The Brussels Post, 1927-3-16, Page 7LOOD
APTAIN
By RAFAEL SA.BATINI
0 3
e Godes}Lie SionJEverTold
A d my lord, who had boon lnov
mg to 11 hop's assistance, stood in
"taut y au r east, The Deputy-(lov-
ruu was eweying 011 unsteady legs.
Petr Blood considered hint with a
• g1:+nines that increnned his panic.
"1 nursed that I don't pistol you
without more ado, ye :rat blackguard,
Pe good enough to give ole yawl
uvn, CIOMlle! BUM,. CORM, come,
mut, your aril.
Bishop obeyed. Captain Blood
,.ucked hi; left aril through the De -
I tlty-Cicern0r'>; proffered right
Then .:• 11r1,t. his ot"n right hand
with its pistol back into the breast
or his doublet,
"Though invisible, it',; aiming at
ye note the lens, and 1 give you my
word'of honor that 1'11 shoot yo dead
upon the very least provocation
whether that provocation i, yours o'
uurth r'e. end now, ye greasy hang-
men step out as brisk and lively as
ye von. soul behave as naturally as
ye may. or !Vs the black stream of
':oeytus yell he contemplating."
Arts, in aril they passed tit -rough the
1lousc' end down the garden. where
Arabella lingered, two°ten„ Peter
illood's return. She was convinced
sow that she had done bio 0 men-
: gross injustice, 'Therefore she 13.1-
eered there in the weedily, awaiting
his return that she might make am-
ends. And when at last he sumo, it
was in company—unusually close
:and intimate company—with her un -
'h., In vexation site. realized that
explanations must he postponed.
He pa.0 d, with his companion,
from that fragrant garden into the
courtyard or the furl, FIere' the
comma nd:int, who had been instr'tct-
ed Lo hold himself in readiness with
the necessary men against the need
to effect the arrest of Captain Blood
was anmzcd by the curious spectacle.
of the Deputy -Governor of Jamak:a
etrolline. forth 111(11 in ani and ap-
parently on the 1r1c•ndliest terms
with the intended prisoner. Ger as
they went, Blood was 1'hattin,' end
laughing briskly,,
They passed out of the gates un•
challenged, ami s0 came to the mole
whom the cock -boast from the Are-
holle Was waiting. They took their
places side by side in the stet,t
sheets, and were pulled away togeth-
er, alwaye very close and friendly,
to the great red ship where ,Jeremy
Pitt so anxiously awaited 111.W$.
Colonel Bishop stood in the waist,
his great rare blenched to the 0010r
of clay. his mouth loose, almost ,af-
raid to look at the sturdy ruffians
who lounged 0boml, the• shot -rack on
the main hatch.
"Now, don't be alarming ;;our
self, Colonel, darling," ].flood said.
"We'll tali, the matter over while
we are dining, for I trust ye'll not
refuse to humor my table by your
company."
Fir' led away the will -less, viewed
bully to the groat cabin.
"May 1 ask what , . -,c. tai ore
e oar intentions?" Bishop quaver('1,
"Whit' said his lordship made a
mistake when he handed 1110 the.
setnnli: slot' which the Secretary of
State did me the ]donor to -design '.or
me. I'm disposed to agree with you;
SO P11 take to the sea again, I'll be
,rotting hack to Tortuga and my
buccaneers,"
"h.I1 God!" greened the Deputy -
Governor. "Ye , . ye never mean
that yell carry me to Tortuga!"
`Teo, nn All 'r want is that ;•!u
insure mya sofa dep'tltute from Port
Royal. Ye've given certain urgers
{o vont' Harbor -Master, anti othcts to
the Commandment of your.liing'ucy
fort, Yc'll he en good as to send
for them both aboard here, and 107
form there to my presence that the
Arabella is, leaving this afternoon 011
the Ring': service anti is to pass rout
unmolested. • And so as to rneke
quite sure of their obedience, they
shall go a little voyage with us them-
selves, Wo'e's What you require.
Now write --.-tulles you prefer the
- I yard-an'lni"
Bishop glared. cit ilial; then slime,
ging, heavily, to took up the pen rend
out down at the table, In an OM.
steady hand he wrote that summons
to his alcove, 1310011 dispatched it
a:•hor1; and then bade his unwilling
guest to table.
"1 trust, Colonel, your eppetitc is
as stout as usual,"
The Captain fell to with a good
appetite. But before he was midway
through the meal came Hayton 11 in -
emelt him that hord Julian Wade had
just come ab0ar11, and was asking to
:see him instantly.
"I was expecting him," sat,l
Blood, "Fetch him in."
Blood signalled to the servant,
who was statlding behind Bishop.
"Set a chair for his lordship. Hay-
ton, send his lordship's boat ashore.
'tell thele he'll not be returning yet
awhile."
"What's that?" cried his lor'ds'hip.
"Blister me! D'ye mean to detain
me'?"
"Just to make myself and my lads
here safe rpm' Colonel Bishop's ge1-
lows. There's an nate from his hand
clone ashore to summon the H'u'bar-
Maste' and '''he Commandant of the
fort. Once they are aboard, I shell
have all the hostages 1 need for our
.safety,"
"You fool," his lordship said, "Do
you dream that I came aboard your
pirate ship without talking my 'meas-
ures? 1 Snt'o'mcd the Commandant
of exactly how you had enamelled
Colonel Bishop to accompany you.
Judge new• whe'1111' ]1r or the FTer-
bor-:haste, will obey the sunumo'es,
o• whether you vi11 be- allowed to
depart as you imagine,"
"I'm sorry l'or that," said Blood,
"But not nn my own account. It's
the Depr tv-Governor there Pm sorry
roe. D'ye know what you've clone?
Sure. now, go",',• very likely bunged
111111,"
"My God!" cried Bishop in a etel-
den increase of panic,
"If they so much ars put a shot
across my bows, up goes their Tle-
puty-Governor,to the yardarm. Your
only hope, Colonel, lies in the feet
that I shall send them word of that
intention, And so that you may
menti as far as you can the hO"rl
you 'have ,lone, it's yourself 8111,11
hoar them the message, my lord."
"I'll ser you dammed hel'o'e 1 (le,"
ruined 11. l01'clship.
"Why, that's unreasonablc.and reasoning. But if' ye insist, wliy,
.mother messenger r will 110 as well,
and another hostage aboard—as I
had originally intended --will make
my hand the stronger,"
"Aye. in God's name, go, my bed"
t"
spluttered Bishop, "and mance your-
self obeyed."
Lord ,Julian 'bowed stiffly to the
cowering Deputy-Ciovernal'. "Y o.1
undcrstanit1, sir, that T do es yeti de -
sir,'," h' said coldly.
"Aye, 1111111, aye!" llililop a,scrttd
hastily.
'"Very well." 1310011 escorted lord
,tulkin to the entrance ladder at the
foot of which still swung tine Al of
belle's OWI) COCk-boat, •
"It's good-bye, my lord," said
Blood. "And there's another thing
Ho proffered at parchment. "It's the
commission. Bishop was right when
he said it was a mistake."
"I am sorry," Lo Julia 1 :add
sincerely, "I still do not perceive—
blister its if 1 do 1. ---why yon
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17 your message to the Command
aunt, and kept me aboard as an add-
od hostage for his obedience )r4 your
wisites.l'
Blood's vivid ,eyes looked 1111a the
other's that were clear- and honest,
and he smiled, a little wistfully A
moment he 501(111ed to hesitate,
"Why shouldn't I tell you. 11.3
Che smut reason that's been urging
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1111 to pick 11 quarrel with you "e
that I might have the satisfaction el
slipping a, eo111d' of fret of :gest
Into your vitals, When I aer••pl" 1
your lnnln ieel011, I was moved to
think it might redeem int in the eyes
or
Miss Bishop for tvhos•e molls, ^s
vett may have ons:Fedi I took it. flat
I have discovered that such a thing
is beyond accompli; ltment, I shou'd
have khc,w•Il it for 1 sick n 'in s
b'e'am, 1 have, discussed :deo that
31' she's chooing You, as I belies'.
:he is, she's choosing' wisely bet wool
.is, and that',, why I'll net 11110,1 your
111'1 I'Lked by keeping you aboard
whilst the message goes by another
who might bungle it. And now per-
haps yo'il understand,"
"And you tell me this?"
"T tell you because , , • . Oh,
plague on it!—so that ye may tell
hr'1'; so that she may be made to re-
alize that there's something a£ the
lanfortunate gentleman left under
'he thief and pirate she accounts
m,', and that her own good is my
::npreule desire, knowing that, alto
nlsy . . , faith, she may remember
1ne more kindly --if it's only in her
prayer.,. That's all, lay lord."
Lord Julian held out his hand,
"1 wonder whether you -are right,"
said his lordship, "and whether you
are not the better man."
"Where she is concerned see that
you inalke sure that I am right.
(good-bye to you."
The Arabella sailed within the
hour, moving lazily before a s1ug;teh
breeze. The fort remained eillnt
and there was no movement from the
fleet to hinder her departure,
CHAPTER XXI.
WAP
.Five miles out at sex frons Port
Royal, whence the details of the
coast of Jantaiertvere losing their
sharpness, the Arabella hove to, and
the sloop a•he hc't been towing• wee
warped alongside.
Captain Bloocl escorted his com-
pulsory guest to the head of the
ladder. Colonel Bishop breathed
freely at last.
"A safe voyage home to you; Col-
onel, darling," said he in valediction,
incl from his easy, smiling manner
you would never have; dreamt rf the
pan he carried in his breast.
On the mole at Port Royol, under
the low, embattled well of th.. fort,
Major Mallard and Lor i Julian
waited it receive 11in1, ani it was
i'. ?til infinite relief that they assisted
!1]m:from the sloop.
"Anyway, it's not for long,"
growled the Colonel, finding speech
at la -t. "No, by , , He empha-
sized the assurance by an unprint-
able oath. "If I spend the lett shill-
ing' of my fortune and the last ship
or the Jrmaica fleet, I'll have. that
rascal in a hempen necktie before T
rest." Ho hail empurpled in his an-
gry vehemence, and the veins of his
forehead stood out like whipo'1rd,
"Come, ply lord. We must take or-
der about this, you and I."
They wont 011 together, skirting
the redoubt, and so through court-
yard and garden to the house :vhet'o
Arabella waited anxiously. The sight
of her uncle brought her infinite re-
lief, not only ott h!; own necoulr,•
but en Account a180 Of 0a311ela
Blood.
"You took a great risk,sir," 5:1c
gravely told Lord Julian after the
ordinary greetings had been ex-
changed.
But Lord Julian answered her as
he had answered Major Mallard.
"There was no risk, ma'am. So shut
Blood's' ship were allowed to encs
the :fort, no harem could come to Col-
onel Bishop, Blood pledged me his
word for that."
Very early the next morning, be-
fore the heat of the day came to
fender the open intolerable to his
lordship, he espied her from, hiss win-
dot1 moving among the azaleas in
the, garden, He hurried forth to
join her. He explained himself by
the ann0uneement that he bore her
Es message from Captain Blood.
"1 -Te desired me," he said at last,
stn give you a message that should
prove to you that there is still' some-
thing left in him of the unfortunate
go 111.10lvan that . , that ,
for which mum you knew him. It is
not easy. Stab me, it is not. He
was a roan who deserved well, And
amongst Lis we have marred his
chatloes: your uncle because he
could not forget hie rancour; you,
because . . because having tolyl
him that in the Ring's service he
would iind 1115 redemption of what
was past, ,you would not afterwards
adroit to him' that he was so redeem-
ed. And this, although concern to
seem, you was the chief motive:; of
his embracing that same servic0,"
She had turned her shoulder to
him so that he should not see cher
face, Ilia • lordship's unusual nor-
vnusnes5 was steadily i11Creasillt;',
"lin thought, then ---so he told m0—
Hutt guy' prn5enee hero Unci contl.i)).
uted to his inability to reticent him._
self In your sight; and unless he
were 110 redeemed, then was )'5domp.
tion nothing;,"
"He thought that you had eontrio-
Itt,d " ,hp er1100,t,
"eve', lord 11,.- said so in tn'nr5
which lobe me something that 1
abovr al! 111111:4 , 11(11 yet data mot.
1e1i,•41', 3'nr, trod knows, i ant no e3x-
eoieb, Arabella. 11' :„gid , , .3 ire!
sone aboard hie whip to deutan,! ,he
instant surrender orf -your uncle. Ile
laughed at ine. Colonel 11:011p.
should be 11 h,:.t.a're for hig serety.
By rashly venturing 1du,arrl his .,hip,
1 afforded hint In my own person yet
:.Mother 111( liar as. valuable at least
as Colonel Itt;imp, Y,3, he Ileus, toe
depart,; not from the fear of roti.:, d..
urure,, for 31e is above fear, nor
risen tiny personal esteem for me
whole he confessed that he had e.,,,1,'
to find detestable: and thio for the
very r1115on that made him c•ou,,'re-
ed far my safety'."
"1 do not understand," 140 s"1.1,
as he paused. "Is not that a cunt et -
diction in itself,"
"It seems so only. The feet i-,
Arabella, thl.• unfortunate elan lite
the , , , the temerity to love you,"
She cried out at that, end clutch-
ed her breast whose calm was au 1-
denly disturbed, "Go on," she had,:
him.
"Well, then: he sat" in 110 one
who made it impossible that he
should win you—so he said. 'There-
fore, he could with satisfaction have
killed 110. But because my death
might cause you pain, because yogi,'
Mappines was the thing that above
all things he desired, he Surrendered
thet part of his guarantee of safety
which my person aiforded him. If
his departure should be hindered,
and I should lose my life in what
collo}sed, there %vas the risk that .
that you might mourn 111e.. Because
of that he bade me leave his ship reel
had Inc put ashore," She lookei at
hien with eyes that were aswim with
teals, "Was he right, Arahelli;"
happine 11 hengs tome
your answer,"
"Ho said that!" she cried, "He
did that! Oh!" she turned away, and
through the slender, clustering
trunks of the bordering orangetrees
site looked out across the glitt_ri•ig
waters of the great harbor to the clis-
"Then with Blood dead, perhaps she
will come to her senses,"
tent hills. Thus for a little while,
my lord standing stiffly, fearfnlly,
waiting for fuller revelation of her
mind. AL last it came, slowly, deli-
berately, in a voice that 1(t moments
was half suffocated.
"What weighs --oh, so heavily ;rat
bitterly—is the thought that but for
the words in which yesterday I re-
pelled him, he might have been saved.
And 11011 he is lost—back at his out-
lawry and piracy, in which ultkn'ttely
111 will be taken and destroyed. And
the fault. is mine—miner"
"You have no Pause. 1'ol' shame,"
said he. "As for your sorrow—why
it it will afford you solace—you play
still count oe me to 110 what neat can
to rescue him from this position,"
"You will do that!" she creed with
sudden hopefulness, 'You promise':'
"I promise," he answered stat,'
And then retaining still the hand she
had surrendered to him—"Arabel-
la," he said very gently, "there i.s
still this other matter upon which
yott have not answered ate. This
matter that concerns myself, 11111 all
my 'future, 011, 80 very closely. This
thing that Blood believed, that
prompted him . , , that. , . . that
you are not indifferent to me," He
saw the fair fact' change colo' 'end
grow troubled once more.
"Indifferent to you " said she.
,'Why, no. Wo have been -mod
friends; we shall continue so, 1 hope,
my lord,"
"Friends.' Good friends?" He
was between dismay and bitterness.
"It is not your friendship only that 1
ask, Arabolln. ' You keard what I
said, what T reported, You will not
say that Peter Blood was wrong?"
Gently ,he sought to disengage
her hand, the trouble in her face in-
crea ing, A moment ho resisted;
thin, realizing what ho did, he set
bet. free.
"Arabella!" he cried on 11 note of
sudden Main,
"I have friendship for you, m
lord. I3ilt only friendship."
"Is it Peter 1tlood1"
"Toter
Blood?" 111„ echoed. "
do not know," ,h,• .011,1, faltering
3it11'•.
When the Jemeira fleet put to set
mit,. few days later, Lord Julien
.:tided with Colonel L'ieh0p in Vice-
Admi/,d ('lal0fod flagship, They
'rulesd awhile ell' 1i1spaluiola, weteh-
in0 the Windward l'aesico, but 111v
,1ni':,ed in vain, and, after a month
of it, returned r•ntpty.handed t'i Tort
!loyal, there to 611,1 awaiting then
the most di quieting 04-00 from the
Ohl W'rlu.
t 331
WEDNESDAY, MARCH, a, 11127.
Y as Bloo•I lives shoe will wait for him."
"Theo with Blood dead, perhaos
she will ('eros (0 her :ally solees."
I "Now you begin to show itctelh-
t se•ne.',,' 1,ord Julian .enunencied him.
"Thal i:, the first e+.0 -Inial step."
".curt here i our dims'•, to tike
biro." i,i,l.oe w-l,'n,:.d to a ,•ort of
'•n,litest ;, ,_ "'Phis '':e with I'.,, scot
,,anus•, n13 1't.,tr•.•,111111; in fli,
tr1' of loitu>m. W,• ars- +.• 1'', in -
et it in the ,,mire• of tbo ' ' 1 '14,
A cuts,}' 111''1_ and we e,tai,li-h
_,dna in then fav"clr of thio naw
government,"
'"Alt!" =aid 1,o'd ,l'ttli:nl, ant be
Toiled thoughtfully itt hi:; lip, l:i..h•
Op laughed tencreels',
"We'll Lunt this raecel ir1 hie 1,11',
right under the board o1' the lily» o1'
F,'unoe, Anil we'll talar him this time
if w., ryedur,, Tortuga to a hear, of
(ICI that c,xpedition they .,31e11
wo day,. later—which would Ir:
sone" three months after lflo0,l't ,ler
pnonle---takin. ,rely hip of the
fleet. and several lessee" 40'es,ls as
auxiliaries. r. s. Tn Arabella a an•1 the
orld in general it was vilest out
thin they were going to rail French
1lispant',la,
The meg:douail11of Leith, .l'IV
had set Europe in a blaze of war.
Th,. French leginaries w','1 ' ravaging
the Plhine provinces, and Smarr had
joined the nation, leagues! to 11,•!',•11'
lb,•mst'Ives front the wild aubitio to
of the Kine. of Frani,•, And there
011,1 Wee", 111111 We: there were
rumors of civil wtu' in Eue»l',nrl,
Where the people had gl'ow's weary
of the bigoted tyranny of Bing
James, It ttan repelled that INT -
limo of Orange had been invited to
come 00,1',
Week pa::,,'d and every- whim from
home brought additional news. Wil-
liam had crossed to 'England, and in
March of that year 1113;11 they learnt
in Jamaica that he had thrown him-
€e1f into the arms of Franrc, for re-
habilitation,
'I'o a kinsman of Sunderland',; this
t"ae disquieting niows, indeed. 1t
was followed by letters from Ring
William's Secretary of State inform-
ing Colonel Bishop that there was
oat' With France, and that in view of
its effect upon the Colonies Et Gov-
orno•-General was coming out to the
West Indite in the person of Lorrl
Willoughby, and that with him carte
a squadron under the conmlend of
Admiral van der kuylen to 1•e-
rnfore the J.: make fleet atetieet
e :•rat111113tii•,,
Bishop realized that this: meant
the end of his supreme authority,
even though he should continue in:
Port Royal as Deputy -Governor.
Lord Julian, in the lack of direct
news to himself, did not know what
it might clean to him. But he had
been very close and confidential with
Colonel Bishop regarding his hopes
of Arabella, and - Colonel Bishop
more than ever, now that political
events put him in danger of being
retired, was anxious to enjoy the ad-
vantages of having a man of Lo,•d
Julians. eminence for his relative.
There is one obstacle in our
path," said his lordship. "Captain
Blood. The girl is :n love with hint,"
"The brazen baggage! By God!
1'!! bring her to her senses."
"Don't be a fool, Bishop. Listen.
Shc., ]tae a constant mind. As' long
CHAPTER XXII.
.THE SERVICE OF KING LOT'IS
Meanwhile, 0001, three mans be-
fore Col0no1 Bishop set out to reduce
Tortuga, Captain Blood, bearing
hell in h!. soul, had blown into its
rockbound harbor ahead of they sin-
ter gale:, and two days ahead or the
frigate 111 which Wolverstoni' had
stifled from Pott Royal a day hfnre
him.
In that .nut; anchorage he fo, nl
hi., fleet awaiting him --the four
:hips which had been separated in
that gale off the Lesser Antilles, :rad
some seven hundred mon composing
311.1,' ('11 ,:.Ybelville,
His c•iptuino, Ilugthorpe, Chris-
tian, ono1'were 011 the jet-
Hie
to receive him, and with them
were some hundred: of his buca-
ncers. When they plagued him with
questions, he bade them .await the
coning of Wolfe:+tone, who would
satisfy their curiosity, and took his
way atom' to the fine house of M.
d'Ogerou, there to pay his respecis
to his friends, the Governor and the
Governor's family.
When the 01d Wolf cast anchor
in the bay two clays later, it was to
hint all turned for the explanation
they were about to demand of Blend,
Now Wolverstone had only one eye;
but he saw a deal more with that
one ey1' than do most leen with two;
and he had the sound heart of a boy,
and in that heart much love f:tr Yu -
t;••• Blood.
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