing golden radiance of the great noon lantern in which a sea- man had just lighted the three lamps. About him all was peace. The signs of the day's battle had been effaced. A group o1' mot squatting about the. stain hatch were drowsily chanting, their hardened, natures softened, perhaps, by the calm and beauty of the night. Captain Blood did not hear them; he did not hear anything save the echo of those cruel words which had dubbed hint thief and Ors'ate! Thief and pirate! That he should ever meet Arabel- la Bishop again had not entered his calculations, had found no place in his dreams. They were, he conceiv- ed, irrevocably and for ever ptrted. Yet, in spite of this, in `spite .yen oil the persuasion that to her this reflec- tion that was Itis torment could bring no regrets, he had kept the thought of her ever before him in all those wild years of filibustering. Thief and pirate! She had summed him up, convicted hint; and sentenced him in that one phrase. He was thief and pirate in her eyes; nothing more, noting less. What, then, was she? What are those who have no charity? he asked the stars. Thief and pirate she bad branded him. She should be justified. Thief and pirate should he prove thenceforth; nor more nor less; as bowelless, as remorseless, es all those others who had deserted those names. She had shown him clearly to which world he belonged. Let him now justify her. She was aboard his ship, in his power, and he desired her. He laughed softly, jeeringly, as lm leaned on the tatfrail, looking clown at the phosphorescent gleam in the ship's wake,: and itis own laughter startled him by its evil note. Ile checked suddenly, and shivered. A sob broke from him to end that ri- bald! bunt of mirth, He took his race in his hands and found a chill moister() on his brow. Meanwhile Lord Julian was engag- ed in- solving the curious problem that had so completely escaped the 'buccaneer. Ho was spurred to it by vague stirrings of jealousy. IIe wondered what precisely /night have been her earlier relations with Cap- tain Blood, He had observed, for in- stanee, that Blood's ship was named the Arabella, and he knew that Ara- bella was 11Miss Bishop's !tune. And he had observed all the odd partian- lers of the Meeting of Captain Illood rand Miss Bishop, and the cur- ious .tango that meeting had wronglit in earls, The lady had beet monstrously, uncivil to the Captain. Tt was a very foolish attitudes Tote a lady in Iter cir- cumstances to udoptitowards a man in Bland':st and his lordship could not imagine: Miss Bishop as normally foolish! Yet, in spite of her rude - epee, in spite of the fact that she.: was tho niece of it man whom Blond must vegetal getal as itis enemy, Miss lPehne and his lordship had been shown the ut- most cnnsidorntinn ebnard the Cap fanner shin, They worn given the "..ileie et the great cabin, and they tend ant down to table with Pitt, the master, and Wolverstone, who Was THE BRUSSELS POST Blood's lieutenant, both of whom had a he ,v r them ha r ont te utmost t c ourl".;y, Ale there hate the fact that Blood, himself, had kept almoet ntudioasty frtnn intruding t tmt 1;11,l61. Flis lordship decided to rl. addi- tional information from Aliso 1iishuj,, For the he must, wait until Pitt and "I see. And—and yet Captain Blood has not married her." Wolverstone should :have withdrawn. He was hardly made to wait so long, for as Pitt cosie from the table to follow Wolverstone, who had already departed, Miss Bishop detained him with a question: "Mr. Pitt," she asked,' "were you not one of those who escaped from Barbados with Captain Blood?" "I wast I too, was one of your uncle's slaves," "Did you ever sail with. a French - Man named Cahutac?" "Cahusac?" Pitt laughed. The name evoker/ a ridiculous memory. "Aye. He was w.tlt us at Maracay- bo., • "And another Frenchman named Levasseur?" "Aye. Cahusac was Levasseur's lieutenant, until he died." "Until who died?" "Levasseur: He was killed on one of the Virgil? Islands two years ago." "Who killed hit?" • `? ``Captain Blood killed him." "Why?„ "They quarreled," he sticl shortly. "Was it about a . . a lady?" Miss Bishop relentlessly pursued him. - "You /night put it that way." "What was the lady's name?" "Miss d'Ogeron. She was the 4,t- ghter of the Governor of Tortuga. qhe had gone off with this fellow Levasseur and . , . and Peter de- livered her out of his dirty clutches. He was a black -hearted scoundrel ansi deserved what Peter gave him." "I see. And yet . . . Captain Bleed has not married her?" '"Not yet," laughed Pitt, who knew the utter groundlessness of the com- mon gossip in Tortuga which pro- nounced Mlle. d'Ogeron the Cap- tain's future wife. He paused in the doorway to impart a piece of Infor- mation. "Maybe it'll comfort you to 'know that the Captain has altered our course for your benefit. It's his in- tuition to put you both ashore on 'he• Coat'; of Jsmalca, as near it•11•t F,oyal its we dare venture. We've gone about. a •a if this wind holds ye'Il soon be aomne again, mistress." Ho went out, having his lordship pensive, those dreamy blue eyes of his intently studying Mies Bishop's fere for all their dreaminess; his mind increasingly uneasy. "He amazes me, this man," said fie, in his slow, languid voice that never .seemed to change its level. "That he should alter his course fat' us is in itself /natter for wonder; but that he should take a risk on our be- half—that he should venture into Jamaica waters . . . It amazes ate, as ': have ',:aid." "What is still more amazing is that he (foes not bold us to ransom," said she at last. "It's what you deserve."' "Olt, and why, if you please?" "For speaking to him as you did." r "T usually call things by their Mmes." "Do you? Stab me 1 shouldn't boast of it. It argues either extreme youth or extreme foolishness. So sloes, the display of ingratitude," A faint color stirred in her cheeks. "tt is news to me that ingratitude ie n fault only to be found in the, young and the foolish." "You are probably aware that he delivered its," said he. "And living as ,you have :done in these savage places of the world, you can hardly roil to be ttwtn'e of what is known even in 1Sngland: that this fellow Bleed confines -himself". to making w•e1r upon the Spaniards.' So that to al] hint thiel' end, pirate as you did, w•:18 I'n nVe1•81ala t11e cd'(' Ett"t1,1118t him td 1t lirnr whs n it would .have been mere • prudent tar have understated it," "Prudence?" Her voice was seem - fur, "What have I to do with pru- dence?" "Nothings—as. I perceive. But, at least study generosity. T tell you frankly, ma'am• that. in Bloo'd's place I slwuld never have been so nine. Sink me. To be sold into slavery! Uhl" His lordship ehudt!ered. "Amt to a damned colonial planter!" He checked abruptly, "I beg your oar!. don, 141i.,; Bishop. For the 1116/11• ent . ." "You were carried away by your heat in defence of this •. . sea rabbet Miss Bishop's scorn was a1• most fierce, His lordship stared at her again. Then he half-closed his large, pale 'yes, and tilted his head a little. "I wonder why you hate him so," he said softly. He saw the sudden -earlet fiance upon her-c•heelcs, the heavy frown that descended upon her brow; But there was no explosion, "Hate him? Lord! What a thought! I don't regard the fellow at all," "Then ye should, ma'am." His lordship spoke his thought frankly. "He's worth regarding. He'd be an acquisition to the Icing's navy. A great man, Miss Bishop.' A pian worth regarding." Miss Bishop was moved to sar- casm. "You should use your influence with my Lord Sunderland to have the Icing offer him a commission." His lordship Laughed softly. "Faith, it's done already. I have his commission in my pocket." Ahd he, in.crea.ed her amazement by a bt;ief exposition of the circumstances. In that amazement he left her and went in quest of Blood. He found .the Captain pacing the quarterdeck. With the amiable fam- iliarity he used, Lord Julian slipped an arra through one of the Captain's and fell into step beside him. "What's this?" ;napped Blond. "1 desire, sir, that we be friends," said he sauvely. "That's mighty condescending of you!" Lord Julian ignored the obvious sarcasm., "It's an odd coincidence that we should have been brought together in this fashion, considering that I canna out to' the Indies especially to seek you," . And he proceeded to ex- plain himself and -his mission. "re're my guest aboard this ship," said Captain Blood, "and T still have some notion of decent behaviour left me from other days, thief and pirate though I may be. So I'll not be telling you what I think of you for daring, to bring me this offer, or of my Lord Sunderland -since he's yottr kinsman—for shaving the im- pudence to send it. But it does not "P1 see Colonel Bishop in Hell or ever I lies to for him." surprise me at all that'one who is a minister of James Stuart's should conceive hat every man is to be se- duced by bribos into betraying those who trust him." "Again you misapprehend me," cried Lord Minn between concern and indignation. "That is trot in- tended. Your followers will be in- cluded in your commission.". - "And d'ye think they'll go with ase to hunt their brethren ---the Brethren of the Coast? D'ye think I could take a cotnmia„Sun of Icing James's" 1 tell you T' wat•ldre t be .oiling my hap' with it --thief . and pir'ate's heeds though they be. Teruel end pirate is what you heard Miss Bishop roll me toda'i --a thing of ;scorn, an outcast. And who made Me tine? Who made Me thief anti pirate, D'ye dream, man, what it is to bo It slave? 131st there! I grow hot for nothing at all. T explain thyself, i think, and God knows. it is not my custom. I am gratteful to you, Lord Julian, for your kindly intentions, T am so. But yo'll understand, pei;haps. 'Ye look as if ye might, Lord Julian stood a moment, watch- ing the tall figure as it moved :tw ty tow+Eifde the taftt'ai1. Then letting h: c tnt'ms fall helplessly to his sides in de- jection, he departed, CHAPTER XVIII 'rum SERVICE II OF KING JAMES. Mi.ss Arab, lla Ilishop was avowed ed very early on the following mot•niug by the brazen voice of a bugle -tad the insisting clanging of a bell in the ship's belfry. Int hi.., cabin Lord Jul- ian wi.s already astir and hutra.dly dressing. .lhuut him in the waist, where :dl last night had been .•o pe a •t'u1, the -i • was a frenziedly Itetiyc been,. of Rote ih,•o• -.core• men. try the 1 td,• irtleterliet,.ly above and ne•- hind Lord ,Julian stood• Captain Blood in altereetion with a one -eyed c,ient, whore hood W0.8 111 0 ted cot.• tun ke rehief, whose blue shirt hung open at the wait. As 11.: lordship, moving forward, revealed himself, i their voices ceased, and IJlood tut'! -•d to greet him. "Good morning to you," he said, anti added: "I've plundered badly, .,o I have. I should have known h•'tt 'r than to tom' ;n close to Jamaica by night. Bid 1 was in haste to land you. Come up here.` I have some- thing to show you.' Wond ring, Lord Julian mounted the companion its he wits bidele 1. Standing beside Captain Blood. 'h.' looked astern, ,foliowing the indica- tion of the Captain's hand, anti Mee in amazement. There, not more than three miles away, was land, an un- even wall of vivid green that filled the western horizon. And a couple of miles this side of it, hearing rafter them, came speeding three great whits; ships. Wolverstone looked down aardon!•- cally upon Lord Julian. "So that you're like to be in yet another sea - fight afore ye'rc done wi' ship's, my lord." "That's a point we were just ar- guing," .said Blood. "For I hold that we're in no case to fight against such odds." "The odds be damned!" Wolver- stone thrust out his heavy fowl. "We're u ed to od-cl'. The odcls was heaviest at Maracoybo; yet we won out, and took three ships. They was heavier yesterday when me engaged I)on Miguel." "Aye—but those were Spaniards.,' "And what better are these? — Are ye afeard of a lubberly Barabos planter- Whatever ails you, Peter I've never known ye scared afore." A gun boomed out behind thaw. "That'll be the signal to lie to," said Blood, in the same listless voice; and he -fetched a sigh, " Wolverstone squared himself be- fore his captain. "I'll see Colonel Bishop in hell or ever I Res to for him." - "Oh, but—by your leave," his lord, ship intervened, "surely there is noth ing to be apprehended from Colonel Bishop. Considering the service you have rendered to his neice and to me , , . I assure you that my - ,rd counts for something in England." Oh a m �:r: Y - 1 t ,dtell. Bet Chia ain't England, darling.," Wolverstone laughed, (lame the. roar of t N.,011nd crap, and a round .,hot spies:. l the water less than Fail a ethic le•n tri tstet•n. Blood iean•11 over tla • rail t., speak to the Encs young un num iulni dint.•ly heiow hien by the lu'luipats at tits. w•h'patafr. "1',!d them take in still Jers,ny, he said rye e tly, "We lie to." But Welverstomt interposed 0"1110, "Tlold there it moment, :L•rrmvi" her roared. "Wait!" ('1 st•eie end !eye] followers fared, then• glances nni•t, sullen defiance braving dud! anger, surprise and pain. "'There is uo title tr11," said Blood, not' .urreude•r for :,t{?• limn :,board s eve only myself. I1' Bishop can report. to England that 1 am talcr•n 1411'1 hanged, he will magnify himself and at t the same time gratify his p •r- :orml rancour agaight me. I'll ..0 rel hill a message offering to surrender aboard his ship, taking Mies Bishop and Lord Julian with nie, but otliy on condition that the. Arabella is allowed to proceed unharmed. It' •t bargain that. he'll accept, if I knot• him at all." "Yere surely daft even to think of it, Peter!" "Not ao daft as you when you talk of fighting that." Before we've run another half -utile we shall be witliie r'ange'.' Wolverstone swore elaborately, then suddenly checked. Out of the tail of his single eye he had spit! a trim figure in gray silk that was se- cending the companion. So engross- ed had they been that they had not seen Miss Bishop come from the dour of the passage leading to the .'ahia. And there was something else teat those three- men on the poop, and Pitt Mimeo lately below them, had wiled to observe. Some moments ago Ogle, followed by the main body of his got •deck crew, had emerged from the booby hatch, to fall into muttered, angrily vehement talk with those who, abandoning the aun- tackles upon which they were labor- ing, had come to crowd about him. Even now Blood had no eyes for that. He turned to look at Kea Iiia- hop, marvelling a little, after the manner in which yesterday she had avoided him, that she should now venture upon the quarter-deck. Her presence tit this moment, and con- sidering the nature of his altercation tvitlr Wolverstone, was embarrassing. Captain Blood bared his head and bowed silently in a greeting which she returned composedly and formal- ly, "What is happening, Lord Julian?' site enquired. 1111 RSD AY, MARCH 2nd, 1;127 t g u E�nswex her a third gun n emote J'rotn the ships. 'They are scrips of the Jamaica cit„ t," his lordhle answered her. (To We Continued). BUSINESS ttANIfb T'42 Industrial !Won:gage and Savings Company, of Sarnia Uotau" n, ,, , ) r a4va < it r,y,:r stet I we ,. tII 414i 11011,, .1 ..!ring o r nt , tint 11 t.t.l> to J.,taN,l '.t t 1 1 .hn Wiit int' 4 . 'i,11 ,eand .,ell• p, th .. t:a'�. The lndustri.ai Mortgage and Savings company C. C. RAMAGE, D.D.S., L.D.S. BRUSSELS, ONT. 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